Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Tree Trimming ~ Louisiana Shrimp Bake ~ National Sticky Bun Day

  

Good 41º  rainy Wednesday morning. 

 

Yesterday we had a little sunshine and sprinkles. We topped at 59º.

 

Picture of the Day....perfect timing! 😀

 

 

Interesting.....

Yesterday I had a call from Asplundh. They were coming out to trim off some branches of an oak tree close to the house. The Electric Lines pass through and they took off the branches that might cause a problem with the lines. Here is their website: https://asplundh.com/

Here are pictures of the guys and the truck......

 

 

One of them cut branches and the other one put the cut branches in the shredder.

 

 

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC is an American company which specializes in tree pruning and vegetation management for utilities and government agencies. The company also performs utility line construction and maintenance, electrical systems testing, traffic signal and highway lighting construction and maintenance, automated metering infrastructure and home energy management program implementation.

History

The Asplundh Tree Expert Co. was founded in 1928 in Pennsylvania by brothers Griffith, Lester and Carl Asplundh, members of a Swedish-American family who combined their educations and experience in arboriculture, electrical engineering and finance. The company specialized in "trimming trees around power and telephone lines." It was the first company to specialize in utility line clearance and vegetation management instead of residential services.

In 1940, the first issue of The Asplundh TREE magazine was issued to crews; the magazine is still being published.^[2] By this time the company had expanded from Pennsylvania to the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic states. In 1956, a subsidiary company, Asplundh Brush Control Co., was established.

In 1990, Asplundh acquired New York based B & J Maintenance Co., Inc, as well as L. Fulcher Electric, which was over five small clearance firms in France which became Asplundh's French subsidiary. Also during this year, the company expanded to New Zealand, acquiring Electrix Limited, which changed its name to Electrix Asplundh. By 1994 it had become the US's largest firm in utility clearance and one of the nation's largest privately held companies.

Lisa (Lemole) Oz, the wife of former Pennsylvania senatorial candidate and television personality Mehmet Oz, is the maternal granddaughter of one of the co-founders.

So glad that is over!

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

SERVES

4

COOK TIME

8 Min

Ready for a new kind of shrimp recipe that will break you out of that dinnertime rut? Say good-bye to steamed shrimp cocktail, because our jazzy Louisiana Shrimp Bake is to-die-for! Baking the shrimp gives them that plump, pop that we all love. Your taste buds will be tingling' when you pop these sensationally seasoned shrimp in your mouth.

 

• 1 1/2 pound large fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 stick butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

 

1. Preheat oven to 400º.
2. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Place shrimp in a single layer in baking dish.
3. In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients; mix well. Remember, the cayenne pepper is optional. Pour butter mixture over shrimp and stir until evenly coated.
4. Bake, uncovered, 8 to 10 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
5. We think this dish would taste amazing served over some hot cooked rice. This way you won't miss out on any of that buttery rich sauce!
   
   

 

Historically this date......

1885 – The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.

1974 – The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the Suez Canal pursuant to a truce with Egypt.

1975 – Watergate scandal: Former United States Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are sentenced to prison.

1995 – Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.

 

And births this date include...

1927 – Erma Bombeck, American humorist (d. 1996)

 

 

1934 – Rue McClanahan, American actress (d. 2010)

  

 

1946 – Tyne Daly, American actress

 

1955 – Kelsey Grammar, American actor

 

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Wednesday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Sticky Bun Day on February 21st recognizes a delicious pastry that comes rolled up and dripping with a sweet, sugary topping.

Known as “schnecken” meaning snail, the sticky bun is rolled into a sweet spiral resembling its German name. Still considered to be a Pennsylvania specialty, many believed the sticky bun’s origin in the United States began in the 19th century. German settlers brought their baking traditions with them when they began settling in and around Philadelphia.

Most often served for breakfast or as a dessert, sticky buns consist of rolled pieces of leavened dough. Most contain brown sugar and sometimes cinnamon. Before the dough is placed in the pan, the pan is lined with sticky sweet ingredients such as maple syrup, honey, nuts, sugar, and butter. When the buns are finished baking, the baker flips the pan upside-down so the sticky bottom becomes the topping.

Famous cousins to the sticky bun are the cinnamon roll, caramel roll and monkey bread. 

 

If you are craving this delicious sticky delight, try making some of your own with one of these sticky bun recipes. You can also stop by your local bakery and pick up their freshly baked sticky buns. Serve them with tea, coffee or hot cocoa. 

Super Easy Sticky Buns
Butterscotch Sticky Buns
Easy Caramel Sticky Buns
Ice Cream Sticky Buns