This is “Thoughtless Thursday” Blog Hop hosted by my friends, “Love is being owned by a Husky” and “Ruckus the Eskie.” Be sure to visit both of their blogs. They are always very entertaining! You can hop around and read a little bit of everything.
Here are three scrumptious recipes you’ll find “pinned.” I appreciate Rosalyn from “Sugar the Golden Retriever” (one of my favs), Monica from “Lick the Bowl Good,” and Paula Deen at pauladeen.com for the use of their recipes.
Cheesy Dog Treats
Ingredients
1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup nonfat dry milk
2 teaspoons garlic salt
1/2 cup water
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, mix cheeses with oil. Stir in flour, dry milk, and salt until blended. Add water and knead until dough comes together. Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness, and cut out treats using a cookie cutter. Repeat until all dough is used. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until treats are golden brown. Allow to cool thoroughly before serving to your four-legged friend.
Note: You can substitute whole-wheat flour for the all-purpose to make an even healthier treat for your dog.
· 3 cups whole wheat flour
· 1/2 cup uncooked rolled oats
· 2 teaspoons baking powder
· 1 1/2 cups milk, at room temperature.
· 1 tablespoon molasses or honey
· 1 1/4 cups creamy style peanut butter
· 1/4 cup chicken broth
Position the oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees. Lightly grease or use parchment paper to line two cookie sheets or baking trays.
In a large bowl, using a fork or whisk, combine the flour, rolled oats, and baking powder.
In a medium bowl, using a whisk or an electric mixer, beat the milk, molasses OR honey, and peanut butter together until smooth. Stir in the chicken broth.
Using a large spoon or spatula, combine the two mixes, blending until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms soft dough. If the mixture seems a little dry, add a little more broth a tablespoon at a time.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured flat surface. With a rolling pin, roll out the dough to 1/4-inch thick. Use a 1 1/2-inch cookie cutter to cut out as many cookies as you can, reworking the scraps as you go. The dough will become stiff as it is reworked.
Place the cookies side by side on the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cookies appear very dry and the edges are light golden brown. Turn off the heat and leave the trays in the oven til completely cool. Leave undisturbed for 8-16 hours. This will allow them to become shelf stable and completely dried.
~Makes about 13 dozen 1-inch treats.
NOTE: Some dogs don't tolerate milk. Substitute according to your dog’s needs.
Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients:
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| Sugar the Golden Retriever's Sweet Potato Fries |
Sweet Potato,
Coconut Oil,
Turmeric (optional)
Peel a sweet potato and cut into sticks. Coat the sweet potato sticks with coconut oil. Sprinkle some turmeric. Bake it for ~ 30 minutes at 350 (convection bake). For crispy fries, change bake to broil on last 5 minutes of cooking time.
*Keep in mind; if you are watching your dog’s weight, sweet potatoes contain high levels of carbohydrates and sugar.
Thanks for visiting today. I hope at least one of these treats find their way into your dog’s Valentine surprises!
Thanks to my hosts for this great hop. Have a “hoppy” Thoughtless Thursday!
What do you get when you combine thousands of dog lovers and
over 500 dogs with the spirit of Mardi Gras?
The Krewe of Barkus & Meoux annual pet parade. This year’s theme was “A Wonderland
Tea-pawty.” A “Krewe” (pronounced the
same as “crew) is an organization that puts on a parade or ball during the
Mardi Gras carnival season. The Krewe of
Barkus & Meoux was established in 1999 to benefit neglected, abused, and
homeless animals. They work throughout
the year helping shelters, pet education, and promoting charitable
functions. One of their programs is the
“Spay a Pet & Save a Life” which focuses on spaying and neutering. All of the money raised during the pet parade
stays in our local area to benefit local pet 
After
getting the hang of using my spiffy new Pooper Scooper, I’d bring out my
grocery store bag and get to work scooping.
That’s when he came up with this ingenious aid for me.
He
took a plastic ice cream tub and cut out the bottom. Then, he attached handy hangers upside down on
each side of the bucket. I just stick
the grocery bag through the center and attach the bag handles to the hooks. It keeps the bag open and I have the bucket
handle to tote around the yard. When I’m
finished, I set it down and unhook the bag.
Then, just raise the plastic container off and tie the bag up
tightly. Voila! There’s no mess, no fuss!
