Most of you know I've been completely pre-occupied with my kitty, Jo, and her transition into life with three legs. It's not been MUCH of a transition, yet, as we both essentially lived in the bathroom Tuesday-Sunday. She's been confined to "upstairs only" since Monday. But SAINTS BE PRAISED, she gets her staples out (and therefore her cone head OFF) at 9:30 tomorrow morning. (Insert sigh of relief).
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| This is back when Jo still had her fuzzy bed privileges during "bathroom living". BEFORE she had a disgusting poop in there that ruined at least 3 hours of my Friday afternoon. |
I must also take a moment to say how incredibly thankful I am that husband was willing to partake in the crazy-cat lady behavior with me this week! He even slept on the air mattress in the bathroom with her so I could have a break, AND made her TWO custom litter boxes (none of which she actually ended up using). I'm not positive, but I'm thinking that LOTS of husbands would just tell me I'm crazy and I can sleep in the bathroom if I want to. But not mine. He always makes an effort to care about the things I care about. And oh, do I love him for it!!
But Jo is starting to feel back to normal, and she recently re-received her fuzzy bed privileges now that's she's OUT of the bathroom. Here is a short picture journey that she would like me to share with all of you.
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| First moments home from the vet. Note the wonky eyes. She's so drugged up in this photo. |
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| Whenever she was feeling the most depressed, she'd just lay by the toilet. Pretty sad, really. |
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| We took her cone head off sometimes. But eventually, she couldn't be trusted NOT to lick. |
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| As you can see, since she can't lick anything else with her cone head on, she just licks it instead. |
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| This is serious contentment/lounging. |
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| And if you had any doubts as to just how much of a crazy cat lady I ACTUALLY am, here's a selfie of Jo and I that I took on our last night in the bathroom. |
OK, so we DID get out of the bathroom this past weekend for long enough to do SOME fun things...like make a homemade BBQ Chicken Pizza!! MAN, was it good. I'd like to take credit for my mixture of ingredients, but really it was inspired by California Pizza Kitchen's version of this pizza. Which I love.
So we
started with a pillsbury thin pizza crust. Yes...it comes in one of those
bursty-can things like biscuits or crescent rolls do. Weirdly, I refuse
to open them. I made husband do it. I just hate the jack-in-the-box
type waiting for the thing to pop open. It's the same reason I don't open
champagne. Anyway, this is what it looks like, although I suspect if you are an
expert at using a more "real" type pizza dough, this recipe might be
even better!
So
anyways, you just pop this sucker open and roll it out onto a cookie sheet that you've sprayed with cooking spray.
You have to pre-bake it for 5 minutes at 400 degrees.
Next, you
put 1/2 cup of sauce on it. I used BONE-SUCKIN-SAUCE because it's
freakin' delicious. Then, I layered on some shredded cheese...sharp
cheddar and monterey jack. MMMMMM! Next, I chopped up MAYBE 1/4 cup
of red onion...chop it really small, ya'll. Big chunks of red onion make me want to die. They're gross. Husband grilled some chicken
tenderloins with BBQ sauce on them, so I chopped those up and put them on top
too. I probably only used about 4-5 of them, but it all depends on how
much chicken you want!
Then, we
popped it back in the oven for about 8 more minutes. While this is not my
favorite crust in the WHOLE world, it DOES get very crispy which I appreciate.
When it was all melty and golden-crusty, I took it out and put a couple tablespoons each of chopped scallions and cilantro on top. Ya'll.
It was SO good! I experiment with cooking a lot, but I don't always
want to make my experiments ever again. This one...I do. May I
present...the finished, delicious product!
Ok, so here is the actual recipe that I promised:
1 Can Pillsbury Thin Crust Pizza Dough
Olive Oil Cooking Spray (or PAM. Whatevs)
1/2 Cup BBQ Sauce (plus more to put on the chicken as you grill it)
4-5 Chicken Tenders (or more if you crazy)
1 1/2 cup Cheese (I used Sharp Cheddar and Monterrey Jack)
1/4 cup finely chopped Red Onion
2 Tbsp chopped Scallions
2 Tbsp chopped Cilantro
Pre-heat oven to 400, and turn on yo' grill. Brush the chicken tenders with BBQ sauce, then grill. Unroll the pizza dough onto a lightly greased cookie sheet, and pre-bake for 5 minutes. Put BBQ Sauce, cheese, onion and chopped grilled chicken on crust. Put it back in the oven for about 6-10 minutes. When it looks all melty and golden-crust-y, take it out. Sprinkle the chopped scallions and cilantro on it. Slice and ENJOY!!!
I also recommend drinking wine with this. But I'm no expert on pairing so I'll just tell you that we had a bottle of THIS with it. Perfection.
Also--quick Mom update...she had her 4th chemo treatment today. She did good day-of, as always!! She has scans next week to see what kind of progress we've made. Say your prayers for good results...I know I will. :)
HUGS,
S
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