Greek Pasta Salad

Coming home from the beach, I was fishing through our fridge for something to whip up for dinner and decided I had enough to do something Greek. Since I recently bought some whole wheat pasta... Pasta salad it was! By the time it was cold and ready to eat, I snapped one picture before my husband snapped the bowl out of my hands and into his mouth. Smiling, he sauntered off with it...


Ingredients:
1 cucumber diced
1 tomato diced
1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
3 cups cooked and cooled whole wheat penne pasta


Dressing:
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
dash of nutmeg


Directions:
Cook and cool penne pasta to package directions.
Combine cucumber, tomato, and sun dried tomatoes with the cooled pasta. Add all of the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisk them until smooth. Toss it over the pasta, adding the feta in. Place in fridge for about an hour before serving.

Homemade Puppy Treats

Yesterday I was so extremely happy when Boston ran out the door, ran straight for the grass, and went potty. I praised him "good boy" enthusiastically and gave him a treat. He was pleased but he's so young that the treat is difficult for him to eat so, today, I made him some. They're extremely basic and easy which is wonderful because half of my attention is always on watching him! Another plus? It's so much cheaper.

Here's how the four ingredient puppy treats go:

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix peanut butter and milk together in a bowl. Once combined, add flour and baking powder. Knead and roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4" thick. Cut into 1/4" squares and bake for 10-15 minutes. Allow to cool before handing them to pup!