Chicken Mutt Loaf and Carob Cream Cheese Brownies ~ Yum

We are on Day 3 of Emma month.  Mom has decided I get an entire month of celebrating......ME!

Today we had my birthday dinner and dessert.  The main course Chicken Mutt Loaves.

Here's the recipe if anyone else would like to give these a lick.

1 pound ground chicken
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups crackers, finely crushed
3 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese
3 Tablespoons shredded Cheddar Jack cheese
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried parsley

Preheat oven to 350.  Grease muffin tin.  Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.  Shape into balls and place one in each muffin slot.

Bake for 30 minutes or until slightly golden.

Cool completely before eating....don't burn your tongue.

Store covered in fridge for up to 3 days or freeze.

As you see I'm still having to wear long sleeves.  They protect my elbow owie from my uncontrollable tongue. It was healing up beautifully until a few unsupervised moments.  The humans have got to figure out something better because this stupid shirt keeps tripping me.  Mom has shortened the sleeves twice and I still keep getting my feet all tangled up and tripping.  Especially when I'm trying to get up off the couch.  I think in an attempt to make sure I had plenty of room to move about she over compensated.  Mom, remember I'm a petite Dane.  We called a tailor/alteration shop and they want over $30 to alter a $5 shirt.  Mom has another shirt like this red one and 3 different styles of shirts to try from Goodwill and if she can't get something to fit me I think we'll be giving the professional a try. 

Back to my dinner.  The chicken was absolutely delicious.  They smelled so good Mom said they could have had them for their dinner.  No meal is complete without dessert.  I got a Carob heart shaped brownie with Cream Cheese and Peanut Butter frosting.  Carob can be found at health food or natural food stores.  It is safe for dogs.

Caution:  Do NOT use chocolate.  Chocolate is TOXIC to dogs.  NEVER give dogs chocolate !!!!

Here's the recipe for dessert.

1 1/4 cups flour
3 Tablespoons carob powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup honey
2 large eggs

Preheat oven to 350.  Grease an 8 inch baking  pan.  Stir together flour, carob powder, baking powder in a large bowl and set aside.  In a small bowl whisk together oil and honey.  Add the eggs, one at a time whisking after each one.  Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.

Spread batter evenly in pan.  Bake 20 minutes or until brownies start to pull away from pan.

Cool, Cut, Serve.

Frosting.

1 pkg. cream cheese, softened
drizzle of honey

With electric mixer whip cream cheese and honey until smooth. Spread on Carob brownies.

Peanut Butter Drizzle

Spoon peanut butter into microwavable dish and heat until smooth and thin enough to pipe.  Careful peanut butter may be hot.  If so let cool a little.  Pour peanut butter into zipper baggie and seal. Cut a tiny piece off one corner and pipe peanut butter wording or drizzles onto brownies.

Store in airtight container up to 4 days, freeze up to 2 months.

Emma