in memory of daisy

On Tuesday of this week, our dog Daisy, crossed over the rainbow bridge to be reunited with our other Brittany Spaniel, Rose.  Daisy was with us for 16 years and as my husband would like to say, "she hit the doggie lottery." Daisy was very shy when we rescued her through NBRAN. The pictures of Daisy showed a dog quivering under a tree trying to hide from people. We don't know what kind of life Daisy had before us, but she came to love life at the Jersey shore. 

There were walks around the lake in Spring Lake, sitting on the porch swing in the summer people watching and not being shy about begging for food at the table. She loved tossed salad, pancakes, waffles, bananas, you name it she'd give it a try. 

A long time ago, my husband found a recipe for dog biscuits. Right before Daisy passed, I had this recipe sitting on my kitchen table trying to find time to make it. Towards the end, Daisy didn't like to chew anything too hard. I would crush up her morning biscuit with water to soften it or toss some leftover boneless chicken in with her kibble at night to make sure she would eat her supper.

These dog biscuits are chewy, but would have been soft enought for Daisy to enjoy. The recipe included fresh parsley, which would have benefited her rather "doggie breath." I'm sad that I didn't get to make them for her one last time, but perhaps you have a special furry friend that would enjoy these. You can purchase the flax and sesame seed in Wegmans Nature's Marketplace.

Mo's Seed Cookies
1-1/2 cups beef broth
1/2 cup milk
1-1/2 cups cornmeal
4-3/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup flax seed*
1/2 cup sesame seed*
2 eggs
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/3 cup vegetable oil

*I used a coffee grinder to grind the seeds for the recipe

• Put all ingredients into a large bowl and blend until the ingredients are just combined. Allow dough to rest for 15 minutes before rolling it out on a lightly floured surface. Roll dough out to a uniform 1/4" thickness. Cut into a (dog bone) shapes with cookie cutters. Bake in a pre-heated oven to 350° for about 20-25 minutes.
  
• You can air dry overnight to make them crunchier. They do freeze well.