Homemade Dog Food Recipes Free

If you owned a pet during the 2007 pet Food recall, you understand all too well why so many people are making their own dog Food these days. And it is not hard to do or as expensive as you may think.

Homemade Dog Food Recipes Free

Homemade Dog Food Recipes Free

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Homemade Dog Food Recipes Free

Homemade Dog Food Recipes Free

Why preparing your dog's Food at home could be a better choice:

Most of us strive to provide the very best for our dogs. We make sure they get plenty of exercise, training, love and attention, tend to their medical needs, keep them safe, and believe to be feeding them pet Food that is nutritious and wholesome. But are we? Commercial dog foods use preservatives, dyes, chemicals, fillers, animal by-products, corn, soy, additives, artificial flavors, and so on. And it is these ingredients, as well as some others, which are making our pets sick and slowly killing them. Pet food companies might have great ad campaigns depicting a yummy wholesome meal for our dogs, but have you read the ingredients?

This is why so many people have decided to take matters in their own hands. It's the best way to know what goes into your dog's food. By preparing homemade dog food recipes right in our own kitchens, we know we are feeding our dogs fresh foods and ingredients, without the use of preservatives, artificial ingredients, or any other contaminates that can harm our dogs.

Preparing homemade meals for your dog is easy and Fast:

If you don't think you have time to cook for your pet, think again. It's super easy to do and you can make a big batch of food, separate daily food portions into freezer bags, and then thaw out as needed. Just be sure you use fresh vegetables or frozen - never canned vegetables.

Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs

• 2 pounds of boiled chicken meat finely chopped (no skin or bones)
• 1 cup cooked carrots finely chopped
• 6 potatoes boiled, peeled, and mashed
• 1 cup of cooked lentils
• 2 cups of fresh green beans steamed and chopped (or use frozen)

Finely chop and mash together cooked vegetables or simply mix them all together in a food processor. Then stir in the chopped chicken and separate portions into freezer bags until ready to use.

More homemade dog food recipes: You can come up with lots of recipes by using some other ingredients like turkey, brown rice, oats, potatoes, carrots, zucchini, sweet potatoes, green beans, squash, and peas.

Avoid using the following grains as they have been linked to food allergies: wheat, corn, and soy.

Final tips: Always consult your veterinarian about the nutritional requireMents for your dog. Be sure to provide a variety of protein, carbohydrates, and fats. Familiarize yourself with the foods that are not safe for dogs to eat (chocolate, macadamia nuts, grapes, raisins, onions, citrus fruits, cold cuts, mushrooms, fatty foods, and cooked bones). Also, when changing your dog's diet, go slow. Too quick of a change can upset their digestive tract causing diarrhea.

Our dogs depend on us to care for their health and safety. Be a responsible dog owner. Get all the facts about feeding your dog and then make an informed decision. Don't take for granted that the commercial dog food you are feeding your treasured friend is healthy because of their fancy ad campaigns.

Always consult your veterinarian before making drastic changes to your dog's diet. Any current health issues, breed, and life sTAGes will play a part in determining the nutritional needs of your dog.

Homemade Dog Food Recipes Free

Use Your Food Processor To Make Fresh Homemade Pesto In Minutes!

What is Pesto?

Use Your Food Processor To Make Fresh Homemade Pesto In Minutes!

Use Your Food Processor To Make Fresh Homemade Pesto In Minutes!

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Use Your Food Processor To Make Fresh Homemade Pesto In Minutes!

Use Your Food Processor To Make Fresh Homemade Pesto In Minutes!

Many people think of Pesto as a raw green sauce with very specific ingredients, namely basil, garlic, olive oil, Parmesan cheese and pine nuts. While that sauce is indeed a Pesto, there are many other sauces that qualify.

The word Pesto is actually the past participle of the Italian word Pestare, which means to pound or crush. The term can apply to any sauce which has crushed herbs in an oil base. Such sauces are traditionally made by hand with a mortar and pestle. In fact, the words pestle and pesto both come from the same Latin word meaning "to crush." I break from tradition here, since a Food processor gets the Job done just as well in much less time.

The sauce much of the world thinks of as Pesto, is more accurately called Pesto alla Genovese or Pesto of Genoa Italy. Many regions of Italy have a Pesto they call their own, using ingredients commonly found in their particular region.

Below you will find a recipe for a basic Pesto alla Genovese followed by Pumpkin Seed Pesto made with fresh spinach leaves. The latter recipe comes from the region of my kitchen.

You can take the basic recipe and alter it in countless ways. Any type of nut can be substituted for pine nuts. Any type of leafy fresh herb can be used as well as any type of grated hard cheese. Play around with flavor combinations and find your favorite.

Pesto Alla Genovese

Ingredients

1/3 cup of pine nuts

2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

2 cups of firmly packed fresh basil leaves (no large stems)

1/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil

1/2 cup of freshly grated Parmesan Reggiano cheese (your Food processor can grate it for you)

Directions

Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan until lightly browned. This step intensifies the flavor of the nuts, but can be skipped if you want a completely raw sauce.

Put the pine nuts into the work bowl of your favorite food processor fitted with the multipurpose blade. Pulse until finely chopped. Add the garlic cloves and repeat.

Add the fresh basil leaves to the food processor work bowl and pulse until they are chopped. Turn the food processor to "on" and slowly drizzle the extra virgin olive oil through the feed chute while the machine is running.

Add the Parmesan Reggiano cheese and pulse until combined.

That's it! Your Pesto is ready to be enjoyed. You could use it as a Pasta sauce, pizza sauce, vegetable dip, or spread for toasted bread. You could top chicken with it or use it as a dip for cooked shrimp. Pour some over roasted potatoes or baked butternut squash. The possibilities are endless.

Pumpkin Seed Pesto

Ingredients

1/3 cup of raw hulled pumpkin seeds

2 cloves of garlic

2 cups of baby spinach, firmly packed

1/3 cup of pumpkin seed oil

1/2 cup of freshly grated Romano cheese (use your food processor to grate)

Directions

Place the pumpkin seeds into the work bowl of your favorite food processor fitted with a multipurpose blade. Pulse until finely chopped. Add the garlic cloves and repeat.

Add the spinach to the food processor work bowl and pulse until well chopped. Turn the processor to "on" and slowly drizzle the pumpkin seed oil through the feed chute while the machine is running.

Add the Romano cheese and pulse until combined.

Use Your Food Processor To Make Fresh Homemade Pesto In Minutes!