As a pet owner, no doubt you are all jittery with new reports about pet food recall and new brands of pet food contaminated with poisonous chemical melamine added to recalled pet food lists.

It's actually in your power to give your dog or cat the best care possible. And caring for your pet means feeding him the best diet you can.

Animals choose their foods by smell. Most dogs like meaty flavors best, as well as liver, fat, garlic, onions, horsemeat, lamb, beef, cheese and fish. Cats enjoy chicken, liver, fish, turkey, lamb, and yeast, and prefer fresh to aged flavors.

Here are some pet food recipes that you can easily cook at home from the ingredients you know.

Bow Wow Tenderloin of Beef (serves 4)

1 lb. ground filet mignon
4 large eggs
8 cups brown rice
12 slices white bread, crusts removed and crumbled

-- Preheat 10" saute pan. Add ground beef and braise until fully cooked.
-- Remove from stove, discard grease and reserve.
-- Cook eggs in boiling water for 12-14 minutes. Let cool and peel.
Crumble eggs and add to pan with cooked beef. Reserve mixture.
-- In a separate saucepan, boil rice in unsalted water until tender. Let
cool.
-- Add rice to beef and egg mixture. Add crumbled white bread to mixture.
-- Serve when cool.

This dish can be made the day before and refrigerated, but must be warmed to room temperature before serving.


Chow Hound Chicken (serves 4)

1 lb. chicken breast
4 cups frozen diced carrots (defrosted)
4 cups frozen diced green beans (defrosted)
1 tsp. Vegetable oil

-- Preheat 10" saute pan. Saute chicken in vegetable oil until thoroughly
cooked. Remove and let cool.
-- Add carrots and green beans to pan and cook until warm. Set aside.
-- Once the chicken is cool, shred into small pieces. Mix with carrots
and green beans.
-- Serve at room temperature.

GRRRReat Vegetable Feast (for dogs OR cats - serves 4)

6 cups brown rice
4 large eggs
4 cups frozen diced carrots
4 cups frozen diced green beans
4 tbs. vegetable oil

-- In a saucepan, cook rice in unsalted boiling water until tender.
-- In a separate saucepan, cook eggs in boiling water for 12-14 minutes.
-- Let cool and peel.
-- In 10" saute pan add rice, carrots, and green beans. Cook until warm.
Let cool.
-- Add crumbled eggs and vegetable oil.
-- Mix well and serve at room temperature.


HOMEMADE RECIPES FOR CATS ONLY

Whisker-Licking Liver (serves 4)

1 lb. ground beef liver
8 large eggs
8 cups brown rice
4 tbs. vegetable oil

-- Preheat 10" saute pan. Add ground liver and braise until fully cooked.
Remove from stove, discard grease and reserve.
-- Cook eggs in boiling water for 12-14 minutes. Let cool and peel.
Crumble eggs and add to pan with cooked liver. Reserve mixture.
-- In a separate saucepan boil rice in unsalted water until tender. Let
cool.
-- Add rice to liver and egg mixture.
-- Mix with vegetable oil and serve when cool.

This dish can be made the day before and refrigerated, but must be warmed to room temperature before serving.


Kitty's Salmon Supreme (serves 4)

5 lb. fresh salmon filet (boneless and skinless)
8 slices white bread, crusts removed and crumbled
4 tbs. vegetable oil

-- Preheat non-stick saute pan. Add salmon filet and cook for 8-10
minutes or until done. Remove and let cool.
-- Once cool, flake salmon apart with two forks.
-- Add crumbled white bread and vegetable oil.
-- Mix well and serve at room temperature.

Please remember that animals do not need salt added to their diet as the natural salt in the food is enough for them. Dogs may eat any vegetable they want, but cats should not have any starchy veggies, like peas and corn.

RECIPES PROVIDED BY LOEWE HOTEL (NEW YORK)