Miko is such a sweet and supportive buddy to Leela in her old age. He’s always near her when not in our laps, never complains when she helps herself to his dinner, and never goes after her dinner. He seems to really know she’s facing challenging times and shows her compassion, animals can be so […]
Simple Sriracha Dressing
As you know, Miko loves heat this time of year and would be happy to live in front of a fireplace or space heater. Warm and comforting is good, especially for the winter! So is spicy heat, I tend to prefer spicier foods with warming flare more during the winter – hot curries, hot chili, […]
Creamy Butternut Pasta Sauce
Whew, we’ve made it this far in the week and Miko wishes I was home more for cuddle toy time on the couch. Me too! Chilly weather is all about winter squash for me, I don’t think I could ever get tired of it. Sunday I roasted a large butternut squash to use for the […]
Winter Balsamic Dressing
Things are tough for sweet Leela, we think her hearing is going as well as her vision and she wanders around the house more crashing into walls while seemingly not hearing us. She still likes walks when she wants to walk and she loves food, eating is her thing now. Hubby and I have gotten […]
Better Peanut Dressing
Sweet Leela continues to mellow with age, she enjoys long naps after walks and pretty much most of the day. She even lets Miko share her bed without protest now which would have been unacceptable not that long ago. Miko wanted to share this dressing with me, but that wasn’t happening with sriracha in it! […]
Dog Treats & Tahini Rosemary Dressing
While at Barktoberfest on Sunday, I scored freebie bags of Bixbi Sweet Potato & Apple Flavor Bark Pops and have never heard of these before. I was surprised to find this flavor is plant based with a not-so-scary ingredient list. They’re like puffy, crunchy snack puffs for dogs. And Miko is a fan, both the […]
Savory Oatmeal with Bok Choy
When I want to try something new, I tend to order way too much of it. I decided I wanted to try adding oatmeal to smoothies and getting crazy with recipes, easy and fast recipes. So I ordered a six pack of this Nature’s Path Organic Quick Oats. Thank goodness for large pantries! I was […]
Tahini Thai Basil Pesto
I am screwed up this week between taking a few days off for camping last week, working Monday, then having yesterday off – what day is it? I’ll get back on schedule eventually here and caught up on sleep, having the 4th of July on a week night is kind of annoying when firework shows […]
Cayenne Lemon Quinoa
Ah, Friday is almost here! I am looking forward to a more laid back and productive weekend with great weather and no races planned. Miko is ready for long walks and play time. I don’t know why it took me so long to try toasting hemp seeds because they came out great in this quinoa […]
Summery Lemon Dressing
June is here and wow, still processing that. Leela is not sure she’s ready for walks in triple digit heat. Summer also means loads of watermelon, fresh salads, and cooling smoothies. This summery dressing is bright and cooling with a poppy and tangy lemon flavor. Many lemon dressing recipes use sugar, salt, and oil for […]