Doggie Days at the Shenango Inn

On most occasions, baking with the residents at the Shenango Inn is very “sweet” to say the least, but on Thursday, the residents gave up their baking goods for their friends, well, man’s best friend to be correct; the local Canine Academy dogs, and what a “sweet” deed it was!
As a part of the weekly “Cooking Corner,” Connections Director, Brittany Onufrak through in a delightful recipe, almost good enough to eat- for dogs that is! Fifteen of the Shenango residents gathered around the main two center tables where all of the edible action was taking place. From the fifteen, 5 residents volunteered to measure, mix and knead the soon-to-be dog biscuits. Residents, Elsie Geralsky and Eleanore Haller were surprised to see what the doggie treat recipe actually was made up of; peanut butter, old fashioned oatmeal, honey, wheat germ, some cooking oil and flour. With several quick wafts, tummies began to rumble and mouths began to water. New resident Emma Miller asked, “Are you sure these treats are for the dogs?” I guess our senses are pretty strong and hungry!
Each participating resident kneaded the doggie dough with their glove-covered hands, and then rolled a teaspoon dollop of batter onto the already greased cookie sheet. Dog bone cookie cutters were used by some of the residents for a fun touch! While the cookies baked in the oven for 20 minutes, some of the residents prepared the plastic bags and colorful twist ties for the cookies to be packaged. Carol Gugliotta was very kind to crochet a bright yellow basket for the neatly packaged doggie treats. Sylvester Sitar and Michael Thomas were good sports or maybe a little hungry too, when they posed so perfectly with the canine confections!
The local Canine Academy regularly visits the residents at the Shenango Inn the third Tuesday of every month. The residents can’t wait to surprise the loyal canines with some homemade treats for this months visit!