Christmas Recipes

1 six ounce jar of baby food, chicken or beef
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup mashed, pre-cooked yams
1 cup nonfat dry milk

Lacey’s Christmas Menu

Puppy Eggnog,Bunny’s Peppermint Christmas Chews,and Thank Your Dog Casserole.Her drink is Coconut Water or something similar to that effect.
Puppy Dog Egg Nog
1 container plain yogurt(Stonyfield Oikos Plain Organic Greek Yogurt).In Hawaii you can find it at Times.
1 jar of baby food(Earth’s Best Sweet Potato & Chicken)
Note:**Earth’s Best Baby Food is organic & better than Nature’s Goodness and since I feed her organic dog food I try to stick to the same type of food-baby food,table food,drinks etc.Even I am going some organic along with Lacey.
1 large can of evaporated milk(Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk or LowFat)
1 egg
1 1/2 cups of water
Blend all ingredients and serve in bowl.
Human Egg Nog:
Recipe from:http://oldrecipebook.com/eggnogrecipe.shtml
4 eggs
3 T sugar or 1/2 c of honey(I prefer to use honey over sugar)
Link:http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/honey-vs-sugar.html
4 cups cold milk(Fat Free Skim Milk any brand)
1 tsp vanilla
few dashes of nutmeg
Place all ingredients in a tightly covered container and shake, or place in a blender and mix. Pour into glasses, and garnish with nutmeg.
My mom already bought eggnog for her but for me it’s not close enough to Christmas to have egg nog and since i am making Lacey’s why not make my own from scratch?It might beat already made from the store.
Bunny’s Peppermint Christmas Chews
Taken from:http://www.bunnyroobeagle.com/peppermintdogcookierecipeschristmaschews.html
2 cups all purpose white flour
1/2 c dry milk
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup beef bullion
2 eggs
1 cup warm water
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
Preheat oven 350 degrees. Mix all dry ingredients in
a large bowl. Add the eggs, water and peppermint extract. Mix well. Kneed the dough for approximately 2 minutes. Roll dough into small balls and place on greased cookie sheet. Flatten each ball with a fork. Bake for15 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown.
Thank Your Dog Casserole
A Rachal Ray recipe

http://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipes/rachael-ray-magazine-recipes/pet-friendly-dog-recipes/Thank-Your-Dog-Casserole

1 serving
For a small dog it should serve about 2 servings=1/2 cup at a time
* 1 T extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
* 1/4 lb ground turkey(will write in the brand after it’s bought)
* 1 small carrot, chopped or grated
* 1/4 cup green peas
* 1 cup unseasoned stuffing bread cubes
* 1/2 tablespoon butter
* 1/2 tablespoon flour
* 2 cups turkey or chicken stock
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In a medium skillet, heat the EVOO, 1 turn of the pan, over medium heat. Add the turkey and cook until light brown, about 2 minutes. Add the chopped carrot and cook for 5 minutes. Add the peas and lower the heat to low. Stir in the bread cubes and remove from the heat.
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In a small skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, then add 1 cup turkey stock and cook, whisking constantly, until the gravy thickens, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
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Soften the stuffing with the remaining 1 cup stock. Place in a bowl for your pup and let cool for about 5 minutes. Top with the gravy and let cool for another minute before serving.

**Please see a separate blog Earth’s Best vs Nature’s Goodness Blog**

Pumpkin Patch Dog Biscuits

Tonight we made Lacey Pumpkin Patch Dog Biscuits.This is one of two recipes for her Thanksgiving Treats.
Pumpkin Patch Dog Biscuits
Makes up to 24 dog biscuits
1 1/2 c Whole Wheat Flour
1 T brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
4 T butter flavored crisco
1/2 c canned pumpkin
1 egg
1/2 c buttermilk
Preheat oven to 400.In the first bowl,combine 1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour,1/2 tsp of cinnamon,1/2 tsp of nutmeg,and cut in shortening 4T of crisco.
In bowl 2,Beat egg with milk(buttermilk),1/2 c pumpkin.Then combine with flour by mixing well.Stir enough till dough becomes soft.Drop by tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake 12-15 minutes.Cool and serve.
One thing I liked about this recipe was that it’s very easy for her to chew not hard at all.It’s also tasty too.We’ll make these Pumpkin Patch Dog Biscuits every Thanksgiving for Lacey since she likes it so much!

Lacey’s thanksgiving dinner & treat

For Lacey’s first Thanksgiving I decided to get her a 1/4 cup of Beneful(Roasted Turkey) with no dry food.An exception for only Thanksgiving & Christmas.Also to make her one of Rachel Ray’s Pet Friendly Recipes.Since it is Thanksgiving I figured everything should be about Turkey,Pumpkin,Cranberry sauce etc

