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mmmmmmmmmmmm, saucy!
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Cotton Candy is pretty and pink!
Photos courtesy of Missouri Pit Bull Rescue.


 

Missouri Pit Bull Rescue has dozens of sweet, beautiful pit bull dogs available for adoption in the Kansas City area. They’re all so adorable – and adorably named (Praline! Doodle Bug! Moonbeam! Bumblebee!) – that it’s hard to choose just one! But I love cotton candy, so Cotton Candy it is!

(What follows is a mash up of her listings on Petfinder & MPBR.)

 

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Cotton Candy
Pit Bull Terrier: An adoptable dog in Kansas City, MO
Medium • Adult • Female

As sweet as spun sugar …

ID Number: #21276
Breed: Pit Bull
Sex: Female (Spayed)
Age: 12 to 36 months old
Weight: 45 to 55 lbs.
Color: White with Lilac patches
Good with dogs: N/A
Good with cats: N/A
Nicknames: Candy

Story: Poor little Candy was surrendered to the local pound by her family due to landlord issues.

Foster Situation: Cotton Candy is currently staying at MPR’s mini shelter, enjoying much needed comfort and lots of love from our volunteers.

Personality: We have been told that she was raised with children, even slept in bed with them at night. We will update her bio once we know her better.

Other dogs: We were told that Candy lived with other dogs and cats in her previous home.

 

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MPR DOGS ARE SPAYED AND NEUTERED PRIOR TO ADOPTION

* All dogs are vaccinated and on heartworm prevention according to age
* Adoption fees vary from $125.00 – $200.00 to cover cost of spay/neuter and shots.
* On-Line Application, homecheck and references are required.
* Missouri Pit Bull Rescue is licensed with the state of Missouri

Email MPR | MPR’s Web Site | On-Line Application

For more information please visit our Web Site

More about Cotton Candy
Spayed/Neutered • Up-to-date with routine shots • House trained • Primary colors: White or Cream, Apricot or Beige • Coat length: Short

Candy is one fine looking lady; do be sure to visit MPBR’s website to view the dozen+ photos they’ve uploaded.

 

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THOSE EYES! Ador-a-bull indeed!

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This is what a bowl of sexiness looks like.
(Context.)

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Cami the kitty.
Photo courtesy of FMA Animal Hospital.


 

Cami is a courtesy listing from the FMA Animal Hospital in Westwood, Kansas. Her adopted mom rescued her as a newborn kitten and now, eleven years later, has to rehome her due to unforeseen life circumstances. Cami was a patient at the animal hospital, hence their involvement. Cami is a beautiful girl who reported gets on well with everyone she meets. Can you give this sweet older lady a safe, secure home to retire to?

 

Cami
Domestic Short Hair Mix: An adoptable cat in Westwood, KS
Small • Adult • Female

Cami is a sweetheart of a girl who was found originally at 4 days of age and bottle fed by her current mom. Sadly, due to unforseen circumstances, her mom has been forced to move in with relatives who will not allow Cami to stay. Camis mom is a long time client of ours so we have agreed not only to board Cami at our animal hospital, but also assist in finding her a forever home. She is 11 years old, spayed, front declawed, current on vaccines and free of internal and external parasites. She is a very affectionate cat and would do well with a family who is looking for a lap cat. She has been raised around other cats, dogs and children. Please give Andrea a call at FMA Animal Hospital if you would like more info or to meet Cami. 913-262-1600

More about Cami
Spayed/Neutered • Up-to-date with routine shots • House trained • Declawed • Primary color: Calico • Coat length: Short

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A vegan meat lover’s pizza. Filed under “We Have the Munchies.”
CC image via flickr user katedollarhyde.

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Whiskey, what a doll! (Not really.)
Photos courtesy of Kansas City Kansas Animal Control.


 

There are so many ridiculously adorable dogs available for adoption at Kansas City Kansas Animal Control (Case in point? Nala! See also: Tucker, Rachel, and Ophelia.), but Whiskey caught my eye for the simple fact that he shares a name with one of my favorite characters in the Whedonverse.*

Plus, he’s cute as all get out. Just look at that happy smile and those bright eyes!

 

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Whiskey
Terrier Mix: An adoptable dog in Kansas City, KS
Small • Adult • Male

Whiskey loves people and attention and is quite a character. He is 2 years old and is a Jack Russell mix. He’s a little bigger than most JRTs and weighs around 35 pounds. Whiskey really enjoys tummy rubs and will roll over onto his back to ask for one!

ADOPTION INFORMATION FOR DOGS…

Our dogs have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. The adoption fee for males is $57 and for females it is $67. If you live in the city of Kansas City, KS there is an additional $5 fee for a city license.

COME MEET OUR DOGS AT OUR WEEKLY SATELLITE ADOPTION EVENTS!

We have satellite adoption events every Friday (5-8) and Saturday (11-3) at the Olathe PetSmart at 119th & Strang Line Road. We also a second satellite adoption from 10-2 at Nebraska Furniture Mart on Saturdays. Visit our Petfinder home page for more information on this weekend’s events. If you’d like to request that we bring a particular dog to one of the events this weekend send an email to karen@hsgkc.org.

These adoption events are part of of our Ray of Hope partnership with The Humane Society of Greater KC, which has significantly reduced the euthanasia rate in our shelter. For more info on the Ray of Hope program, visit the The Humane Society of Greater KC web site.

More about Whiskey
Spayed/Neutered • Up-to-date with routine shots • Primary colors: Black, White or Cream • Coat length: Short

* Whiskey of Dollhouse! Didya guess right?

