Don't tempt me! I would be a bad person for depriving cats of their well-earned salmon. :)
(Although that reminds me I haven't made this delicious microwaved salmon-spinach recipe that pameladean kindly taught me in ages and I should get the fixings so I can do it again. Joe and the lizard probably won't care for it, but I am easy to please.)
I had to ask Pamela because it had been so long and I lost it when I nuked my original LJ, but she kindly reposted it:
It's a staple around here, so it's pretty much in my head.
Put a pot of water on to boil; when it does boil, put in a pound of some kind of short or wriggly pasta. We were using penne at the time but often now use rigatoni or fusilli. Macaroni is too small. We use whole wheat pasta but regular works fine.
While the water is boiling, put a pound of frozen spinach in the microwave and cook according to directions.
Peel and mince finely 3 to 8 cloves of garlic.
When the spinach is done, put the garlic into it, stir briefly, and cover the spinach so the garlic can steam a little.
Combine:
1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
When the pasta is done, mix the above with it. Add spinach and garlic. Mix well.
Add a 15-oz can of salmon, flaking it as you add it. You can make this with an equivalent amount of broiled or baked or poached salmon, but we usually don't.
Mix everything well, trying to break up large lumps of spinach and salmon.
Taste and add more soy sauce, vinegar, or olive oil as desired. I think we use different amounts now, but I'm not usually the one making it any more, so you'll have to experiment. Well, I'll ask the actual current preparer of this dish when zie has gotten up.
I've never seen them both in one picture before. They are graceful small cats with dainty itty paws.
You should come and meet them. Autolycus is a decent-sized cat with big paws that are not shown to advantage by these photographs, but Hestia is in fact quite graceful. You still need to show me Warlock, anyway.
I would love to come and meet them. This month, I've been thrown for a loop by moving and associated messes. But I haven't stopped wanting to see how you react to "Warlock." And when the dust settles I will be located at walking distance from you, and I'm frankly really happy about that.
I have communicated your wishes to them! Hestia is asleep next to the radiator and Autolycus is grooming himself in a basket chair full of clothes, so I believe they are still enjoying their birthday aftermath. Or they spend most days this way.
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Today I read Cat Getting Out of a Bag, and it was unreasonably charming. I'm glad I picked it up!
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Thank you! We think they had a good time. There was purring.
Today I read Cat Getting Out of a Bag, and it was unreasonably charming. I'm glad I picked it up!
Oh, I'm so glad. I agree with that description.
Is that your cat in your icon?
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Yep! That's our boy, Jinksy, and this icon is of Claudia, his sister. They'll be two in June. ^_^
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Hello, lovely cats!
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(Mmm, smoked salmon.)
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Conveyed! (I am petting them and telling them that people on the internet think they're awesome.)
(Mmm, smoked salmon.)
(The cats had first crack at it. There may be some left over for people.)
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(Although that reminds me I haven't made this delicious microwaved salmon-spinach recipe that
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. . . pass it on to me, if you would? I like salmon and I also like spinach.
spork of fooding
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Thta looks like a very tasty salmon-and-spinach recipe! Thank you.
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They are excellent cats.
(Yay, icon.)
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This is almost certainly true. And we love them.
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You can tell Autolycus is in the second picture because of his expressive eyes.
You can tell they're both in the third picture because there's two of them.
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THAT ONE'S BLACK.
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P.
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Thank you! We love them very much. Even when they break into offices overnight that they are not allowed in without supervision, Hestia.
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Nine
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We think they enjoyed it. The salmon went over well. And they were sung to.
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Thank you! They are very fine cats.
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Yes.
Shame if something were to... happen to it.
I was just thinking the same thing.
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You should come and meet them. Autolycus is a decent-sized cat with big paws that are not shown to advantage by these photographs, but Hestia is in fact quite graceful. You still need to show me Warlock, anyway.
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+1.
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They are one of the best choices we made last year (though they chose us, too, of course). Thank you!
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I have communicated your wishes to them! Hestia is asleep next to the radiator and Autolycus is grooming himself in a basket chair full of clothes, so I believe they are still enjoying their birthday aftermath. Or they spend most days this way.
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We think so!
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Thank you! I have been telling them everyone's wishes, accompanied by suitable petting. They responded favorably.
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I am glad you think so. We share this belief.
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Thank you! Nice icon.
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Thank you! You and