Hey guys!
It's me, Jack... my mommy is busy today so I am writing this one for her!
I wanted to tell you about the funnest night that we had about a week ago! My mom's friend, Haleigh, came over to eat dinner with us and she brought her son (with fur, like me!) over too! His name is Bentley and I have been playing with him since I was a baby so we are very good friends!! It was SO much fun... too bad my mom forgot to take a picture of us! Anyway, Miss Haleigh brought treats for Bentley and Me and dessert for the grownups and my mommy made Jambalaya and Blueberry Salad... that was for the grownups too! Here are the recipes and a few pictures of the food... because even though mommy forgot to take a picture of Bentley and me, she sure didn't forget about the food! ha!
Jambalaya
Ingredients:
2 smoked sausage links, sliced
2 chicken breasts, finely chopped
(you can either choose between the above two ingredients or use both)
3 cups converted rice
1 cup celery, chopped finely
3 t. salt
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
1/4 cup oil
1/2 t. black pepper
all-purpose cajun seasoning to taste
water as needed
Directions:
Place oil in the bottom of pot; saute onions, garlic, celery and meat until dark brown. Add 1/2 cup water and simmer for 10 minutes. Add seasonings and about five more cups of water (may substitute chicken broth if desired). Bring water to rolling boil. Add rice and stir. Let rice and water boil until water thickens and rice absorbs the liquid, stirring as little as possible. When the liquid is absorbed, cover with a tight fitting lid and simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.
Blueberry Salad
Ingredients:
Lettuce
Avocados
Red Onion
White (shoepeg) corn
Cashews
Tomatoes
Dressing Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
1 pkg. frozen blueberries
1 cup oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
2 T. dry mustard
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup poppy seeds
Directions for dressing:
Heat two cups of vinegar. Add one package of frozen blueberries to hot vinegar. Let vinegar stand for as long as possible. Strain berries and use 1/2 cup blueberry vinegar in making dressing. (Sprinkle the blueberries over the salad). Mix the 1/2 cup of blueberry vinegar in with all the remaining dressing ingredients and pour over salad.
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Hope you guys enjoy what the grownups ate!! They sure seemed to like it!! Oh! I almost forgot to show you a picture of the pretty cupcakes that Miss Haleigh brought!!
Aren't they pretty? I sure wish I could have tasted one!! Thanks Miss Haleigh for being such a good friend to my mommy and for bringing Bentley over to play with me!!
I hope everyone has a good weekend!!
Love, Jack
