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Well Happy Friday Sweet Smoking Cookies!!!!!!
Today is my youngest dog’s birthday! Tabouli turns 3 today and thus requested a specific menu (I cook for my dogs 3 times a day) for he and his brothers.
And so, here’s what he, and they, ate; and what my husband and I ate as well…
Enjoy!!!!
And happy weekend to you all!
Cheers!!!!!!!!! – Leah
So Tabouli had wanted Alaskan King Crab for his birthday lunch, and I was able to find a frozen portion of such at a local store…
I let that thaw…
and then put it onto my mini little gas smoker – right in its shell - with hickory chips, at about 375 degrees, (just to warm it up and give it some smoky and savory flavor without anything added and without drying it out), for five minutes…
Then, with a microwaved sweet potato, I sliced a little disc for each dog (I have 3 dogs and they get fed three times a day and so this was just lunch)….
And I layered some cooked spinach greens onto the potato, and then the crabmeat…
And then a dollop of plain goat yogurt (no lactose and thus the dogs do really well with it, as do people)…
And then some chopped fresh papaya and raw cucumber - with sprinkles of my vet’s suggested supplement for home cooked diets, “Missing Link.”
Then each “canapé” went into each dog’s dish/feeding station for them to eat – the birthday boy’s dish is seen here above….
And he was quite happy!!!
Meanwhile, I made a fabulous “pepper salad” (raw colored peppers, raw red onion, capers, olive oil, tomatoes, and some apple cider vinegar)…
And added some leftover crabmeat, after having given each dog their portion, to my salad…and some cilantro that was leftover from a "ceviche" prep from today as well…
I made a “cuttlefish ceviche” where I started with raw cuttlefish…
And then sliced each piece in half….
And then put that into a glass casserole dish with some sprinkled cayenne and “Fleur de Sel” sea salt, olive oil, chopped raw elephant garlic, 2 freshly squeezed limes, chopped fresh cilantro, and a tomato….
This “cured” in the fridge for four hours…and with two little glasses chilling too, to be used to serve the ceviche. (I stirred it after the first hour and a half and then again on the 3[sup]rd[/sup] hour)…
And after 4 hours, I removed and plated the delicacy, and topped each serving with papaya seeds – which give a lovely bite or bitter albeit pleasing “peppercorn” taste and I love them!
(I eat a huge papaya each morning and thus eat the seeds too each day, so today I saved them from my breakfast to use as a “caviar look alike” (or fun and healthful “peppery” garnish, if you will).
And it was Lovely! (Tasted like clam meat really).
The only element I wouldn't rave about, was that I'm used to eating my papaya (and thus its seeds) at room temperature, right from the counter, each morning - not chilled. I chilled today's seeds for this and didn't like them cold. Next time I'd leave those out on the counter until ready to use, but otherwise it was lovely!!!!
A beautiful birthday party indeed, with Tabouli being happy as the "man of the hour," and all being successfully completed before 8 a.m.!!!
Thanks for being a part of our special day!!!
Cheers and happy weekend!!! - Leah
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Well Happy Friday Sweet Smoking Cookies!!!!!!
Today is my youngest dog’s birthday! Tabouli turns 3 today and thus requested a specific menu (I cook for my dogs 3 times a day) for he and his brothers.
And so, here’s what he, and they, ate; and what my husband and I ate as well…
Enjoy!!!!
And happy weekend to you all!
Cheers!!!!!!!!! – Leah
So Tabouli had wanted Alaskan King Crab for his birthday lunch, and I was able to find a frozen portion of such at a local store…
I let that thaw…
and then put it onto my mini little gas smoker – right in its shell - with hickory chips, at about 375 degrees, (just to warm it up and give it some smoky and savory flavor without anything added and without drying it out), for five minutes…
Then, with a microwaved sweet potato, I sliced a little disc for each dog (I have 3 dogs and they get fed three times a day and so this was just lunch)….
And I layered some cooked spinach greens onto the potato, and then the crabmeat…
And then a dollop of plain goat yogurt (no lactose and thus the dogs do really well with it, as do people)…
And then some chopped fresh papaya and raw cucumber - with sprinkles of my vet’s suggested supplement for home cooked diets, “Missing Link.”
Then each “canapé” went into each dog’s dish/feeding station for them to eat – the birthday boy’s dish is seen here above….
And he was quite happy!!!
Meanwhile, I made a fabulous “pepper salad” (raw colored peppers, raw red onion, capers, olive oil, tomatoes, and some apple cider vinegar)…
And added some leftover crabmeat, after having given each dog their portion, to my salad…and some cilantro that was leftover from a "ceviche" prep from today as well…
I made a “cuttlefish ceviche” where I started with raw cuttlefish…
And then sliced each piece in half….
And then put that into a glass casserole dish with some sprinkled cayenne and “Fleur de Sel” sea salt, olive oil, chopped raw elephant garlic, 2 freshly squeezed limes, chopped fresh cilantro, and a tomato….
This “cured” in the fridge for four hours…and with two little glasses chilling too, to be used to serve the ceviche. (I stirred it after the first hour and a half and then again on the 3[sup]rd[/sup] hour)…
And after 4 hours, I removed and plated the delicacy, and topped each serving with papaya seeds – which give a lovely bite or bitter albeit pleasing “peppercorn” taste and I love them!
(I eat a huge papaya each morning and thus eat the seeds too each day, so today I saved them from my breakfast to use as a “caviar look alike” (or fun and healthful “peppery” garnish, if you will).
And it was Lovely! (Tasted like clam meat really).
The only element I wouldn't rave about, was that I'm used to eating my papaya (and thus its seeds) at room temperature, right from the counter, each morning - not chilled. I chilled today's seeds for this and didn't like them cold. Next time I'd leave those out on the counter until ready to use, but otherwise it was lovely!!!!
A beautiful birthday party indeed, with Tabouli being happy as the "man of the hour," and all being successfully completed before 8 a.m.!!!
Thanks for being a part of our special day!!!
Cheers and happy weekend!!! - Leah
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