Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Dog Treats

Wednesday! Half way through a busy week.

We got tricked on Monday. It got sunny and hot (for here) - and pretty much has rained since. Leela and Emile took advantage of the newly cleaned windows.
They are having a rough time between obsessive cleaning on Sunday, my rearrangement of the house, and abnormal bed-time hours.
On the upside, I am with them a lot more right now because of baking projects and actually it has made them noticeably more calm and agreeable. I forget this a lot with the cats and there isn't much I can do about it right now but they can need their people just as much as dogs.
I finishing the dog treat baking blitz very late last night. There is a berry version and a cheese/garlic version.The berry version smells better.
There is also a tuna version however yesterday was brussels sprouts cooking day and even I knew better than to subject my tiny house to that stinky combination.So I stuck to double batches of the less stinky.
These little cutters made for some cute treats.

On Monday was also a No-Bake Oreo Cookie recipe:
I took no-bake lazy one step further and didn't even form cookies. It was a great mix to dump on my ice cream however.

Accidentally Tuesday ended up with two "secret" ingredient experiments...aka...hidden veggies. I don't really need to hide my veggies but they were new recipes. This is Raw "Secret Veggie" Cheesecake only mine isn't really raw - if nothing else I put in a bit of brown sugar and I am sure that is not.


Sweetening it was a real challenge. When you taste it you don't think it needs anything, but actually a touch of sugar really did make a difference once I finally decided to add some.


This gem is the Mighty Chocolate Microwave Muffin.

I am very new to STUFT Mama's site. What are some of the things I am enjoying about her?

First off, she shamelessly dumps concoctions of food together and actually puts them online (truly, I may have found my match) and her concept of a portion is definitely closer to mine. Case in point...the Mighty Muffin...it was MIGHTY. It was huge.

ALSO she does Flat Kitty Friday (I swear I scan her post more for photos of her cats than her lovely twins). Which apparently has an audience participation option. I jumped right on it. Eventually I would love to do something similar with a small quilt - I love this as a way to see the world through the eyes and creativity of other bloggers.

Flat Kitty Friday is her thing and I will be submitting photos for her by Thursday night, but I couldn't resist a couple of photos last night from trying to introduce him to the family:


Leela naturally was curious. Emile thought his life might be ending (after some rapid pacing he hid under the bed). And Nim wanted to know:

  1. Why we were still up past 10pm.
  2. Why he couldn't have the treats I was making.
  3. Why I insist on putting things on him (to him it is bad enough he has two cats constantly climbing on him).

This week is going WAY too fast.

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    1. I know! Poor Nim. He was even more annoyed I think that flat kitty was on the ironing board while I was packaging treats and he wasn't. He kept knocking flat kitty on the floor.

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  2. LOVE the flat kitty! Those treats look so good!

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    1. I have to admit, flat kitty was a fun addition to the week. :)

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  3. I actually want to eat those dog treats. I agree about cats needing attention, mine is a sucker for it. If me and M are hugging and having a moment, he has to come and meow so he can partake.

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  4. I actually want to eat those dog treats. I agree about cats needing attention, mine is a sucker for it. If me and M are hugging and having a moment, he has to come and meow so he can partake.

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    1. I haven't had cheese in literally years and even they smelled amazing.

      OK, your cat is totally behaving like a dog would. :) But I really do forget. To be honest both of my cats have been more content and less intense this week. It kind of bums me out because there is absolutely nothing I can do it about it for now. I am more of a dog person so sometimes when I realize something about cat behavior I truly surprise myself.

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  5. sorry about posting that twice. not sure how that happened. in other news, I was in a place called St Jacobs yesturday that is Mennonite country. the place was splattered with quilting stores and displays. i thought of you and even took a picture of one if the places :) not sure why.

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    1. Oh that is great! I will watch for the photo. :) It is amazing how we start to be aware of other places through someone else's experience isn't it?

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  6. Just catching up! Flat kitty is hilarious...I wonder what my little guy would make of him! I can't believe all the baking you did!

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    1. You should participate next time. :) I really did enjoy it.

      Yes, that was probably the most baking I have done for an event yet. It was something else.

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