Saucy Dog

Makes 2 large spice containers full

Saucy Dog is a registered trademark of mine, but I am giving you the original recipe here. You can turn Saucy Dog into a gravy or paint it on old toys to give them new life. You can also sprinkle it on your dog's food to add flavor. The great thing about Saucy Dog is that you can store it in a spice jar just like you do your spices.

This recipe makes 2 large spice containers full and will keep for 1 month in the fridge or 6 months in the freezer. Finding the dried ingredients used to be difficult, but today they are more readily available at all-natural markets, at outdoor camping supply stores, and on the Internet. I usually buy 1 pound of each ingredient at a time and store it in the freezer.

1 cup freeze-dried liver
1/2 cup dried beef or chicken
1/2 cup low-salt or no-salt beef bouillon powder
1/2 cup parsley flakes
1/2 cup dried carrots
1/2 cup celery flakes
1/2 cup dried tomato flakes (if you can't find flakes, use dried diced tomatoes)
1/2cup brewer's yeast (powdered or granular)
1 tablespoon red beet powder

1. Put the dried liver in a blender or food processor and blend into a powder. (I do this on the puree setting.) Set
    aside.

2. Put the dried beef or chicken into the blender or food processor and blend until the pieces are small enough to
    go through the holes in a spice jar lid, but are not pureed.

3. Add the dried liver powder and the bouillon powder to the beef or chicken pieces in the blender or food
    processor. Add the remaining ingredients and blend until you're happy with the consistency. I like to keep some
    small chunks.