Overall it was a fun night with friends, amazing food, dancing and a silent auction.  I dont yet know how much was raised for the SPCA but I am hoping it was a significant sum! It is an organization that does so much for animals and yet has struggles so much with funding.  I know from personal experience there were times when one of my kittens needed a medication and yet there were no resources for the SPCA to be able to purchase that medication so the clinic vets would try and find some kind of alternate treatment or I would take the kittens to a regular clinic for the medication.  I am hopeful that the Canadian Associations donation will make a difference for the many animals that the SPCA saves everyday.

I planned a fun casual Birthday BBQ by the Koi Pond for Kingsley last Sat evening.  It was such a beautiful day until literally 5 minutes after we started grilling when the heavens opened and a massive thunderstorm hit.  We are talking torrential rain, lightening that quite possibly struck a tree by the Koi Pond and thunder so loud your teeth rattled.  Needless to say the BBQ had to be rushed inside pronto.

This of course was kind of stressful because obviously I did NO preparation for having 16 guests inside our condo all evening. Also trying to salvage/cook half grilled chicken, boerewors and veggie kabobs in the oven is not as easy as it seems.  Thankfully the evening wasn't a total disaster.  We have such fantastic friends who all chipped in to help and were happy to cram around our little coffee table for the rest of the evening.

My initial worries of throwing Kingsley the "worst Birthday BBQ ever" faded as the evening wore on and everyone had such a wonderful time.  The party kept going till after midnight when the discussion shifted to our final topic: the likelihood of a Zombie Apocalypse in Singapore. The most important question being, would we try to swim north to Malaysia or south to Indonesia if Singapore became overrun by Zombies. For the record the overall consensus was - south.

There is a new guest at the Wood house these days but this time it is not kittens.  BB is a 2-3 year old male cat who my friend Sandra has been feeding for the past several years.  He lives by the Starbucks on East Coast Park. About 2 months ago, right before Chinese New Year, he was attacked by a pack of wild dogs in the park.  It was a few days before Sandra found him lying the bushes very near death. She immediately took him to the vet where he spent the next two weeks in Intensive Care.  He was shaved, had a feeding tube put in and was on IV antibiotics for quite some time.  BB finally made a full recovery and is now staying at our house waiting for his fur to grow in and his forever home.





He is such a social and sweet cat.  He loves to follow me around and to just be in whatever room I am in. He loves to be pet and cuddled.  Sandra and I were sure that he would fit in well with any size family.  Last Sunday we interviewed a family with a 16 year old daughter who was very eager to adopt BB.  The only concern we had was they had never owned a pet before. Anyway BB gave it his best try in his new home but sadly it was not a good fit and I went to pick him up late last night.  He is now happily curled up next to me by the computer.

Yesterday was Kingsley's Birthday and he requested this Cauliflower Pizza recipe as his special birthday meal.  Its gluten free, low carb and best of all delicious! I initially found this pizza crust recipe on Recipe Girl.

Ingredients:
1 medium head cauliflower, cut into florets
1 egg
1/2 cup mozzarella, shredded
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend
1 cup pizza sauce/tomato sauce
1 cup Canadian Bacon sliced
1 cup pineapple sliced
3/4 cup mozzarella, shredded
1/4 cup cheddar, shredded

Directions:
Rice the cauliflower with grater (this is the least fun and most labor intensive part of the process), place in a microwave safe dish and microwave for 8 minutes or until cooked.


Place the cauliflower in a tea towel and squeeze as much moisture out as you can.

Mix the cauliflower, egg, mozzarella, oregano, salt and pepper, press the mixture onto a baking mat or parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake in a preheated 450F oven until lightly golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.


Place pizza sauce on top of the crust. Then top with mozzarella, cheddar Canadian bacon and Pineapple slices. Bake again until the cheese is bubbling, about 10-15 minutes.