Sunday, October 28, 2007

Abominable Snowdog Treats!

As an owner of two abominable snowdogs, sometimes it is hard to find treats at the pet store that are compatible with the snowdog's interesting metabolism. Besides the ice cubes that they love to eat, here are some additional frozen abominable snowdog treats that have proven very popular with my small monsters.

Snowdog Yogurt-cubes ("Yogs")

Take 1 container of yogurt with fruit, and as little added sugar as possible. Open the container and make sure that the contents are well-mixed. Spoon the blended contents into a clean ice-cube tray and freeze until solid, usually 3-4 hours. I give at most 1 a day to the abominable snowdogs as a special treat.

Snowdog Fruit-cubes

Take an ice-cube tray and place 1-2 raspberries, or 3-4 blueberries, or any other small amount of fruit. Fill the tray with water and make sure the fruit is well-submerged. Freeze until hard. The abominable snowdogs can have 1-2 of these a day. These also make great ice-cubes in some Yeti cocktails with flavored vodkas.

2 comments:

karenlaine said...

That three rice dish sounds superdelicious; I would make a huge batch of it and have it for lunch every day. When you find something good, you have to stick with it...your body gets to recognize it and misses it when the dish is not served frequently. I'd also like to hear about how food cooked in a Tangine tastes - is it different because you use different herbs or different because of the cooking method used?

Chokowookie said...

The primary use of a tagine is braising, although you can also steam or stew food with it. Basicall, you can do anything (as long as it fits in the vessel) like that with a tagine. The nice thing about a tagine is the high hat-like cover that allows for better condensation for braising. Traditionally more northern african cuisine, as my cousin the Chemosit told me, uses this cooking device. He likes to have brains tagine with cumin, onion, garlic, preserved lemons, and dates, but that's not too much in my taste. I usually substitute chicken or lamb, or even some tougher cuts of beef for the brains and add some saffron and tumeric. I've got enough brains as it is. In fact, I think I'll go start some lemon preserves now so that they'll be ready in a month. Mmmm.