Sunday, April 06, 2008
Recipes
GIVE-A-DOG-A-BONE MEATLOAF
From The Good Food Cookbook for Dogs by Donna Twichell Roberts (Quarry Books)
3/4 cup water
1 carrot, peeled and diced
1 celery stalk, diced
1 3/4 pounds meatloaf mix*
1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon ketchup
*A combination of ground beef, ground pork, and ground veal (or chicken or turkey).
1.Bring water to boil in a small skillet. Add carrot and celery. Reduce heat to medium and cook 5 minutes. Drain and let cool slightly.
2.Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly to combine.
3.Place meatloaf on foil-lined baking sheet. Form into a bone shape measuring approximately 9 inches long by 5 inches wide by 1 1/2 inches high. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven about 1 hour.
4. Remove from oven and let cool about 10 minutes. If desired, spread additional ketchup or mild barbecue sauce on top of meatloaf, pipe mashed potatoes around the lower edge, and garnish with a cheese slice cutout. Makes 1 meatloaf.
SALMON SNACKS FOR CATS
Salmon snacks provide your cats with the essential fatty acids found in fish. This recipe is from Whole Health for Happy Cats by Sandy Arora (Quarry Books)
Note: Due to content, it is best to refrigerate salmon snacks. Place small bags in the freezer for future use.
One eight-ounce can of salmon or mackerel with juice and bones
4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh catnip, basil oregano, parsley, or wheatgrass
1 finely ground eggshell
3 whole eggs, beaten well
4 tablespoons unsalted ground pumpkin or sesame seeds
2 1/2 cups rice, amaranth or quinoa flour
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Rinse eggshells and save the yolks and whites. Let the shells dry on a cookie sheet in the oven overnight, or bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.
3. Mix all ingredients together using your hands or a food processor until the dough is the right consistency for rolling.
4. Roll out the dough to about 1/4" to 1/2" thick.
5. Use 1/2" by 1-inch cookie cutters to cut in fun shapes.
6. Bake cookies at 375 degrees for 20 minutes; baking for five extra minutes will make the cookies crunchier. Makes 120 treats