About Us
Needless to say, we are The Canine Cuisine Team. The stars of The Chow (TV) Network.
Stars in our own right-- individually, of course-- but also thrilled (thrilled!) to be one big happy team as well!
You've seen us on TCN with our fantastically-fun and fully-informative cooking shows, as well as just about every talk show and roundtable there is. On legitimate channels like ABC and NBC and Oprah and Animal Planet (duh) and Lifetime and The Disney Channel. (Not those sleazy, fly-by-night cable channels where they're just trying to sell you junk.) We're here to impart Knowledge. Technique. Friendship, and Fun... Hey, maybe we should change our motto!... Wait... We don't have a motto.... Maybe we should run a contest. See if anyone can beat:
"Knowledge, Technique, Friendship, and Fun."
Hard to imagine anyone doing better than that.
Anyway, the main reason we've got this website is to (shamelessly) promote our books. Our cookbooks.
We'll admit it. You've already seen us shamelessly hawking them on our shows. And you've most likely seen us shamelessly hawking them on other people's shows. Maybe you've even met us at a book signing somewhere. Well NOW we've got this website, so we can shamelessly hawk them HERE.
But really, it's not about the money. We're here to HAVE FUN. Isn't that what good food and good company are all about?
But just in case you've been living in a no-cable-TV kennel for the last ten years, let's introduce everybody real quick:
Stars in our own right-- individually, of course-- but also thrilled (thrilled!) to be one big happy team as well!
You've seen us on TCN with our fantastically-fun and fully-informative cooking shows, as well as just about every talk show and roundtable there is. On legitimate channels like ABC and NBC and Oprah and Animal Planet (duh) and Lifetime and The Disney Channel. (Not those sleazy, fly-by-night cable channels where they're just trying to sell you junk.) We're here to impart Knowledge. Technique. Friendship, and Fun... Hey, maybe we should change our motto!... Wait... We don't have a motto.... Maybe we should run a contest. See if anyone can beat:
"Knowledge, Technique, Friendship, and Fun."
Hard to imagine anyone doing better than that.
Anyway, the main reason we've got this website is to (shamelessly) promote our books. Our cookbooks.
We'll admit it. You've already seen us shamelessly hawking them on our shows. And you've most likely seen us shamelessly hawking them on other people's shows. Maybe you've even met us at a book signing somewhere. Well NOW we've got this website, so we can shamelessly hawk them HERE.
But really, it's not about the money. We're here to HAVE FUN. Isn't that what good food and good company are all about?
But just in case you've been living in a no-cable-TV kennel for the last ten years, let's introduce everybody real quick:
We'll get started with Fifi. (Of course. Fifi always gets to go first.)
Chef Fifi LeFay. Born in Paris. Lives in Paris. Can't imagine living anywhere else.
Tapes her TV show "It's Not All Heavy Cream" in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Doesn't even mind the commute. Apparently French freeway fumes smell better than American ones.
Wrote her wonderful new book PASTRY FOR POODLES at the express request of The Folks Upstairs at The Chow Network. Tailored it specifically for her devoted viewers, but you can buy it and enjoy it even if you don't watch her too often.
Her biggest challenge: She says winnowing the book down to 6 recipes was hard. "I would've included more, but a girl likes to have her secrets."
Chef Fifi LeFay. Born in Paris. Lives in Paris. Can't imagine living anywhere else.
Tapes her TV show "It's Not All Heavy Cream" in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Doesn't even mind the commute. Apparently French freeway fumes smell better than American ones.
Wrote her wonderful new book PASTRY FOR POODLES at the express request of The Folks Upstairs at The Chow Network. Tailored it specifically for her devoted viewers, but you can buy it and enjoy it even if you don't watch her too often.
Her biggest challenge: She says winnowing the book down to 6 recipes was hard. "I would've included more, but a girl likes to have her secrets."
Next up would be Big Butch Waddles, whose magnum opus BARBEQUE FOR BULLDOGS has already become required reading in the world of master grillers.
Son of legendary pit king Clarence "Bull" Waddles, Butch is President of the South Georgia Hickory-Pit Cookhounds, and has earned lifetime achievement awards from both the Memphis Guard-Dogs of the Smokehouse and the Charlotte Litter of Inglorious Basters.
You can catch his weekly TV show "Barking for Barbeque" on The Chow Network (naturally), and he also has a nationally syndicated Saturday-morning radio call-in show, "Tell The Neighbors They Can bring Pie!"
If dishes like "Died-and-Gone-to-Heaven Backyard Ribs" and "Drippin' Chicken" get your mouth a-droolin', you won't want to miss this book. He's even included his up-til-now-top-secret "Granny's Lemon-Pudding Cool-Whip and Crunchies Pie." Mm mm, good!
Son of legendary pit king Clarence "Bull" Waddles, Butch is President of the South Georgia Hickory-Pit Cookhounds, and has earned lifetime achievement awards from both the Memphis Guard-Dogs of the Smokehouse and the Charlotte Litter of Inglorious Basters.
You can catch his weekly TV show "Barking for Barbeque" on The Chow Network (naturally), and he also has a nationally syndicated Saturday-morning radio call-in show, "Tell The Neighbors They Can bring Pie!"
