Family Foodies

I have a confession to make. I bake doggy cookies for my dog. Yes it’s true. Dogs are people too, right? Last weekend my husband took my daughter to see the new Fast and Furious movie for a father/daughter bonding time.  I baked doggy cookies to bond with our pit bull. His Noah’s Ark treat container was getting low on goodies. I swear, he KNOWS when I’m baking for him! He gets so excited.

Here is a nutritious doggy cookie recipe that I developed from several I’ve tried over the years. It’s fun to make with little ones too. It’s so simple and uses ingredients you’re likely to have at home.

Cheese & Garlic Dog Cookies

• 1 cup wheat flour (or regular if you don’t have wheat)
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated and room temperature
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon butter or oil, softened
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 bouillon cube (optional)
• 1 egg

Cream cheese, egg, bouillon (optional) and butter or oil, add garlic and flour. Add enough milk to form a dry ball of dough. Don’t get it too soft. Chill for 30 minutes. Roll onto board and cut into shapes of your choosing (I use iceream cone and heart shapes). Bake at 375 for 15 minutes. Then flip over and bake another 15 minutes till  hard and light brown. Store in covered container up to 1 week.

Bon-a-Puppy!

This is a continuation of my CBC with Janet from Educate Empower Enjoy.  In Janet’s last post, she asked:

Edie, since you have two kids, how do you handle the many different culinary “opinions” in your home?

GREAT question!  I have two boys who are different as night and day.  In fact, it’s like they’re from two different planets sometimes.

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Ready for another edition of Link Love here at Family Foodies??? I knew you were, so let’s get started!

As Cee (the other FAB intern here at FF) stated in her last link love post–we’ve discovered stumbling. It sounded a bit confusing to me at first but NOW I find it totally addictive and oddly relaxing. Here are some GREAT new foodie finds for you because I just couldn’t keep them to myself.

Any breakfast lover’s out there? I LOVE breakfast. It’s my favorite meal of the day–next to lunch and dinner! Being the weight conscious diva that I am, a sweet breakfast that can be made with WHEAT flour is right up my alley!

I’m always open to be fed anything delicious! This site has one amazing low cal yet high antioxidant smoothie that even your kids will love to slurp down. [Read more...]

The perfect sugar cookie! Easy to make, shape and decorate.

You will need:

• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 stick of butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla

-Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.

-Combine sugar, butter, egg and vanilla. Beat with a mixer on medium speed until smooth.

-Stir in flour mixture. Shape into a log about 15 inches long.

-Wrap in plastic wrap and refriderate for at least 2 hours, but as long as 2 days.

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

-Cut dough into 1/4 inch thick slices. Place slices on ungreased baking sheets.

-Reshape slices into cut outs if desired.

-We sprinkle colored sugar to decorate before we bake.

-Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes.

-Let cool on baking sheet for one minute, move to wire racks to cool completely.

-Enjoy!