Brian came into the kitchen while I was baking these and said, “Dinner smells great!”… these Parmesan and garlic powder treats will fill your home with a delicious Italian-food aroma!

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups organic Buckwheat flour
• 1/3 cup organic vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup powdered milk
• 1 organic egg
• 1/4 Parmesan Cheese
• 1 teaspoon organic garlic powder

DIRECTIONS:

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Thoroughly blend all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Add just enough water to form a stiff dough consistency.
3. Use a rolling pin dusted with flour to roll out the dough to 1/4 to  1/2 inch thickness, and cut with your favorite cookie cuter.
4. Place cookies on un-greased cookie sheet.
5. Bake for 20-25 minutes.For doughy treats, remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.  For crunchier treats, turn oven off and let treats completely cool in oven.

Sweet potato, fresh mint, and Granny Smith apples make this cookie hard to resist!

INGREDIENTS:

• 3/4 cups organic mashed plain sweet potatoes
• 3 TB chicken or beef broth (I make my own – but if you purchase, please make sure onion, onion juice, or onion powder is not an ingredient if buying a commercial brand). You can also just use water
• 2 1/2 cups organic Buckwheat flour (you can use garbanzo been flour as well – or if your pooch doesn’t mind grains, you can also use whole wheat flour)
• 1/4 cup finely chopped organic mint
• 1 organic Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and grated

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together sweet potatoes and broth.
3. Add the flour, mint, and apples, and stir until combined.
4. Knead the dough a few times until it holds together.
5. On a generously floured surface, roll out the dough to about 1/4 thickness.
6. Use cookie cutter to cut out shapes.
7. Transfer cookie shapes to baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
8. Bake until dried, and just slightly golden, about 35-40 minutes.
9. Turn off the oven and let the treats cool in the oven for another 1-2 hours

Store in an airtight container for up to a week.  Treats can also be frozen for a longer period.

Made with ripe bananas and honey, these Mutt Muffins  a pup-pleaser!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/2 cups organic oat flour
• 1 cup organic unbleached white flour
• 1 cup organic quick cooking oats, uncooked
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup pure organic honey
• 3 TB organic vegetable oil
• 2 ripe organic bananas, mashed
• 1 organic egg

DIRECTIONS:

1. preheat oven to 425 degrees
2. In a large bowl, combine the oat flour, white flour, oats, and baking soda.
3. In a medium bowl combine the water, honey, oil, bananas, and egg.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry mixture, a little at a time, mixing well after each addition.
5. Spoon the batter into a non-stick mini-muffin pan, filling each about 3/4 full.
6. Bake about 15-20, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

I started making home-made treats for Cello after hearing too many stories about tragic deaths due to treats and dog food that were not manufactured to standards suitable for our fur-child.  I always use human-grade ingredients, and as many organic ingredients as possible, making the treats both yummy and safe for our four-legged family.   It has been so fun baking for Cello…and Cello enjoys being the taste-tester of all Cello’s Cucina treats!

Cello knows when I am cooking her treats and is very appreciative …and patient!