Last weekend marked a special occasion in my house: my forever puppy turned FIVE! Every year I get Harley a huge treat to celebrate the occasion. My hubby and I had a chance to take her to the dog beach on Saturday, where she was her usual happy self greeting every man, woman, child, and puppy with a ton of enthusiasm. I grew up in a household where pets are considered family members, and when I rescued Harley, that couldn't have become the case more quickly. She stole my heart right from the start as the very first dog that A and I are the "pawrents" of together. While she is such an awesome dog to have today, for awhile at the beginning she was quite the little troublemaker pup. I thought that in honor of her birthday, I'd share a few stories of how naughty ... [Read More]
Harley
Mmm Mmm Muffins: Banana Cinnamon Muffins from Skinny Bitch
After having various puppy toys nudged onto my lap for most of the day in an effort to get me to play, I took a break from working this afternoon to take Harley to run around at a nearby park. By the end of our playtime she was a very happy girl: Check out the dirt on her tongue. Yum. This morning I whipped up a batch of banana cinnamon muffins from my Skinny Bitch cookbook. I've made these a few times before and they are delish! I've tried out a lot of recipes from this book and have enjoyed the vast majority of them. I like the author's no-nonsense approach to clean eating. Her recipes are all vegan, but I tend to add some dairy into the mix, as I did with these muffins today. The only problem I've noticed with the cookbook is that sometimes the nutrition stats and/or serving sizes ... [Read More]