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Mr. Post Thanksgiving Day Dinner

Mr. Post Thanksgiving Dinner

Mr. Post Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving Day Menu at Mongo’s House

Here’s the menu for Thanksgiving dinner in Mongo’s house this year.  Most of it is not “Mongo Friendly” for one or more reasons, so he did not get to partake in most of it, except for some turkey.  (and a little bacon, and maybe just a bit of cheese, and perhaps just a smidgen of pie crust, and of course just a dab of whipped cream.)

Formaggi
Crackers & soft cheese/ proscuitto & rosemary grissini/ nuts
served with prosecco

Apertivo
Bacon-wrapped/cheese-stuffed dates
served with prosecco

Antipasto
Wild mushroom mini-tarts (Fall is chanterelle season in Washington)
served with sauvignon blanc

Primo
Wild mushroom & barley soup (more chanterelles)
served with sauvignon blanc

Secondo
Turkey and the fixins
served with chardonnay

Insalata
Mixed greens

Dolce et Cafe
Pumpkin pie or tiramisu

Mongo did get a plate of whipped cream for dessert.  He loves to hear the sound of the can.  It brings him running faster than any dog whistle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving 2015

Happy Thanksgiving from Mongo!

pilgrim

Backpacker Magazine Award

Mongo is pleased to have Labrador Retrievers listed on the 10 Best Outdoor Dog Breeds.

The 10 Best Outdoor Dog Breeds

Of course, they show a chocolate lab instead of a white one, because you can’t see dirt on them as easily as on a white one!

Mongo dresses up as a Huskie

Mongo dresses up as a Weimaraner

Pomme de Terre

Mongo loves apples.  Mongo hunts for fallen apples from the Fourth of July through the first days of winter.  But not only does he like red and yellow apples, which the French call pommes.  He is also very fond of what the French call the “pomme de terre”, i.e. the potato.

Today, Dad came home to find Mongo looking rather guilty.

“Ok buddy, what badness did you do today?”  Dad looked around the kitchen and something on the other side of the table caught his eye.

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Pommes Sauvages – Redoux

Mongo had finished all the apples again.  Dad and he were finishing a walk back from the school, when Dad led him over to the apple tree again.  Mongo just stared at Dad reluctantly as Dad leapt over the bar ditch once again.

“It’s OK buddy.  It’s pitch black and rainy.  There won’t be any yellow jackets around tonight.”  Hubris hung heavy in the air.

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Pommes Sauvages – Continued

Mongo learns quickly, maybe quicker than Dad.  They was almost out of apples at the house.  As Dad, Spork, and Mongo exited the school yard, they crossed the road to the wild apple tree.  Dad dropped the leashes and leapt over the bar ditch to the base of the tree.  He turned around to look behind him.

Mongo stood on the other side of the road, giving Dad a dubious look that said, “No way, Jose!”

“Not taking any chances with yellow jackets, eh buddy?” Dad began to gather apples.  Read More…