It’s a tough job but some cats gotta do it! First, I inspect her breakfast to make sure she is eating.

Then, I take her out for her walk. She has to walk down the street and back – Grammy’s orders!

We check the mail box on our walk

Come on DKM, you can make it up the stairs!

Crunchies! My reward for being a good nurse.

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. I’m home with an assortment of new holes and Sophia has been cleaning me non-stop since I walked in the door.

Sophia taking a snooze on DKM after cleaning up that hospital smell.

We’ll be offline for a few more days

AAAAA Must pounce tail! It won’t let me sleep!

Got it! Now where was I? Oh yes, Slick’s tummy zzzZZZZzzzz…

Finally back to normal work schedule; Hence, the crochet bag is back out and snuggles are being finished!  Here is a nice pink & grey combo

And for the Red Scarf Project – a Fisherman’s Wool Scarf

I don’t approve of this copy

No, really, change it

I was going through old files and found this photo of my Himalayan, Charlie.  He was such a love along with his sister. The breeder didn’t want him because his face was not smushed enough. He lived a good long life.

Let me down DKM!

Nothing like a good concrete roll

Roll – roll – roll.  For more Sunday Morning visit Caitie and Cat Crossings.  If you’ve posted an ‘easy like Sunday morning’ leave us a comment.

DKM Nosh

This week were cooking from Fresh from the Farmer’s Market – Winter

Eeek – Onion revolt!

Soaking the babies – The cookbook calls for limas, but who could resist these cute little Red Nightfalls from Rancho Gordo.
Note: Walk, Run or Hop to your farmers market to get beans from Rancho Gordo - they are the very best. They do also have an online store.

Hanging out in the slow cooker – come back in 6 hours!

Yum!

Garlic Beans

3 cups dried beans (I used Red Nightingales) soaked overnight in cold water, then drained
1 onion
4 cloves of garlic
4 cups veggie stock
1 fresh bouquet garni (fresh bay leaves, sprigs of thyme, parsley and rosemary)
Salt and pepper to taste

Sautée the onions & garlic for 5 min until just soft, put the beans, onion, garlic, stock and bouquet garni in a slow cooker for 6-8 hours or until all the beans are tender, season with salt and pepper in the last 10 min or cooking. Discard the onion, garlic & bouquet garni. Enjoy!

DKM – you have carrot breath! Hand them over and no baseboards will be hurt.

Saturday Sky

DKM Nosh

What do you do when you have a fridge of stuff that’s almost past it’s prime? You make Fridge Sauce!

…and then you dump it in a baking dish with pasta, cheese and other gooey stuff to make baked pasta. Good for a cold Saturday night.

Sauce

Olive oil
2 leeks
1 carrot
Center of the celery
4 cloves garlic
½ fennel bulb
1 cup of mushrooms
2 cups of tomatoes
Handful of herbs
½ cup white wine
½ cup veggie stock
3 T. tomato paste
1 can chopped tomatoes
Salt and pepper to taste

Baked pasta

2 cups of sauce
1 cup cooked pasta
2 medium sized mozzarella balls, cut into chunks
1 cup ricotta cheese
½ bag meatless meatballs
½ cup to 1 cup of parmigiano-reggiano cheese

Sautée the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic in olive oil – 5-10 min, toss in the mushrooms, tomatoes, wine, stock, tomato paste half of the herbs, and salt and pepper. Simmer for 30 min to an hour until done.

Dump everything into your baking dish, mix well, and bake at 350 for 40 min. to an hour. Enjoy.

Yes, our Christmas Tree is still up…

Special Thanks from DKM

DKM would like to thank whomever decided to put Mr. Phantom of the Opera in a loincloth.  She loves them!  This link is special for Thumper ;0)