Here’s a little recap of what we were up to in January:
January 10th was Dennis & Lisa’s 25th wedding anniversary as well as Dennis’ birthday!
We shared our Instant Pot Potato Soup recipe which has become a favorite quick dinner on a cold evening.
Alissa shared her 2023 reading challenge. She’s quickly working her way through the challenge. You can follow her read and currently reading books page for updates.
It was best January ever for sales in our store! We got some fantastic reviews & a good customer service badge from Etsy!
Dennis made quite a few hearts, and eggs while Alissa made some pillows, mugs, and treat containers!
We shared some custom order updates on our Facebook & Instagram
As almost every dog owner knows, peanut butter is pretty much a favorite for all dogs. But what I recently read and confirmed with a veterinarian is that pumpkin is actually really good for you dog. Our older beagle (Toby) has a sensitive tummy and I can never give him store bought treats because they make him sick. Apparently pumpkin actually helps to calm an upset tummy for dogs. I don’t know if this works for humans but Toby had no problems with these treats.
Ingredients
1cup of 100% Pure Pumpkin Puree
1/2 cup of Peanut Butter
1 cup Oats
1 cup Flour
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 tsp Pumpkin Spice
The boys (and Cleo) “patiently” waiting for their treats to be done!
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350° and line 2 to 3 cookie sheets with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
Combine all of the ingredients to a large bowl and mix together on a medium speed. Be sure to scrape down the sides of your bowl and the bottom to make sure all ingredients get mixed thoroughly.
If you want to make cut out cookies you’ll want your dough to be a little drier so you may need to add some extra flour to the mixture. Just add enough that it won’t be sticky and that you can roll it out.If not, just take spoonfuls of the mixture out of your bowl and “plop” them onto your cookie sheets.
If you’re cutting the cookies out, roll the dough out onto a piece of parchment paper to the desired thickness. My boys prefer the thicker dog biscuits so I made my dough a little thick for them. The thicker they are the softer they will be.
Once you have your cookies on your baking sheets they need to bake for 10-15 minutes.
Allow these to cool and then serve to your pup!
The boys clearly loved their snacks! For more puppy love check out our Meet the “Puppies” post!
Cherished Cottage 