Know a cat person and not sure what to get her/him for their birthday? Try homemade cat poop cookies. Found this recipe on the internet. Brought it in to work today. HUGE hit.
Here's the close up. Yuk!
· ¼ cup honey
· ¼ cup molasses
· 2/3 cup butter
· 1 egg
· 2 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
· ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
· ½ teaspoon ground ginger
· ½ teaspoon ground cloves
· 1 (32 ounce) package wheat and barley nugget cereal (e.g. Grape-Nuts™)
· ½ cup crushed ramen noodles
1. In a medium bowl, Microwave the honey until it bubbles. This may take up to 1 minute. Stir in the molasses, butter and egg. Beat until smooth. Stir in the flour, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves until combined. Then add the dramatic additions of your choice such as coconut, ramen, chocolate chips, or peanuts. Chill dough until firm.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll dough into logs about ¾ inch in diameter. Cut into pieces the approximate length of cat poop. Roll pieces in the cereal, place on an unprepared cookie sheet, and bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
3. Serve the cookies in a disposable cat litter box, on a bed of cereal, with a brand new litter box scoop. Add plastic flies, and dip the litter scoop in chocolate for added fun.
Right when you open the gate, to the left (through french doors) is the casita. Troy was our first out-of-state guest (Tony & Marissa were our first out-of-town guests) and our next guests out-of-state guests will be Heather & Brock in October - can't wait!!
This is the bathroom in the casita:
Here is the courtyard view from foyer towards the casita (on the left) and spare bedroom (not photographed because it's getting flooring worked on):
Here is the foyer ("hi" Tobey!):
And the kitchen:
Family room (I recently dropped some wallpaper into these frames - they previously had seashells but I've had those on my walls forever so it was time for a change!):
Living room w/ double sided fireplace that goes to family room:
Family room (can you see two little doggie's on Lui's chair?):
Dining room (we love the slate floors - being stored in this room is more laminate flooring that will go in the spare bedroom and office which is not photographed either, looks pretty good in the family room, huh?):
Master bedroom (the previous owner was an interior designer - pieces of the brick wall have fallen down but securing them back onto the wall is on the fovever long "to do" list):
Here is the backyard with newly acquired badminton net and freshly sanded/stained table & chairs (nice work, Lui!):
The rest of the BIG backyard (the lot is .34 acres with a slope that backs up to a street so it's nice and private), there are 2 peach trees (yellow & white) and a plum tree at the back of the property which have the most delish fruit:
Please visit us soon!
