Stacie’s Out of Town…

By Patrick MurphyPosted on April 13, 2024April 13, 2024Cat Food, LifestyleTags Breakfast, Easy, Italian, MeatLeave a comment

You know what that means. I’ll give in to my base instincts! Which, as we’ve discussed before, involve robots, space monsters, monkeys, spaceships, rayguns, and the food to feed my Mighty Brain. Some of those are Monkey Business, so I cover them on Devil Monkey (Planning a relaunch in July), but some of it you… Read More »

Mozzarella Bruschetta Flatbread

By Patrick MurphyPosted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021Cat FoodTags Budget, Diabetic, Easy, ItalianLeave a comment

This was inspired by my hostibule lunch on Tuesday. Flatbread, cheese (I think cheddar and mozzarella), herbs, and thin-sliced tomatoes. It was good, but they kept it tame for the general audience. For my version, I upgraded the tomato component to bruschetta. The flatbread I used was a round pita, and I used regular sliced… Read More »

Easy Risotto

By Patrick MurphyPosted on August 26, 2020August 14, 2020Cat FoodTags Budget, Diabeetus, Easy, Italian, Side DishesLeave a comment

Made some risotto a while back. It was a lot easier than I'd expected, and nobody complained too hard. So here's the recipe, roughly: Vegetable oil (I didn't have any olive handy, so I used basic vegetable oil)Chopped onion2 cups rice (I used medium-grain sushi rice, some people insist upon Arborio; it will work with… Read More »

Bruschetta On The Cheap

By Patrick MurphyPosted on August 23, 2020August 14, 2020Cat FoodTags Budget, Diabeetus, Easy, Italian, Snack1 Comment

I do enjoy some bruschetta. It's ultra-low carb (especially with thin-sliced bread from the bakery instead of Wonder) so it's Diabeetus Approved, I like how it tastes, etc. Good shet. And if you don't need to control your carbs, get thicker bread. Problem: it's just enough of a pain in the colon to make that… Read More »