Happy Easter

 Happy Easter to all of my friends who celebrate!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Company on Saturday

 We are celebrating Easter with Missy and Tommy today!

Yesterday, mom saw her dermatologist and as soon as she got home, she went to work making Nonna's Easter Meat Pie and of course, I helped!

She wouldn't share ham or genoa salami with me but she did share cheeses.  Basket cheese is good stuff!

Those who have never heard of basket cheese always ask............Because it comes in a basket!

Mom decided to use scamorza this year instead of provolone so we shall see if we like it better.

The eggs and ricotta get mixed together but not before I got to taste the ricotta~

This is the Easter meat pie before it baked for over an hour and a half at 350 degrees.   Mom isn't the best at a lattice crust.

And this is the Easter meat pie just out of the oven~

This morning, she will be making Nonna's Rice pie and lasagna and Missy will be making a salad.  

 

Happy Saturday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

Once again, our temps turned coolish.

Finally, we spotted mini-daffies blooming.   Mom has been keeping an eye on this patch for a whole week!

There was one white crocus at the end of Landlady Maryanne's driveway~

Mom continues to work on her puzzles~

She says that this one was harder than it looks!

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Tasty Thursday

 Mom tried out a new recipe.   It's called Authentic White Pizza.

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup warm water (110°F/43°C)
• 1 packet (2 1/4 tsp) active dry yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
• 1 tbsp olive oil, plus more for brushing
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 ball fresh mozzarella, torn
• 1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• Fresh basil or thyme leaves
• Salt, to taste

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Instructions

1. Activate Yeast: Mix water, yeast, and sugar; let sit for 5-10 minutes until foamy.
2. Make Dough: Mix flour, salt, and yeast mixture; knead until smooth. Let rise for 1-1½ hours.
3. Preheat and Prepare Toppings: Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C) and prepare ricotta mixture.
4. Shape Dough: Roll out dough, transfer to baking surface, and brush with olive oil.
5. Add Toppings: Spread ricotta, add mozzarella and Pecorino, and sprinkle with herbs.
6. Bake: Bake for 12-15 minutes, garnish with olive oil and arugula if desired, then serve.
7. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8. Mom doesn't make her own pizza dough.  She buys it already made at our local veggie market.     She made the pizza according to the directions but added sauteed spinach that she wanted to use up.  We didn't use garlic.  We used Mrs Dash's garlic seasoning and the herb seasoning too.  We didn't add salt because Parmesan cheese is salty enough and we baked it for the full 15 minutes.  
9. 
   And now for the tasteTest~
10. 
    I thought it was the best thing that I ever tasted but mom doesn't agree.   She prefers the frozen one that our grocery store sells and it's far less work!
11. Happy Thursday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

No April Fool

 Yesterday, I had my monthly bath, which led to laundry and cleaning the bathroom and then mom groomed me and then finally, she said that we could go for a walk.  This all happened before 10am.  

She kept telling me to please stop pulling and slow down, Duke.  I am VERY tired and I need a nap☺  Naps don't happen this early, mom!

Happy Wednesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Sunday Walk on Monday

 Our temps started off cold enough that mom had me wear my coat.   I don't mind.  I love wearing my nice warm coats!

Mom just loves this bird house!

Finally, we saw beautiful crocus!

We found this superTwisted vine~

Happy Monday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Silent Sunday Selfie

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

The Daffies are waking up~

At home, our Hyacinths are almost ready to pick so mom can enjoy their wonderful fragrance inside the house!

My buddy, Tommy and his helper, Chris, were here on Wednesday to leaf blow our yard FINALLY!

We took a longer walk on Thursday morning after the showers stopped.  We aren't seeing much color yet but we did see a beautiful flying copper piggy on this cupola~

Birdie!!

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

My Friend Carlie

 Yesterday, we saw my friend Carlie on our walk.   I hadn't seen her since November and we were beginning to worry~

It was wonderful to see her and her dad again after all of these months!

Happy Wednesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Terrific Tuesday

 The mailman came yesterday and delivered Spring pressies - to both me and mom!

I got a colorful new collar with frogs and flowers!

I am raising my paw for a homemade peanut butter treat that the Etsy seller sent me!

In 2010, mom bought her very first pair of Joules Wellibobs.   Maggie and Mitch were there to help her open the box!  She wore them until they cracked and leaked and she finally decided to get herself a new pair.  Ebay had a pair that she couldn't refuse.  

She would have loved to have another pair with WFT's on them but they weren't available.  

Mom is so psyched to have a brand new pair of Wellibobs and if it wasn't raining out, she'd be out there raking!

Happy Spring!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Sunday Selfie

 The first Saturday of Spring was a warmish one and the sun feels so good on my face and furs!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

We have had a cold week.    It's hard to believe that this is the first day of Spring~

The snow is almost all gone~

We saw enough ice to go skating!

I wonder if anyone lives in this tree?

The Daylilies are emerging~

Our Lenten Rose is flowering~   

Mom took the shot from underneath.

And then upright~

I was sporting my green for St Patrick's Day~

Happy first day of Spring~~

We hope it feels warmer soon!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Wordless Wednesday

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

St Patrick's Day

 May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow and may trouble avoid you wherever you go~

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Love ya lots♥

Duke