Tag: homemade

  • How to Follow Pet Food Recalls to Protect Your Furry Friends

    We have a friend who carefully follows pet food recalls and issues, and lets her extended, online community of dog lovers know about each one. (Thanks Carol!) Not everyone is so fortunate.

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    Today's Sunday dog feature is short and sweet. If you feed any commercial product to your animals, you need to follow the recalls of those products. We make homemade food for Poppy, she loves it and is thriving on it. After more than 3 decades and 3 Westies, she's our healthiest. But we spread the word on recalls on behalf of friends who are not fortunate enough to have the time and resources to feed their dogs a wholesome, homemade food.

    How to Follow Recalls

    As of this writing, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is still reporting pet food recalls and withdrawals. You'll find those updates at this page.

    In case a food you are feeding is found on one of these lists, here is a link to a page from the Humane Society of the United States that covers what you should do when you discover you have fed a food with issues.

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2017 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • Ready for the Storm with Chicken Soup and Great Bread!

    We did make a supermarket walk to prepare for the storm. We bought the makings for a great big pot of chicken soup and a large loaf of Iggy's Francese!

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    We do enjoy watching Universal Hub's French Toast Alert System, but our storm food of choice is homemade chicken soup. 

    What's your favorite storm food? What did you buy on your pre-storm stock up trip?

    More Chicken Soup posts:

    This Is a Chicken Soup Week

    Chicken Soup for a Sick Friend

    Variations On a Soup Theme

     

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2017 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

  • Ready for the Storm with Chicken Soup and Great Bread!

    We did make a supermarket walk to prepare for the storm. We bought the makings for a great big pot of chicken soup and a large loaf of Iggy's Francese!

    IMG_6914 copy

    We do enjoy watching Universal Hub's French Toast Alert System, but our storm food of choice is homemade chicken soup. 

    What's your favorite storm food? What did you buy on your pre-storm stock up trip?

    More Chicken Soup posts:

    This Is a Chicken Soup Week

    Chicken Soup for a Sick Friend

    Variations On a Soup Theme

     

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2017 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

  • 7 Reasons to “Freeze” Your Cookies!

    DSC_9538 - Version 22012-10-26-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    While I’ve always been a huge cookie fan and have devoured them in just about every form imaginable (soft, crunchy, pre-cooked, hot from the oven … ) I’m here to say, “Freeze Your Cookies!” I know, it sounds extreme but hear me out.

    DSC_9707 - Version 22012-10-27-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    First, you need a quality cookie – I prefer the giant Homemade Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from Cook’s Farm and Bakery – the thicker the better with a generous amount of raisins. If you’re going to try this, don’t hold back!

    DSC_9582 - Version 22012-10-26-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    If you’re at all sceptical (I can still remember my first time), here are:

    7 Reasons to Freeze Your Cookies!

    • Won’t bend as easily when slipped into a pocket or bag.
    • Keeps the cookie fresher, longer.
    • Great on a warm, summer day or after a hard workout!
    • Slows cookie consumption rate (CCR) allowing greater enjoyment of each morsel.
    • A lower CCR may mean fewer cookies eaten at one time, stretching your cookie supply not your waistline.

    DSC_9675 - Version 22012-10-27-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    • Serving in broken, bite-sized chunks adds to convenience, especially when watching TV.
    • Anything sweet and frozen just seems to taste better.

    As is often the case with any specialized cookie eating technique, there can be some, uh … drawbacks –

    • Produces more crumbs than conventional method.

    DSC_9636 - Version 22012-10-27-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    • FOR BEST RESULTS: Warm frozen cookie in mouth before chomping (this may take 15-seconds or more).
    • ADVISORY: Check with a dental professional before consuming frozen cookies. 

     

    Related Post:

    Don’t Hurt Me! I’ll Make Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!

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    Words: Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2012 Ed Cherubino  

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  • 7 Reasons to “Freeze” Your Cookies!

    DSC_9538 - Version 22012-10-26-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    While I’ve always been a huge cookie fan and have devoured them in just about every form imaginable (soft, crunchy, pre-cooked, hot from the oven … ) I’m here to say, “Freeze Your Cookies!” I know, it sounds extreme but hear me out.

    DSC_9707 - Version 22012-10-27-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    First, you need a quality cookie – I prefer the giant Homemade Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from Cook’s Farm and Bakery – the thicker the better with a generous amount of raisins. If you’re going to try this, don’t hold back!

    DSC_9582 - Version 22012-10-26-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    If you’re at all sceptical (I can still remember my first time), here are:

    7 Reasons to Freeze Your Cookies!

    • Won’t bend as easily when slipped into a pocket or bag.
    • Keeps the cookie fresher, longer.
    • Great on a warm, summer day or after a hard workout!
    • Slows cookie consumption rate (CCR) allowing greater enjoyment of each morsel.
    • A lower CCR may mean fewer cookies eaten at one time, stretching your cookie supply not your waistline.

    DSC_9675 - Version 22012-10-27-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    • Serving in broken, bite-sized chunks adds to convenience, especially when watching TV.
    • Anything sweet and frozen just seems to taste better.

    As is often the case with any specialized cookie eating technique, there can be some, uh … drawbacks –

    • Produces more crumbs than conventional method.

    DSC_9636 - Version 22012-10-27-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    • FOR BEST RESULTS: Warm frozen cookie in mouth before chomping (this may take 15-seconds or more).
    • ADVISORY: Check with a dental professional before consuming frozen cookies. 

     

    Related Post:

    Don’t Hurt Me! I’ll Make Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:
    Words: Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2012 Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers’ comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you.

     

  • 7 Reasons to “Freeze” Your Cookies!

    DSC_9538 - Version 22012-10-26-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    While I’ve always been a huge cookie fan and have devoured them in just about every form imaginable (soft, crunchy, pre-cooked, hot from the oven … ) I’m here to say, “Freeze Your Cookies!” I know, it sounds extreme but hear me out.

    DSC_9707 - Version 22012-10-27-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    First, you need a quality cookie – I prefer the giant Homemade Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from Cook’s Farm and Bakery – the thicker the better with a generous amount of raisins. If you’re going to try this, don’t hold back!

    DSC_9582 - Version 22012-10-26-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    If you’re at all sceptical (I can still remember my first time), here are:

    7 Reasons to Freeze Your Cookies!

    • Won’t bend as easily when slipped into a pocket or bag.
    • Keeps the cookie fresher, longer.
    • Great on a warm, summer day or after a hard workout!
    • Slows cookie consumption rate (CCR) allowing greater enjoyment of each morsel.
    • A lower CCR may mean fewer cookies eaten at one time, stretching your cookie supply not your waistline.

    DSC_9675 - Version 22012-10-27-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    • Serving in broken, bite-sized chunks adds to convenience, especially when watching TV.
    • Anything sweet and frozen just seems to taste better.

    As is often the case with any specialized cookie eating technique, there can be some, uh … drawbacks –

    • Produces more crumbs than conventional method.

    DSC_9636 - Version 22012-10-27-oatmeal-raisin-cookie-forzen-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    • FOR BEST RESULTS: Warm frozen cookie in mouth before chomping (this may take 15-seconds or more).
    • ADVISORY: Check with a dental professional before consuming frozen cookies. 

     

    Related Post:

    Don’t Hurt Me! I’ll Make Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:
    Words: Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2012 Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers’ comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you.