Pupster's Food

Homemade Dog Food

 

 

We are tight with money and this was my frugal way of feeding our dog.  So hoping he will continue to like it as much as he liked it when I first made it.

 

The ingredients I used were: ground turkey, brown rice, kale, spinach, peas, carrots, and ground flaxseed. I cooked it all so the vegetables were soft. Then lastly I used my food processor to blend and chop it all up.  By using the food processor it blends  all the food into a consistency that looks like soft dog food. This consistency is more acceptable to my older dog.

 

 

I placed his food into a quart jar with the hopes of keeping it sealed between servings for ultimate freshness. If this works well, it will allow me to can his food when money and food is plentiful.



Homemade Pizza and Sauce

Homemade Pizza and Sauce



Dough:

1 1/2 c water
1 Tbsp yeast
1/8 c olive oil
1/2 Tbsp honey
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder

• Let rest for about 5 minutes:

Add 3 c flour (any flour)
my favorite way is: 2 c wheat flour
                               1 c white flour
1 Tbsp flax seed (ground)
1 Tbsp wheat germ
approximately 1/2 c finely cut kale

• Let Rise

I used my friend Ms. Debbie's pizza dough recipe as a base recipe and have tweaked it to meet my family needs.

Pizza Sauce:

1 ~ 15oz can tomato sauce (pizza flavor is perfect but not necessary)
1 ~ 6oz can tomato paste
1 ~ 6oz can water (add to tomato paste can) then put in pan
1 1/2 Tbsp garlic (minced)
1 small diced onion
2 Tbsp oregano
1 Tbsp ground flax seed
1 Tbsp wheat germ
approximately 1/8 c finely cut kale
1 tsp salt

Directions:

Saute onion and garlic until onions are transparent. Add tomato sauce, paste and water. Add remaining ingredients and heat on low setting while waiting on dough to rise.

This will make more sauce than what you will need. Store remaining ingredients in refrigerator for future pizzas.

Toppings of my Choice:

green peppers
tomatos
pepperoni
ham
mushrooms
kale (mine, but not my husbands)
onions
bacon bits

Preheat oven to 390 degrees. Once pizza dough has risen, place on a greased pan of your choice and add your favorite toppings. I find that if I place my dough on a bed of flax seed it prevents it from sticking.

Bake at 390 degrees for our 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Dog Tested and Mom Approved…

   Snicker poodles Dog Treats :     

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 3 3/4 cups white flour
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Mix vegetable oil, shortening and honey together until smooth. Add eggs and beat well. Blend in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Knead dough until mixed well. Shape dough by rounded teaspoons into balls. Mix the cornmeal and cinnamon together in a bowl and roll balls in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with a nonstick spray. Press the balls down with a fork twice going in 2 different directions or press with your favorite stamp. Bake 8 minutes at 400. Remove from baking sheet and cool on a rack.

 WARNING: BE SURE TO ALERT YOUR FAMILY AS THEY LOOK LIKE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES!   They might be surprised if they ask what they are eating and you tell them a dog treat.

Duck's Favorite Shepard's Pie Recipe



Shepard's Pie

Ingredients:

• potatoes ~ diced up into smaller chunks for mashing (enough for your family)
• you can leave the skins on or peel them
• onion ~ enough for taste
• green onion ~ used one stalk
• dash ~  salt
• dash ~ pepper
• 1 lb ~ ground turkey
• bag ~ frozen corn
• optional ~ beef gravy

Directions:

Mashed Potatoes: Boil potatoes until soft. Drain potatoes and add about 2 tbsp butter and enough milk to make the potatoes stick. Add salt and mix well.


Meat: In a frying pan saute' the onions and green onions. Then add ground turkey and cook until done. (I use a cast iron frying pan, but if you don't;  add meat to a casserole dish).  Add the frozen corn layer and top with the mashed potatoes.  I bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for about 30 mins. Your potatoes should have a hint of golden brown to the crust. Serve hot with brown gravy on top (my husbands favorite way).

