“I’ve seen a look in dogs’ eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.”

– John Steinbeck

Sookie Cooks: Leftovers

Cooking scrumptious meals since 2012!

Today, we talk about leftovers.

Some people hate them (like mommy), some people don’t mind them, and some people like the food even better the next day – daddy says this applies to soups!

Anyway, Friday night daddy took mommy out to Pearl Harbourfront (no war jokes please!) for dinner. It is a Chinese restaurant, a step up from the ones you see in Chinatown.

I obviously was left behind at home because my humans are selfish – sometimes I think they don’t love me anymore, but they usually come home with treats and I get lots of belly rubs, so I’ll give them the benefit of a doubt.

They ordered some dim sum and a whole duck. A whole duck! They didn’t finish all the food, so they took the leftover duck home.

The next day, they wanted to have the duck for dinner. Mommy suggested they make tacos, but in the end, hand wraps were in order!

Daddy became Chef Extraordinaire again. He dropped a piece of Boston lettuce on the floor and I promptly brought it to my bed. Mommy just watched me do it, and I was a little bit shocked because usually she would try to stop me. And then I realized why she didn’t do anything. That lettuce was disgusting. I licked it a little bit, and after a few seconds, left it alone in my bed.

I didn’t get any scraps, but I did get lots of belly rubs afterwards.

Happy CNY!

My mug’s all you need to prosper! 🙂

In homage to my mommy’s childhood in Hong Kong, I wish you all a prosperous new year ahead! Happy Year of the Ram 2015!

Mommy told me what she misses most about Chinese New Year in Hong Kong as a student was, well, having a few days off from school, and all the red packets filled with money that she got! She still gets them from time to time here in Toronto, but she definitely misses all the fun and celebrations back in HK.

Do you know what your Chinese Zodiac is?

Both mommy and I are rabbits, and daddy is a snake.

Go on over here to find out what yours is.

2015 is the year of the ram (or the sheep, or the goat).

So here’s a little cheat sheet for you little rammies to make the most out of year 2015:

• Lucky numbers: 3, 4 and 9 (if you win the lottery, I get 30% cut – but be careful with money this year!)
• Lucky colours: red, green and purple (purple is my favourite colour!)

And for those who are looking for love, you will find the best matches in the horse, rabbit, and pig. Whoa, would you look at that! I’m a rabbit! Come holla when you’ve won the lottery! 😀

And just for good measure, my little rammies, here are your fellow ram celebrities:

• Bruce Willis
• Nicole Kidman
• Julia Roberts
• Chow Yun-Fat

Now, back to my glutinous rice cake…

Valentines Day Is Over

Mommy, get these ribbons off of me

…or I will!

To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.

-Aldous Huxley

Penguin Sweaters

Cuteness Overload (Phillip Island Nature Parks)

The oldest man in Australia is a knitter. He knits sweaters for the penguins affected by the oil spills in the Southeastern coast of the country.

Did you know that the sweaters prevent the cute birds from preening themselves and ingesting the oil – and of course, sweaters are notoriously known for providing warmth.

When I read this headline, I immediately thought about my great-grandma (daddy’s grandma).

She is the funniest person I know and even though I’ve only been at her house once (she lives far away), she was really nice to me and I loved it when she was petting me.

Daddy told me that like the man from Australia, she also knits! She doesn’t knit sweaters for penguins, but she knits lots and lots and lots of hats! She ships them off to Ukraine so that the homeless are warm in the winter. I think she’s knitted over 1,000 hats already, which is an insane amount, if you ask me!

My humans don’t know how to knit, although I hope they start learning soon so they can knit sweaters for me. I know that’s really selfish of me, but I just want to show off their skills to the world.

I am really proud of my great-grandma and also the Australian man because they are helping out by using their knitting skills! One day, I hope to become a therapy dog and help out as well.

If we take a break from our busy lives and help others, penguins will no longer be hurt and people will no longer be cold. 🙂

We can do it!

Oma’s Homeless Hats

Sookie Cooks: Valentines Day Dinner

You know you’re badass when you use tweezers when cooking.

$16 for a gram of saffron?!

Oysters Four-ways

Orange Drop Oyster Ceviche

Raw Oyster with Chili Oil

Shiitake Oyster Rockefeller

Poached Oyster in Butter Champagne and Saffron

My favourite: DUCK CONFIT

Cheesecake with Strawberries in Coconut and Salted Caramel Rum Sauce

Pensive.

I’m really glad my humans decided to have dinner at home for Valentines Day. Last year they went to Niagara Falls and didn’t bring me with them. I mean, yeah, I still had an awesome time at my grandma’s, but that weekend really felt like forever.

I’m not going to blab on and on about the dinner that daddy cooked. Just look at the photos. (Hover over for descriptions.)

Oh, daddy got mad at me for licking the saffron that fell on the ground while he was cooking. He got mad for no reason because those weird red strings really didn’t taste like anything. Can you believe daddy didn’t drop anything else on the ground? I was pretty upset, because the humans took their sweet time eating before feeding me. Apparently, it’s for “training” purposes and I’m not supposed to eat before they are finished with their dinner. Whatever. So mean. Especially on Valentines Day.

If you are interested in any of the dishes above, let me know, I can go bug daddy.

PS, I hope daddy’s not reading my blog because mommy TOTALLY snuck a piece of duck under the table for me. I love her so much!

Sookie the Fashionista: New York Fashion Week

Disco is back!

Well, it’s back if we’re talking about pet couture.

If there’s any indication that disco is back, the New York Pet Fashion Show definitely got the memo.

Besides dogs in big sunglasses, cats, lizards and chickens (!!) also strutted on the catwalk.

Fierce!

Matching!

Time to bug mommy for new disco duds!

Happy Valentines Day

xoxo, Sookie

Here I am surrounded by roses, wishing you a Happy Valentines Day!

I got 6 bully sticks and of course, the roses, from mommy and daddy. 🙂

Daddy is making dinner and mommy is dancing to motown. I think she needs to improve her dancing, but that’s why I’m here to teach her!

Remember, it’s not about the flowers, or the chocolate, or the bully sticks…this day is all about…pampering your partner and making sure they are happy! And, uh, all about love, duh.