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Huck's Dog Biscuit Recipe

Since I posted this project the other day I have recveived lots of emails asking for the recipe.  I think that I am not allowed to buy Huck biscuits from the Pet store anymore, good thing these are so easy!  Also, we passed them out to about 10 of Huck's furry friends for Christmas and everyone seemed to LOVE them :)  Go to this post for deets on the project, but for the dog treat recipe keep reading :)  I am NOT the original chef for this recipe, however I did alter it a bit to make it easier :)  The original recipe is from King Arthur Flour Co, called Best of Breed Dog Biscuits.  Here is my version:

• 2 cups Premium Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 cup rolled oats, regular or quick
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley or 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup peanut butter, crunchy or plain
• 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon cold water, enough to make a cohesive dough

Directions

1) Preheat the oven to 300°F. Lightly grease a couple of baking sheets, or line them with parchment.

2) Throw all of the dry ingredients into my KitchenAide (mixer).  I use a dough hook.

3) Add the eggs and peanut butter, mixing to combine; the mixture will be crumbly.

4) Add enough water to bring the dough together; depending on the season, you may need to add a bit more (winter), or a bit less (summer).

5) To make biscuits using a dog-bone cutter, roll the dough about 1/4" thick, and cut with a 3 1/2" cutter (or the size of your choice). Gather and re-roll the scraps, and continue to cut biscuits until you've used all the dough.

6) To make dog "cookies," drop the dough in walnut-sized balls onto the prepared baking sheets. Flatten them to about 1/4".

7) Bake the biscuits for about 40 to 60 minutes, baking the smaller cookies for a shorter amount of time. When finished, the biscuits will be dark golden brown, and will be dry and crisp all the way through.

8) Remove the biscuits from the oven, and cool right on the pans.

Yield: about 42 larger (3 1/2" dog-bone) biscuits, 60 smaller (round) biscuits.

Thanks for popping in!  Hope you're having a wonderful week!

May Arts Ribbon is here...

May Arts ribbon is here and ready to take it's place amongst your ribbon stash!  If you are interested, click here for ordering and details.  Please email me if you have any questions or if there is something you want but don't see.

Check this out!

I have been waiting to make this post for days!  I have a couple of fun things to share with you today, and while there will be eye-candy in this post... it won't be mine ;)  First of all, I found this awesome site, Printcess Lisa with this super FUN artwork (and soooo inexpensive!)  I'm getting this one for my Studio...

Isn't this fun?  She's doing some blog candy, here, check it out!  I am telling you she has the funnest stuff... I found some great Christmas presents!  If you visit, I'd love to hear your thoughts, so leave a comment.

Ok, now some fun stuff part two... some of you know that I am the DT Coord for the PMS group.  We love us some "family bonding" time, so we do a Secret Admirer thing about every 6 months.  It gives us a chance to get to know some of the new DTers and gives them a chance to get to know us...and it is GREAT fun!  This time the oh so talented Miss Stephanie Zito was my "Secret Admirer".  Stephanie sent me this awesome package!!!!  Now I don't know how many of you will appreciate some of my fav items, but Stephanie really took some time & effort to get to know "me" and this box was sooooooo "me"!

She sent me the funnest paper!!!! (I sooooooooooooo needed new paper!), infact I loved it all so much that one of the packs is missng from this pic because I had already ripped in to it and it was all over one of my work tables at "photo time", lol!  If you look at just about every card I made this week it was using the new papers :D   She did a phenominal job of picking out things for me that are my style, but NONE of it is currently in my stash ;).  Did you see the Maple syrup in there? R-E-A-L Maple syrup... YUMMMMMMM!  And the 2 Ippity sets are too cute (and my first!), can't wait to ink these babies up!!

Look at this gorgeous card she made for me.  And this photo album (look at the little camera charm... how cute is that?!)  She even used the Tangii Fairy from PMS (hmmmm, how did she know I'd love her? lol).

I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE frogs!  (There is actually a sentimental reason there too, but it's way too sappy to share, lol), this froggy "chirps" and lights up when I push a button... (which is WAY fun for bugging people in meetings :D).  She even remembered the newest member to the Crain Clan, Huck.  To say that Huck LOVES his treats would be a gross understatement, lol!!  And his  training is coming along quite well (see they're training treats).

Look at these beauties she made!  I told you, "eye candy"!  Stephanie, thank you sooooo very much for your amazingly thoughtful gift!!!!  You are wonderful and your talent just inspires me to get inky!!!  Thanks again Stephanie!  I hope to see you here tomorrow, and be sure to stop by on Friday for my Farm Fresh Friday card, a great project that I am so in love with AND a SUPER-D-DUPER fun announcement :D  I am so giddy, I almost can't contain myself.  Thanks for letting me blabbler!

Happy 4th!

 

Ok, I know it's not really the 4th yet, but I wanted to share this with you so you'd have time to make your own!  Make a couple of these and they are gorgeous center pieces.  We made these with my stamp group that comes over once a month.  So quick and easy and soooo fun!  You could make this a Christmas star and decorate accordingly too!  Well here's the directions to make this on Splitcoast, and here's the gallery for more ideas.  I think I may have to whip out a few more of these this week.  Here's our group pic just so you can see how fun a few together look.

 

I am working on a super fun template from My Time Made Easy, just have to decide on the top but make sure you pop back in tomorrow to check it out.  Thanks for stopping in, hope you have a wonderful week!

