We are back from Thanksgiving in Olympia. Turkey, Scotch dressing, yams, roasted brussel sprouts (which were surprisingly good) and cranberry rice. We ate too much and it was all delicious. Omid and my dad always have a friendly competition when it comes to food. Omid made a delicious smoked salmon, sea scallop & prawn plate for an appetizer. It was simply scrumptious! Omid's appetizer

On our way home from Olympia, we stopped at the Centralia Outlet Mall and bought a few things. Then it was on to Matty's basketball game. Unfortunately, the boys lost both their games. Afterwards, we stopped at Staccato Gelato for some dessert. I had chai tea and a nummy cardamon donut, Omid had a maple donut & coffe and the kids has the gelato. Try this place, it's cute and delicous.

Resident cat at Staccato Gelato

Cookies!

Thank you Heidi Rinkel for the cookie info! I ran to Target this morning and bought a cookie kit. Naseem & her friend Rachel decorated all the cookies for me today. Thanks girls - they were yummy.

Apple Cup

Go Cougs! If there is one game you need to win this year, it's this one!

My Dog the model....again!

Lara Blair was recently featured on PDXDogs.com. Guess who was on her video? REMY! Watch it here! You will see Remy at about 1:30.

Camas Select Basketball

Matty & his basketball team played their first two games today. Unfortunately they lost both games. The boys worked really hard. Hopefully they will win next week!

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Oh Yummers!

It's no secret that I love butternut squash ravioli. I was so sad when Trader Joes stopped carrying it. While shopping at Costco today, I found some! The back of the package had a delicious sounding recipe and I made it for dinner tonight. This is a keeper!

Butternut Squash Raviolis with Brown Sugar Walnut Sage Butter

1 package Butternut Squash Ravioli
1/2 c walnut pieces
2 T butter
1/4 c brown sugar
1/2 t salt
pinch cayenne pepper
3/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage/1 T fresh sage
2 T cream

While the pasta cooks, prepare sauce. In a large, wide saucepan or skillet, toast walnuts on medium heat until just fragrant and beginning to color. Reduce heat to low, add butter and stir. Add brown sugar, salt, cayenne and sage. Stir until butter is completely melted. Whisk in cream, add cooked ravioli and enjoy.

Images from Asia

Enjoy these photos from Omid's recent business trip to China, Korea, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.

Yo!

China

The last row, far right: see that man (with the arrows around his head)? Omid found out that he graduated from WSU too. Funny!
On the subway. That woman was really asleep.

Caramel Corn Puffs

Found this recipe at Grocery Cart Challenge. Make it - it's good!

Caramel Corn Puffs

1 box Kix or Corn Pops (smaller size box)
1 c brown sugar
1 c corn syrup
1/2 c butter
1 t baking soda

Melt butter. Add brown sugar and corn syrup. Bring to a boil, add baking soda. Add cereal. Stir to coat. Place cereal on a greased cookie sheet. Place in a 250* oven for 45 mins. Stir every 10 minutes to break up the clumps.

I made it with Corn Pops. Next time I will try Kix. This stuff is gooooood!

Make This!!

White chicken enchiladas. This is Pioneer Woman's recipe. It does NOT disappoint! So easy to make, yet it tastes & looks like it took hours. Thank you Pioneer Woman! I love you!

**NOTE: I used flour tortillas as we are not fans of corn tortillas. This saved me a lot of time by skipping the 'fry the tortillas' step.

Make This!

My sisters Cynthia & Brenda made this dip on Saturday night for an appetizer. Oh my goodness it was good. It was all I could do NOT to like the dish clean. Sorry there are no photos.

Artichoke Dip
1 can unmarinated artichoke hearts - drained
1 cup mayo
1 cup parmesan cheese
2 T Jalapeno peppers - diced (canned is okay to use if you don't have fresh)

Mix all ingredients together. Bake in a 350* oven for 25 minutes. Serve warm.
Enjoy!

Holly Days Bazaar

Today Sarah and I had our big debut at the Holly Days Bazaar. Co-workers Cyndy & Teresa selling their "night lights."

Sarah looking sad because the girl next to her had chronic flatulence!!! NO JOKE!!! I am such a bad friend...I did NOT change places with her. Sorry Sarah!

Look who came to visit!

Dog Freaks and proud of it!
Look at our posters!!! So cool.


Woman with a mullet?

Oh yeah!

Choices, choices.

I came away with a Thanksgiving themed bandana for Remy and a plaid for Hammish.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and purchased our products!

TLC.....?!

I have the perfect life for a reality show. Teenagers, gourmet chef hubby, fun domestic & international family members, interesting job, new business start -up (sort of), training for a half marathon, Remy & lively friends. My show would be a LOT more entertaining than Jon + Kate = Hate. AND...there are several people who I am sure would get their own spinoff shows. 1) Naseem: The College Years. 2) My sister-in-law. Making it BIG in the corporate world! 3) Omid. Food Network needs him. Seriously. 4) Remy = No explanation needed.

Vizsla on the brain

Always Vizsla on the brain. Vizsla's don't let you forget about them for one minute (seriously!). While Remy was getting attention from other family members this morning, I went surfing for new Vizsla things. Here are some of my favorites:

My favorites are from http://www.obeythepurebreed.com/. You can get your specific dog or cat breed in the same products above (if you don't want Vizsla in them...but why would you want any other breed?).

Brenda click here.

Arezou click here.

Cynthia & Denise click here.

Grammy & Papa click here.

Arnita click here.

Katie B. click here.

Sarah click here. (This was the closest I could find to Golly).

Laurel click here.

Heidi click here.

C U T E !

Everything about these bookends are sweet except for the price: $138. Way too steep for me. Plus....they would end up in Nas' room (that's where all the books are). Though they are very cute to look at.

Want them? Get there here: Hazelnut New Orleans.

Unhappy Employee

Remy was quite vocal this evening while I was packing up the treats for Saturday's bazaar.

He usually gets the 'duds' and was not happy that all the delicious treats were being taken away from him." I WANT THESE! THEY ARE MINE!"

Sniff-sniff-whuffle-whuffle.
He has a great nose for yummy things!


Still sniffing away.

Dear Remy: I have a 1/2 cup of perfectly good treats (no duds!) just for you!