Rastus Microwaved Casserole

Rastus Microwaved Casserole

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 1-1.5 kg meat (can use bite sized chunks of steak and kidney, chicken or lamb off the bone, or mince)
    * 1 soup mix fresh veggie pack (carrot, celery, potato, turnip, parsnip, parsley, etc)
    * Several leaves of silverbeet or spinach (optional)
    * 2 cups uncooked fast cooking
      brown rice rice (or about 4 cups cooked rice)
    * Pearled barley (about one-third of a cup)
    * 1 teaspoon crushed or chopped garlic
    * 1 teaspoon crushed or grated ginger
    * Dash of soy sauce
    * Small squeeze of tomato paste
    * Few pinches of mixed herbs

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Cook rice by steam method. Place all other ingredients (except veggies) into large covered microwave-safe dish. Mix and cook on high for 2 minutes. Repeat last step until meat is mostly cooked. (about 10 minutes if using meat chunks) Chop veggies, add to meat mix and stir well. Cook 10 minutes and stir. Repeat last step twice or until barley is swollen. Add cooked rice and mix well. Divide into portions and freeze.

If you prefer to feed raw veggies, you could puree the veggies and not add them until after the cooking is finished.

Puppy Treats

Puppy Treats

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 2 1/2 cups flour
    * 1/2 cup powdered milk
    * 1 tsp. garlic powder
    * 1 tsp. granulated bouillon
    * 6 tbsp. meat drippings
    * 1 egg beaten
    * ice water

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Combine bouillon and the rest of the dry ingredients. Cut in drippings until mixture resembles cornmeal. Mix in egg. Add just enough water to make mixture form a ball. Pat (or roll) dough to 1/2" thick and cut into desired shapes. Small dogs (like mine) like bite sized pieces like stars about the size of a quarter. The general rule is the bigger the dog, the bigger the 'cookie'. The '10 servings' are for 6" bones. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees, 25 to 30 minutes, until hard and dry. Cool before serving. Makes 10 servings.

Puppy Party Appetizers

Puppy Party Appetizers

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 1/2 lb Ground beef
    * 1 Carrot, finely grated
    * 1 ts Grated cheese
    * 1/2 ts Garlic powder
    * 1/2 c Whole wheat bread crumbs
    * 1 Egg, beaten
    * 1 ts Tomato paste

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine all ingredients, mix well. Roll into meat balls. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake 15 min. or until brown and firm. Cool and store in fridge in airtight container or freeze. Makes 25 servings.

Pumpkin Yogurt Treats

Pumpkin Yogurt Treats

Mix 16 oz non fat Yogurt with 2 cans (1 lb) of Pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling). Spoon over dry kibble or freeze in mini muffin cups.

Poofy Doggy Drops

Poofy Doggy Drops

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 1 pkg. dry yeast
    * 1/4 cup warm water
    * 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
    * 1 cup flour
    * 1 pkg. unflavored gelatin
    * 1 cup dry milk powder
    * 1/4 cup corn oil
    * 1 egg
    * 6 oz pet food, canned
    * 1/4 cup water

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water. Mix all dry ingredients together. Add the rest of the ingredients. (Dough will be very stiff. Drop dough by level half-teaspoons onto un-greased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 300 oven for 25 minutes. Leave in oven to dry and cool. Store in airtight container.

Pogos Light Biscuits

Pogos Light Biscuits

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 2 cups Whole wheat flour
    * 1/2 cup Soy flour
    * 1/2 cup Cornmeal
    * 1/4 cup Brewer's yeast
    * 1/4 cup Dry milk powder
    * 1 tsp. Garlic powder
    * 1 tbs. Parsley - finely chopped
    * 1 pkg. Dry active yeast
    * 1/4 cup Warm water
    * 1 cup Chicken stock
    * GLAZE 1 Egg beaten + 1 tbs. Milk

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Preheat oven to 300F. Combine the flours, cornmeal, brewer's yeast, dry milk powder, garlic powder and parsley in large bowl. In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water and stir well. Then add the chicken stock. Pour the liquid mixture into dry ingredients. Working with your hands, combine all ingredients completely. Knead for several minutes.

Sprinkle a board with additional cornmeal and roll dough out to 1/4" thickness. Cut into shapes and place on un-greased cookie sheet. Brush lightly with egg glaze (beaten egg and milk added together) and bake 45 minutes. Turn heat off and let biscuits dry out in oven for several hours or overnight. Store in airtight container.

