Doggie Birthday Cake

I (well, my sister) made this cake for my little Snow's 1st birthday. It did not upset her tummy and she LOVED it! The recipe comes from www.bullwrinkle.com. I cut the recipe in half, so you can find the FULL recipe here.

Ingredients:

* 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

* 3/4 teaspoon baking powder

* 1/4 cup soft butter

* 1/4 cup corn oil (I used vegetable)

* 1 jar baby food, meat, beef, strained (I used pureed beef in broth)

* 2 eggs

* 1 strips beef jerky (I used Bacon style treats)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a mini loaf pan (I used the top of my big top cupcake bakeware).

2. Cream butter until smooth. Add corn oil, baby food, and eggs. Mix until smooth.

3. Mix dry ingredients into beef mixture until batter is smooth. Crumble beef jerky and fold into batter. Pour batter into loaf pan.

4. Bake 50 minutes. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes.

5. Ice with plain yogurt or cottage cheese.

**Store uneaten cake in refrigerator.

ENJOY! (This was my Snowflake's 1st birthday)

Warm Bacon Dressing

This is one of my FAVORITE things that my grandma makes! This Easter me and my mom tried out her recipe and it turned out good, but nothing is ever as good as Grandma's cookin! --Note: When I took the pics to go with the recipe I doubled the recipe--

Ingredients:

*4-5 slices of bacon

*1 egg

*1/2 cup sugar

*1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch

*1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

*1 cup water

Directions:

1. Cup up 4 to 5 slices of bacon with kitchen scissors and place in a saucepan to fry.

2. Fry the bacon until crispy and then pour off some of the fat. (NOT ALL)

3. Mix sugar and cornstarch.

4. Beat in the egg, vinegar and water.

5. Pour mixture into bacon and stir until thick.

6. We like to put this on EVERYTHING. It is made to be tossed with salad, but we like it on mashed potatoes, rolls, ham, turkey, pretty much anything and everything!

Succulant Scones

This recipe comes from one of my best friend's hubby's, Jon Michael St. Amant. THANKS!

Drop Scones

Ingredients:

* 2 cups all purpose flour

* 1/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar

* 1 tablespoon baking powder

* 3/4 teaspoon salt

* 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, diced**

* 1 cup additives***

* 1/2 cup (or more) chilled whipping cream

* 1 large egg

**(I used light margarine)

***(I used semi-sweet chocolate chips, butterscotch, and pecans)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. Sift all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl.

3. Add chilled butter; using fingertips, rub in until coarse meal forms. Mix in chips.

4. Whisk 1/2 cup cream and egg in small bowl to blend. Gradually add cream mixture to dry ingredients, tossing with fork until dough comes together in moist clumps. Add more cream by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry.

5. Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls onto large rimmed baking sheet, spacing apart.

6. Bake scones until golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

7. ENJOY!

***I have also made them with JUST butterscotch:

***And a big crowd pleaser is diced Reese's cups, pecans, and semi-sweet chips:

Easy, cheap version of Frosty Paws

This recipe is brought to you by: http://www.bullwrinkle.com/Assets/Recipes/Recipes.htm The original name is Frozen Peanut Butter Yogurt Treats. I took the recipe and made it to my liking and here is how it turned out.

Ingredients:

* 6oz. plain yogurt

* ~1/4 cup organic peanut butter

Directions:

1. Put the peanut butter in a microwave safe dish and microwave until melted.

2. Mix the yogurt and the melted peanut butter in a bowl.

3. Pour mixture into ice cube tray or on wax paper and freeze.

4. Pop out your frozen treats.

5. Let your dog try them.

6. Watch your dog enjoy!

Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Muffins

This recipe is brought to you by the book:

Ingredients:

* 1 chocolate-fudge cake mix (I used chocolate)

* 1 small box chocolate instant pudding

* 3/4 cup water

* 3 eggs

* 1/4 cup applesauce

* 1/4 cup vegetable oil

* 1/4 tsp. almond extract (I used vanilla)

* 3/4 cup chocolate chips, frozen

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Mix together cake mix, pudding, water, eggs, applesauce, oil, and extract until smooth.

3. Stir in chocolate chips last.

4. Fill cups 3/4 full.

5. Bake 20-25 minutes or until done when passing the toothpick test.

6. (optional) Share with friends!

Mushy No-Bake Cookies

So this is a cookie that I have ALWAYS loved, but never tried to make! One of my friend's mom's always made the best, so I thought I would give it a shot! The recipe comes from: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,2310,154177-234202,00.html

CHOCOLATE OATMEAL NO-BAKE COOKIES

Ingredients:

* 2 cups sugar

* 1/2 cup cocoa

* 1 stick butter (I suggest using REAL butter, because the light margarine made them sticky!)

* 1/2 cup milk

* 1 tsp. vanilla

* 3 cups quick-cooking oatmeal

* 1/2 cup peanut butter

1. Combine sugar, cocoa, butter and milk in a saucepan.

2. On medium heat, bring to a boil for one full minute.

3. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter, vanilla...

3.5. and oatmeal.

4. Stir until well-mixed.

5. Drop by spoonful onto wax paper.

6. Let cool for at least 30 minutes.

7. Enjoy!

And my series begins!

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