Golden Friday

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!

We are going on a little break, we hope to see everyone soon

and yes, we will update you with news about our little brother.

Love,

Samantha & June

Wordless Wednesday on Tuesday

Wordless Wednesday

p/s: It is getting closer and closer for the little guy's arrival, 2 weeks from today to be exact(schedule section). Thank you everyone for your well wishes. I will try to do another post just before and visit your blogs but I don't get to it, please have yourself a very Merry little Christmas and Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Golden Friday

Happy Thanksgiving

We just want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!

If you are travelling, travel safe.

A quick update: 4 more weeks until the arrival of our little one.

He will be here just in time for Christmas.

Golden Friday

So, did you guess who dunnit from Tuesday post?

Samantha: It was me!

Samantha: I had such a fun time digging and digging and digging (mom wasn't very happy because she was right there yelling at me not to dig but I just ignored her)

Samantha: My dirt-covered nose and face

Samantha: You are not mad at me, are you mommy?

Mom's note: I don't know what got into her the other day. We were in the backyard playing fetch and all of a sudden Samantha started doing the zoomies and then she proceeded to dig a hole and just kept going. I yelled at her to stop but it was actually pretty funny watching her. I went inside and got the camera and of course when I came back out, she was still digging! We don't normally encourage digging but every once in a while, a dog needs to be a dog and have fun, so they get to do it once every so often. Thank dogness they do not dig regularly. :)

Who Done It?

Who dunnit?

Please stay tuned...the culprit will be revealed this Friday.

Golden Friday

We just wanted to wish efuryone Happy Howloween!!!
Have fun trick or treating but remember no chocolate for the doggies.


Hugs,
Samantha & June

Golden Friday

Steamboat

The steamboat I am refering to today is not what you have in mind. I'm not refering to the steamer or steam-powered boats. I am talking about food. Steamboat, also known as Asian Hot Pot, is a type of stew/soup which consists of a simmering pot of stock(it can be chicken stock, beef, seafood, vegetable or even just water) at the center of the dining table with all different kinds of food(uncooked) surrounding it. The cooking pot is fueled by propane or hot coal or electric. The ingredients are placed in the hot pot and cooked at the table. The cooked food is normally eaten with dipping sauces.

Here is an example of a hot pot fueled by hot coal. The pot consists of a few sections. The center(chimney like) part is where the hot coals go to heat the pot/stock. The middle(wider part) is where the stock and food go. The bottom part is where the ashes go.

Here's a picture from a steamboat dinner at my parents house. As you can see, the cooking pot is different than that one from the picture above. This is an electric pot. I'm sure if you have an electric skillet at home, you can use that.

Let's talk about what kind of food to serve at a steamboat dinner. Well, any kind you want. Whatever suits your fancy. Meats(chicken, pork, beef) are normally sliced thin that way it only takes a few minutes to cook. You can serve shrimp, fish, calamari, shellfish...

You can serve all kinds of vegetables: napa cabbage, bok choy, spinach, bean sprout, mushrooms, onions, green beans...You can also serve tofu. There is normally some kind of noodles: rice vermicelli, celofane noodles, rice noodles, udon noodles, spaghetti(if you can't find asian noodles).

About dipping sauces: well my family normally serve saute minced garlic with oil which you drizzle in your bowl of food before consuming it. Most Malaysians love spicy food, so there is almost always soy sauce with lots of chopped chilli pepper.

There you have it. So next time when your kids ask you what's for dinner or if you are having a small dinner party, why not consider making your own Steamboat or Asian Hot Pot. It's so easy and you don't have to spend hours in the kitchen cooking. Just prep your ingredients and you can cook and eat at the table with your family and friends.

Golden Friday

Thank you efurryone fur your comments from last Friday. We are doing much better. Mom still has to spray that thing on me(June) and I still run away from her. Sometimes I even hide behind daddy's chair or put my paws up on daddy while he's sitting in his chair and ask him to save me from evil mommy.

Guess mommy must have felt bad for spraying me, she gave me the peanut butter jar!!! Oooo, I love peanut butter!

Samantha is suppose to be on a special diet for her crystal urine, but mom didn't want to leave her out, so she gave Samantha a smear of PB on the lid.

Wordless Wednesday

Golden Friday

Sorry we've been MIA for a while. Mom has been slacking in helping us wif uploading photos. We really have to get on her case about that.

A few weeks ago we posted this picture asking if you know who's tail it is. Well, if you guessed June's tail, you are right! It is Junie's fluffy tail! Here's a big kiss from June to all who guessed it right...MMMUUUUAAAAHHHHH!
Well, nothing much to report lately. Mom told you about our new food, which we love!. Samantha wasn't too sure about it at furst but now she loves it.

