Bake cat: 50 Purrfect Recipes for Edible Kitty Cakes, Cookies and More!: Kim-Joy: 9781787139411: Amazon.com: Books

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10 homemade cat treats your kitty will love

Dogs will do just about anything for a treat. Cats? Not so much. Even still, it’s nice to have cat treats in your arsenal for birthdays, special occasions (hello, Hug Your Cat Day) or for those moments when your stubborn kitty needs a little extra motivation.

But before you whip up any old homemade cat treats, take a minute to think about your cat’s favorite eats, as well as what’s healthy for them to nibble.

“Homemade cat treats are fairly tricky, in that every cat has their own individual preferences when it comes to food,” says Alana Stevenson, an animal behaviorist and pet trainer. “It’s important that cats have a lot of moisture, so too many grain- or cereal-based foods aren’t particularly good for them.”

“Many store-bought cat treats are heavily processed with a lot of cheap fillers and artificial colors or flavorings,” Stevenson says.

Just remember that some common human foods — including grapes, raisins, onion, salt and chocolate — are toxic to felines if ingested. Before you take on any homemade cat treats recipe, take some time to read up on all the foods that are dangerous to pets on the ASPCA website.

We rounded up 10 cat treat recipes you can easily make yourself, as your cat sits back and quietly judges you. From catnip croutons to tuna treats, these DIY cat snacks call for a variety of wholesome ingredients, like salmon, cheese, tuna and even catnip. Now, hit the kitchen and don’t be surprised if a certain kitty tries to counter surf.

1. Carrot and catnip kitty treats

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These nutritious carrot and catnip treats from Epicuricloud will make your cat feel extra loved. Mix shredded carrot and catnip with egg, oil and flour, and then flatten the dough for easy cutting with a knife or pizza wheel. Bake for 12 minutes or until they are slightly golden on top, and prepare to be your cat’s favorite human.

2. Fresh-baked flour treats

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Sammy’s Sweets and Treats made these baked cat treats by mixing tuna with a packaged baking mix and cutting with a fish-shaped cookie cutter. If you want to make them at home, try this easy cat treat recipe from The Nest. Start by mashing tuna really well with a fork, then mix in whole wheat flour, milk, vegetable oil and egg. Roll the dough into balls or flatten and cut into shapes and bake for 10 minutes. If tuna isn’t kitty’s thing, substitute salmon or strained meat baby food in ham, beef or chicken flavors.

3. Tuna cat treats

Image via From Under A Palm Tree

If cats could use Instagram, they’d definitely “heart” these easy tuna treats by From Under A Palm Tree. To make them, mix canned tuna with olive oil, egg, flour and mashed banana. Flatten onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees, and then cut into kitty-bite sized pieces.

4. Hairball control homemade cat treats

Image via Broomstick Pet Treats

DIY cat treats that also help with hairballs? It’s a cat parent’s dream. These hairball control cat treats from Broomstick Pet Treats combine brown rice flour with canned pumpkin, egg, oil and ground flax to make a healthy and yummy snack for kitties. For an extra treat, you also have the option of adding some catnip before cutting into pieces and baking in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.

5. Chewy treats

You’ll find variations of this chewy cat treat recipe from Joy the Baker all over the Internet — it’s that good. This tried and true recipe uses baby food or canned wet cat food as a base and includes parsley, rice and flour, baked for about 10 minutes. Clearly, cats have been passing this one down for generations.

6. Kitty delights

Image via Serendipity and Spice

These kitty delights from Serendipity and Spice are like little thumbprint cookies for kitties. This four-ingredient recipe whips up fast and easy. The hardest part is cooking the treats for five minutes on each side. But your cat doesn’t know that, so just tell them you worked on them all day.

7. Grain-free cat treats

Image via Salt In My Coffee

These grain-free cat treats from Salt In My Coffee are crunchy, nutritious and gentle enough for young cats to chomp on. Combine tuna and pumpkin with coconut flour, mineral powder or parsley and egg, then drop by the quarter teaspoonful onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, and don’t be surprised if these are gone before you know it.

