A Dog's Breakfast

I won't deny I completely ripped off my title from the movie of the same name. The movie, while incredibly strange, had me rolling I was laughing so hard. (Click here to learn more about the film)


The other day I had a pan to deal with. A pan that had roasted a chicken (and fresh veggies and herbs from my garden) and now was full of chicken stock that didn't get refrigerated. What do I do with a bunch of chicken juice? I don't want to put it down the drain and if I pour it out somewhere outside I will have anything and everything that's carnivorous licking my dirt. So I used my mom's idea and made a dog's breakfast.


Set the pan on the stove and get the juice boiling. Then add oatmeal and cook per instructions. Sometimes I add veggies to the mix but that particular morning I was in a hurry. (Haha you can see my calendula petals drying in the background)

In just a few minutes you will have something your dog will love and when you scrape out the oatmeal you just have a dry pan to wash. Plus it works great for getting old dogs out of bed. As soon as it started boiling she poked her nose out of the laundry room, ears perked and eyes full of hope.

If you do something like this make sure your dog doesn't have any difficulty digesting whatever meat stock you are giving them. I know mine has a serious problem with anything pork or ham. Also make sure you let it cool a bit before feeding and don't give them too much at one time because a pan full of stock can make quite a bit of oatmeal.