Well, we had a good snowstorm last week; I thought it was loads of fun and have enjoyed running, rolling, making snow angels and shoving my nose into the drifts!
In the morning, cold and dark though, I make it fast I tell you!
But it was warm inside and mom finally made me biscuits! I know every dog out there will love them, so here is the recipe and my personal preferences.
I am kind of finicky, so she makes several varieties. If I don’t like them, we give them to my cousin Chili – she’ll eat anything! 
Me dreaming of the treats I smell baking
Mom has a very old recipe, but she always uses what she has on hand and what I like best. If you are allergic to certain grains or other things, you can use other flours, cereals, grains. I like beef broth and bits of dry beef and blueberries a lot! But today, she added a little chopped bacon and pumpkin, also very favorites with me.
We are short on eggs because the hens aren’t laying now, but that is the neat thing – really any healthy combination is good , mom says just keep the dry/wet ratio close, so they can be rolled. Then baking and oven drying makes them hard and crunchy, so they keep well.
I believe it is my job to make sure they DO NOT last, however. Mom doesn’t have time to make dog biscuits all the time, but she makes sure I know that I am worth it and she would make them more often if she could. The thing is, they are special and a real treat, so I appreciate them when I get them. That is the thing about life – the best things aren’t common, good things are worth waiting for, instant gratification is not. And there is nothing better on a snowy day than the smell and anticipation of my special cookies in the oven! I don’t even have to share them with the cats, but sometimes I do.
We have warmer weather and some sun this week. Still, it is a good time to start baking and thinking about Christmas cookies soon. I plan on helping and sampling them all, but mom says I’m already getting a little chubby, since I’m out running around less, and I steal cat food regularly.
Strong words from someone who is not exactly trim herself!
Bake some biscuits and enjoy!
