Delilah here, taking control of the blog to share some exciting news.
Are you ready?
The Mama actually baked for us. I know, shocking right?
Don’t get me wrong, the Mama takes very good care of us. She feeds us great food, takes us for walks, monitors our physical condition, and loves us beyond reason. But there’s one thing she doesn’t do and that is make treats for us. At least not like some moms do and you know who you are and who I’m talking about and let me just say, there are some lucky dogs out there.
Not that I’m complaining about the Mama because the treats she does feed us are good quality, they’re just not homemade.
But that all changed on Sunday. The Mama actually turned on the oven. Go figure, I was just as surprised as the next dog. Granted, it wasn’t her recipe and she didn’t do any fancy mixing or kneading but it sure was tasty.
The Mama made a beef heart! I know, you could have knocked me over with a tail wag!
Word of caution, these photos aren’t for the faint of heart. Get it? I made a funny!!
Here’s what she did.
First she set the oven to 350 degrees and added the defrosted beef heart to the baking dish, sprinkling it well with garlic powder.
I swear I’d eat it just like this, but the Mama said, “NO Delilah!”
She covered it with foil and put it in the oven for about an hour and a half. The smell of beef cooking filled the house, so when Daddy came home he said, “Something smells good.”
The Mama offered him a piece but he said “No.” (I think she should have just stuck it on his plate, he’d have never known the difference.)
The cooked beef heart.
Sampson and I waited patiently in the kitchen while she sliced it up.
After she sliced it up, she put it a bowl so she could take a picture.
What the woof Mama, we’re waiting patiently right here!!
Finally it was our turn to get some noms.
Why thank you, I don’t mind if I do!
Thank you Mama, may I have another?
Once the Mama had finished cutting it up, taken some photos and given us each a few bites, she emptied the bowl into a freezer bag and stuck it in the freezer. Naturally she labled it with our names on it, just so Daddy doesn’t go in there and accidentally grub down on our noms.
The Mama said if all treats were that easy to make, she’d make them all the time. She also said something else like, if you don’t like what I feed you for treats go live with Koly’s mom.
I’m pretty sure she was just joking about that, but I’ll have to go love on her for a few minutes just to make sure.
Yes it’s true folks, Tuesday just got tastier in our house!
Many thanks to our awesome hosts Kol’s Notes and Sugar the Golden Retriever for this Tasty Blog Hop.
Way to go, Delilah! Great post this morning, Sweetie!! Make sure you give your Mama LOTS of doggie kisses when she gets home from work today! Your mama gave me a great idea! I’ll have to go get a beef heart for my own girls. They’ll LOVE that!
Wow, I think even our mom could handle that one. Looks yummy!
That looks good.
I wonder how was the smell in the kitchen. For dogs great I imagine, but for humans?
I have yet to cook for Doggy, I feed him raw meat, he loves chicken hearts and liver.
That looks easy and I love the enthusiasm, but I barely cook for the humans in my life
Nice reporting Delilah! Hope you enjoyed your treat (your mom is a better woman than me . .. I could never make that!)
Good for you, Delilah! (and Sampson, too).
Wow! Do you ever rent out your mom?
Benny & Lily
Oh dear – I really wish I would have heeded your warning…I give you mad props for being able to handle it and also cut it up while handling it. 😉
Delilah I think you should have control of the blog more often!
WOW….. we get DEER Hearts… butt have never had Beef before… it is hard to find.
Your mom did a super job of cookering fur you!! Hope you gave her some grrreat KISSES fur doing it fur you.
GARLIC? We keep hearing that we can’t have garlic… butt it is sooooooo good. you are lucky to have gotten it.. on your Heart.
Now that sounds like holiday food! Yum! We have never had that but I bet it is super yummy and simple to make!
Oh dear…I do not think my Ma could handle cooking a heart even if she knew I would love it. Your mom was very brave and you should definitely love all over her for cooking you something delicious!
*Cairn cuddles*
Oz
YUM! If you didn’t tell me what it was, I wouldn’t have noticed the difference either. Of course, Maya & Pierson will eat anything.
That’s awesome Delilah. How nice of her to cook for you. You SHOULD be nicer to her. A lot of other dogs only get gross over-cooked bones made of cardboard (or some other inedible ingredients)
OM NOM NOM. Where on earth do you find beef heart? I know that Jones sells pumpers, but I wouldn’t know where to look for raw beef heart.
I am hungry just thinking about beef roasted with garlic…
Delilah you are one eloquent pup! I loved your post, you definitely made me smile!
Please tell your mom that my daughter is doing better. She is in a lot of pain, because the punctures went down so deep, into the muscle. But she went to the doctors today, and they said the wounds look better than yesterday. She has a great attitude, and does not blame the dog. She knows it was misdirected aggression, and is not letting this change her opinion of dogs.
That looks amazing. Mom thinks she would’ve eaten it herself!
Love and licks and a little drool,
Cupcake
Wow, you guys are lucky! My Momma never cooks treats for me! At least your mom cooked treats for you ONCE. (Maybe this will be the start of a whole new hobby for your mom! Toes and paws crossed for you guys!
Meant to sign that from Rita!
Oh, Delilah, you are one lucky girl! I’m drooling all over the keyboard at the thought!
Bunny
You guys are so lucky! That sounds so good! Wish our mom would do that for us 🙂
Koly himself wouldn’t turn his nose up at baked beef heart. In fact, he’d be thrilled as woof to get these.
An incredibly good, nutritious and tasty treat Delilah – you lucky things.
That does look like a tasty treat!
the brown dawgs
Wow your mom is cheftel! I would of never done that, hearts freak me out. John will eat deer heart but on days I’m not home. I bet you guys really loved it thou. Great pictures!
Delilah! You and Sampson are LUCKY! My dogs are spoiled in many ways, but no, I don’t make treats for them either. I’m just not that handy or creative in the kitchen, lol.
But your mom went and did something wonderful here. Something amazing. Put some in the freezer? What? You didn’t demand it all right then?
I wonder if I could bear to handle and cook it a beef heart… the wieners would go wild!
Turning on the oven in August is Serious Business. If I didn’t have the dehydrator, Silas would go all summer on store bought treats.
Haha, I love that last little remark your Mama made, Delilah…about going to live with Koly’s mom! 🙂
I’m pretty sure that Riley would think I’d lost my marbles if I actually cooked her something (or even got remotely close to the oven)! I think I’ve made her homemade Frosty Paws once or twice, and I can’t remember a single time I’ve ever baked her anything.
You guys sure are lucky, I can’t see me getting that – doh!
Enjoy,
Your pal Snoopy 🙂
Gross! I am sure you guys loved it! <3
Wow, baked beef heart!
Wow, you are so lucky dear to have such a mom. That cooked beef heart looks so yummy!!!
Mmmm, that sounds good (for you)! And, you’ll be eating those treats for a long time (it looks like a big heart!). I’m like your mom about treats – so how do you turn on the oven? 🙂
Delilah, that is just awesome. Suddenly my dogs think the frozen yogurt treats I make them are lacking something (such as beef)! I do think that’s even easier for us Moms though, now I just need to figure out where to get one!
I’m so glad your mama cooked and I’m so glad you guys enjoyed it! Will have to look into some beef heart!