Pet Party Mix

Pet Party Mix

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 2 c Cheerios
    * 2 c Spoon size shredded wheat
    * 2 c Crispix
    * 1/2 c Melted butter/margarine
    * 2 tb Dry gravy mix
    * 1/2 c Kraft grated American cheese powder
    * 1/2 c Bacon bits
    * 1 c Dog jerky/pupperoni/sausages

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Preheat oven to 250. Pour melted butter into 13 x 9 baking pan. Stir in cheese powder, bacon bits and gravy mix. Add cereals and stir well until all pieces are coated. Heat in oven for 45 min. Meanwhile cut doggie meat treats into 1/2 inch pieces. Remove cereal from oven, add doggie treats. Store in airtight containers. May be frozen and keeps well. Makes 20 servings.

Peanut Butter Treats

Peanut Butter Treats

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients
:

    * 1 1/2 C Flour
    * 1/2 C Water
    * 3/4 C Uncooked Oatmeal
    * 1/4 C Honey Crunch Wheat Germ
    * 1/4 C Peanut Butter
    * 1/4 C Salad Oil
    * 1/4 C Honey
    * 1 tsp Baking Powder
    * Mix 1 C flour
    * 1/2 C water

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the water with ingredients until well blended. Stir in remaining 1/2 C flour. Knead on well-floured surface until dough holds together. Roll out to 1/4" thick. Cut. Bake on large un-greased cookie sheet for 20 minutes. Turn off oven but leave cookie sheet in for 1 hour. Remove cookies.

Peanut Butter Puppy Poppers

Peanut Butter Puppy Poppers

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 2 cups whole wheat flour
    * 1 tbsp. baking powder
    * 1 cup peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
    * 1 cup milk

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Preheat oven to 375' In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanutbutter milk, then add to dry ingredients and mix well. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes, Bake for 20 minutes on a greased baking sheet until lightly brown. Cool on a rack, then store in an airtight container.

Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits

Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 1 1/2 cups water
    * 1/2 cup oil
    * 2 eggs
    * 3 tablespoons peanut butter
    * 2 tsp. vanilla
    * 2 cups flour
    * 1  cup cornmeal
    * 1  cup oats

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Blend wet ingredients together. Whisk dry ingredients together and mix into wet mixture to form a ball of dough. Roll out and shape. Put onto a non-stick cookie tray or lightly greased one. Cook 20 minutes at 400 F. Turn off oven and allow the biscuits to cool in oven until crisp and hard. Store in airtight container.

Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits

Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 1 1/2 cups water
    * 1/2 cup oil
    * 2 eggs
    * 3 tablespoons peanut butter
    * 2 tsp. vanilla
    * 2 cups flour
    * 1  cup cornmeal
    * 1  cup oats

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Blend wet ingredients together. Whisk dry ingredients together and mix into wet mixture to form a ball of dough. Roll out and shape. Put onto a non-stick cookie tray or lightly greased one. Cook 20 minutes at 400 F. Turn off oven and allow the biscuits to cool in oven until crisp and hard. Store in airtight container.

Peanut Butter Biscuits

Peanut Butter Biscuits

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 1 cup flour
    * 1/2 cup milk
    * 2 Tbs peanut butter
    * 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
    * 1 tsp baking powder
    * 1 egg white
    * 1 Tbs chicken broth

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Mix flour and milk until lumpy. Add peanut butter and broth. Mix parmesan cheese with first 4 ingredients. Add egg white. Mix well or until it has the consistency of pancake batter. Add baking powder. Pour onto greased cookie sheet, making 2" drops. Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Cool.

Pavlovs Mouth Watering Treats

Pavlovs Mouth Watering Treats

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 2 eggs - beaten
    * 1 c cooked rice - or bulgur
    * 1 c Cooked veggies - see note
    * 1 tb Chopped parsley -opt.
    * 1 c Grated cheese
    * 1 tb Brewers yeast

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

NOTE: Veggies could be potatoes, zucchini, peas, carrots, etc. and should be grated or mashed.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients, well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a
greased cookie sheet. Bake for about 12 minutes or until set and lightly browned. Cool and store in airtight container in the refrigerator.

Optional Frosting

Optional Frosting

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 2 cup mashed banana
    * 1 Tblsp butter
    * 6 Tblsp carob powder
    * 2 tsp vanilla
    * 3 Tblsp unbleached flour
    * 1 tsp. cinnamon

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Blend thoroughly and spread on cool cake. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. The frosting contains carob, which is a safe (almost tastes like) chocolate substitute.

