#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨
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Weekend Dog Blogging #24

March 6, 2006 · Narrative

Another take-it-easy kind of day for me today. I didn’t leave the house at all, and did more resting. To put it mildly, I was a bum. :) The Husband took care of dinner, and The Neighbor took care of dessert. It’s all about the teamwork here at Sweetnicks. ;)

The other day, one of my visitors asked what some of our favorite “tried and true” recipes are. Tonight’s entree, Jugged Chicken, is one of The Husband’s oft-requested dishes, and one of our “tried and trues.” A very simple recipe, it’s a classic Portuguese dish known as frango na pucara and has a savory garlic sauce. It’s called “jugged” because of the alcohol in the sauce. Make sure to have some nice crusty bread to sop it up with. I also made Glazed Shrimp with Bourbon Barbecue Dipping Sauce, and for dessert, The Neighbor made Paula Deen’s Chocolate Bread Pudding. Delicious stuff, and a great way to use up day-old bread.

Finally back to resuming Treats to the Office Mondays, I made Mom’s Cranberry Bread for The Neighbor to take into work. Not MY Mom’s recipe … not sure WHOSE Mom it is, but the recipe is another simple one, and made use of ingredients I already hand on hand, as did the Shrimp dish. Perfect.

And speaking of making use out of ingredients already on hand, in the days (and weeks!) to come, I’m going to be concentrating on cooking out of my pantry. It tends to get very overloaded, with ingredients routinely getting pushed to the back. Of course, when that happens, I invariably buy ingredients I already unknowingly have. That said, I uncovered a bag of cooked shrimp in the freezer today, so that’s going to turn up in dinner somehow tomorrow. Until then … on with the Dog Parade! Off to watch the Oscars. :)

P.S. Just a quick programming note… for those that subscribe to my site and get daily e-mail updates, I have dropped the Bloglet service and resubscribed you all under FeedBlitz, so you should be getting the daily e-mails again now. If you don’t, or have any questions, drop me a line.

A year ago today … I got another new cookbook and we had mussels our favorite way.

Paula Deen’s Chocolate Bread Pudding

In a rousing game of “Spot the Doxies,” can you find all three in this photo from Moveable Feasts Food Blog in Virginia? It took me a minute to find the third one.

An Alaskan Malamute from The Hungry Rose pops in:

Toby visits Stalking the Waiter in California. What a gorgeous, fluffy coat he has!

Kita from Sugar Mountain Farm in Vermont:

Somebody’s sleepy … it’s the pup from Up a Creek without a Patl from New England:

Zoe from Is it EDible?” in California brings Weekend Dog Blogging our first video – go check it out!

Lulu’s neighbor, Alaska (love the name!), checks in from Why Travel to France is up next:

Little Willie from Eating for One in Kansas sits for a spell:

The pup from Something So Clever in Montana, getting all snuggly:

Bear trying to catch a little shut-eye at Farmgirl Fare in Missouri:

Beau stops by Ragus Pug in Florida:

Up next is Ziggy from Soul Fusion Kitchen in California:

And lastly, our own Eli, the only dog I know that actually lies down on the floor to watch TV. Forget it if an animal (any animal!) comes on the screen; he jumps right up and stands nose-to-screen.

Paula Deen’s Chocolate Bread Pudding
1-pound loaf French or Italian bread, cut into cubes (about 15 cups)
3 cups milk
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup coffee-flavored liqueur
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons pure almond extract
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
6 large eggs, lightly beaten
8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 325F. Lightly grease a 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Place the bread in the baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, cream, and liqueur. In another bowl, combine the granulated and brown sugars with the cocoa powder and mix well. Add this to the milk mixture and whisk to combine.

Add the vanilla and almond extracts and the cinnamon to the beaten eggs. Combine the egg mixture with the milk mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour the mixture evenly over the bread cubes; let stand, stirring occasionally, for at least 20 minutes, or until the bread has absorbed most of the milk mixture. Bake the pudding for 1 hour, or until set; a knife inserted into the center of the pudding should come out clean. Serving the pudding warm, or refrigerate it and serve chilled. Serve it warm or cold, with whipped cream or a dessert sauce.

Jugged Chicken
1 3-1/2 pound chicken (use thighs and drumsticks)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 jar pearl onions (in canned vegetable aisle)
4 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
8 oz prosciutto, chopped
2/3 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/3 cup Port
1/3 cup brandy
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

Preheat oven to 400. Rub chicken with butter and season inside and out with salt and pepper. Transfer chicken to large, heavy, deep casserole. Combine onions and all remaining ingredients in large bowl. Pour over chicken. Cover and bake until chicken is done, about 55 minutes. Serve in bowls with crusty bread; white rice makes a great side dish, using the extra juices from the chicken.

**I don’t always have Brandy on hand, and in cases like that, I just add extra of the other alcohol, and it still tastes great.

Mom’s Cranberry Bread
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup cranberries — Fresh or frozen; washed and chopped or halved (I used dried)
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 beaten egg
3 tablespoons oil
1 cup orange juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift dry ingredients together. Add cranberries and nuts. Mix eggs, orange juice and oil in a bowl; add to dry ingredients, cranberries and nuts. Mix slightly. Bake in greased loaf pan for one hour.

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  1. Kalyn says

    March 6, 2006 at 1:35 pm

    I hope you’re taking it a little easy. Love the sound of that Jagged Chicken.

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    March 6, 2006 at 4:10 pm

    And the recipe for the Glazed Shrimp with Bourbon Barbecue Dipping Sauce is where???

    Now that my mouth is watering, and I’ve barely just had breafast….

    TIA,
    cary in OHio

    Reply
  3. Ivonne says

    March 7, 2006 at 12:08 am

    Adorable dogs!

    Unbelievable cranberry bread!!!

    Reply
  4. Cate says

    March 7, 2006 at 3:03 am

    Thanks, Ivonne. The bread was a new recipe and a definite keeper.

    Cary – thanks for dropping by. Your wish is my command. The shrimp recipe is in tonight’s post. Hope you like it!

    Kalyn – The chicken is really good, though not exactly SB friendly as it’s best with a hunk of bread for mopping up the sauce, or served over rice. Skip that part, and try it anyway. ;)

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I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨

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