Okay, so maybe you’re like me…not exactly Betty Crocker.  Too risky to subject your spouse or friends to your cooking?  Afraid of being shunned or ridculed?  Here’s a suggestiong…focus your culinary exploits on your canine friends.  I decided to bake meat cupcakes for Oscar…it sounded like a good idea - a fun treat in flavors that he’s crazy about (chicken and beef). 

After slaving away for a good part of the afternoon, I ended up with a big mess and two dozen mini meat flavored hockey pucks.  I was pretty disappointed with the results of my experiment, but decided to let Oscar taste test anyway.  Lo and behold…he loved the mini meat pucks!!  He chomped the first one down and looked at me with adoring eyes…success!!

So, I’ll stick to ordering take-out for the two-legged members of the family, but I’m happy to know that I can satisfy my homemaker urges by cooking for O-Dog!  For tips on baking for your pooch, check out this article.  There are also lots of dog recipe books and free dog recipies on the web.  Feel free to experiment or dogify your favorite people recipes.  Just make sure to avoid ingredients that are dangerous for dogs.  Check out our post from February 18 for a refresher about foods that are poisonous to your dog. 

Here’s a picture of the special banana-carob birthday cake that I made for Oscar’s 1st birthday and a video of him eating it!!