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 I toss unhusked cobs in the microwave, then cut off bottom and all the silk comes off with the husk. 6 Toppings to Make Your Grilled Corn Even Better Mexican-Style. ... Bacon + Basil. ... Greek Yogurt + Herbs + Crumbled Feta. ... Basil + Parmesan. ... Harissa + Feta. ... Sriracha + Beer Butter Microwave 4 mins per ear, cut off bottom and peel back shuck, removes silk at same time.   Toss 'em on de grill if you want them charred.

 The main road between Varsseveld and Groenlo is being repaved with a sound deadening topcoat and sections will be closed to motor traffic for up to a week. No problems on the Ebikes as the intersections already have bicycle tunnels under the main road so cyclists do not have to cross the very busy road. Photos by Maarten. Video link :-

 The Belgies take their beer almost as seriously as the Achterhoekers in our area.  In the Achterhoek it would have been Grolsch Titbits:- Video link https://www.gelderlander.nl/bizar/vriendengroep-barricadeert-woning-van-getrouwd-stel-met-honderden-kratten-bier~add65852/  

 Heelweg crew stuffed the Ebikes on the back of the car and shot East  to Winterswijk, about 20 km drive. Start of their adventure.  Back yard, not our Peacocks, not our chooks and not our doves and not 'actually' our back yard past the green grass. Easy to load two bikes on hitch mount on the car. (winter photo, no leaves)  Marjolein first researches the area and plots a route on the bike paths. This is an old chalk/lime quarry, very interesting. Titbits:-  (Winterswijk quarry is an open-cast mine of un-Dutch proportions where lime is extracted on a large scale. This lime originated in the  Triassic , 240 million years ago. The quarry is known for fossils, ranging from shells to bone remains and footprints of saurians and different types of minerals. Muschelkalk Sea The limestone quarry is located just east of Winterswijk. The slab of limestone lies on the surface and is three kilometers long, one kilometer wide and forty meters thick. It was once the bott...

 

  Last year people complained about hot air balloons flying low over the countryside scaring the poultry and animals. One man claimed the loud noise of the balloon gas burner scared his Macaw parrots and they died.  He received compensation from the balloon company.

 It's an Achterhoek thing. The annual 'Bloemen Corso', chrysanthemum flower parades through Achterhoek towns were cancelled again this year.  Varsseveld, Lichtenvoorde, Aalten, Winterswijk all had their own displays. Static displays were set up in parks in several locations. The construction crews plan and build them in secret over several months.  After planning, the different coloured flowers are planted to bloom around the same time.  The flowers are harvested and then attached to armatures and frames in hidden barns in secret. It is a competition and displays are judged.   The flowers are chrysanthemums and the volunteer groups build them hidden and in secret. They are usually built on wheeled floats and paraded through the towns. Traditionally lots of Grolsch beer (local brewery) is consumed during the process.