Riley's Rochambonz

I feel like it’s Passover for dogs at our house as we sweep out the grain as if it were leaven. Had to come up with a canine cancer un-friendly cookie recipe (lean protein, low glycemic index, grain free) so this is what I've cobbled together so far from a few old recipes and the strange workings of my own brain. Riley loves it. Still tweaking it but basically it goes something like this*...

1 lb. lean, organic, free-range ground meat-boiled in...
1 c. green tea with...
1 stalk celery and...
1 small cooked potato
2 whole eggs plus shells pureed in blender with
1 c. barely blanched green beans, and the
cooked meat and vegetables
all stirred into 3 c. potato flour
then spread on 2 jelly roll pans lined with no stick Reynolds foil.
Put wax paper over each pan and roll batter flattish. Remove wax paper before scoring with knife into ½ inch strips.
Bake at 350 for 1 hour
Cut strips apart and turn over.
Return to oven 5 min then turn off oven without opening and let cool and dry out completely in warm oven.
Break strips into bite size pieces.
Once completely hard, dry and cool, should be shelf stable at room temperature in a loosely sealed container.

*human assistance suggested for operations requiring opposable thumbs

+Also, try the following variations and shape with your favorite cookie cutters after it has firmed up a bit in the oven:

SCAREDY CATS: add cat mint

SOMETHING FISHY: add unsalted sardines and sea kelp

SQUIRRELLY BITES: add small amount of ground peanuts

MOUSE-MEAT: add banana and peanut butter if mice are out of season

TURKEY-TIME TREATS: use ground turkey with puréed pumpkin

BUNNY BITES: add minced greens

GIMME-CANES: add fresh or dried peppermint then cut into candy-cane shapes

please note: These cookies are made with healthy ingredients but, by the time they have finished baking, they are largely free of life-giving water. They are meant as an occasional treat only. I like to cut them into strips so that I can break them into smaller pieces.

~Riley's mum