Pumpkin Ice Cream--YUM!

On June 3, 2013 I told you all about the benefits of whole pumpkin for our canine systems.  You can go back and read all about it if you want.  My friend, Pixel Blue Eyes, knows a great deal about doggie nutrition and validates my findings on the benefits of whole pumpkin.  But, here's a new one even for!  ( I think).  Mommy found it in the  The Modern Dog newsletter.

PUMPKIN ICE CREAM

INGREDIENTS

1 c water
2 chicken livers
1 c plain low-fat yogurt
1 c solid-pack pumpkin puree (note: not pie filling)

DIRECTIONS

• Bring the water and the chicken livers to boil in a small sauce pan. Decrease the heat and simmer for 8 minutes.
• Drain the livers, reserving the stock for pouring over food or making dog cookies. Allow the livers to cool, then chop finely.
• Combine the livers, yogurt, and pumpkin in a medium bowl and stir until smooth.
• Spoon the mixture into an ice cube tray and freeze for 4 to 6 hours.

Yield: 12 ice-cream cubes, ¾ cup stock 

This recipes is from the new cookbook, Feed Your Best Friend Better: Easy, Nutritional Meals and Treats for Dogs (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2012) by Rick Woodford. The Modern Dog,  highly recommends checking it out "for its inspiring, easy, super-healthy, vet-approved recipes your dog will adore." 

 
I told mommy to go to the store and get the ingredients because this will be the best treat since it's still summer and we doggies get really hot.  I think she is buying the cookbook, too.

INGREDIENTS
1 c water
2 chicken livers
1 c plain low-fat yogurt
1 c solid-pack pumpkin puree (note: not pie filling)
DIRECTIONS
• Bring the water and the chicken livers to boil in a small sauce pan. Decrease the heat and simmer for 8 minutes.
• Drain the livers, reserving the stock for pouring over food or making dog cookies. Allow the livers to cool, then chop finely.
• Combine the livers, yogurt, and pumpkin in a medium bowl and stir until smooth.
• Spoon the mixture into an ice cube tray and freeze for 4 to 6 hours.
Yield: 12 ice-cream cubes, ¾ cup stock
- See more at: http://moderndogmagazine.com/articles/diy-eat-pumpkin-ice-cream/29064#sthash.qHkOiPQC.dpuf

INGREDIENTS
1 c water
2 chicken livers
1 c plain low-fat yogurt
1 c solid-pack pumpkin puree (note: not pie filling)
DIRECTIONS
• Bring the water and the chicken livers to boil in a small sauce pan. Decrease the heat and simmer for 8 minutes.
• Drain the livers, reserving the stock for pouring over food or making dog cookies. Allow the livers to cool, then chop finely.
• Combine the livers, yogurt, and pumpkin in a medium bowl and stir until smooth.
• Spoon the mixture into an ice cube tray and freeze for 4 to 6 hours.
Yield: 12 ice-cream cubes, ¾ cup stock
 
This recipes is from a new cookbook we’re loving, Feed Your Best Friend Better: Easy, Nutritional Meals and Treats for Dogs (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2012) by Rick Woodford, aka “the dog food dude.”
- See more at: http://moderndogmagazine.com/articles/diy-eat-pumpkin-ice-cream/29064#sthash.qHkOiPQC.dpuf

INGREDIENTS
1 c water
2 chicken livers
1 c plain low-fat yogurt
1 c solid-pack pumpkin puree (note: not pie filling)
DIRECTIONS
• Bring the water and the chicken livers to boil in a small sauce pan. Decrease the heat and simmer for 8 minutes.
• Drain the livers, reserving the stock for pouring over food or making dog cookies. Allow the livers to cool, then chop finely.
• Combine the livers, yogurt, and pumpkin in a medium bowl and stir until smooth.
• Spoon the mixture into an ice cube tray and freeze for 4 to 6 hours.
Yield: 12 ice-cream cubes, ¾ cup stock
 
This recipes is from a new cookbook we’re loving, Feed Your Best Friend Better: Easy, Nutritional Meals and Treats for Dogs (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2012) by Rick Woodford, aka “the dog food dude.”
- See more at: http://moderndogmagazine.com/articles/diy-eat-pumpkin-ice-cream/29064#sthash.qHkOiPQC.dpuf

A Visit with Mr. George

Here’s another Zoe moment it happened on Sunday, August 11th!  Sorry, I'm a little behind.

Here I am waiting to into one of the cottages.  I love visiting with the residents.

I had what I would call a mini-Zoe moment, but to Mr. George’s care giver, Miss Leslie, it was major.  I had been visiting with residents in the great room area –giving high-5, doing twirls, resting my front paws on knees, and sitting in offered laps– when one of the care givers asked if I could please visit a resident in his room; she said he loved dogs.  Of course mommy said that we certainly would do that. Miss Leslie led the way.  We walked down the hallway and entered the darkened room.  Miss Leslie went to Mr. George and shouted in his ear, “MR. GEORGE, THERE’S A PUPPY TO SEE YOU. A…PUPPY…TO…SEE…YOU.”  He was very hard of hearing!

 Mommy picked me up, so he could see me.  As his eyes focused on me, his face lit up like a Christmas tree.  As he smiled, he took his hand from beneath the blanket and started to scratch me behind my ear and he asked, “Does that feel good, little guy?”  Then, he slowly sat up in bed, and I sat next to him – very close – he continued to smile and pet me.  I leaned against him, and Miss Leslie said she had not seen him smile that much in a long time.  She asked him, “DO YOU THINK YOU WANT TO GET UP AND COME OUT OF YOUR ROOM?” “What?” She repeated her question about two inches from his ear.  His answer seemed to surprise her– “Yes, I do, and I think I’m hungry, too. Come on, puppy!  My stomach needs some food.”  Miss Leslie thanked us for coming especially because he had not been willing to come out of his room for a few weeks. I will make sure I visit him again very soon.