Modem problems....

Yesterday and the day before and probably today, I've been having modem problems.  I will probably have to get a new one but for now I have a "get around" but it takes time.  I also tried (unsuccessfully) to make a collage using Picnik but had to go back to Picasa.  So there is a collage from January 2014.  A little crafting, a little cooking and a little cozy but not nearly the collages I've seen with dozens of finished projects.
Before I had my modem problems and needed to post my YOPs on Sunday  I had mentioned a trip to Wal-mart.  Not exciting except to me as they are carrying more and more organic and non-GMO and naturally raised foods.

The prices are also getting more reasonable.  That bag of carrots was only .92 cents.  I was doing my Happy Dance!

Eggs were one of the first organic products they carried.

This is the closest I can get on meat....no antibiotics or hormones which also means that they are not raised in crowded unsanitary conditions which was the reason they were using antibiotics in the first place.  So, that is progress.
 I asked the butcher that was out there and he said this was the closest to organic they had at the moment.  He also told me about this great sale and that if I froze it gently and then took it out and sliced it before it was too frozen; I could get 7 or 8  center cut pork chops out of it!  Deal!

The day before I go to the store I usually clean out my frig and use up whatever leftovers are in there.  The 3 best meals to use up leftovers (depending on the type) are scrambled eggs, pizza and soup.  I had leftover green onions and radishes and some cooked bacon so scrambled eggs seemed appropriate.  I make my scrambled eggs in a buttered pie dish in the microwave.  They turn out fluffy and moist that way.  I have also found that using cream or half and half makes them even yummier!

I also (finally) made some natural dog treats for the girls.  These are blueberry and so far they've never complained or turned up their noses at them! LOL!

The circles are for Nitty and the little hearts are for Annie.
Here's the recipe if you're interested.  I got all my flours from Amazon.  This was from Martha Stewart's employee's Mother, lest we give Martha any more credit than she deserves.  Most dogs have a problem with wheat and my Nitty tends to be very allergic getting a monthly shot and no beef or wheat in her diet.  Thus, the search for natural treat recipes. 

·         ieldMakes about 30

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Ingredients

·         1 1/2 cups oat flour

·         2 1/2 cups quinoa flour

·         3/4 cup flax meal

·         1/2 cup frozen, organic, unsweetened blueberries

·         1/4 cup olive oil

·         1 large egg

Directions

1.      Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a nonstick baking mat or parchment paper; set aside.

2.      In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients with 1 cup water to form a dough. Roll out mixture between two sheets of plastic wrap to 1/4-inch thick; remove plastic wrap and cut out biscuits with a 3 1/2-inch bone-shaped cookie cutter. Reroll scraps and continue cutting out biscuits.

3.      Space biscuits 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes until nicely browned and firm.

4.      Transfer biscuits to a wire rack. Turn off oven and place biscuits on wire rack in oven overnight. Remove from oven and store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

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