Hardware Favorites.

[Food Network Fan]

We all have favorite items we wouldn't part with that make our meals the very best they can be, grandma's cast iron skillet can be as emotional an attachment as it is a functional one. What's in your kitchen you treasure?

[BerryBaby]

Rice cooker, food processor..makes the best pie crust, sieves, knives...good knives. Think about covers the treasures. All the essentials are necessary as well...measuring cups/spoons, mixing bowls, pots/pans, Silpat sheets..a well stocked kitchen is important.

[Food Network Fan]

Ooo the rice cooker, Alton's ultimate unitasker. Don't worry I have a few things I would have to hide if Alton was doing an inspection.

I love my food processor too. I didn't realize how much I needed it till I got it. Now I would be lost without it. I buy big blocks of cheese at the Sams Club now and shred it myself. It's amazing how much cheaper that is. And I have one of those food sealers to keep the rest of it fresh. It's great.

[isilzha]

We make our own dog food now and we love the food processor we bought. We couldn't do it without it.

[Food Network Fan]

I tried that with my cat during the petfood scare. He wouldn't touch it. He wont even eat boiled chicken. Picky eater. He wants his food he is used to and nothing else.

[BerryBaby]

Fortunately, I have made Sophie's food from the day we got her over 3 years ago. She will eat whatever I do, so I just make breakfast, lunch and dinner as I would, and she eats a small portion. We eat very healthy and she does too.

Some of her favorites sirloin steak with mashed potatoes and peas, cheese omelets, watermelon, yogurt, carrots, lettuce, chicken, celery. Today I brought home chicken bento and she went crazy. She really enjoys the rice. My friends kid me and say that Sophie eats better than they do. They want to be my dog for a day. She has a gorgeous coat and the vet says it is because of what I feed her.

Found a great recipe online for dog cookies...wheat flour, carrots, margarine, I forget what else, but I put it all in the food processor. They were quite the hit with her.

I have our photo under my profile if you want to take a look. She is a pure breed Pomeranian...very fun and smart? Of course!

Berry Baby

[isilzha]

We have a peanut butter dog biscuit recipe, my dogs are nuts about them. They really like the food we make for them, but not certain ingredients, we're learning that as we go along.

Our neighbors have a pomeranian

[BerryBaby]

Our last dog was a Siberian Husky and he loved Triscuits. So, one day I decided to buy the fat-free variety. I gave him one and he literally spit it across the room!! Then I gave him a regular Triscuit and he gobbled that up in an instant. The vet said it is because of the higher fat content that Sam like the regular Triscuit better. I have to agree. I like the regular Triscuits better as well.

[Food Network Fan]

Smart dog.