
Here are the recipes Arden Moore (pet behavior expert) mentioned on Problems & Solutions 1/13/17:
GRRR-EAT EAT TREATS FOR YOUR DOG
Here are a four recipes sure to bring out drools of delight in your canine:
Marvelous Mutt Meatballs
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef or ground turkey
2/3 cup grated cheddar cheese
2 carrots, finely chopped
1 cup bread crumbs
2 eggs, whisked
3 tablespoons tomato paste (low-sodium)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Scoop out spoonfuls of the mixture and roll into mini meatballs, each about the size of a quarter. Place the meatballs on a cookie sheet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Cool before serving. This recipe serves 10 to 15 canine guests.
Party Pup-sicles
Ingredients:
1 quart orange juice
1 banana, mashed
½ cup plain yogurt
Mix all ingredients together in a pitcher with a spout. Carefully pour the blend into empty ice cube trays. Store the trays in the freezer until the blend becomes solid. When ready to serve, pop the pup-sicles out of the trays into a big serving dish and hand one to each party guest.
Leap for Liver
Here’s a smelly sensation that will have your dog yipping for joy. Make a batch and store extras in your freezer.
1 pound sliced beef liver (save the juice)
¼ cup water
1 small box corn muffin mix
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a food processor, blend the liver one slice at a time on high until liquefied. Add a little water as you add each slice.
- Pour the corn muffin mix into a large bowl. Then add the liver juice and mix thoroughly.
- Spray an 8 ½- by 11-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
- Pour the liver mix into the pan.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the middle springs back at your touch.
- Cool and cut into small cubes. Store the cubes in resealable plastic bags in the freezer.
Munchy Pup-Cakes
3 cups water
2 carrots, shredded
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons honey
2 ripe bananas, mashed
4 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, blend the water, carrots, egg, vanilla and honey. Add the mashed bananas.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, nutmeg and cinnamon.
- Pour the flour mixture into the carrot mixture and mix thoroughly.
- Spray a 12-cupcake pan with nonstick spray.
- Fill each cup about three-quarters full.
- Bake for 50 minutes.
- Cool before serving.
(Excerpted from Real Food for Dogs by Arden Moore with permission from author. www.fourleggedlife.com)
Here are the Fabulous Feline Recipes:
Tabby Tuna Popsicles {recipe 1}
Deck the halls with wows – by golly – by serving your cat this fine, fishy treat:
1 6-ounce can of water-based tuna
1 teaspoon organic catnip, crushed finely
- Drain the liquid from the tuna into a cup with a pouring spout.
- Fill each compartment of a plastic ice cube tray halfway with water.
- Lightly sprinkle catnip into each compartment.
- Fill the rest of the ice cube tray with the tuna water.
- Place the tray in the freezer and allow the cubes to freeze solidly.
- Serve one of these tuna Popsicles in your cat’s bowl.
Cat Chow Cookies {recipe 2}
Celebrate this holiday season by making these cat cookies that will find your feline friend clamoring for more:
1 cup wheat flour
¼ cup soy flour
¼ cup lactaid or acidophilus milk
1/3 cup powdered milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons wheat germ
2 tablespoons molasses
1 teaspoon organic catnip
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together all the ingredients.
- Lightly four a rolling pin. Roll out the batter on a greased cookie sheet.
- Cut into half-inch pieces.
- Bake for 20 to 22 minutes
- Allow to cool before serving. Store the leftovers in an airtight container in a cool place.
Heavenly Turkey Leftovers {recipe 3}
Looking for a creative way to serve up holiday turkey leftovers? Here’s a delicious solution fit for you and your feline:
1 cup turkey, cooked and diced
¼ cup carrots, finely chopped and steamed
¼ cup broccoli, finely diced and steamed
½ cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons brewer’s yeast
- In a small saucepan with water, steam the carrots and broccoli until they are tender.
- In a medium-sized bowl, thoroughly mix all the ingredients.
- Eat your portion warm but allow your cat’s portion to cool before serving.
Kitty-Size Lasagna {recipe 4}
If you have a few noodles left over from making an Italian feast, here’s a mini-recipe purr-fect to serve your cat:
A pinch of oregano
¼ teaspoon iodized salt
½ pound ground beef
1 lasagna noodle, cooked
½ cup tomato paste
1 teaspoon olive oil
¼ cup cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon brewer’s yeast
2 tablespoons grated cheddar cheese
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir in the ground beef, oregano, and salt.
- Put these ingredients into a large skill and lightly brown over medium heat.
- Cut the cooked lasagna noodle into kitty bite-size pieces.
- Add the noodle, tomato paste and olive oil to the skillet and heat through.
- Remove the skillet from the heat and mix in the cottage cheese and brewer’s yeast.
- Top with grated cheddar cheese.
- Serve when cooled.