Richard Crowe's Blog – September 2011 Archive (3)

I should never be surprised at how good our Goldendoodle, Holly, is to our Maltese but, every once in a while she astounds even me.

I was preparing the dog's kibble topping (beef, carrot and sweet potato) and Holly and our little blind Maltese rescue, Peli were right by me.  I accidently dropped two pieces of cooked carrot which is one of Holly's favorite treats.

Holly ran up to the nearest piece but, when she saw that little blind Peli was sniffing around…

Living close to the border with Mexico, some of our cuisine is influenced by Hispanic ties. One of our favorites is Snapper Vera Cruz.  This is a very easy dish to prepare and you can prepare the sauce and freeze it while tomatoes are abundant in your garden or very inexpensive in the grocery stores.  The recipe is not rocket science and I NEVER MEASURE. I usually cook this two batches at a time and freeze them laying flat in 1-gallon freezer bags.  Freezing them flat not only saves space in…