Hi everyone! In preparation of the big TURKEY DAY, mommy was asked to share her "food cube" recipe/technique. This would be a GREAT way to share some of your Thanksgiving leftovers with the starving Pugs out there! We are thrilled to bring you the first edition of the "S-Dog Cooking Show".
That's me...Salinger, with my Sous Chef, Mommy
OK...first off....this is NOT my entire diet! I eat Eukanuba kibble, but mommy holds back about 1/4 cup of it and heats up one of these yummy food cubes and mixes it in with my kibble every night. She has checked with our vet and he says this is fine, so don't anyone panic or go all "food police" on us!
STEP ONE: Gather your "mise en place" (fancy schmancy term for "get your crap together" that mommy learned when she was in Culinary School)
You'll need the following:
1. A big honkin' bowl and something to mix with
2. COOKED chopped meat (chicken, turkey, liver, lamb, beef, emu, whatever....) Mommy has 4 chicken thighs here that she cut off the bone and chopped.
3. Maybe a cupful of COOKED starch (brown or white rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes or whatever...mommy has cooked orzo pasta here (tiny rice shaped pasta))
4. Gravy of a corresponding flavor to bind it (chicken, beef, pork) OR you can use 2 raw eggs if you're doing salmon or some sort of seafood or just don't groove on gravy. Don't worry about the eggs being raw...they'll cook when you heat these up in the microwave and for now will just act as a binder.
5. Frozen or leftover veggies. We're using a mixed veg blend here...but I also like peas and carrots OR just green beans. Whatever you have on hand.
HELLOOOOOO? Are we going to make this, or are you just going to keep taking my picture???
OK...mix everything together in the big bowl...
Make sure you keep a few pieces of meat out for the Royal Taster...
"NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM!!!" (eating noise)
Next, scoop the mixture into an ice cube tray and level it off with a knife (so the cubes will separate easily when they're frozen).
When frozen, pop out the individual cubes (you may have to break them up a bit) and place into a freezer bag LABELED with what kind of food it is. Here is the door of our freezer...
We have beef, liver, turkey and pork...chicken will get it's own bag when they're frozen!
Just store any leftover mixture in the fridge and refill the ice tray when you're ready. I got two trays out of this batch.
Ready for the freezer!!!
Don't forget to CLEAN UP!!!
I'm licking all the chicken crumbs off the cutting board!
To serve these...just place ONE cube in a microwave safe dish and nuke on regular power for 1 minute 10 secs. Immediately stir in Puggy's kibble (hold a bit back since you're supplementing with this) and serve.
Whatchoo MEAN I just ate????
Happy Cooking from S-Dog and Laura
Let us know how creative you all were with those Turkey Day leftovers!!!
HEALTH UPDATE*** I wanted to thank everyone for the well wishes for Salinger with this pinched nerve situation he has. He's still having limping episodes every day (usually only right before he's due for meds) but we're hoping that he'll continue to improve! We'll keep you posted
