Don't Forget Kitty This Season!

If your cat loves treats as ours does, why not make something special for him/her this Christmas? It's easy and you will be loved for it.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup canned salmon
1 tablespoon corn oil
1 medium egg (beaten)
1 cup breadcrumbs (whole wheat preferably)
1/4 teaspoon brewer's yeast

Crush the salmon in a medium bowl into very small pieces. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Place 1/4 teaspoon full on greased cookie sheet and bake for 7 - 8 minutes at 350. Cool and store in the refrigerator in a sealed plastic container.

Homemade Gingerale

The above quote couldn't express better how I am feeling now that the hot weather has set in. Although I look forward to summer, it's not the season for this fair skinned Celtic gal. I'm more of a cool weather lover with Fall being the season I look forward to most. The trick to surviving the heat for me is drinking alot of fluids and I love gingerale, especially in the summer. What could be better than making it for yourself and being sure the ingredients are fresh?

Ingredients
To make Ginger Water:
1 cup peeled, finely chopped ginger
2 cups water

To make Simple Syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water

You will also need:
Club soda
Lime juice
Lime wedges

1) Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan. Add ginger. Reduce heat to medium low and let ginger sit in the simmering water for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain liquid through a fine mesh strainer. Discard ginger pieces.

2)In a separate saucepan, make the Simple Syrup by dissolving 1 cup granulated sugar into 1 cup of boiling water. Set aside.

3) Make individual (tall) glasses of ginger ale by mixing 1/2 cup of ginger water with 1/3 cup of Simple Syrup and 1/2 cup of club soda. Add a few drops of fresh lime juice and a lime wedge to each glass.

Makes four servings.