Last night after Hubby got home from work, we snuggled on the couch watching “The Andy Griffith Show.” Izzi, as usual when she’s tired, put herself to bed in her kennel. After the show was over and we started channel flipping, Izzi let out two sharp barks at us as if to say, “Hey! I’m trying to sleep here! Go to bed!!” So we did.
July 10th, 2008 |
02:27 pm |
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Two fruits remind me of summer–peaches and rhubarb! Peaches because Grandma always canned them when she lived in Michigan, and rhubarb because we grew it and used it out in the country. While a peach tree in Alaska isn’t practical, rhubarb grows great! A couple from church that regularly attend the same Bible Study I do, gave us not only a rhubarb plant which we planted in a big pot on the back deck, but also 2 grocery bags of rhubarb which I cut up and froze.
Now comes the challenge of finding recipes that use rhubarb, but not a lot of sugar. The first one I tried was pretty gross, but the one I made today is absolutely yummy!
RHUBARB RUMBLE
3-cups chopped rhubarb
1-package (small) sugar-free strawberry gelatin
1-1/2-cups cold skim milk
1-package (small) instant sugar-free vanilla pudding mix
1-reduced fat graham cracker crust (8 inch)
Place rhubarb in a microwave-safe bowl
Cover and microwave on high for 6-8 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes, until rhubarb is softened (I cooked it a little longer)
Stir in gelatin until dissolved, then cool completely
In a mixing bowl, combine milk and pudding mix
Beat on low speed for 2 minutes
Fold into rhubarb mixture
Spoon into crust
Cover and refrigerate until firm
July 02nd, 2008 |
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We took Izzi in for her booster shots today and what do you think they gave her to distract her? A small jar of chicken baby food! We’ve never seen her gobble up anything so fast!! She practically inhaled it, which produced two huge belches from a little 4.3 lb. dog. Who woulda thunk it?