Sunday, November 20, 2011

Pizza for my pooches


My friend turned me on to these scrumptious goodies when her pug Kevin turned 4 years old recently.  Made with whole wheat flour, corn meal, cheese, and sausage, I couldn't resist giving them a taste myself.  Tate and Finn loved these and I hope your fur baby will too!

Sausage Mini Pizzas (from the Doggy Dessert Chef website):


Ingredients
Dough
2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
1/4 cup Cornmeal
1 Egg
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
3/4 cup Water
Toppings1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
1/4 cup Meat Toppings (I used Bacon bits and Shredded Chicken)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
2. Mix dough ingredients togeather in a large bowl until well combined.
3. Knead and roll out onto greased pizza pan and add toppings of your choice.
4. Bake for 25-30 and let cool before serving.
Refrigerate.

Just some random things

While taking my boys for their morning walk today, the skies were gray and there was a wonderful fall chill in the air.

I spotted these gorgeous Maple trees

and this colorful bench:



What kinds of things have you spotted in your neighborhood?

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Let me introduce you to my two loves

Tate Rory is 9 months old and Finn Paddington is 8 months old.
They are my love bugs.

Early Turkey Day!

I woke up very early this morning to create this wonderful braised turkey dish.  Apparently, this particular recipe has been around for a few years now but the first time I heard about it was last week in my therapist's office.  Yeah, he's the one that told me about it! Go figure.

I was telling him that I planned to cook a turkey this weekend because for one thing, I felt like it, and for another thing, I have been craving turkey!  So, I checked out the recipe, another Mark Bittman winner, picked up the ingredients, and got cracking on it at the crack of dawn! Oh, how I love braising. So rich, so warm, so makes-everything-smell-good wonderfulness! This won't disappoint you. It's got a myriad of goodness in it: Italian sweet sausage, applewood smoked bacon, sage, mushrooms, oh, and the turkey of course. I got a boneless turkey breast and two thighs.  I also bought a couple legs but found out too late that not all the pieces would fit in my pan!  I originally was going to use my lovely Le Creuset Dutch oven but lo and behold, even that was too small. Thankfully, I have a huge cast iron skillet which I've used, oh, maybe twice in the last 5 years, so I reached for that and everything fit comfortably in it. I still decided to not use the legs however.  Maybe I'll roast those for later.

Have a look...this is really yummy.  I think my boys are going to love eating this for dinner tonight.

Click here for the recipe.