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Homemade Treats for Your Cat

The pet stores are full of cat treats. But did you know that you can make your own healthy kitty treats at home? Here are some recipes to help you find a way to your cat’s heart.

S
AVORY
C
HEESE
T
REATS

3/4 cup white flour

3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

5 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

1/4 cup plain yogurt or sour cream

1/4 cup cornmeal

Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Combine cheeses and yogurt. Add flour and cornmeal. If needed, add a small amount of water to create a nice dough. Knead dough into a ball and roll to 1/4 inch. Cut into 1-inch-sized pieces and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 25 minutes. Makes 2 dozen.

C
HICK
‘N’ B
ISCUITS

1-1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/3 cup cornmeal

1 tablespoon soft margarine

Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Combine chicken, broth, and margarine and blend well. Add flour and cornmeal. Knead dough into a ball and roll to 1/4 inch. Cut into 1-inch-sized pieces and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350˚F for 20 minutes. Makes 18 cookies.

C
RISPY
L
IVER
M
ORSELS

1/2 cup cooked chicken livers

1/4 cup water

1-1/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup cooked carrot, mashed

1 tablespoon soft margarine

Preheat the oven to 325˚F. Place well-done livers in a blender with 1/4 cup water. In a bowl, combine flour and margarine. Add liver mixture and carrots and knead dough into a ball. Roll dough to 1/4-inch thick and cut into 1-inch-sized pieces. Place cookies on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 325˚F for 10 minutes. Makes 12 cookies.

T
UNA
T
IDBITS

One 6-ounce can of tuna

1/4 cup water drained from tuna

3 tablespoons cooked egg white, chopped

1/4 cup cornmeal

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

Preheat oven to 350˚F. Combine tuna, egg white, and water. Add cornmeal and flour and blend to form a dough. Knead into a ball and roll to 1/4-inch thick. Cut into 1-inch-sized pieces. Bake at 350˚F for 20 minutes. Makes 12 cookies.

About the Author

With more than 75 million copies of her books sold worldwide, D
EBBIE
M
ACOMBER
is a major voice in women’s fiction. Several of her novels have earned the #1 slot on the
New York Times
bestseller list, and in 2010 the Romance Writers of America awarded Debbie the Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2005, readers across the country voted her winner of the first-ever “people’s choice” Quill Award for Romance.

In 2009, the television movie based on Debbie’s popular Avon romance
Mrs. Miracle
was the year’s top-ranked selection for the Hallmark Channel. She has been recruited to throw out the first pitch for both the Seattle Mariners and the Tacoma Rainiers. Author, knitter, devoted grandmother, Debbie lives in Port Orchard, Washington, with her real-life hero, Wayne, and their pup, Bogie, and winters in Vero Beach, Florida.

By Debbie Macomber

Angels Everywhere

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Mrs. Miracle

Sooner or Later

Someday Soon

The Trouble with Angels

One Night

A Season of Angels

Morning Comes Softly

Credits

Jacket design by Rich Aquan.

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

FAMILY AFFAIR
. Copyright © 1994, 2011 by Debbie Macomber. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

Originally published in 1994 as “Family Affair” in
Purrfect Love
by HarperMonogram, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

“Homemade Treats for Your Cat” appears courtesy of PetPlace.com.

EPub Edition January 2011 ISBN: 9780062036377

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