Really Simple Peanut Butter Dog Treats
I made these for Saul on Sunday. Yes, I baked cookies for my dog. I didn’t feel like driving to Petco and he was out of treats so.. Ingredients: 2 cups whole-wheat flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 cup natural peanut butter 1 cup skim milk Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl,...
the challenge
So the idea of going without buying anything made in China isn’t something I came up with on my own. It’s been a couple years in coming. My parents constantly complain about how it’s so hard to find things made here in the United States. Then there’s all the recalls, lead paint in children’s toys,...
We are made to the measure of our times
Snow. Snow. Snow. Snow. Snow. Snow. We have gotten so much snow this winter. This is the most I’ve seen since I was a kid growing up in Wisconsin. It’s nice though. Winter is supposed to be snowy not just gray and cold. Snow makes it fun. We finally found out that we got our...
White dust skirted from the breakwater
New year, new look. I decided to do some sprucing up and organizing on here. 2009 has been pretty good so far. I’m stressing about the new house stuff, mostly just because I am a worry wart. Hopefully we find out soon if everything is good to go with our financing. It’s the last...
Braised Pork with Rosemary
We had this on Tuesday night. It was so good! needles from 1-2 rosemary sprigs 2 1/4 pound loin of pork 2 Tbsp butter 6 Tbsp olive oil 1 garlic clove crushed 1/2 onion chopped 3/4 cup dry white wine 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 tsp Dijon mustard salt and pepper Push half...
Summer Spaghetti
We eat this a couple times a month in the summer. 5 large ripe tomatoes diced 1-2 cloves of garlic peeled and finely chopped 5 or 6 fresh basil leaves coarsely chopped 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil 4-6 ounces of fresh mozzarella cut into small pieces 1 pound of spaghetti Salt & Pepper In a...
Less is much much more..
Over the past week I’ve been thinking a lot about possessions and why I feel this urge to keep acquiring things. A few months ago I bought an iPhone. It’s a really cool gadget but not so great at being a phone. I like the look of it. I like the features mostly. Being able...