Barf Casserole

Riley and Kevin have been forced to cook for themselves some of the time this summer. It's a tough situation, but they have managed to survive. There favorite creation is called 'Barf Casserole.' I'm sure you are excited to try out this recipe!

Barf Casserole:

1 slice white bread, torn into 'Sacrament' size pieces (buttered, if you'd like)

2-3 eggs

1 hot dog, cut into bite-sized pieces

1 slice pepper jack cheese, cut into bite-sized pieces

pinch of salt & pepper

salsa (optional)

2-3 T parmesan cheese

2-3 T ranch dressing

Mix the first 6 ingredients in a frying pan. Sprinkle the ranch dressing and parmesan cheese while cooking and add more if you'd like. Hot sauce is another great addition.

Kevin & Riley

Snickerdoodles

What is better on a summer day than a fresh batch of SNICKERDOODLES??? Pretty much nothing can top the Wagdog Snickerdoodles. They are soft and delicious :) If only you could upload the smell onto blogs....

I'm sure you're pretty jealous of the OVE-GLOVE that Andrea is sporting!! (It's really her dad's) It is quite the stylish way to handle all your hot items :D
Oh yeah.... we are loving Andrea for baking us these great treats. Too bad we always eat way too many!
One important tip on baking snickerdoodles is to take them out of the oven when they are ALMOST done. Let them finish cooking for 2-3 minutes on the tray. Then they stay soft forever. If you overbake them, they will be crunchy. We try to take them out before the edges turn golden.

SNICKERDOODLES:

2 cups shortening

3 cups sugar

4 eggs

5 1/2 cups flour

4 teaspoons cream of tartar

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

8 Tablespoons prepared cinnamon sugar (4 T sugar mixed with 4 T cinnamon)

Mix together the shortening, sugar, and eggs. Then sift together the dry ingredients and add to the shortening mixture. Mix well. Roll into a ball the size of a walnut (or scoop with a cookie scooper and you can make them bigger!), dip the top side into the cinnamon sugar mixture.

Place one inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 375 degrees.

Enjoy!!

P.S. my mom always taught me to only put the top 1/2 in the cinnamon sugar mixture so the sugar won't burn on the bottom... which results in a crunchy, not soft snickerdoodle.

Dot's Buttermilk Syrup

Many years ago when we moved to Bakersfield we fortunate to become friends with Dot. Dot is one very talented lady. She is also a great cook-- especially the good old home cooked comfort foods!! One day Dot made us some of this syrup. Holy Moly... it is the better syrup we had ever had in our lives!! And thus began a great Wagdogz tradition! We love to have this syrup (especially with whole wheat pancakes) whenever we have a special occasion, or whenever we make up a special occasion so that we can have it!! Ha!

A diet syrup it is not, just so you know. But the crazy amount of butter is worth it and we always justify it by adding the whole wheat pancakes ;) We especially love this breakfast when we are camping! Somehow it even tastes better when eaten amongst the pine trees! Enjoy

Dot's Buttermilk Syrup:

2 cups sugar

1 cup butter (2 cubes)

1 cup buttermilk

1 tablespoon light Karo syrup

Combine these four ingredients in a large pot on the stove. Boil for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add:

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

This mixture will bubble up and become foamy (thus the need for a large pot!). Serve immediately.

The syrup can be stored and reheated, but I think it is always best when fresh. :)

~Mamawags

Welcome!

We Wagdog girls love to cook! We love to eat also, but we aren't supposed to say that.....

We are excited to share our recipes and cooking experiences. We won't promise that they will all be successes, but we do promise to share some yummy recipes and some laughter ;)

Enjoy!