The Vegas Voice 3-21

You Are Making What? For Whom?
By: Liz Breier / This & That
My spouse walked into the kitchen to a large
pot steaming on the stove. He saw the
cutting board had been used so he asked, “what’s
for dinner?”
I can’t blame him for making the assumption that something was in
the works. He was only half right.
It would be unusual for me to be making a fuss for dinner mid-week,
and in fact that was not the case. I had to advise him it was not for him
– I was cooking for the dogs.
We all love our furry friends and mine are such poor eaters – snubbing
their wet little noses at anything from a can or a bag in the pet food
aisle or even something frozen shipped to us based on their “personal
preferences.” That’s right, I even tried filling out a questionnaire for
food to be prepared that they would enjoy – no luck there either.
I was happy when a friend shared a homemade recipe that they
guaranteed my dogs would devour and it would be healthy for them as
well. How could I not take the time to make them their own concoction?
What really sent my husband’s eyes rolling was when he discovered
me in the act of taste-testing. After all, ground turkey with fruits and
vegetables is just a bland mash that anyone can ingest so I’m not so
sure why I felt like I had been “caught” - but it is apparently something
I may never live down.
That’s okay, because I will be more clever or at least secretive when
I start baking snacks for my
Yorkies Ruby & Jingle.
If you are interested, the recipe
is below – just be careful if you
are tasting that you don’t get
caught in the act!
Cook 1 ½ cups brown rice. Heat
1 tbsp. olive oil in large stock pot
over medium heat. Add 3 lbs.
ground turkey and brown for 3-5
minutes, crumbling pieces as it
cooks.
Add 3 cups chopped baby
spinach, 2 shredded carrots, 1
shredded zucchini, ½ cup of
peas and the cooked rice. Add
handful of blueberries and/or
1-2 chopped apples.
Cook all additional 3-5
minutes. Place cooled mixture
in separate containers or zip lock
bags to freeze and use as needed.
Liz Breier is an ex-New Yorker who retired to Florida for 24 years
before deciding that Nevada means home to her. You can contact
Liz at: bluesky090372@gmail.com.
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