Friday, March 27, 2009

Apple Crunch Pup Cakes

2 3/4 cups water
1/4 cup applesauce, unsweetened
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup dried apple chips ( you can also use fresh fruit)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 egg, beaten slightly
4 tablespoons honey

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin tin with cooling spray. Mix all wet ingredients thoroughly. Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl. Add wet to dry slowly , scraping well to make sure no dry mixture is left. Pour into muffin tins. Bake for 1 1/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out dry. Store in a sealed container. Makes around 12-14 pupcakes.

Alfie & Archie's Garlic Flavored Dog Biscuits

Yield: 1 batch

2 1/2 c Flour, whole wheat
1/2 c Powdered milk
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Garlic powder
1 ts Sugar, brown
6 tb Meat drippings or margarine
1 Eggs, beaten
1/2 c Ice water

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly oil a cookie sheet. Combine flour, powdered milk, salt, garlic powder and sugar. Cut in meat drippings until mixture resembles corn meal. Mix in egg. Add enough water so that mixture forms a ball. Using your fingers, pat out dough onto cookie sheet to half inch thick. Cut with cookie cutter or knife and remove scraps. Scraps can be formed again and baked. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from tray and cool on rack.

Akita Style Lamb & Rice

1lb ground lamb (beef if you wish)
1 2 cups brown rice
2 stalks Broccoli
2 or 3 medium potatoes
3 medium carrots
4 cloves garlic
1 sheet kombi, Sea Kelp (optional)

Brown lamb in a fry pan. After it gets going, put on the chopped garlic to brown. Boil water, put about 4-5 cups into a crock pot, so it is already hot while you are fixing the rest of the ingredients. Add cubed potatoes to the fry pan. Cut broccoli and add this to the crock. Put the rest of the works in the pot, add enough hot water to cover. Add pepper to taste. Throw in 1/2 cup brown rice and mix.

Easy Banana Pudding

1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese
1 over ripe banana

Mash the banana directly in the dog's bowl, then mix with the cottage cheese. Easy as that, and uses up over ripe bananas.

Bowser's Biscuits

1 pkg. dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
2 cups flour
2 cups warm chicken or beef broth
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup powdered milk
1 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup margarine or butter
2 cups cracked wheat
1/4 cup honey
4 cups whole wheat flour
1 Egg; Beaten

In small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In large bowl combine broth, powdered milk, margarine, honey, egg. Add yeast/water and mix well. Stir in flour, cornmeal, wheat germ and cracked wheat. Mix well. Add whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Knead in the final amounts of flour by hand and continue kneading for 4-5 minutes until dough is not sticky.
Pat or roll dough to 1/2" thickness cut into bone shapes. Place on a greased cookie sheet, cover lightly and let set for 20 minutes. Bake in a 350F. oven for 45 minutes. Turn off heat and leave in oven several hours or over night. Makes approximately 3 1/2 pounds.

Cleo's Turkey Cookies

3/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup honey
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped turkey bacon
2 cups coarsely crushed bran flakes cereal

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and honey. Beat in the eggs, vanilla, and baking soda. Add the oats and flour; mix well. Fold in the raisins and bacon. Gently fold in the cereal. Drop by a tablespoon, about 2 inches apart, onto greased baking sheets. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Let the cookies stand on the sheets 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Carob Loaf Cake

1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
3/4 c. of milk
1/4 c. of margarine softened
4 egg yolks
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. of salt
2 ounces of melted carob


Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour loaf pan,9x5x3. Beat all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Pour into pan. Bake 65-70 minutes. Let cool. Frost with cream cheese or plain yogurt.