one lucky dog (well, two actually)

If you know us very well, then you know that on a whim we decided to go vegetarian last December. It was one of those days where we had just finished 4 pork chops, two baked potatoes, a loaf of bread (with butter,) 2 lbs. of fried cheese curds, and a 12 pack of beer a piece and we both rolled over a little so we could see each other over our bellies and double chins and Jill wondered out loud "What happened to our eating habits since we left California?" I was popping some popcorn and finishing the fat on the side of my plate left over from the chops and muttered something in return (I didn't hear her.) 12 hours later I found out that I had agreed to go vegetarian.

So 13 lbs. later and an upgrade to Category 1 mtb racing and we have a freezer full of aging meat that needs to go somewhere. Doggies--welcome to a month of heaven.

Super Dogtastic Dog Food (a compilation of dog food recipes to use up our leftover meats.)

2 cups cooked brown rice

1lb. browned ground beef

1 cup cooked green beans
1/2 cup cooked oatmeal

3/4 cup cottage cheese

Directions: 

1. add ingredients 1-5 in a bowl and chill.

2. put in dog food bowl and serve near room temperature (unless you live in a Turkish Bathhouse, then go for 70F degrees.)

3. stand back as your furry one devours the food

4. repeat twice daily until gone.

And these two turkeys are getting all of the love this month. . . .

The View

Here is the view from our new bike path to downtown. It almost looks like we are not in the burbs if you squint just right. The good part is that this is a natural protected wetland. The bad part is that mosquitoes call it home. So what we are all going to do now is enjoy the view and ignore that buzzing in our left ear. . . and right ear . . . and the biting on the left leg . . .and the right . . .

Speaking of bike trails--check out how Madison did for bike to work week:
Bike To Work Results

The weirdest vegetable ever. Kohlrabi.

Ok-so hear me out. The last time we tried it, we didn't read the instructions very well so we kind of screwed it up. We threw it cubed into a stir fry and left too much of the skin on. It was pretty bad. Kind of like eating a tasteless radish with part of a bike inner-tube still attached to it. This time we did it right. Here is how we cooked the kohlrabi:

• 2-4 kohlrabi's peeled, and sliced into 1/4" slices
• 2-3 minced cloves of garlic
• 2-3 tbsp. olive oil
• bowl
• clean-ish hands
• big cookie sheet
• one broiler heated to 450. (I was going to use the grill but ran out of fuel.)

Directions: put the first 3 ingredients in the bowl. Use the clean-ish hands to mix everything together. Put under the broiler (or on the grill if you have fuel) for 10 minutes, then flip the slices and broil for another 10 minutes. 

Enjoy it. It's just that easy and really tasty. We think they would make good roasted fries, too. (Like the sweet potato variety. Same process, just a different cut to the veggie.)

And here is some nutritional info from our friends at nutritiondata.com if you are into that sort of thing:
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2467/2

The only photo we were able to nab was the aftermath of our kohlrabi laden euphoria.