Gravy:  In a sauce pan boil water with 3 to 4 beef bullion cubes, add flour with water mixture to the boiling water until it gets thick. Stir constantly and when thick turn down heat to a simmer. Season with salt to taste.

Recipe/ French Baguettes

This is such an easy bread to make... you can't go wrong.

French Baguettes









Ingredients:

1 c water                                                                
2 1/2 c bread flour
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp bread machine yeast
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp water

Directions:

Measure carefully, placing all ingredients except egg yolk and 1 tsp water in bread machine pan in order of recommended by the manufacturer.

Select dough/manual cycle.

Place dough in greased bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover and let rise in a warm place about 30 minutes or until double.

Grease cookie sheet. Punch down dough. Roll dough into rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Cut dough crosswise in half. Roll gently back and forth to taper ends.

Place on cookie sheet. Make 1/4 inch deep diagonal slashes across loaves every 2 inches or make one long one down the center of the loaf.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix egg yolk and 1 tbsp water, brush over top of the loaf. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Mint Chocolate Fudge

Holiday Recipes
Mint Chocolate Fudge
Super Easy Recipe

Ingredients:

1 bag of mint chocolate chips
1 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

In a medium sized pan on medium heat add the condensed milk and let it get warm. Add mint chocolate chips and stir continuously. You don't want it to stick on the bottom.  When chips are almost melted add vanilla and stir. Once everything is mixed well and melted add to a lined 9 x 9 pan and refrigerate until hardened.

Note:

I have found this recipe only works on nice sunny days. It will not harden if it is raining or is humid. Also this recipe can be tweaked to your family likes. I have made many substitutions for many variations of this fudge. It is the only one I use.  

Soft Sugar Cookies

Soft Sugar Cookies

This is a great cookie to frost and decorate for any holiday year round or to add decorative sugar to for a great soft Christmas cookie.
I bake atleast 5 batches of these cookies in a Christmas season.

Ingredients:

1 c sugar
1/2 c melted shortening
1/2 c sour milk ( add 1 tsp vinegar to the 1/2 c milk) let this set while you continue on with the ingredients
1 tsp baking soda (added to sour milk above)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
approximately 3 c flour

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake for 7-10 minutes.
Combine sugar, shortening and egg. Mix sour milk and baking soda if you haven't already done so above. Add to sugar mixture. Stir in salt, vanilla and enough flour to form a stiff dough. Roll on flour surface. Cut with cutters and decorate.

This is a great activity/recipe to use with kids of all ages. I used this recipe for the cookies we made for the fall cookies you will see under our field trip activity for Halloween.

Holiday Recipe Fruit Salad ~ My Mom's

Mom's Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

1 can of mixed fruit or tropical fruit
1 can of pinapple
1 sliced banana
1 jar of cherries (optional)
3/4 bag of marshmallows
1/2 bag of coconut
1 tub of whip cream

Directions:

Drain all fruit from cans, add remaining ingredients, chill and serve.
I grew up with this one and LOVED it!!! Another super easy recipe.

Holiday Recipe from Ms. Neighbor ~ Fruit Salad

Holiday Recipe
Ms Neighbor's Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

1 can mix fruit or tropical fruit
1 can pinapple
2 8oz block of cream cheese
1 tub of whip cream

Directions:

Drain cans of fruit, mix in soft cream cheese and whip cream. Mix together, refridgerate and serve.

Yes, it really is this easy and oh so YUMMY!!!

Thank you Ms. Neighbor!!!
More will follow from her.

Holiday Cookie / Favorite Recipe Exchange

Looking for Friends to do a Cookie Exchange

As I was putting away dishes from the goodies I made for my husband to take to work tomorrow I had a thought. I have always wanted to do a Christmas Cookie Exchange, but most of my friends that I would invite don't live anywhere near me so here's my thought.
Would you like to join me here and exchange cookie recipes? We can post our favorite holiday cookie/dessert recipe and then try the different recipes on our family and friends this holiday season.  Post your recipes under the comment block below and I will re-post them to the tab holiday favorites.  I am looking forward to trying some of your favorite recipes. I will post my favorites as well.  Let's make this a fun holiday season for our family and our friends!!!