Did I tell you that Buddy, our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel , has a barking problem? He is a real sweetie and normally a pussy cat but this is an annoying flaw.
We live in a town house and Buddy thinks ANYONE or any dog walking by is trespassing on HIS territory. He runs to a chair at the window and jumps up like a tiger and barks and barks.
I have tried everything. Coke can filled with coins, mist spray bottle with water, command of quiet, a bark collar, I even downloaded an Iphone APP for a silent or vocal loud whistle meant to deter dogs.
Everything seems to work for a little while,
Then it is back to the annoying barking.
The other day I read somewhere that animals seem to be calmed with background music. We have the music channel on our cable TV. So I decided to try the classic country channel and see if that worked with Buddy, a " Fancy pants dog"
Eddie Arnold, Tom T Hall, Randy Travis, all the old time favorites came on and Mr Buddy settled down for a good time of listening (and no barkin)
I have decided that even if Buddy is a "Fancy pants doggie" at heart he "ain't nothin but a HOUND DOG" if he loves Eddie and Tom and Randy and Reba.
It's been three days now of country music and Buddy is still quieter.I am crossing my fingers that it lasts.
Can't you just picture Buddy in a pair of denim overalls. Sitting on the back porch with a six pack of Bud getting ready to drive off in his red Chevy pickup truck, red bandana tied around his neck with classic country blaring from the radio?
Friday, September 23, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Oh Well
In my last post I related what I found in cleaning out high up kitchen cabinets
"I found things I didn't know I missed.
A Toastmaster Snackster :) ? Had we ever used it? I don't think so. But it looks like it might make a fun sandwich. I knew I had long since lost the instruction booklet so I searched on the Internet and found lots of info and recipes. The Cinnamon French toast sounds good. "
Well.... the Snackster could have stayed missing in action. What a piece of
S%%T. No wonder we had misplaced it for about 8 years.
Nothing would do me but I try the contraption. I found the directions on the internet and proceeded to make grilled cheese snacks. I say snacks because the indentations inside don't even hold a small size piece of bread. I spent time cutting off the crusts then cutting the bread down more to size. Melted butter and brushed the bread, put cheese inside, plugged in the thing and waited until the light came on.
It was brown on only one side. NOT tasty at all. A grilled cheese in the frying pan would be easier and better .:(
Next time we donate stuff to Goodwill this Snackster is out the door.
However, the meatloaf turned out yummy. The Bill Blass recipe I made after finding my metal loaf pans during the clean out expedition.
Next time I make it I will use less ground pork and more spices. but it was still very good. And the left overs are fine.
Chef Buddy gave the meatloaf 5 stars. :)
RECIPE
Bill Blass's Meatloaf
ADAPTED FROM ''NEW YORK COOKBOOK''
INGREDIENTS
1 cup chopped celery
1 onion, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
2 pounds ground beef sirloin
1/2 pound ground veal
1/2 pound ground pork
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 egg
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 cups Heinz chili sauce
3 slices bacon
PREPARATION
1.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Oil an 8-by-4-inch loaf pan. In a heavy skillet over medium heat, saute the celery and onion in the butter until soft, about 5 minutes. Scrape into a large mixing bowl and cool.
2.
When the onions are cool enough to handle, add the meats, parsley, sour cream, bread crumbs, thyme, marjoram and salt and pepper to the skillet. Whisk the egg with the Worcestershire sauce and add to the mixture. Using a wooden spoon or your hands, combine the mixture and mold into the shape of a loaf.
3.
Place the meatloaf in the prepared pan. Top with the chili sauce and bacon slices. Bake until firm and nicely browned, about 1 hour.
Yield: 6 to 8 servings.
*( more than 6 to 8 servings. Freezes well.)
( This makes enough for TWO loaf pans. I did not have the ground veal so I used ground pork with the ground beef. I used too much pork Use only one half pound pork with the 2 pounds of ground beef and only two slices of bacon for each loaf pan.)
"I found things I didn't know I missed.