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In an effort to make the “Buttery” Bisquick crust pizza taste even more like the Cheddar Cheesy Garlic Biscuits that inspired it, Shane and I tried another version, this time topped only with red sauce, Daiya cheddar cheese and oregano (similar to the ingredients in the biscuits I so loved). The result? Delicious, hello! It’s a cheese pizza, what did you expect? Not necessarily better than the original, just slightly different. Especially since I so rarely eat plain cheese pizzas. I like to put veggies on my veggie, yo!

Anyway, I feel a little silly publishing a recipe – since it’s pretty much the same as the original, just with different toppings – but here goes. You can never have too many pizza recipes, am I right people?

 

“Buttery” Bisquick Crust Pizza with Daiya Cheddar Cheese

(Based on this recipe from Betty Crocker and further inspired by these Cheddar Cheesy Garlic Biscuits.)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Bisquick mix
1/3 cup very hot water + extra as needed
1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)

1 tablespoon vegan margarine
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder

Red sauce
Cheddar Daiya cheese
Oregano

Cooking spray (e.g. Pam) or cornmeal

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F. Grease a 12- to 14-inch pizza pan, or lightly coat a similarly sized pizza stone with cornmeal. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the Bisquick, garlic powder, and hot water and mix well, until a soft dough forms.

2. Press the dough into the pizza pan, using your hands to pat it down evenly. If using a pizza stone, roll the dough out using a rolling pin; add a dash of flour to prevent it from sticking.

3. Heat the margarine in the microwave for thirty seconds or until melted; add the garlic powder and stir well. Using a brush, a spoon, or just your fingertips, lightly spread the “garlic sauce” onto the pizza crust, coating the crust as evenly as possible. Allow the “garlic sauce” to soak into the crust for five minutes or so before continuing.

4. Add your toppings: red sauce, followed by the cheese and a light sprinkling of oregano. Bake at 450 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese, hot and bubbly. Serve warm!

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Pizza buns
 

PIZZA BUNS! I would squeeze these whilst cramming them into my pie hole, oh yeah.
CC image via flickr user lobsteriffic.


 

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Cricket the rabbit!
Photo courtesy of Riley County Humane Society Inc..


 

Happy Friday the 13th, y’all! I was going to feature a black cat in honor of the occasion, until I realized that last week’s friend (CAMPBELL!) was a blackish/brownish/dark kitty. So let’s make it a black bunny instead. Why not!

Cricket is a lionhead rabbit who was found as a stray and is currently living at the Riley County Humane Society in Manhattan, Kansas. I know, the “Little Apple” is a bit of a drive for the Kansas Citians in the house, but what’s fours hours when we’re talking true love? Besides, Cricket needs you!

 

Cricket
Lionhead: An adoptable rabbit in Manhattan, KS
Medium • Adult • Female

Cricket is a beautiful coal black female Lionhead. She was found in a parking lot and a kind-hearted Good Samaritan saved her. She is a calm bunny who enjoys being with people and will even tolerate being picked up. RCHS rabbits live in loving foster homes where they are litterbox trained, spayed/neutered, socialized, given sufficient exercise outside of their cage, and fed a diet of grass hay and Timothy pellets to maintain a healthy weight. If you are interested in adopting this rabbit, please contact our Exotics Foster Coordinator, Amy, at amy@rchsks.org

More about Cricket
Pet ID: Cricket • Spayed/Neutered • House trained • Primary color: Black • Coat length: Long

 

Help a lady out. Contact the RCHS today!

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So you might recall that I shared a recipe for a Extra-Easy Vegan Bisquick Cheese Pizza a few weeks back. The recipe was a mashup of Bisquick’s own Extra-Easy Pizza recipe and these incredible Cheddar Cheesy Garlic Biscuits I made for veganmofo. It was yummy, but nowhere near as amazaballs as the biscuits, mainly because I omitted the best part – the garlicky margarine sauce! Not so for my second attempt at a Bisquick-based pizza crust, with is – hello! – every bit as amazaballs as the biscuits. More so, actually, since unlike the biscuits, the pizza crust is topped with red sauce, black olives, sundried tomatoes, and a layer of oozy, gooey, melty vegan cheese! SO GOOD.

While this recipe is full of win, it does come with a caveat. In addition to sending this crust over the rainbow of deliciousness and into the land of yumtastic, the garlic margarine sauce also softens the crust up a bit, so that slices require both hands (at best) or a fork and spoon (at most pretentious) for eating. (Of course, leftovers reheated in the toaster oven are much more structurally sound!) So exercise caution and wear a bib. Or at least don’t wear your favorite shirt, in any case. Do: enjoy the shizzoli out of this pizza.

 

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“Buttery” Bisquick Crust Pizza

(Based on this recipe from Betty Crocker and further inspired by these Cheddar Cheesy Garlic Biscuits.)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Bisquick mix
1/3 cup very hot water + extra as needed
1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)

1 tablespoon vegan margarine
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder

The toppings of your choice; we used:
Red sauce
Black olives
Sundried tomatoes
Follow Your Heart mozzarella cheese
Oregano

Cooking spray (e.g. Pam) or cornmeal

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F. Grease a 12- to 14-inch pizza pan, or lightly coat a similarly sized pizza stone with cornmeal. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the Bisquick, garlic powder, and hot water and mix well, until a soft dough forms.

2. Press the dough into the pizza pan, using your hands to pat it down evenly. If using a pizza stone, roll the dough out using a rolling pin; add a dash of flour to prevent it from sticking.

3. Heat the margarine in the microwave for thirty seconds or until melted; add the garlic powder and stir well. Using a brush, a spoon, or just your fingertips, lightly spread the “garlic sauce” onto the pizza crust, coating the crust as evenly as possible. Allow the “garlic sauce” to soak into the crust for five minutes or so before continuing.

4. Starting with the red sauce, add your desired toppings; the oregano goes on last! Bake at 450 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese, hot and bubbly. Serve warm!

 

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