Pasta Hash Supreme

Pasta Hash Supreme

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 2 lbs pasta (The shapely kind has more texture)
    * 2 lbs brown rice
    * 32 oz Cottage cheese
    * 1 package chicken leg quarters
    * 1 lb chicken liver
    * 1 lb Mixed veggies (No corn, it just comes out the other end undigested so why waste the money)\
    * Garlic
    * Italian seasoning
      

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Place liver and rice in pot with 2-3 cloves of garlic add water in a 2-1 ratio (2 cups water to 1 cup rice). bring to a boil. Turn down heat and cook for 40 min. Season chicken with spices and bake in oven at 400 degrees for 1 1/2-2 hours. Or till a little crispy.

After chicken is done. Boil water in a large pot add pasta. Cook 8-10 Min. Dump rice and liver mix into a large container( it will need to be big enough to mix all the ingredients together. Large tupperware works great). Place frozen veggies in colander. Drain pasta over veggies.

Debone chicken add to rice mix. Add pasta mix. Add cottage cheese. Stir well. Serve mixed with a little kibble or just by itself.

Caution this can be a little messy with the rice kernels and cottage cheese. serve in a place that can be easily cleaned up after the pig out session. Save chicken bones and boil with a pot full of water until 1/4 of the water remains. This makes a great broth for the next time you make the rice mix just substitute 1/2 the water for this rich broth. The dogs really love it.

Oatmeal Cookie Treats

Oatmeal Cookie Treats

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 2 cups rice 2 packages Reg. Flavor oatmeal (mixed w/milk)
    * 1/4 cup molasses
    * 1 cup carrots
    * 1/3 cup spinach
    * 1 1/4 cup flour
    * 1/2 tbsp brown gravy mix
    * 4 tbsp applesauce
    * 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Preheat oven to 350degrees Stir Ingredients, but adding flour gradually. Drop on cookie sheet using tsp. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Makes approx. 20 cookies. Enjoy!

Nutty Bones

Nutty Bones

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 1 3/4 cups flour
    * 1/4 cup sesame seeds
    * 1/2 cup brown sugar
    * 12 tbs. butter
    * 1/2 cup ground walnuts
    * 1 egg yolk
    * 1/2 cup vanilla extract
    * 2 tbs. toasted wheat germ

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Combine ingredients, knead until thoroughly blended. Roll out till 1/2" thick. Cut into shapes or just squares. Bake at 375F on un-greased cookie sheet for 12-15 minutes. Cool. Store in airtight container. Keeps 2 weeks.

Nuked Hot Dogs

Nuked Hot Dogs

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 1lb low fat Hot Dogs

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Slice hot dogs into thin lengths. Place on 3 layers of paper towel on a microwave safe plate. Microwave on High for 5 minutes. Remove from microwave let stand for 5 minutes. Return to microwave and cook for a further 5 minutes then remove and allow to cool. The Nuked Hot Dogs are done when they are of a Jerky state when cool. Keep them in the fridge, great for tidbits.

No Flea Dog Biscuits

No Flea Dog Biscuits

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 2 cups unbleached flour
    * 1/2 cup wheat germ
    * 1/2 cup brewers yeast
    * 2 ea. cloves garlic, minced
    * 3 tbs. vegetable oil
    * 1 cup chicken stock

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400F. and oil two or three baking sheets. Combine first four ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, combine garlic and oil. Slowly stir flour mixture and stock alternately into oil and garlic, beating well, until the dough is well-mixed. Shape dough into a ball. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1/2" thick. Using a 2" biscuit cutter or knife, cut dough into rounds. Transfer biscuits to prepared baking sheets. Bake 20-25 minutes or until well-browned. Turn off heat and allow biscuits to dry in oven for several hours. Store in refrigerator or freeze. Makes about 26 biscuits.

Newfy Breakfast Bars

Newfy Breakfast Bars

Dog Food Recipe Ingredients:

    * 12 c. oatmeal
    * 4 c. whole wheat flour
    * 8 eggs
    * 3/4 c. oil
    * 2/3 c. honey
    * 1/2 c. molasses
    * 2 c. milk
    * 1 large can solid pack pumpkin (optional)
    * 3 to 4 mashed bananas (optional)

Dog Food Recipe Directions:

Preheat oven to 325. Grease 2 cookie sheets. Dump everything into a VERY large bowl. Mix this whole mess together, pat onto greased cookie sheets & bake on at 325 for 1 hour. After 1 hour turn oven off, crack oven door & allow cookies to cool in the oven. Break into whatever size you want. These also freeze very well.