Happy Thanksgiving 2007

I'm thankful for many many things including my new job, my family, my friends, my dog Bob, and for being safe and well. It was a nice day eating and spending time with people who care about you. Although I didn't spend this holiday with my own parents and siblings, they were in my thoughts this day and I hoped they were having fun and being happy.

Today, I made marshmallow truffles. Instead of melting baker's chocolate I used vanilla Wilton candy melts. They seemed to be much sweeter than regular milk chocolate. I also used chopped hazelnuts and sugar sprinkles. Go to the Recipes page on my website to find this modified recipe under Easy Dessert Recipes.

Homemade doggie biscuits

Today I made my first batch of homemade dog treats. I used a recipe that I found online and ended up having to add more flour than the recipe suggested. The dough wasn't firm and was very sticky - there was no way I could roll it out. I'm not sure how much additional flour I added, but it seemed like a lot. But the results came out great! Bob, my 6-month old English bulldog loved them! I used a cookie cutter shaped like a bone and they came out a little big. I had to break up the biscuit into pieces so he could eat them. He kept coming after me for more of the pieces. So I think he really liked them. The great thing is that I used all natural, organic ingredients. Go to the Recipes page on my website to find a basic dog biscuit recipe.