If you’ve got a cat, you know what fluffy and lovable little furballs they can be. You also know what disgusting and slimy hairballs they can leave all over the house. Why do they eat all that hair in the first place if they’re just going to cough it up and drop it on the sofa two days later? Yuck.

Still, those ill-inducing little blobs of spit-covered hair have given Dr. Dare another great idea—appetizers! That’s right. This one is guaranteed to gross out your friends and family while providing a surprisingly healthy and delicious pre-dinner, post-hair cat-snack.

You’ll need:

1 big, ripe avocado

2 cups of alfalfa sprouts

a whole bunch of grated carrot peelings

some extra-slimy Italian dressing

Start by cutting the avocado in half and scooping out the pit. Then scoop out all of the avocado "meat" into a bowl and mash it up together with your alfalfa sprouts.

Next, divide the grated carrots onto four separate little plates. Then make four avocado/sprout "hairballs" with your fingers and set them on top of the grated carrots. Polish each one off with just the right amount of Italian dressing on top of the avocado to simulate cat saliva.

Now you’re ready to wow your cat-loving friends and family. Tell them you had a little help from your cat with the appetizer before your present it to them. Ask them to be sure and thank "Fluffy" later for making such a yummy treat.

The Bible talks a lot about hair. It even talks about your hair. Jesus said that all the hairs on your head are numbered (Matt. 10:30)—that includes the ones you accidentally swallow and cough up later (which I hope isn’t very often).

God knows you better than you know yourself and He still loves you—hairballs and all. Even more than you love your cat.

Enjoy your hairballs and hug your cat for me. And next time you see a slimy pile of cat hair, remember that God’s got all your hairs numbered because He cares that much about you.

I dare you.

Recipe Idea from "Gross Grub" by Cheryl Porter, Random House, 1995