A Toastmaster Snackster :) ? Had we ever used it? I don't think so. But it looks like it might make a fun sandwich. I knew I had long since lost the instruction booklet so I searched on the Internet and found lots of info and recipes. The Cinnamon French toast sounds good. "
Well.... the Snackster could have stayed missing in action. What a piece of
S%%T. No wonder we had misplaced it for about 8 years.
Nothing would do me but I try the contraption. I found the directions on the internet and proceeded to make grilled cheese snacks. I say snacks because the indentations inside don't even hold a small size piece of bread. I spent time cutting off the crusts then cutting the bread down more to size. Melted butter and brushed the bread, put cheese inside, plugged in the thing and waited until the light came on.
It was brown on only one side. NOT tasty at all. A grilled cheese in the frying pan would be easier and better .:(
Next time we donate stuff to Goodwill this Snackster is out the door.
However, the meatloaf turned out yummy. The Bill Blass recipe I made after finding my metal loaf pans during the clean out expedition.
Next time I make it I will use less ground pork and more spices. but it was still very good. And the left overs are fine.
Chef Buddy gave the meatloaf 5 stars. :)
RECIPE
Bill Blass's Meatloaf
ADAPTED FROM ''NEW YORK COOKBOOK''
INGREDIENTS
1 cup chopped celery
1 onion, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
2 pounds ground beef sirloin
1/2 pound ground veal
1/2 pound ground pork
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 egg
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 cups Heinz chili sauce
3 slices bacon
PREPARATION
1.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Oil an 8-by-4-inch loaf pan. In a heavy skillet over medium heat, saute the celery and onion in the butter until soft, about 5 minutes. Scrape into a large mixing bowl and cool.
2.
When the onions are cool enough to handle, add the meats, parsley, sour cream, bread crumbs, thyme, marjoram and salt and pepper to the skillet. Whisk the egg with the Worcestershire sauce and add to the mixture. Using a wooden spoon or your hands, combine the mixture and mold into the shape of a loaf.
3.
Place the meatloaf in the prepared pan. Top with the chili sauce and bacon slices. Bake until firm and nicely browned, about 1 hour.
Yield: 6 to 8 servings.
*( more than 6 to 8 servings. Freezes well.)
( This makes enough for TWO loaf pans. I did not have the ground veal so I used ground pork with the ground beef. I used too much pork Use only one half pound pork with the 2 pounds of ground beef and only two slices of bacon for each loaf pan.)
Friday, September 02, 2011
Digging
Cleaned out some high up cabinets today with hubby's help cause I could not reach even with a step stool.
Like an archaeological dig.
I found things I didn't know I missed.
A Toastmaster Snackster :) ? Had we ever used it? I don't think so. But it looks like it might make a fun sandwich. I knew I had long since lost the instruction booklet so I searched on the Internet and found lots of info and recipes. The Cinnamon French toast sounds good.
Found my 3 metal loaf pans I needed to make the yummy Bill Blass meatloaf which my friend brought me when I was out with knee surgery. Will let you know how mine turns out.
Found odds and ends and this and that hiding way, way back in an inaccessible corner of a bottom cabinet. Who needs two cheap plastic lemon juicers?
It's amazing how stuff can get lost in kitchen cabinets.
Buddy watched intently as we carted stuff out of the cabinets. When a bottom cabinet was completely empty he checked it out throughly as if he might use it for a doggy den ;)
Like an archaeological dig.
I found things I didn't know I missed.
A Toastmaster Snackster :) ? Had we ever used it? I don't think so. But it looks like it might make a fun sandwich. I knew I had long since lost the instruction booklet so I searched on the Internet and found lots of info and recipes. The Cinnamon French toast sounds good.
Found my 3 metal loaf pans I needed to make the yummy Bill Blass meatloaf which my friend brought me when I was out with knee surgery. Will let you know how mine turns out.
Found odds and ends and this and that hiding way, way back in an inaccessible corner of a bottom cabinet. Who needs two cheap plastic lemon juicers?
It's amazing how stuff can get lost in kitchen cabinets.
Buddy watched intently as we carted stuff out of the cabinets. When a bottom cabinet was completely empty he checked it out throughly as if he might use it for a doggy den ;)
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