Bon Appetit!

I LOVE food. Breakfast and dinner are my favorite times of the day. I'm always up for a snack. I am not picky about what I eat except I did NOT like these gourmet dog biscotti treats my mom once bought me and Callie. She said they were expensive, but I didn't care...as soon as I put the biscuit in my mouth, I promptly spit out. Expensive or not, they were NOT tasty.

Some of my favorite foods are apples, carrots, bread (yes, I am a carb addict...no Atkins diet for me), peanut butter, and cheese just to name a few. I like to help my mom cook (or more like check out what she is doing on the counter to see what is up there for me), but she doesn't find it so helpful and is always telling me to get down. In fact, she just made a tomato soup which smells yummy, but she told me repeatedly I cannot have any because it contains onions, which I guess are bad for dogs. Oh well.

Given that onions are bad for me-- as are many other people foods, I thought it might be helpful to post this link-- http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1659&aid=1030-- as a reminder of what is unsafe to feed your pet. We are very sly when it comes to food, so it is important you keep toxic foods out of our reach no matter how much we may beg.

One of my favorite things was a dog birthday cake my mom made me and Callie for our birthdays. I watched my mom mix the batter, waited by the oven for it to bake, and then waited not-so-patiently for it to cool. While the wait was excruciatingly long, it was well worth it. The cake was SO yummy! And, the cake had turkey bacon as a topping which was an extra-special treat. I'm hoping we will start celebrating our half birthdays (or even quarter ones!) so we can have cake more often. The recipe is below.

Gosh, all this talk of food and cake has made me hungry....time to go see if I can use my cuteness to snag a doggie biscuit. Bon Appetit!

Baxter (woof woof!)

P.S. Check out Stella- one of the dogs currently at APS-- she looks a little like me, so I am really hoping she finds her forever home soon! http://www.apsofdurham.org/stella-2/#more-8209

Birthday Cake for dogs
1 1/2 cups All-Purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. Baking powder
1/4 cup Margarine, softened
1/4 cup Corn oil
1 Jar strained chicken
1 cup shredded carrots
3 Eggs
2 Strips bacon fried and crumbled
Plain yogurt for icing .

Sift flour and baking powder together; set aside. In large bowl, cream
margarine until smooth.
Add corn oil, baby food and eggs and carrots; mix until smooth, gradually
add flour and baking powder to the mixture and blend till smooth . Pour batter
into well-greased and floured 8 inch round pan.
Bake in a preheated 325F. oven 60-70 minutes. Let cool on wire rack a few
minutes before removing from pan.
Ice cake with yogurt or cottage cheese.
Add crumbled bacon bits to top of cake...and have a HAPPY Birthday party!!