Seniors can visit sea lion colony

NORTH SHORE Neighbourhood
House is hosting a popular trip
for seniors to visit the largest sea
lion colony in Georgia Straight,
located just east of Nanaimo.

Participants will ferry to
Nanaimo then watk approximately
two blocks to board a 66 foot-
long charted yacht called The Bas-
tion City.

This is a wonderful opportunity
to see the sea lions in a natural

Kids will like ‘rags’ in

From puge &9
go in first. When they are almost
cooked, add the remaining
seafood and simmer until all is
tender.

Garnish with the parsley and
serve.

ITALIAN FOMATO SAUCE

(Makes 3 quarts)

2 28-02. cans tomato puree
1 6-02. can tomato paste
1 quart Basic Chicken Stock (rec-
ine above)
2 cups dry red wine
M% cup olive oi}
2 yellow onions, peeled and minc-
ed
6 large cloves garlic, chopped fine
2 ribs of celery, with leaves,
minced
1 carrot, unpeeled, grated
¥2 cup chopped parsley
¥%2 pound fresh mushrooms,
chopped
¥2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
flakes
1 tablespoon oregano
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
2 bay leaves, whole
1 tablespoon dried basil or 2 ta-
blespoons fresh basi!
2 cloves, whole
¥2 tablespoon freshly ground
biack pepper
2 tablespuons salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon sugar

Place the tomato puree, tomato
paste, chicken stock and wine in a
large pot. Heat a frying pan and
add the olive oil. Saute the
onions, garlic, celery and carrot
until they just begin to brown a
bit.

Add to the pot along with all
remaining ingredients. Bring to a
light boil and then turn to a sim-

* . mer. Simmer for two hours, partly

covered,
Store in the refrigerator in
plastic, glass or steel containers,

environment and to hear their
boisterous bark as the yacht pulls
in close to the action, say orga-
nizers.

Participants can expect to view
beautiful scenery and plenty of
wildlife including about one hun-
dred bald eagles and thousands of
seabirds such as loons and cor-
morants.

The trip runs from !0 a.m. to 6
p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20. The

never aluminum, as the acid in the
tomato will ‘‘eat’’ the aluminum.
The sauce will keep for a week in
the refrigerator.
ROMAN ‘RAG” SOUP
(Stracciatella)
(Serves 8 as a first course)

} love the often amusing names
that w2 put upon food products.
The ‘‘rags’ in this soup come
about when you pour an egg bat-
ter into the hot broth. As you
gently stir, the little pieces of torn
egg appear.

The Chinese would call this
“egg flower,’’ but I will bet that
your kids will get a bigger kick
out of ‘‘rags’’ in their soup.

This is a very popular soup in
Rome and has been so for hun-
dreds of years.

THE SOUP

4 cups Basic Chicken Stock (reci-
pe above)

4 cups fresh or canned beef sto-«
Salt and freshly groun! olack
pepper

THE “RAGS”’

3 eggs, beaten

4 tablespoons semolina or regular
flour

4 tablespoons
Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon
peel

Pinch of salt

GARNISH

Italian parsley, chopped

Parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Mix the stocks for the soup in a
large soup pot. Bring to a simmer
and season io taste with the salt
and pepper.

Beat the cggs, flour and cheese
together. Add the lemon peel and
salt and “% cup of the mixed soup
stock.

Move the simmering pot from
the heat and pour the rag batter
into the soup in a thin stream,

freshly grated

Diamond Rings from
Swedish Jeweier. The

perfect way to say
Tlove you.

$22 fee includes complimentary
tea, coffee, sweets and juice,
which can be enjoyed from one of
two cosy lounges or on the tep
deck of the yacht.

Departure will be from NSNH,
225 East 2nd St. in North Van-
couver. Seniors are advised to
dress warmly, bring a camera and
carry a Pharmacare card.

For more information and
pre-register call 987-8138.

their soup

pouring carefully all over the sur-
face of the soup.

Return to the heat and stir with
a wooden spoon as the tatters and
tags cook. Simmer for about two
minutes.

Serve very hot with the parsley
and cheese garnish.

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