8. 3-ingredient Salmon cat treats

These homemade salmon cat treats from Cookie Rookie are fast, so easy to make and include only healthy ingredients for your best fur friend. All you need to make them is canned salmon, one egg and whole wheat flour. Combine ingredients in a stand mixer, then roll out and slice or cut with a 3/4-inch cookie cutter of your choosing. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Don’t be alarmed if your cats pace excitedly around the kitchen the entire time.

9. Cheesy cat treats

Image via Cowboy Way

Feline taste-testers approved of these gooey, cheesy cat treats from Cowboy Way. They’re made from a combination of cheese, yogurt, flour, cornmeal and water. Flatten the mixture out with a rolling pin and bake like a pizza for 25 minutes, then cut into tiny, cat-friendly squares. If the finished product is firm on the outside and chewy on the inside, you’ve baked yourself some serious bargaining power.

10. Holy mackerel cat treats

Canned mackerel is the main ingredient in this holy mackerel cat treat recipe from CDKitchen, which also calls for breadcrumbs, egg, vegetable oil or bacon grease and Brewer’s yeast (said to be packed with vitamins). Mix the ingredients well, place treats one inch apart on a baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes. You’ll get soft, tasty morsels that your cat will want right meow.

Bake Me a Cat by Kim-Joy

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Quadrille

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Kim-Joy

Feline fans will love this collection of 50 a-miaow-zing cat-themed creations.

Bake Me a Cat showcases the cutest bakes you will ever see, all celebrating our favourite pet. With brand new recipes for cakes, cookies, desserts, breads and more, plus vegan and gluten-free options, it’s the kitchen essential for every kitten-cuddler.

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ISBN:

9781787139411

Format:

Hardback

Pages:

176

Dimensions:

22cm x 17cm

Weight:

680g

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£16.99

Category:

Food & Drink

Publisher:

Quadrille

Published:

16 March 2023

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kim-Joy

Kim-Joy made it to the final of the Great British Bake Off 2018 with her unique, intricate baked creations that captured the hearts of the nation as well as Prue and Paul. Her iced woodland creatures, space turtles and beautifully decorated cakes – along with her calmness and vibrant positivity – put a smile on everyone’s face and Kim-Joy has since earned a legion of baking fans around the world. Having previously worked in mental health, she now

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“Take a fatter cat and strangle it. And as soon as he gives up, cut off the head and throw it away, because they don’t eat it, and they even say that the one who ate the brains of a cat can go crazy. Then freshen well, cut open, clean the intestines and wrap in a piece of clean cloth. And then bury it in the ground and leave it for a day and a night. Then take it out, put it on a spit and roast it over the fire. And before it starts to fry, brush it with a good portion of garlic and oil, and then whip it well with a green sprig. And when it’s ready, butcher it like a rabbit or a goat and serve it on a large platter. And take a good broth, thicken it with garlic and butter, and pour over the cat. And you can eat, for the dish is very good.”

A recipe often found in old cookbooks, taken from the 1520 Libre del Coch. It was compiled by a certain Robert de Nola, also known as Mestre Robert, who served as a cook for King Ferdinand I of Naples. This is the first printed cookbook in Catalan that has come down to us, the main gastronomic guide of Renaissance Spain; it combines recipes of Catalan, Italian, French and Arabic origin. The almanac quickly became an all-European bestseller and was reprinted in different languages until the end of the 18th century.

In the Middle Ages, cat meat was considered tastier than rabbit meat, and the popularity of Libre del Coch clearly contributed to the spread of such recipes – they spread throughout Southern Europe, and later, along with Italian immigrants, migrated to South America. In Italy, cats were eaten until the 20th century, and some authors claim that this dish was also met in the north of Spain in the 1970s.

