February is about extra than simply Valentine’s Day. February offers us 28 full days to deal with love.
Hopefully, over the vacation you celebrated a minimum of one big day or home-cooked meal with a cherished one in your inside circle. Our spouses, youngsters, prolonged household, companions, and mates – perhaps somebody you understand acquired a particular deal with that conveyed the phrases, I Love You. However when this month has handed – let’s make sure you proceed exhibiting our love for each other within the many small methods we will.
And most significantly, we don’t wish to overlook or fail to rejoice our most beloved, and furry finest mates. Those that stand by us with out fail. Ensure to increase your circles of affection to incorporate the creatures, nice and small, that love you essentially the most – your fixed, ever-faithful pets.
Immediately’s recipes function straightforward, wholesome, do-it-yourself treats to your favourite Clifford and Garfield which are nutrient-rich with no added sugars. Making do-it-yourself snacks is simply one other technique to present our fur infants simply how a lot we love them. For even more healthy treats, spray cookie sheets with a fat-free non-stick baking spray earlier than baking.
Included in at present’s choices is one particular deal with for the birds. Whether or not you’re rolling and reducing out doggie bones or simply mixing up some chook meals– every exercise is a enjoyable alternative to spend time together with your children each in your kitchen and outside. Winter’s nonetheless right here, so we should bear in mind our little, outside, feathered mates – the birds. I just like the black-oil sunflower seed. Being attentive to the variety of coloured, songbirds at my feeder – apparently they adore it, too.
These recipes are so easy {that a} baby could have no issue making ready the treats. You may also contemplate making a present for another person – pet treats are a good selection and an appreciated present by all those that love the little creatures of the world.
You know the way the true saying goes – love me – love my pets.
MAC’S MEATY TREATS
1 pound blended liver
1 cup yellow cornmeal
½ cup complete wheat flour
2 tsp. garlic salt
In a bowl, mix liver, cornmeal, flour, and salt. Add solely sufficient water to make a thick paste. Unfold on a greased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 20 minutes with out burning. Permit to chill and lower into doggy biscuits.
MILK BONES
1 overwhelmed egg
2 ¼ cup wheat flour
¼ cup wheat germ
½ cup nonfat dry milk
½ tsp. garlic powder
½ cup ice water
6 Tbsp. Crisco shortening
In a mixer bowl, beat egg. Add wheat flour, wheat germ, dry milk, and garlic powder whereas alternating with ice water. Stir in shortening. Combine properly. Type right into a ball. If it won’t maintain collectively, add only one tsp. of water at a time till it holds. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 6 hours. Roll out to ¼-inch thick and lower into bones. Bake on a greased cookie sheet in a preheated 350-degree oven for 20-Half-hour. The longer you bake them, the more durable and crispier they’re. Bake much less for extra chewiness.
CANINE COOKIES
1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas
¼ cup applesauce
3 cups raw oatmeal
½ tsp. vanilla extract
½ cup carob chips
In a mixer bowl, mix bananas and applesauce. Combine properly. Stir in oatmeal and blend properly. Fold in extract and carob chips. Combine properly. Roll into balls concerning the measurement of a walnut and press down with tines of fork. Bake on an ungreased baking sheet in a preheated 350-degree oven for Quarter-hour. Cool. Retailer in fridge. Yield: 30.
BIRD DOG BROWNIES
4 overwhelmed eggs
1 cup cornmeal
1 lb. lower beef liver
2 minced garlic cloves
In a mixer bowl, beat eggs. Add cornmeal and blend properly. Fold in items of lower liver and garlic. Combine all in a meals processor till clean. Pour into an 8-inch baking pan with a non-stick floor or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven. Cool utterly. Reduce into bite-sized brownies. Refrigerate in an air-tight container.
TAIL-WAGGING TURKEY JERK
1 lb. floor turkey
2 tsp. low salt Teriyaki sauce
2 minced garlic cloves
½ tsp. floor ginger
In a mixer bowl, mix turkey, teriyaki sauce, garlic, and ginger. Unfold over a greased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 170-degree oven for two hours. When performed, blot all grease from jerky. Slice jerky into 1-inch strips. Flip strips over and return to oven. Bake for extra 2 hours at similar temperature. Cool and retailer within the freezer.
BRUISER’S DOGGIE BISCUITS
¾ cup scorching beef broth or meat drippings
1/3 cup softened margarine
½ cup powdered milk
1 overwhelmed egg
Pinch of salt
3 cups complete wheat flour
In a bowl, pour scorching drippings over softened margarine till it melts. Add powdered milk, overwhelmed egg, and a pinch of salt. Slowly add ½ cup of flour at a time whereas mixing properly between every addition. Roll the stiff dough to ½-inch thickness. Reduce with cookie cutters. Bake on a greased cookie sheet in a preheated 250-degree oven for 45 minutes. Permit to chill. Retailer in an hermetic container.
NUTRI-TREATS
½ cup grated cheddar cheese
½ cup cottage cheese
2 Tbsp. Wesson oil
½ tsp. salt
¾ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup wheat germ or superb granola, no raisins
In a mixer bowl, mix cheddar, cottage cheeses, oil, and salt. Regularly add flour and blend properly till the dough will stick collectively. Type into 1-inch balls and roll within the wheat germ or granola with out raisins. Bake on a flippantly greased cookie sheet in a preheated 350-degree oven for 15-20 minutes. Cool utterly. Retailer in an hermetic container.
POOCH PARK DOGGIE BONES
3 overwhelmed eggs
12 oz. complete wheat flour
14 oz. all-purpose flour
2 oz. wheat germ
1 cup complete milk
1 cup vegetable oil
2 Tbsp. peanut butter
In a mixer bowl, beat eggs. Beat in flours and wheat germ whereas alternating with milk and oil. Combine properly. Fold in peanut butter and blend properly. Permit to sit down for 10 minutes. Roll dough out on floured floor to ½-inch thickness. Reduce into biscuit-sized shapes of a bone. Aerate the dough with a fork. Bake on a parchment-covered cookie sheet in a 375-degree oven for 40 minutes in order that biscuits turn into very onerous. Permit to utterly cool. Retailer in an hermetic container within the fridge.
FRISKY KITTY’S CATCH
3 oz. small pre-cooked shrimp
¼ cup finely chopped lower grass
1/3 cup clam juice
In a bowl, combine shrimp, grass, and clam juice. Yield: 1 serving.
FELINE’S FANCY FEAST
7 oz. drained, mashed, sardines in oil
¼ cup dry, non-fat milk
½ cup wheat germ
In a bowl, mix drained, mashed sardines, dry milk, and wheat germ. Together with your fingers, roll into balls concerning the measurement of a marble. Bake on a nonstick spray-coated cookie tray in a 350-degree for 12-Quarter-hour or till browned. Permit to chill utterly. Retailer in an air-tight container within the fridge. Yield: 30
FRESH FRUIT FEED FOR BIRDS
1 complete grapefruit
¾ cup softened suet
1 cup birdseed
String
Slice grapefruit in half. Scoop out juice and pulp utterly. Reduce out three equally distanced holes in every grapefruit half for 3 strings to be added later. Microwave the grapefruit half for six minutes at lowest setting. It’s also possible to bake for 3-4 hours in a 275-degree oven. In a bowl, combine softened suet with birdseed. Fill every half of dried grapefruit with seed combine. Thread three sturdy strings by means of the holes of every and tie on the prime round a tree department. Cling exterior close to the window.