We both have a little boo boo lately. I(June) have a little infection in the pee-pee area and it's a little swolen. I'm now on antibiotic(oral) and also on spray. I really really do not like the spray because it hurts. When mommy comes close wif the spray, I run away from her.
I(Samantha) have a little crystal in my urine so I'm now on a special diet until it clears. Please keep your paws/fingers crossed fur us fur a speedy recovery.

Have a wonderwoof weekend!

Hugs,
Samantha & June

Funny June

We have decided to get the girls some Holistic dog food instead of letting them eat the normal dog food. So on Sunday, we went to Petco(without the girls) and bought them a small bag of Blue Buffalo Wilderness(Duck & Sweet Potato flavor). Of course when we got home, the girls just had to sniff us all over and sniff the bag to check out what it's about. Hubby opened the bag and gave them both a handful to try. June(usually the picky one) chomped it down right away, Samantha(who usually inhales her food), on the other hand, sniff and then left without touching the food.
Then at dinner time, hubby went to feed the girls and started to scoop the new food in Samantha's bowl first(June was already waiting) then proceed to scoop into June's bowl. But at the same time June saw that Samantha's bowl was filled but not hers, right away she moved over to Samantha's bowl trying to eat from it! Now all this happen within a few seconds between scoops(from the dog food container to the bowls)! It was pretty funny seeing June did that. She's normally the picky one and when we feed them, she would only eat when she feels like it. Samantha is the one who would eat as soon as the food hits the bowl and finish before June does. But this time, June ate all her food before Samantha did! She must really loves her new food!

Golden Friday

Can you guess who's fluffy tail is this?

You say Tomato, I say Tomahto

Do you say tomato, or do you say tomahto? Either way, this post is about, you guessed it, tomato!

Summertime means fresh tomatoes. I love fresh tomatoes! I very rarely buy tomatoes from the store and/or when they are not in season. I love eating them fresh from the garden with a little salt and pepper. I love making tomato salad with basil, mozzarella cheese. I love eating tomato sandwiches or BLTs. I love making salsa and pasta sauce....


If you love tomatoes as much as I do and if you have abundance of tomatoes from your garden, you would probably like the recipe that I found. I have made a lot of salsa this year and I've made enough pasta sauce to last us for the next 2 or more years! But I still have tons of tomatoes, what should I make next? Then it hit me! How about tomato jam? So I went on a search quest and found some tomato jam recipes. I made this recipe right away, it is so good on crackers with some cream cheese! Mmmm....


Sweet n' Spicy Tomato Jam - From White on Rice Couple

Note: I made some slight changes, will note them in red

1 lb (455 g) Tomatoes, roughly cut (some varieties may need to be peeled)
1/2 c (45 g) Golden Brown Sugar
1/2 Serrano Chili, seeded & finely diced (or whatever chili you like) I used 2 jalapenos because I like it hot!
4 whole Cloves
1″ stick Cinnamon, preferably Vietnamese Cinnamon I didn't add any cinnamon
1-2 T (15-30 ml) Red Wine Vinegar, depending on how tangy you want it I added 1/2 tablespoon more
1 1/2 T (20 ml) fresh Lime or Lemon juice, lime is our preference I didn't have any lemon/lime so I used Balsamic vinegar instead

1. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan, then simmer over med-low heat. Stir occasionally and gently. Simmer about an hour or until the mixture thickens to a jam-like consistency (who’d have thought.)
2. Put tomato jam into sterilized jars. For longer storage, can in a water bath (cover with water about 1″ above jars & simmer for about 15 min.) or just store in the fridge to keep for a couple weeks.

Golden Friday

Spending a little mommy and me time.

June: Ear scratches from mom is so nice!

June & Mommy & Samantha's butt

June & Mommy

Samantha

Samantha & Mommy

Samantha loves to lay on mommy's belly

Samantha: Listening to my little baby brofur

Wordy Wednesday

Thank you for all your nice comment from last Friday's post. We are very excited about the new addition to the family and I really cannot wait for his arrival!

We have been busy, it's canning season and I have lots and lots of tomatoes! Here's the first batch of salsa I made. It's SPICY! Remember last Wednesday post? Those were roasted jalapenos that I freeze. I was going to use them in my salsa but I have since then gotten more jalapenos from the garden, so those will stay in the freezer for later consumption.

Oh, for those of you who were a little worried about my not wearing gloves, don't worry. I have learned it the hard waybefore(I wear contacts) so anything to do with hot peppers, you bet I'll be wearing gloves!

Golden Friday

Dear furfriends and human friends, today we are not posting any pictures of us. We are just going to post a picture of our mommy and her belly. She said our little brofur is in there.
Happy Labor Day Weekend efuryone! Have a safe trip if you are travelling!