One year ago, for my fifth birthday, I started this blog. My initial goals was to post once a month and to hopefully have some loyal followers. Nothing too big, but I wanted to connect with other dogs and owners and share some of our family’s life philosophies. I think I have done this (although I did miss a month or so I still posted 22 times).
For this coming year, I hope to post more than once a month and to really grow some fans. I have a lot of Facebook friends and even Twitter followers who will hopefully read, comment and share! For today though, I am celebrating!
Mom made me brownies!
Ok, they are carob brownies, but they are delicious! These brownies, made with yogurt, are helpful to the digestive and immune system. The probiotics, protein, and calcium are all good without the excess milk sugars that cause lactose-intolerance. Again, the recipe is from the Bubba Rose Organic Dog Biscuit Cookbook.
- 2 cups oat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 5 tbsp carob powder – NEVER substitute cocoa
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup safflower oil (mom substituted extra virgin olive oil)
- 1/2 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt (mom substituted fat free plain Greek yogurt and 1 tsp vanilla)
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease a square 9 X 9 pan. Mix all of these ingredients together until smooth (or smoothish like ours). Spread into the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Cool in the pan. Cut and serve in sizes appropriate for your pooch. Store remaining in an airtight container in the fridge.
In the Cookbook, they suggested a cream cheese and carob frosting to serve with these. We didn’t make it that far, but it would certainly give them a little something extra!
Enjoy, and here’s to another year!
Wet Beards 