Cookin' with Robbie Dawg


The inspiration: Robbie and LuluMonthly canine culinary tips and recipes from Lisa Fortunato, founder and owner of Robbie Dawg, Inc., an all-natural dog treat bakery based out of Brooklyn, NY. She is also the author of her own doggie cookbook.


BAKING HOMEMADE BISCUITS IS A FUN ACTIVITY THE WHOLE FAMILY WILL ENJOY!
Pet-Friendly Cooking Tips from Lisa Fortunato

Featured Recipe: Pumpkin Pie Dog Biscuits

1 1/2 cups unbleached flour

1 cup rolled oats

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ginger

2 tablespoons canola oil

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1/4 cup natural unsalted peanut butter

1/4 cup filtered water


Preheat oven to 325°

Measure the flour, rolled oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and ginger into a mixing bowl. Whisk until combined.

Make a well in the flour and add the canola oil. Mix on medium speed using a paddle attachment till crumbly. Add the pumpkin and peanut butter, and stir till combined.

Add the water all at once and mix until dough is smooth and soft.

Turn the dough out onto a slightly floured surface and gently knead until dough is smooth and soft. Roll the dough 1/4-inch thick and cut the biscuits into desired shapes with cookie cutters.

Place the biscuits on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake 12-15 minutes until they are dry and firm to the touch. Turn the oven off and leave the biscuits in another 20-30 minutes. Remove them from the oven, cool them on a baking rack, and store them in a cookie tin.

Enjoy!

Please always be cautious when altering your pet's diet in any way.

Please enjoy these easy and flavorful recipe shortcuts, and check back for new columns from Lisa Fortunato each month.

Robbie dawg is a woman-owned Brooklyn, New York based business that bakes handcrafted organic dog biscuits in 15 flavors. Each month sine its founding in 2005, robbie dawg has donated over 30 pounds of biscuits to the dogs at Bideawee. For more recipes, Lisa recently completed a cookbook for Adam's Media called The Everything Cooking for Dogs Book. The cookbook contains 150 recipes, as well as a section on nutrition and ingredients.

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DO-IT-YOURSELF CAT TOY

The mystery of where missing socks end up may not ever be solved, but there is finally something you can do with that lonely, remaining sock that has lost its mate to the abyss of the laundry room: turn it into a homemade cat toy! You'll save money and your cat will love you for it.

Sew Velcro strips into the sock opening so it can be closed up and easily reopened. Next, fill the sock with batting, scrap fabric, or dried catnip, and seal shut. In no time, your kitty will have a new favorite plaything!

Your cat's playtime can be even more exciting when you attach the sock toy to a length of yarn and pull it along the floor. Thanks to the Velcro, when the catnip loses it potency, refills are easy!



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