Things Tyler will eat and things that make him hide under the table.
Hi everyone (or no one, it’s hard to tell),
Hope you had a happy Valentine’s Day. My wife and I engaged in our traditional Valentine’s Day activity of cooking a ridiculous number of dishes and eating them over the course of an evening. I really like to cook, so this gives me an opportunity to try complicated recipes I would not usually have time to make. I know, it must shock many of you that I can honestly say I “don’t have time” for anything. After all, I appear to have time to blog, surf the net, rant on message boards, and consider the social significance of reality TV (more on this in an upcoming entry) for several hours a day. These activities, however, can be accomplished at so-called work. I cannot do prep work for cooking while at work without attracting undue attention (or maybe I can; I’ve never really tried).
Anyway, I planned a relatively complicated five-course meal for my sweetie and me that was fairly typical of the meals I had prepared in previous years. However, unlike previous years, my wife and I had company for Valentine’s Day. We were joined by our one-year-old dog named Tyler.
One of our favorite activities we share with our dog is playing the “will he eat this” game. Tyler will eat nearly anything including paper, carrots, most relatively soft textiles, and all processed snack foods. My wife and I were both excited to play the “will he eat this” game on Valentine’s Day because we would have so many exotic foods to try. So here, without further ado, are the results from the most recent game of “will he eat this.”
Woody Asparagus Stems – You know that end part of asparagus that is really, really tough. Tyler does too … and Tyler likes it.
Good part of Asparagus – Oddly enough he prefers the woody stems.
Mesclun – Hell no. This was half-heartedly chewed for a few seconds and then discarded out of our sight. We think he does this so as to avoid offending me. Such a considerate dog.
Pate – In a heartbeat. It is kinda like expensive dog food after all. (And yes I know I am missing the accents in “pate.” Deal with it.)
Coffee Cremets – He tried this, but I don’t think his heart was into it. He would have rather had some more asparagus stem.
Steak Poivre – Yes and no. He certainly enjoyed the steak part of this, but the flambé freaked him out. It probably didn’t help that the smoke alarm also reacted badly to my flambé. He cowered under the table for a solid 30 minutes and was only willing to emerge when we placed a little bit of steak far enough away from the table that he couldn’t reach it with his paws. Considerate dog -- yes. Brave dog -- no.
If any of you have any requests for the next round of “will he eat this,” let me know. Any reasonable suggestions will be entertained.
Hope you had a happy Valentine’s Day. My wife and I engaged in our traditional Valentine’s Day activity of cooking a ridiculous number of dishes and eating them over the course of an evening. I really like to cook, so this gives me an opportunity to try complicated recipes I would not usually have time to make. I know, it must shock many of you that I can honestly say I “don’t have time” for anything. After all, I appear to have time to blog, surf the net, rant on message boards, and consider the social significance of reality TV (more on this in an upcoming entry) for several hours a day. These activities, however, can be accomplished at so-called work. I cannot do prep work for cooking while at work without attracting undue attention (or maybe I can; I’ve never really tried).
Anyway, I planned a relatively complicated five-course meal for my sweetie and me that was fairly typical of the meals I had prepared in previous years. However, unlike previous years, my wife and I had company for Valentine’s Day. We were joined by our one-year-old dog named Tyler.
One of our favorite activities we share with our dog is playing the “will he eat this” game. Tyler will eat nearly anything including paper, carrots, most relatively soft textiles, and all processed snack foods. My wife and I were both excited to play the “will he eat this” game on Valentine’s Day because we would have so many exotic foods to try. So here, without further ado, are the results from the most recent game of “will he eat this.”
Woody Asparagus Stems – You know that end part of asparagus that is really, really tough. Tyler does too … and Tyler likes it.
Good part of Asparagus – Oddly enough he prefers the woody stems.
Mesclun – Hell no. This was half-heartedly chewed for a few seconds and then discarded out of our sight. We think he does this so as to avoid offending me. Such a considerate dog.
Pate – In a heartbeat. It is kinda like expensive dog food after all. (And yes I know I am missing the accents in “pate.” Deal with it.)
Coffee Cremets – He tried this, but I don’t think his heart was into it. He would have rather had some more asparagus stem.
Steak Poivre – Yes and no. He certainly enjoyed the steak part of this, but the flambé freaked him out. It probably didn’t help that the smoke alarm also reacted badly to my flambé. He cowered under the table for a solid 30 minutes and was only willing to emerge when we placed a little bit of steak far enough away from the table that he couldn’t reach it with his paws. Considerate dog -- yes. Brave dog -- no.
If any of you have any requests for the next round of “will he eat this,” let me know. Any reasonable suggestions will be entertained.
posted by Bartleby the Student at 10:14 AM
3 Comments:
Sounds like an animal that can compete with our kitty Lulu. She's a transplant from California that my sister couldn't bare leave in quarantine when she moved to Scotland. Her bizzare feline tastes include eating orange and any related citrus, banana, tomato, salsa, and much, much more!
I'd be curious if Tyler could handle the citrus thing!
(oh, and I know of at least myself and one other person that read your site -- we love it!)
Thanks for the comment.
Citrus will happen and I will post the results.
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