Dog Days of February

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On the doggy front today:

• Chris sends a link to a handy dandy screen cleaner he picked up at Smalldeadanimals.
• Dorothy, in one of the first posts on her new blog, Field Stone Cottage, looks at a passage in the Bible that mentions dogs and learns a lesson.
• I posted a quick update on the Yukon Quest.

I’m inviting you to participate in the Dog Days of February, too. If you post anything dog related during this month, send me the link by clicking on the Contact button in the sidebar and I’ll link back to your post in the next February dog days post. Short on ideas? Here are a few suggestions.

Update on the Yukon Quest

This 100o mile dog sled race from Fairbanks to Whitehorse will probably end some time after midnight tonight. The two leaders, Lance Mackey and Ken Anderson, will leave Braeburn for Whitehorse this afternoon.

Update on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 9:48AM by rebecca

Lance Mackey and Ken Anderson both crossed the finish line overnight, 15 minutes apart. Mackey was first, winning $35,000, and Anderson came in second to win $25,000. From the latest news release on the Yukon Quest website:

As the bobbing light of a headlamp came around the corner on First Avenue in Whitehorse approaching the Yukon Quest Finish Chute, the enthusiastic crowd of almost five hundred well wishers held their breath – was it Lance? Was it Ken?

Earlier this afternoon, Lance Mackey had left the last Checkpoint in Braeburn 19 minutes before rival Ken Anderson and reports along the trail to Whitehorse had placed the two mushers eight minutes apart at one stage. 

This is Lance Mackey’s fourth Yukon Quest win in a row. Both Mackey and Anderson will be running in the Iditerod as well, which means they have about 10 days to rest their teams and then they’ll be off long distance racing again. 

Mini French Toast and a Reminder

This is a kid friendly way to use up unsliced hot dog buns that are left over because someone wolfed down two hot dogs straight from the package in the fridge. It works for leftover and dried out unsliced sub buns, too.

 

Slice the buns horizontally vertically (I don’t know left from right, either.) into slices like you would a loaf of bread. Mix up your favorite french toast recipe, dip your baby bread slices in it and cook them on a hot griddle. Serve as a special (and very cute!) breakfast treat with your favorite french toast topping: butter, peanut butter, applesauce, jam or syrup.

 

Don’t forget tomorrow’s Recipe Round Up at Home, but not alone, where Elaine is featuring breakfast recipes. Sometime before then, I hope to post my real breakfast recipe.