I wanted to start with something, though, that wasn't too difficult to make, and would be sure to be eaten without complaint. So I decided to make something tempting for the Dogs.
Now, I'm not one to spoil my dogs, unless you count brushing their teeth every night, or buying a bigger bed so that they could sleep with husband and me, or planning entire vacations around the availability of favorite dog-sitters.
But, they do enjoy the occasional break from canned food (albeit the highest quality canned food) so, after ensuring that gelatin was indeed non-toxic to dogs, I set about creating the following recipe.
I used a basic aspic recipe as the template. I'm not entirely happy with the beef broth, because of the sodium, so maybe next time I'll just use the boiling water from the chicken.
So, here's the recipe:
1 envelope Knox unflavored gelatin
1 3/4 cups low-sodium beef broth, divided
1 chicken breast or thigh, boiled and diced
2 large carrots, cooked and diced
1 apple, peeled and diced
Sprinkle gelatin on 1/2 cup of the beef broth to soften. Place over low heat and stir until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in remaining 1 1/4 cups of broth.
Pour 1/2 inch layer of broth mixture into a rectangular mold. Chill until firm.
Meanwhile, boil chicken and carrots together in unsalted water. Simmer until chicken is cooked. Dice chicken and carrots.
Artfully arrange diced chicken and carrots atop layer of firmed gelatin. Top with diced apple. Pour remainder of gelatin into mold and chill until firm.
Unmold on serving plate and garnish with kibble, if desired.
The Dogs had already had their evening meal, so I just gave each of them a small sample to try.
What they thought:
Our Rating: Zero Whining Dogs!
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