Bark City Doggy Daycare

One of my favorite cookies can also be eaten by my dog! We share. These cookies are vegan, gluten free and have carob chips in them.... and I really don't feel all that guilty if I eat half the batch in one day. In fact, I have been known to give them to my (human) kids for lunch. Here are the ingredients: 1 can of chickpeas 5/8 c. of natural peanut butter (usually I just "guesstimate" on this measurement)... and yes, using the natural peanut butter does work better than Skippy of Jiff for some reason. 1/4 c. honey 2 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. baking powder  1/2 c. of carob chips (as I human, I prefer CHOCOLATE chips. But if you want to share with your dog, use carob chips because chocolate is poisonous to our four-legged friends.) All you have to do is blend the ingredients (minus the carob chips) in a blender: The peanut butter has not been added in, yet! I usually heat the honey and peanut butter up for about 10 sec. in the microwave before I blend.  Stir...

Occasionally, on those really hectic days, I swing by the grocery store to buy a rotisserie chicken for dinner. After my family has devoured most of the meat, I use the left over scraps (bones included) to make chicken broth. Lots and lots of chicken broth that can be froze and used for any future recipe. I should first note, that some of these pictures contain ingredients like ONIONS or GARLIC (I was making it for humans, not dogs). Never give you dogs onion (or garlic). It's poisonous. And when in doubt about your ingredients, you can always double check on this Humane Society link .  Here are some ingredients that are good for dogs that would be good in any chicken stock: Parsley Greek Oregano Basil Thyme Carrot Celery Green Beans Peas  Squash and of course: Chicken scraps and bones  Now for the chicken broth steps: First grab a giant stock pot with a colander that fits inside of it.   Next grab your ingredients. In this picture, I have s...