Rolling, Refreshed, & Run

From time to time my husband has attempted to make cabbage rolls and never found them tasty or well formed as his aunt made. But his obsession with food led to another attempt. I helped, for the most part contributing my knife skills, slicing and dicing as needed.

On the video he discovered chopped mushrooms added to the filling provide umami. And shaving the cabbage leaves’ thick central vein makes keeping them rolled easier.

I found that tedious, though, and decided to just make a narrow V slice and remove the vein entirely. Our filling sort of falls apart (I may have thrown in too much mushroom) but it tastes delicious, even better leftover. All maintain a firm shape for serving, too, whether sliced or shaved. My photo skills don’t do our results justice, I’m sure.

You can't add too much tomato topping.

Cooking aside, I have a refreshed interest in tropical fish keeping, which the deadly wipeout of January 2019 sorely dimmed. Swapped décor seeming inadequate, I took the plunge and switched out the substrate. Please cross your fingers with me that it wasn’t foolish doing this the day Aquatic Arts shipped my fish and snails via UPS overnight service.

You see, sad to say, I lost two of the five tiger barbs overnight. As these fish can be aggressive, which I witnessed yesterday, that may have caused their demise. My overall population looks and acts healthy this afternoon (following video taken last night).

By the way, I received literal snail mail. Heh… Sorry, Liz, I couldn’t resist.

Now, at my age, I don’t run anywhere. It’s the title of a movie starring Sarah Paulson. My husband and I have appreciated her acting since the series “American Gothic” back in the 1990’s. This frightful thriller is right up my alley. You'll want to skip the trailer if you don't like creepy images.

Are you familiar with Sarah Paulson’s work? Should I try finding a new use for the old gravel?
 
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