I'll be riiite back :)

For all of you eagerly awaiting this weeks Tasty Thursday, ur gonna have to wait a little more. Its a long weekend here in South Africa and I'm off to Jhb for a girl weekend :) Thats right.. no hubby from this evening until SUNDAY! Hmmm, I wonder if this is the longest we've been apart?

Anyway.. Next weeks Tasty Thursday is gonna be about some awesome cupcakes I baked recently. Extremely soft, you would hardly believe that these are eggless! I frosted it with some honey lemon icing and it was delish :) :)

Here's a teaser for it ....

See ya when I get back :)



Feedback on Ermelo Huskies

Last week I posted about the huskies that were being ill-treated and Husky Rescues Plea for Assistance. I have since received this email from Jasper at Husky Rescue thanking everyone for their support and advising us of what happened after. Thanks to all who assisted.

The story started when we received a call for help to rescue 20 huskies from a back yard breeder. Two days before we went to rescue the huskies, it was confirmed that there are only 15 huskies. We went on Thursday morning to rescue the huskies, in conjunction with the Police who handled the entire operation extremely well. They were very professional in their conduct. After the Police gave us the go-ahead to enter the property & to retrieve the huskies, we confiscated 11 huskies. It appears that the rest was sold off.All the huskies went for a general check-up the same day here in JHB. The huskies general condition is not to great, this shows clearly in quality of their fur & teeth. The two older female’s ears are badly eaten by flies & their fur was very badly knotted, which is a clear sign of neglect.


All the huskies seems to suffering from some degree of mental stress & fear behavioural issues, based on the way they respond, i.e. aggression or withdrawal. The puppies are invested with worm & clearly was never de-wormed. The only male puppy died this morning from seizures. It was also clear that he had a problem with his hind legs & could not walk properly. The only red adult male we found, is extremely aggressive & cannot be fostered with any other animals. For now, we had to move him into a kennels.


When we sent out the first e-mail, asking for help, never in our wildest dreams did we expect the response we received. It was simply absolutely amazing to see how many people out there cared and supported us and were willing to really dig deep into their pockets in order to help these poor dogs.


I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who donated, food, money, blankets, toys & their time to make this rescue operation a massive success. Thanks to all the foster home who’s been so generous in opening their homes to these orphans. We have had a lot of offers from people who would like to adopt these huskies, please be patient, the court case needs to be finalised before we can place these huskies in permanent homes.


I would like to thank Kim, Mandy, Elke, Siobhan, Manuela, Krappies, Tanja & her dad, who drove all the way to Ermelo & back, for all the time it took to sort out the huskies. For the Vets, Glen Packer, Paulshof Vet, Fernridge Vet, who came onboard to assist us with all the sterilisations.


Lastly a very special thanks to Montego Food & Royal Canin who very generously donated food to this great course.


Jasper van Jaarsveld
Husky Rescue – Representative

jasper@huskyrescue.co.za

http://www.huskyrescue.co.za/

Tasty Thursday - Sweetcorn Filled Gems

This weeks Tasty Thursday is a favourite in our house because of its simplicity and how easy it is to make. Its delicious, doesn't require much cooking skill and it is pretty easy on the tummy. Usually after a week of heavy, rich or spicy foods, hubby and I are looking for something that will soothe our tummies and give it a chance to settle.

Also, if we've been having those rich and spicy foods, chances are its been a hectic week where we haven't been doing the cooking ourselves and eating at home. This is a meal reserved for those times when we're too tired to cook but still want something nutricious and wholesome. And most of all quick!

Ingredients

4 Gem Squash

1 tin cream-style Sweetcorn

8 teaspoons butter (to taste and optional)

Grated Cheese

salt to taste

a sprinkle of cayenne pepper/ curry powder/ peri-peri/ paprika

a sprinkle of dried mixed herbs

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Cut the Gems in half

Place in a wide, shallow microwave dish with about half a cup of water

Microwave until seeds start to pull away from the sides and gem squash is cooked (usually about 8-10 mins)

Scoop out the seeds

(you can plant them, roast them or just throw them away)

Place a teaspoon of butter in the shells and grind over some salt

Fill the shells with sweetcorn, top with cheese and sprinkle over the paprika and herbs

Enjoy!