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🐟 Scroll 012: Salmon & Catnip Pâté — The Dreamer’s Dish

“Sea-scented softness, a whisper of play, sleep and supper holding hands.”

For: Feline companions (treat/topper) |
When: Lazy afternoons, moonlit snack time, or after a victorious nap

🌙 Archetype: The Dreamer

The Dreamer lives between pounce and pillow—the soft place where curiosity slows into trust. This pâté is a lullaby in a bowl: rich, gentle, and just playful enough to sparkle.

🚪 Arrival

A tin clicks, the room fills with sea-light. Salmon flakes into a rosy cloud; a cool spoon smooths it to velvet. A sprinkle of catnip perfumes the air. Your cat drifts nearer, whiskers forward, as if following a dream already remembered.

🕊️ Conduct & Care

Keep it plain: No salt, onion, garlic, spices, or oils.
Yogurt note: Use plain, unsweetened goat yogurt only if tolerated. Otherwise swap for pumpkin purée.
Catnip: Optional pinch for aroma/play; skip for sensitive cats.
Bones: Check salmon carefully and remove all bones/skin.
Portion: Treat/topper only—1–2 tbsp per serving (vet guidance for kittens/seniors/medical needs).
Temperature: Serve chilled or room temp; never hot.

🧾 What You Need (Makes ~1½ cups; 8–12 small servings)

6 oz (170 g) plain cooked salmon or 1 small can unsalted salmon, drained & flaked (bones/skin removed)
2 tbsp plain goat yogurt or 2 tbsp pumpkin purée (100% pumpkin)
2–4 tbsp water or unsalted fish/chicken broth (onion/garlic-free), as needed
Pinch dried catnip (optional)
½ tsp unflavored gelatin (optional, for scoopable set)

📜 Forging the Dreamer’s Dish

Flake: Place salmon in a bowl; mash with a fork until very fine. Double-check for any stray bones.
Smooth: Stir in yogurt or pumpkin. Add 2–3 tbsp water/broth to reach a soft pâté. Blend briefly (immersion blender) for extra silk, or keep hand-mashed for texture.
(Optional) Set: Bloom gelatin in 1 tbsp cool water 2 minutes. Warm 2 tbsp of the pâté in a small pan; whisk in the gelatin to dissolve, then fold back into the bowl.
Perfume: Fold in a tiny pinch of dried catnip (optional).
Chill: Spoon into small ramekins or silicone molds; cover and chill 30–60 minutes until lightly set and cool.
Serve: Offer 1–2 tbsp per cat as a treat or topper. Refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze in teaspoon portions up to 1 month (thaw in fridge).

Dreamer’s note: If using canned salmon, rinse lightly under cool water to reduce brine, then pat dry before flaking.

🫁 One-Minute Practice (Dream Breath)

Hold the ramekin. Inhale the sea-soft scent; feel your shoulders lower.
Set it down; wait one breath before inviting the first lick.
Exhale slowly, matching the rhythm of your cat’s purr.

💌 Your Turn in the Story

Serve small, stay close. Let the room grow quiet enough to hear the whiskers tap the bowl. This is how play becomes peace.

✅ Scoring Seal

⭐ Nutrition (protein-forward, moist): 10/10
⭐ Texture (silky, scoopable): 10/10
⭐ Cat Appeal (aroma + catnip option): 10/10
⭐ Safety (plain, bone-checked): 10/10
⭐ Ease & Batchability: 10/10
⭐ Ritual Utility (calming treat): 10/10
⭐ Reader Cookability (clear steps): 10/10
⭐ Sensory Immersion (scent, chill, purr): 10/10
⭐ Emotional Warmth (Dreamer energy): 10/10
⭐ Scroll Wholeness: 10/10

Total: 100/100

🔮 Oracle Reflection

Between the hunt and the nap there is a bowl, and in that bowl a promise: you are seen, you are safe, you can rest.