Kate's a lucky girl

I ran across The Ultimate Dog Treat Cookbook: Homemade Goodies for Man's Best Friend on Amazon.com the other day and it seemed to have some pretty interesting recipes in it.

Author Liz Palika has concocted dog biscuits, some of which can be cooked in the microwave, that sound tasty.

There's a recipe for Chunk Chicken and Sweet Potato Treats, Peanut Butter-Honey Nut Cheerios Balls (you can use creamy or chunky) and Taco Treats, made with ground beef, cheddar cheese, mild salsa and avocado.

Mmmmmmmmmm, Taco Treats.

I just whipped up a batch Microwave Oatmeal Balls (here's the link to the Amazon.com page for the recipe and I'm sure Palika wouldn't mind if you bought a copy of her book while you were there). They contained AP flour (you can make it with whole wheat or any other kind), flax seeds, quick oats, cornmeal, egg, butter, nonfat dry milk and beef bouillon powder.

As usual when I'm baking things for Kate, she's in the kitchen waiting patiently, guarding the oven and then guarding the table where the cookies were cooling on a wire rack.

When the first batch was cool enough, I gave her one. She held it in her teeth for a second and then started eating it. The cookie was a little crumbly, and some of the quick oats they are rolled in ended up on the floor.

But Kate managed to hoover all the stray bits quite nicely, thank you very much.

The second cookie was scarfed up even faster. The third was gone in a blink of an eye.