Hurricane Irma Cleanup

One of the big complaints in my area have been how long it has taken for the county to gather debris from people's yards in unincorporated areas.  At first it wasn't that bothersome, but as the debris dried out it became quite a fire hazard.  We occasionally get opportunistic burglaries by people coming off the beaches at night and stopping in our neighborhood to burglarize unlocked cars.  Our fear was of someone throwing a lite match into one of the debris piles.

Our other fear was if a new hurricane hit our area that the larger branches laying in the front yard would become projectiles.

So, I and a couple of our neighbors decided to complain after a month had passed.  They made phone calls and I wrote an email.  I guess the squeaky wheel does get the grease because the county showed up yesterday to collect the debris.

The county had a contract with a local company to do debris cleanup, but the company decided they could make more money further south, so they didn't fulfill their contract.  I'm sure one of the county attorneys will have a field day with that.  So, we had to wait until the county hired a company from Louisiana to clean up.

All I know is that getting ride of the debris is a relief.  And that we are blessed that we had only damage to trees.  We have our lives, home and work.  So say prayers for the people in Puerto Rico that have been left shamefully without adequate assistance, the people flooded out in Houston and the people that have lost their homes and loved ones in the California fires.

God bless,
Pam

Peanut Sauce

We made it through Irma and have spent the last few weeks cleaning up the yard.   It's frustrating to still have the quite large pile of debris in the yard, but our county is moving slowly.  Fortunately, there was little damage to the house.

Now for a quick peanut sauce recipe to whip up to add flavor to meals and salads.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of shelled roasted peanuts
1/4 cup of soy sauce
1 tsp. finely grated ginger
juice of 1/2 lime

Soak the peanuts in water overnight.  Drain, add other ingredients and blend until smooth.  Mine didn't come out smooth because I only soaked the peanuts for a few hours.  To transition this sauce into a salad dressing add oil and more lime juice until it reaches the consistency and taste you prefer.

I served mine drizzled over chicken tenders.  Yum!

God bless,
Pam