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Everyone knows why one leg is left on a rabbit carcass? That’s right, so as not to accidentally eat a cat. By the way, the practice of throwing “cats in bags” exists not only in Russia.

In Italy, for example, there is even a stable expression that refers to deceitful actions: “Put a cat instead of a rabbit.” Guess where the wind comes from?

It’s all illegal cat trade. But there are countries where eating cats is also punishable by the state, but at the same time it is a bright cultural code, so the laws adopted by the authorities to this day are broken by the misunderstanding of ordinary Vietnamese.

At the same time, animals are kept in not at all fantastic conditions (cramped dirty cages in the backyards of restaurants), and the deaths are far from merciful.

Meat is most commonly grilled or marinated in garlic and pepper. Served with beer or rice wine.

My restaurant has been open for several years. Cat meat is an expensive exotic for people with good taste. Some are willing to pay up to 2 million dong (about $87) for a black cat,

says Cuong, owner of a restaurant in Go Vap, Ho Chi Minh

However, he notes that cooking cat meat is quite difficult: he first learned the recipe for proper cooking from his relative from Taibin province b (Thai Binh).

His restaurant cooks about five cats a day, “although by the end of the lunar months this figure could double, because there is a belief that cat meat helps to avoid bad luck.” Cuong describes cat meat as being sweeter and softer than pork or dog meat, which is why it is prized by his customers.

Cats or “little tigers” are traditionally considered a source of strength and agility.

Northern Taibin Province is nicknamed “Cat Meat Capital” for its dozens of “little tiger” farms. However, fortunately, many closed. And some began to serve cats along with chicken or rabbit – due to declining interest.

Sociologists believe that there are several factors that have led to a decrease in interest in the consumption of cat meat.

One of them, oddly enough: the growing number of pet owners who have ceased to perceive them as food.

However, cat meat is still a favorite during various festivals. So, two years ago, the People’s Committee of Hanoi (Hanoi) found about 1103 shops illegally selling cat meat.

According to Huynh Thi Nhu Quyen, a cat rescuer and owner of two animal shelters, there are up to 20 cat meat restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City, Go Wap District, and District 12. By the way, they use imported cats due to the shortage of local ones.

About 70% of my cats are imported from China. They are killed before delivery. Their cost is about 1,000,000,000 VND (about $44) per kilogram,

– Kuong explains

In March 2019, hundreds of cat corpses were found in one of their buses on the route Tai Binh Duong (Binh Duong). The local police confirmed that they were taking it to restaurants. Two months later, a Chinese truck carrying 400kg of cat meat was detained in Quang Ninh province. But the most famous case was in 2015, when Hanoi police seized a truck smuggling over three tons of live cats, many of which died on the way.

Recently, the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee stated that the killing of dogs and cats for food leaves a negative impression on the city all over the world. Such food addiction calls into question the image of Hanoi as a “civilized and modern city.” The statement also said that “I would like the residents of the city to see the value of the humane treatment of animals.” This is if we exclude the spread of infectious diseases associated with the consumption of meat of dogs and cats for food.

Of course, this industry is regularly attacked by animal rights activists.

Cats are the forgotten victims of the dog meat trade, which is gaining more and more attention,

says Michele Brown, head of the Fight Dog Meat movement

field. For every rescued cat, she pays 1 million VND and has already saved more than a hundred cat lives by finding foster families for them. In the process, she met many people who lost their pets. One woman applied three times – each time after the loss of another cat. Each time, the search was unsuccessful, and as a result, the woman simply stopped having pets.

The fear that their pets might be stolen has become an obsession with the people of Hanoi, where in recent years they have finally learned to treat animals as pets.

In order to reduce the breeding of rats, a law prohibiting the trade and consumption of cat meat was passed in Vietnam in 1998 and is still in effect. However, hundreds of restaurants still serve cat meat dishes, and merchants face little to no lawsuits.