Homemade Pet Food
After several documentaries on the making of commercial dog food (yeah, it’s more than just the addition of chicken beaks & feathers), and my 12 year old Boston Terrier Mix not tolerating the usual kibble or canned food, I decided to prepare the food myself. I found this simple recipe and decided to give it a try. (I have known from the beginning this recipe may be easy but may not provide all my dog needs for ideal nutrition & health.) I switched my Boston from Hill’s prescription Digestive Care to human grade food without any ill effects. The Digestive Care had been doing the trick … no more endless diarrhea. I like to believe that Hill’s is made with extra care as I still give my cats Hill’s.
Yep, you can do it well and save yourself the expense of a professional! Nope, you don’t need a tile cutter or any other expensive piece of equipment. Just patience, a measuring tape, outdoor tiles, adhesive and premixed grout.
Here I’ve taped off the area to avoid excessive oozing of adhesive and then grout. The time spent is truly minimal. Drying time is not shortened and can take some days to cure.
This is a gift from a family gourmet who put together Ina Garten’s vanilla extract recipe. The ingredients are pretty pricey initially but over time you’ll save. You’ll be making a larger volume and the price per ounce of your homemade vanilla will be much cheaper. Plus, as you use your homemade you can simply add more vodka (bourbon or rum) to your jar. Believe me, if you’re using imitation vanilla to save you might wish to read about the making of imitation vanilla. It will bring you back to this recipe. Here are a few of my suggestions. Vodka will give a more pure taste to the vanilla extract. For a change up flavor try bourbon or rum. While Madagascar beans are premium (and a little difficult to find and price may be prohibitive) you can use other vanilla beans or do a mixture of beans. Grade B beans, too, can add more vanilla taste. Grade B beans tend to be drier and broken. They may have split open from the dryness and have little paste inside if at all. But with this dryness may come more flavor.
Surprised! Haven’t decided about this yet but for now it’s staying. Stenciled hardwood floors … someone really loved loved this storybook home. This is the original floor.
Just can’t throw away those last drops of wine. Here’s a fun and economical way to save those precious drops from finding their way down the drain.
