The return of the Flamingos - A success story!

Who can believe it. i by accident deleted my post I posted this morning. Man, what a disappointment, but I presume it is entirely my own fault. I was trying to edit the post and the rest is history. Not http://www.bestforreading.com though. My on line shop http://www.bestforreading.com  is still going strong. I am going to re-post the story about the flamingos as it is such a wonderful story.

Before I am going to tel you about the flamingos, my book choice of the week is:

Modernist Cuisine at Home [Hardcover]

Nathan Myhrvold (Author), Maxime Bilet (Author)

Book Description

Release date: October 8, 2012

The culinary revolution that has transformed restaurant menus around the world is also making its way into home kitchens. The Cooking Lab, publisher of the encyclopedic six-volume set Modernist Cuisine, which immediately became the definitive reference for this revolution, has now produced a lavishly illustrated guide for home cooks, complete with all-new recipes tailored for cooking enthusiasts of all skill levels.

Modernist Cuisine at Home, by Nathan Myhrvold with Maxime Bilet, is destined to set a new standard for home cookbooks. The authors have collected in this 456-page volume all the essential information that any cook needs to stock a modern kitchen, to master Modernist techniques, and to make hundreds of stunning recipes. The book includes a spiral-bound Kitchen Manual that reprints all of the recipes and reference tables on waterproof, tear-resistant paper. Drawing on the same commitment to perfection that produced Modernist Cuisine, Modernist Cuisine at Home applies innovations pioneered by The Cooking Lab to refine classic home dishes, from hamburgers and wings to macaroni and cheese. More than 400 new recipes are included, most with step-by-step photos that make it easy to bring dining of the highest quality to your own dinner table.

I live near the Black River http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_River_(Cape_Town). I have been passing this river for the last 30 years and always noticed the extreme pollution along this part of the river as it is situated in a densely populated part of Cape Town (http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126023/black_river.htm). Not only was the water polluted, but invasive hyacinths and other alien plants have taken the river over during certain times of the year. http://www.invasives.org.za/item/146-invasive-clearing-in-cape-town-black-river.html.

The City of Cape Town  www.capetown.gov.za along with a group called Friends of the Black River and other parties started with a major clean-up a year or two ago.

http://www.capetowngreenmap.co.za/blog/black-river-clean-bears-fruit  

This year I was amazed to see a small group of flamingos making themselves at home and soon there after large flocks came. Have a look and see for yourself!

In the middle of the suburbs

Ignoring me completely

Devil's Peak in the back ground

Busy traffic all around

A floating "sculpture"

Life goes on

And more flocks among the blue water

Just goes to show how nature reclaims after man has been around and disturbed the balance of Nature.

 My recipe of the week is "Wonder Salad"

Ingredients: 1 kg carrots peeled and cut in rings; 2 green bell peppers; 2 large onions cut in rings

Marinade: I packet tomato soup; 1 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup oil; 3/4 cup vinegar; 1 cup sugar; 1 desert spoon Worcester Sauce; 2 desert spoons mustard; salt and pepper to taste.

Boil carrots until cooked but not soft. Layer the carrots, onion and bell pepper.

Mix marinade ingredient sin bowl and boil for 4 minutes - stir continuously.

Pour warm marinade over salad. Cover and leave in fridge for at least two days.      

  

 
Trivia Information: Lesotho a land locked country surrounded by South Africa is the highest country in the world above sea level.

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