The Healthy Hound Cookbook: Over 125 Easy Recipes for Healthy, Homemade Dog Food--Including Grain-Free, Paleo, and Raw Recipes! by Paris Permenter, John Bigley

since it contains less fat and grease.

Stuffed Pumpkin
    This multimeal one-dish creation combines some of the healthiest fall foods for Fido in one easy-to-prepare creation.
    YIELDS: 10 cups
    1 (3-pound) cooking pumpkin
    1 apple
    1 cup green beans, cooked
    1 ⁄ 2 pound ground turkey or ground chicken
    2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Remove top of pumpkin; using a spoon, remove all seeds from the pumpkin. (Set seeds aside for a future recipe.)
Core apple; discard the core and seeds and finely chop. Chop green beans.
In a medium bowl, mix green beans, apple, turkey, and Parmesan cheese. Stuff into pumpkin cavity. Place pumpkin on a baking sheet on the middle rack and bake for 1 hour.
Drain any accumulating liquid from the top of the pumpkin during cooking.
Cool completely before serving. To serve, cut pumpkin in half. Scoop meal, including pumpkin flesh, from the pumpkin. Refrigerate unused portions for up to 3 days or freeze in an airtight container for up to 2 months.

Salmon and Spinach Hash
    We love the ease of one-dish meals both for our dogs and ourselves. This meal may be simple, but it packs a big nutritional punch!
    YIELDS: 4 cups
    1 teaspoon olive oil
    1 (7.5-ounce) can salmon, drained
    1 cup frozen spinach, thawed
    4 eggs
Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add salmon and spinach, stirring until completely heated.
Add eggs and scramble.
Cool before serving. Refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Lamb Hash
    Lamb is one of those ingredients that really perks up our dogs’ ears. (Yes, they know the word “lamb” !) This dish is easy to prepare and freezes well for later meals. Larger neighborhood groceries carry ground lamb regularly, and it’s a staple at many specialty groceries and at most organic food markets.
    YIELDS: 7 cups
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 pound ground lamb
    1 cup frozen mixed vegetables (without onions)
    2 cups cooked brown rice
    2 cups cooked white rice
    1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook lamb until no longer pink, about 10 minutes, and drain off fat.
Add vegetables, stirring to defrost. Remove from heat.
In a large bowl, combine lamb mixture, rice, and yogurt. Mix thoroughly.
Cool before serving.
Refrigerate for 3 days or freeze in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Buffalo Meatballs
    It’s always interesting to see how dogs respond to new taste sensations. When we first served bison meat instead of their regular beef, Irie and Tiki didn’t hesitate. They loved it!
    YIELDS: About 30 (1") meatballs
    2 slices whole-wheat bread, cut into 1 ⁄ 2 " cubes
    1 ⁄ 2 cup milk
    1 egg
    1 ⁄ 3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
    2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
    1 pound ground bison
    Olive oil, for frying
In a medium bowl, soak bread cubes in milk until soft (about 5 minutes). Remove bread from milk, squeeze out extra milk, and discard milk.
In a large bowl, combine bread, egg, cheese, parsley, and bison. Pinch off small pieces and roll into balls.
In a large skillet, heat 1 ⁄ 2 cup olive oil over medium-high heat. Fry each meatball until no longer pink in the center, approximately 8–10 minutes.
Remove from heat to cool completely before serving. Refrigerate for 3–4 days or freeze in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
    Trim That Fat
    Compared to many other meats, bison is a low-fat choice. One hundred grams (3 1 ⁄ 2 ounces) of bison has only 2.42 grams of fat, compared to 8–10 grams for beef, nearly 10 for pork, over 7 for chicken, and more than 10 for sockeye salmon.

Turkey Kibble
    Although kibble isn’t the first choice in most homemade diets, this is still a good recipe to have on hand. Kibble works well if you’re traveling and need to bring along some meals for your dog.
    YIELDS: About 2 pounds of kibble
    8 1 ⁄ 2 cups whole-wheat flour
    2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
    2 eggs
    1 ⁄ 2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
    1 pound uncooked lean ground turkey
    2 cups puréed, cooked sweet