The (Dog) Biscuit Method

The biscuits we sell to your dogs are not so difficult to make, nor is there anything secret about the method, so I figured I should show all of you the process.

"Organization will set you free" --Alton Brown. The workstation is all set. 

Measure EVERYTHING1 If there's one rule not to break in baking, it's this one.

Everything is in order. Now the process begins.

Phase 1: Dry ingredients. (Milk powder  going in with the 2 flours and cornmeal.

Mix them well.

Phase 2: Wet works. Heated chicken broth provides a perfect environment to wake up or "proof" the  yeast.

  

Sprinkle the yeast on top and wait.

After the timer beeps, here's what we have.

Phase 3 Combine the wet and dry. Mix them thoroughly to form a dough.

Phase 4: Fabricatiion

Rolling out the dough and cutting into treats.

After baking, A tray comes out golden brown and delicious

Phase 5: Let cool and feed to a drooling dog whose done all but climb in your shirt to get one since you started. :-)

LAST CALL!

LAST CALL!!!
 The introductory price of $7  a bag and $6 for additional will be ending on December 1st. From there prices will go up to $8/$7 respectively

Fun Experiment Tonight

Ah...I love it when my ideas are a success. Peanut butter laced hot apple cider? Totally comforting and delicious, and unlike normal hot cider, whipped cream is all but mandatory.

YUM!

New Treats for the Smaller Customers

Yellowdoggy Homemade Pet Treats is proud to announce our smaller size treats. They are perfectly sized for our littler customers like Ollie, who will be getting these crinkle cut hearts after they bake.

They are the same price, but you will get many more, so I suggest freezing them so that they last longer

Aren't they just too cute? Perfect for our tiny terriers and toy dogs.

Dog Treats Officially on Sale

As most of you know, I have embarked on a journey. It will eventually land me in Spain, but for now it starts here, in Trumbull, Connecticut. In order to get to Spain I need money, lots of money. My solution: start a business.

Introducing Yellowdoggy Homemade Pet Treats

My passion for food has extended to my pets. I am providing them, and your pooches too, with healthy, homemade, baked to order dog biscuits guaranteed to please. And since I already have gotten inquiries, yes, there will be cat treats sometime in the future.

As it stands right now the price will be $7.00 per bag of 15 treats on all orders placed by December 1st. All orders after December 1st will be priced at $8.00 per bag. Please only buy as many bags as you will go through in 2 weeks. They are homemade, therefore the shelf-life is shorter. They are also made to order; so please be patient as it will take 2-3 days for you to get your order, and of course, all local orders will be delivered free of charge.

Also there will be a $1.00 off multiple bag discount. Buy one bag at full price and each additional bag is $1.00 off

I am ACCEPTING ORDERS NOW
Please direct all orders and/or inquiries to kidslikerealfood2@gmail.com
Keep watch on the blog for an upcoming post about the baking process.

Thank you for your support,
Jeffrey

Tarragon

     I love a flavorful, juicy chicken as much as anyone, but there can be a problem. It's always the same old recipe, the same boring flavor. Sure you can bread it, add lemon, maybe even barbecue sauce, but why not do something simple that will really elevate your flavors? I like to use herbs; they are fun, flavorful and anyone can do it. One herb I like to use for chicken is tarragon. The bright anise flavor makes it one of many herbs suitable for this application. Never heard of it? You're missing out. I think tarragon is one of the most versatile herbs in the kitchen

      I always recommend growing your own herbs. True French tarragon NEVER goes to seed, so you always have to buy an established seedling. When in doubt smell and/or taste your leaves if possible. If it almost numbs your senses, you have the right plant. This same procedure should also be applied every time you purchase a bunch from the grocery store.

Growing your own herbs at home is easy

      Tarragon should be a part of every cook's basic toolkit. It's tasty and versatile as can be. Traditionally tarragon is used as the main flavoring in Béarnaise sauce.  It is a variation on hollandaise, one of the five French " Mother Sauces". (A very good recipe for Béarnaise can be found here)

Tarragon vinegar

      Tarragon isn't just an herb for chicken either; like I said it's versatile. Another use for tarragon that's maybe more well known to American cooks is tarragon vinegar. For this preparation sprigs of tarragon are fermented in a bottle of vinegar for usually a week (longer if you want it stronger and vice versa.) Shake it for a few seconds daily. White wine vinegar would be traditional, but I've heard of using champagne and white balsamic vinegars as well. Whatever you do please don't ever use the white distilled stuff that you put in easter egg coloring. Tarragon vinegar makes excellent salad dressing, it also can be used in place of that squeeze of lemon on shrimp for a different flavor.

     Tarragon also plays well as a flavoring for fish, but add it either after cooking during a rest period or just before cooking is complete. Add tarragon also as a final flavor in soups. Again, add it at the end as tarragon's delicacy would easily cause the flavor to be ruined if added too early. Tarragon makes a great filling for an omelette. Adding the rest of the fines herbes in would only make it better. Including tarragon in a hollandaise would make an excellent topping for Eggs Benedict. I would just suggest using Béarnaise, but the cleaner flavors of hollandaise would work better

      I hope you can make room for tarragon in your arsenal of everyday flavor weapons, I'm sure you, and your family, will appreciate it.

Tell me, have you used tarragon? How, and what did you think?

My Latest Project

Family and friends,

     If you do not already know, I have decided to take a trip. I will be spending April break next school year in the South...of Spain that is. In order to go on this trip, I will need to pay my own way. My solution to this problem was to start a baking business. However, it won't be selling pies and cakes. No, it will be selling dog biscuits.

     As you know, I have a passion for food. I think that food should be kept as real and wholesome as possible. Dogs are mans' best friend, so why should we not feed them like it. Unfortunately, upon examining the box of Milk-Bones in the basement, I learned the cold, hard truth. What we feed our dogs is nothing short of appalling. They seem to put all of the  stuff that other processors throw away into dog kibble. The amount of byproduct is amazing. Chicken byproduct meal? Sounds delicious, no? And I have one question, where's the protein? In fact, on my dogs' brand of kibble real meat is the 8th ingredient on the list. In good dog food, it should be the first.

     To help negate this problem, my dog treats are made from simple, natural ingredients that dogs love: chicken broth, all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cornmeal, nonfat powdered milk, a little bit of egg, and yeast. My dogs come back for seconds and thirds on these treats. They taste good, and it's good for them. The best part is that all of the ingredients are human grade.

     You are the first to receive this letter, because I trust that all of you, even those without dogs, will be  eager to pass on my message to everyone and help make all of the dogs you know happier, healthier balls of fur while helping me travel the world and absorb its culture. This will enhance my current education in Spanish class, as well as allow me to explore from a culinary perspective as well which as you know, will aid me in my efforts to become a culinary professional after high school.

     I hope I can count on your support in this ambitious endeavor. Keep a lookout for the next update which will contain more detailed information. It will be in plenty of time to give your dog a nice stocking stuffer.

Best wishes,

                           Jeffrey