Freedom '90-George Michaels

I really liked this actor a lot. It's too bad he's gone. He had such a bright future ahead of him in acting and he had a baby daughter who he adored.....so sad! One thing I really liked about him is he was so down to earth. He was just such a wonderful person. Rest In Peace Heath. You will be missed!! One of his movies that I really loved was A Knight's Tale. Here is a clip of that movie. It was very good. I also liked him in Monster's Ball and Brokeback Mountain.

A Knight's Tale

Stand Beside Me


Bye Bye


Because You Love Me

I get a pet newsletter every month and one of the things it has in there are pet recipes for people who like to make their own treats for their pets. I know after the dog food scare awhile back, some people are making their own food and even treats for their pets. I myself have not tried these, but for anyone who might be interested here they are. If anyone does try them, let me know how they turn out and if your pets like them.

Oatmeal Dog Biscuits

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups hot water
1 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup margarine
1 Tbls. bouillon granules
3/4 cup dry milk powder
3/4 cup cornmeal
1 egg - beaten
3 cups whole wheat flour

Preparation:

Stir together water, oats, margarine, and bouillon; allow to stand for 5 minutes. Then, stir in milk powder, cornmeal, and egg until combined. Stir in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 4 minutes, adding more flour if necessary to make a stiff dough.
Roll dough out to 1/2" thick and cut shapes out of dough with a cookie cutter and place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 50 minutes.

Allow to cool and dry on wire racks.
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Parmesan Herb Treats
Ingredients:

1 package dry yeast
1/4 cup lukewarm water
2 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup non-fat dry milk
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon oregano
2 teaspoons dried minced garlic
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup rye flour
1/2 cup rice flour
1 cup cracked wheat
For the Glaze - 1 egg, 1 tablespoon milk

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 325F.

In a large bowl,dissolve yeast in water. Add stock, oil, cheese, drymilk, and herbs. Gradually blend in the flours and cracked wheat. Add enough wheat flour to form a stiff dough.

Transfer to a floured surface and knead until smooth (about 3-5 minutes). Shape the dough into a ball and roll to 1/2-inch (12 mm) thick. Using round or crescent-shaped cookie cutters, cut out treats. Place on ungreased baking sheets, spacing them about 1/4-inch (6 mm) apart. Gather up the scraps, roll out again, and cut additional biscuits. Bake for 45 minutes.

Remove from oven. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and milk for the glaze. Brush the biscuits with glaze, turn and brush other side. Bake for an additional 30 minutes. Let cool overnight.

Makes about 4 dozen 3-inch (7.5 cm) treats.

Have a great day everyone. Supposed to warm up some here. I guess we're supposed to get up in the 50's on Monday.......heat wave!

I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.
--Frank Sinatra

Drinking provides a beautiful excuse to pursue the one activity that truly gives me pleasure, hooking up with fat hairy girls.
--Timothy Walsh

A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her.
--Anonymous

What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?
--W.C. Fields

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
--Henny Youngman

24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence?
--Stephen Wright

When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. Sooooo, let's all get drunk, and go to heaven...
--Brian O'Rourke

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline... it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.
--Frank Zappa

Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.
--Winston Churchill

Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.
--Dave Barry

The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.
--Humphrey Bogart

I would kill everyone in this room for a drop of sweet beer.
--Homer Simpson