  

A "Secret Admirer" gift

The PMS DT decided to have a 'bonding' type swap.  We decided to do a Secret Santa, but with a Valentines theme, a Secret Admirer.  Oh my goodness it was so much fun!  Yesterday was the due day and today is the posting day.  I have done swaps kinda like this with a group of SU Demo's, and some other groups I have been in, but when I got this package the other day... I kid you not when I tell you I was speechless!!  This package was just amazing!

 

She made me 2 cards and there are 2 wrapped goodies.

The first wrapped goodie was this cute little tin of chocolates. Mmmmmm!!

This is the second wrapped prezzie.  Cute, huh?  Wait until you see what's inside...

 

Look at that yummy ribbon and those fun canvas tags!

 

Moretags in here, some embellies and a GREAT Stamp set!!

  That little package wrapped in ribbon is a bunch of pretty papers, and look at that book mark!!

Christi Snow made this package for me and OMG! does she just totally rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Thanks Christi, not only did you make my day, but you've totally inspired me to work on some creative therapy!

 

 Happy Valentines Day, I'll be back a little later to show you what I've been working on :)

A couple of presents to share...

Cat Dubail has done it again!  About this time last year, Cat designed my "created by" stamp (you can see it here).  I am so in love with it, she did such an amazing job.  Anyway, one year ago yesterday my friend Katie started her own stamp company, Paper Makeup Stamps.  I am so proud of her and frequently impressed by her.  So for PMS' first birthday, I wanted to get Katie a little birthday present... here's what Cat & I came up with...

 

 So what do you think?  Thanks Cat!  And for the rest of you if you are in need of a Created By, address or any other type of stamp, make sure you visit Cat... she rocks!!  

No for some eye candy of the paper variety, lol!  My Mom emailed me the other day in need of an emergency gift and she asked for a set of note cards for her friend.  Here's what I came up with.  This is the finished package (8 notecards & envelopes).

 

My mom also asked for a "reddish" theme.  I didn't have any reddish pp that inspired me, so I got out my PTI stamps and found a flower that I thought would be fun.  I punched out a small circle of pp for the flowers center.  These are plain and simple, but I think she will like them.  Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave me a comment on yesterday's PMS Happy Birthday post for a chance to win a PMS stamp of your choice (you have until tomorrow, Thursday, night at midnight).  Thanks for stopping in, hope to see you again soon. 

Blog Candy Winner...

I apologize for the boring post (boring, unless of course you are the winner, lol).  I'm off visiting one of my wonderful stamping friends and haven't had much time to stamp, so no eye candy today.  But... maybe I should post the winner... or I could tell you a really long story?  or... hahahaha  I'm not very good at dragging things out, so here we go... the winner of my super yummy blog candy, is the wonderful LeAnne Dudley of Mile High Stamp and Scrap.  Congratulations to LeAnne and thanks so much to all who participated; your support, comments and birthday wishes not only warmed my heart but also contributed in a big way to the best Birthday I've had in a while!!!!

Ask and ye shall receive...

Hahaha, ok you all crack me up!  I was excited at how my Tea jar turned out and YOU all wanted the tea recipes, lol.  Here ya go...

Tangii’s Flavored Tea

 

Use 6 regular sized tea bags (I used Lipton's Mixed Berry), put them in your glass jar (this is the first secret to awesome tea… make it in a glass container!).  Add a pinch of Baking Soda (this is the second secret!) to the jar.  Boil water and add 2 cups to the glass jar with your tea bags in it.  Put your lid on and let it steep for 15 minutes.  Remove the tea bags and add just less than ½ cups of sugar (make sure you add this while the water is still super hot because it helps the sugar dissolve!).  Shake it up or stir well until all of the sugar is dissolved.  Now add 6 cups of cold water and chill!  Voila!  Because we go through so much of this tea, I tend to make several jars worth at one time.  I keep the jars all ready to go in the fridge and then when I need to refill my pitcher I just dump the jar in and add the 6 cups of water…yummy!!  (I use washed out Spaghetti Sauce jars to make the tea and then pour it in my pitcher before adding the cold water)

  

Tangii’s Southern Style Sweet Tea

 

Use 6 regular sized tea bags, put them in your glass jar (this is the first secret to awesome tea… make it in a glass container!).  Add a pinch of Baking Soda (this is the second secret!) to the jar.  Boil water and add 2 cups to the glass jar with your tea bags in it.  Put your lid on and let it steep for 15 minutes.  Remove the tea bags and add 1 cup of sugar (make sure you add this while the water is still super hot because it helps the sugar dissolve!).  Shake it up or stir well until all of the sugar is dissolved.  Now add 6 cups of cold water and chill!  Voila!  Because we go through so much of this tea, I tend to make several jars worth at one time.  I keep the jars all ready to go in the fridge and then when I need to refill my pitcher I just dump the jar in and add the 6 cups of water…yummy!!  (I use washed out Spaghetti Sauce jars to make the tea and then pour it in my pitcher before adding the cold water)

Omg, OMG, OMG!!!

I gotta tell ya before Katie comes to her senses, lol!  If you followed today's PMS party then you already know.  Tonight Katie announced her brand new, first ever Design Team for Paper Makeup Stamps... what a group of amazing talent (their blog links are on my sidebar).  I am so honored and excited to be a part of this group! 

Oh yeah, and as a proud Mommy, I just have to shout from the rooftops (or blog tops, lol)... Congratulations to my very talented DD and her team for getting first place at Nationals this weekend!  You girls totally rock!!!!!!