Pumpkin Barley with Turkey(dinner)
1 qt chicken broth
1 T unsalted butter
3/4 c long grain rice
3/4 c pearl barley(or regular barley)
pinch of ground nutmeg
1/3 lb ground turkey
1 c canned pumpkin puree
In a small pot warm the chicken broth over low heat.
In a large skillet melt the butter over medium heat,then ad the rice,barley and toast for 3-4 minutes,stirring occassionally.Season the grains with the nutmeg and stir in half of the warm broth. Cook till the broth bubbles,abt 5 minutes.Add the turkey,crumbling as you drop it into the skillett and cook until the liquid is absorbed by the grains abt 5 minutes.Stir in the remaining broth,1/2 c at a time,allowing the broth to be fully absorbed before adding more.Cook til the barley is tender about 18 minutes.
Stir in the pumpkin puree.Cook over medium heat until just heated through,about 1 minute.Season to taste with salt.Humans can eat it too!
Pumpkin Patch Dog Biscuits
1 1/2 c whole wheat flour
1 T brown sugar
1/2 t ground nutmeg
1/2 t ground cinnamon
4 T butter flavored crisco
1/2 c canned pumpkin
1 egg
1/2 c of buttermilk
Preheat oven to 400.Combine flour,cinnamond,nutmeg and cut in shortening.Beat egg with milk,pumpkin,combine with flour by mixing well.Stire enough till dough becomes soft.Drop by tablesppons onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake twelve to fifteen minutes.Cool.Serve.

Lacey hunts for Tricky Treats

This evening Lacey did her own version of hunting for Tricky Treats.It was dinner time at home and we gave her mac salad,cabbage,cranberry(she does eat cranberry but could it have a different taste from dried cranberries?),corn beef,chicken and hamburger in bits and pieces of course not one whole serving like for humans but she didn’t want to eat her own food…Instead she keeps going into the kitchen keeping her owner guessing what she wanted.Later my mom came home and ate her dinner.Lacey went by the kitchen and laid down but soon came to the living room where she whimpered as if saying”No one else is eating.”Turns out that she wanted the Tricky Treats.That’s what she wanted all along!Leave it to a dog to keep you guessing!

Tricky Treats for Dogs:

has gotten the Maltipoo approval from Lacey!The only thing about these tricky treats for dogs are that after it’s done baking it’s very hard to remove from the cupcake liner.What I did was just break the top half off and feed it.The other half I just toss it in the trash.

Tricky Treats for Dogs

Note:When you make this recipe make sure that you have the ingredients listed something like this:
**B1 means bowl 1 and B2 means bowl 2,W Ingredients means wet ingredients,D Ingredients means dry ingredients***
The reason I wrote it like this was the first time I made it I put everything together in one bowl,put too much applesauce and too much nuts.I didn’t want to jeopardize Lacey one bit so I remade it using this format.
B1 3/4 c sugar
B1 3/4 c canned applesauce W Ingrediants
B1 1/8 tsp vanilla
B1 1 egg +
B2 3 c whole wheat flour
B2 1 c white flour D Ingredients
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B2 1/4 c chopped nuts MIX
B2 1 T baking powder
B2 1/4 tsp nutmeg
B2 1/4 tsp cinnamon
B2 1/4 c oats

Preheat oven to 350.In a bowl,mix water,applesauce,vanilla,egg throughly(All of B1)
In a separate bowl(B2),combine flour,nuts.baking powder,nutmeg,cinnamon and oats stirring well
Add wet ingredients to dry and mix well
Spoon into greased muffin tins,filling each cup completely and bake for 1 1/4 hours.Cool completely and store in sealed container.

Izzy’s Apple Cheddar Dog Biscuits

IZZY’S APPLE-CHEDDAR DOG BISCUITS
MAKES ABOUT 16

2 cups barley flour
cup old-fashioned oatmeal
1/3 cup shredded cheddar
cup grated parmesan cheese
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a nonstick baking mat or parchment paper; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients and about 3 tablespoons water to form a dough. Roll out mixture between two sheets of plastic wrap to -in. thick; remove plastic wrap and cut out biscuits with a 3 -in. bone-shaped cookie cutter. Reroll scraps and continue cutting out biscuits.
3. Space biscuits 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes until nicely browned and firm.
4. Transfer biscuits to a wire rack. Turn off oven and place biscuits on wire rack in oven overnight. Remove from oven and store in an airtight container up to two weeks.

Pumpkin Patch Dog Treats for Thanksgiving instead?

We could not find Canned Pumpkin this time to make Pumpkin Patch Dog Treats so instead we will be making Tricky Treats for Dogs but hopefully we may be able to make Pumpkin Patch Dog Treats for Thanksgiving perhaps.We’ll see.

Tricky Treats for Dogs
# 2 cups water
3/4 cup
canned applesauce
1/8 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
3 cups whole-wheat flour
1 cup white flour
1/4 cup chopped nuts
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup oats

# Preheat oven to 350 F.

# In a bowl, mix water, applesauce, vanilla and egg thoroughly.

# In a separate blow, combine flour, nuts, baking powder, nutmeg, and cinnamon, stirring well.

# Add wet ingredients to dry and mix well.

# Spoon into greased muffin tins, filling each cup completely and bake for about 1 1/4 hours. Cool completely and store in a sealed container.

Pumpkin Patch Dog Biscuits for Halloween!

1 1/2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 Tablespoon butter flavored crisco
1/2 cup of canned pumpkin
1 egg
1/2 cup of buttermilk
Preheat oven to 400.Combine flour,cinnamon,nutmeg,and cut in shortening.Beat egg with milk,pumpkin,combine with flour by mixing well.Stir enough till dough becomes soft.Drop by tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake 12-15 minutes.Cool and serve.

I have looked at some other recipes but I wanted something to actually have a ingredient like pumpkin to represent Halloween.Just like for thanksgiving I am trying to decide between several recipes that have turkey or some “food” that represents thanksgiving.Question:Will it be maltipoo approved?Find out next week as it edges closer to Lacey’s first Halloween of many years to come!