This is what happens....

So this is what happens when David is not around for dinner....



 My dinner is a tuna salad sandwich and canned corn :(

I did however get a lot of other stuff done though which include:

cupcakes for my work friends and family

a rosemary brine for tomorrow nights dinner

and not pictured is a run with the neighbor kids, their dog Jack and Bella!

I'll let you know how the pork chops turn out tomorrow :)

Until next time....



I do not like the cone of shame :(

I am actually a week late on posting this but I still think it is completely worth it.  Last Tuesday that adorable little brown dog of ours (the one that wakes up at 7:00 on the weekends) was laying on our bed when we noticed a big red blood blister looking "thing" on her belly.  Being a little dog and one that thoroughly enjoys belly rubs we often get the pleasure of seeing her belly. Well we both knew that "thing" had not been there the day before so off to the vet Bella went.  The vet determined that it was some kind of insect bite and was more than likely a spider bite, however Bella won't tell the vet what bit her....wise guy isn't he???  When I went to pick up Bella after work the vet sent us home with a cone and told us that in order for the wound to heal she would have to not lick her belly.  We tried it that night and she was having none of it so we gave up on that!  David stayed home for awhile the next day but eventually had to leave for work and decided to try the cone again before he left.  This is the first picture that David sent me and was literally crying I was laughing so hard at poor Bella.

I can imagine her saying "I would really like to get in my toy bin but can't with this effing thing on my head"

In the second picture she looks a little happier but not much! 

Needless to say the cone did not stay on and after some antibiotics the spot is gone, the cone is long since gone in the trash and  we have a much happier puppy!

Until next time.....



A new favorite :)

When I was thinking what we should have for dinner tonight I had originally thought about making Hawaiian chicken but then found a salmon burger recipe I HAD to try. We like salmon but sometimes get bored with just plain fillets. So.... I added a few yummy ingredients and came up with what I think was a winner!  Here it is:

I started with 2 plain ole frozen salmon fillets and baked them slightly under the recommended  directions. Don't worry though, they are going to get cooked more later.  Once the salmon was out of the oven and cooled slightly I broke it apart and added the following ingredients and mixed well:

1 cup of cooked spinach - I put a handful of uncooked spinach in a microwavable bowl with a little water and popped it in the microwave for 3 minutes
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 egg white
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
 fresh mozzarella cut into chunks -- about a handful

Make into patties and pan fry on medium until lightly browned and cooked throughout.

Oh my...aren't they beautiful???

Complete meal - I've come to realize we eat a lot of corn on the cob and tomatoes during the summer....Thank you Black Hog Farm:)

You could eat these on a bun but we chose to eat them without to save some carbs.

This recipe was found on http://undressedskeleton.tumblr.com/excitingentrees and adapted it just a smidge since we didn't have any feta.

Until next time.....