Why my dogs think I'm crazy

Pork congee.

The dogs were very excited about their breakfast this morning. 

Yesterday was not a good cooking day for me. I attempted to make what was going to be cream of spinach soup but it turned out, well, let's just say that it went downhill in a spectacular fashion.

But early this morning I noticed (that for the billionth time) I was out of kibble - so yesterday's cooking disaster was magically transformed into a pork congee for the dogs.

Not really all that magical since I did have to add in a bunch of broth, brown rice, a pork chop and let everything simmer for a couple of hours:-)

But during those two hours the dogs got more and more excited.

This is a picture of Connor howling with joy and congee anticipation:

This is the look Abby gave me when I placed the dog bowls (now piled high with the fragrant congee) into the freezer to cool down.

She was not pleased...

Yes, my dogs think I'm crazy.

I had a simple stir fry for breakfast. I didn't feel like eggs this morning so I added in a Morning Star grill burger for a dose of protein.

Stir fry cucumber, carrots, celery and sweet peppers with a Morning Star burger.

I like my burgers topped with a dollop of barbecue sauce and some mustard.

Since my feet have finally finished healing - today I am going to start the Couch to 5K program. Not that I couldn't run a 5K right now but I am trying to re-establish the running habit more than trying to hit any time or distance goals.

So, wish me luck - and here are a couple more shots of the food this morning(and I might actually get some work done this morning since the dogs are currently passed out with food comas :-).

My breakfast is on the left.

 Sigh, the congee looks so much better than my breakfast.

Crunchy and cool stir fry

Crunchy and cool stir fry.

I have a basic stir fry sauce that I always use. The sauce includes:

Miso paste
Mirin
Honey
Sesame seeds
Sesame oil
Garlic powder
Powdered ginger
Soy sauce
Chili paste

Today, I let tofu cubes hang out in some of the marinade for 30 minutes. 

Then I chopped up a carrot and some green beans. This went into a hot pan with a little coconut oil and they seared for a few minutes.

When the veggies are still a bit crunchy, I added in the marinated tofu and let it continue to cook for 5 more minutes.

I plated the stir fry and added some chopped cucumber on top.

It was a great combination of salty and slightly sweet but the cool crunch of the cucumber really put this dish over the top.


This is definitely a repeat dish!

Now I am off to spend some time in the sun!