Showing posts with label pet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pet. Show all posts

Monday, April 12, 2010

The Perfect Sunday Afternoon

The Tourne/Cafe Metro, Denville, NJ

 













The views were nice and apparently I like to climb things. Poor Frankie had to climb things too. Well, kind of. Well, not really he was just placed there.
 

















 












 











 















Cafe Metro was a fun time. The food was great and Frankie was even allowed to join us. I love the warm weather it make owning a dog much more fun. He loves people and watching but we are working on the barking. I have to imagine that it is frustrating for him. He barks at people as if he is talking to them. I'm sure he has lots to say. He's a smart dog.













(Fresh calamari lightly sauteed with extra virgin olive oil, roasted and hot peppers, kalamata olives, garlic, lemon, fresh herbs, and balsamic vinegar)

We started with the Summer Wind Calamari. It was very spicy but we were very hungry and ate it all. The calamari was perfectly cooked. Maybe slightly over seasoned but the heat kind of numbed that out.

I ordered the Marinated Grilled Tofu and Jessica had the Grilled Chicken and Eggplant we decided to share.  












(Marinated Grilled Tofu topped with grilled zucchini, sundried tomatoes, marinara, and regular or soy mozzarella cheese, served with a side of pasta)













(Grilled chicken breast topped with grilled eggplant, roasted peppers, marinara, and mozzarella cheese, served with a side of pasta)
 












We finished with a piece of vegan chocolate raspberry cake. It was surprisingly dense, chocolaty goodness.  Over all another really nice weekend with good food, trails and friends. 

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Day 30

Today is day 30. Yesterday was weigh in day. I'm down a total of 19 pounds!!! I have been busy and not writing. I will work on balancing life better, but I feel great. I'm hoping for another 19 pounds in the next 30 days. I'm going to look like a whole new person.

I have recipes and photos from last weekend that I'm dying to get up but I have been mentally checking out after work. Fortunately my desk jockey, mentally stressful like does not prohibit me from mindlessly ellipting away at all hours. A little OCD yes but in a good way. I am entering the busy season at work. I'm trying very hard to keep up with this social networking, work and the diet.

Check out some fun links while I'm working on recipes and yummy pictures.

V-day Love
 How to buy and store bulk foods
I'm intruged by theInfluenza Sorbet
bathroom to brighten up your day
BLOATED?
Photoshop shortcuts
What I want for my birthday party!
NEAT RUG
I just ordered... great coffee table reading.
to make your mouth water...

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Not So Basic Dog Food

1 part mixed veggies (carrots, edamame, green beans, corn, peas)
2 parts lean protein - I use chicken unless I can get venison (chicken, venison, lamb, beef)
3 parts whole grain - I use brown rice or bulgar wheat (bulgar, brown rice, whole grain pasta, rolled oats)

I make big bags of food and freeze it. It's just as easy as buying dog food but cheaper and much healthier.

I love my rice cooker. It has a steamer basket on top so while I'm the cooking rice I steam the veggies and meat on top. I can make about two weeks worth of food in it, but I also have a 7lb dog. This is super easy and the dogs LOVE. Chop up the veggies and meat into equal sized pieces depending the size of your dog. I use frozen veggies unless I have fresh on hand. Mix meat, veggies and rice on a baking sheet and freeze for 4-6 hours. Remove from freezer. Crumble into scoopable pieces and place in a freezer bag. You should be able to portion it out just like dry dog food with a scoop. I scoop and microwave for 30-60 seconds, depending on how much, and serve! To transition to homemade dog food. Mix half dry dog food and your mix. Gradually reduce the dry dog food.