If dishes like "Died-and-Gone-to-Heaven Backyard Ribs" and "Drippin' Chicken" get your mouth a-droolin', you won't want to miss this book. He's even included his up-til-now-top-secret "Granny's Lemon-Pudding Cool-Whip and Crunchies Pie." Mm mm, good!
Our third chef is definitely someone you'd want to come home to. There's always an extra place at Mona Lassie Buonarroti's table. (As long as you can put up with the racket from a dozen or so grand-pups.)
Chef Mona met her husband Bruno, a dashing dalmation with a reputation for adventure, at the firehouse on Canal Street in New York, and if Bruno hadn't swept her off her paws, a hundred other station setters would've lined up to take their chances. If only for her cooking. Mama Mia, can she cook!
You'll find that out for yourself when you sample the recipes in SPAGHETTI FOR SHEEPDOGS. We're not even going to tell you what they are. We don't have to. Whatever she cooks up, it's always bellissimo!
All right. We'll give you one title. Imagine this: "Nonna Mona's Luscious Lasgne, Vegetable Medley della Modena." Makes your mouth water just hearing it, doesn't it? Like listening to a Verdi aria. It simply has to be good!
Chef Mona met her husband Bruno, a dashing dalmation with a reputation for adventure, at the firehouse on Canal Street in New York, and if Bruno hadn't swept her off her paws, a hundred other station setters would've lined up to take their chances. If only for her cooking. Mama Mia, can she cook!
You'll find that out for yourself when you sample the recipes in SPAGHETTI FOR SHEEPDOGS. We're not even going to tell you what they are. We don't have to. Whatever she cooks up, it's always bellissimo!
All right. We'll give you one title. Imagine this: "Nonna Mona's Luscious Lasgne, Vegetable Medley della Modena." Makes your mouth water just hearing it, doesn't it? Like listening to a Verdi aria. It simply has to be good!
Nobody ever heard Laredo-born Chef Terry Scraps whine that it's too hot in the kitchen. He's more likely to say, "Heck, if you think it's too hot in here, just wait til you put this in your mouth!"
His new book TEX-MEX FOR TERRIERS manages to meld the best of Tex and the best of Mex, then sprinkling on a healthy dose of the good-natured tenacity of a dog who absolutely refuses to turn down the heat.
But you'll soon discover: It's not just about "hot." Sure, most uninitiated pups are timid around tamales, frightened by frijoles, but Jefe Terry will show you that there's more to a "hot meal" than smoke coming out your ears and blisters on your tongue.
Ask any senorita in the Southland. Terry's by far the best-- Oops. We weren't supposed to talk about his other talents.
We'll just say: Terry's by far the best guide you'll ever find to the tastes and smells of traditional border cooking. Join him for a colorful and laughs-a-minute introduction to one of the world's great under-appreciated cuisines.
His new book TEX-MEX FOR TERRIERS manages to meld the best of Tex and the best of Mex, then sprinkling on a healthy dose of the good-natured tenacity of a dog who absolutely refuses to turn down the heat.
But you'll soon discover: It's not just about "hot." Sure, most uninitiated pups are timid around tamales, frightened by frijoles, but Jefe Terry will show you that there's more to a "hot meal" than smoke coming out your ears and blisters on your tongue.
Ask any senorita in the Southland. Terry's by far the best-- Oops. We weren't supposed to talk about his other talents.
We'll just say: Terry's by far the best guide you'll ever find to the tastes and smells of traditional border cooking. Join him for a colorful and laughs-a-minute introduction to one of the world's great under-appreciated cuisines.
Not done yet? Not by a long shot. Volume 5, KUNG PAO FOR PEKINGESE, introduces Chef Suzie Snow Peas, "the Peke of Excitement" who's always on the run. Always traveling, always learning new things, always hoping to share her discoveries with her many new and old friends.
One thing she'll definitely pass on to you, a lesson she learned long ago from her beloved Ah Paw (most-respected grandmother): The best way to make new friends is to cook them a meal! Ideally, something totally fantastic! Like the meals Suzie herself makes!
And that's what Suzie wants to do for you: teach you how to make her utterly delicious and fragrant dishes!
She'll show you how to whip up a meal in a single wok on a single burner, if that's all you've got, with ingredients you can find at any corner grocery or farmers' market. Cooking Chinese doesn't have to be a chore. In fact, it should always be a delight!
Suzie's KUNG PAO FOR PEKINGESE is one more reason to remember: The Chinese word for "noodles" is FUN! (Seriously!)
One thing she'll definitely pass on to you, a lesson she learned long ago from her beloved Ah Paw (most-respected grandmother): The best way to make new friends is to cook them a meal! Ideally, something totally fantastic! Like the meals Suzie herself makes!
And that's what Suzie wants to do for you: teach you how to make her utterly delicious and fragrant dishes!
She'll show you how to whip up a meal in a single wok on a single burner, if that's all you've got, with ingredients you can find at any corner grocery or farmers' market. Cooking Chinese doesn't have to be a chore. In fact, it should always be a delight!
Suzie's KUNG PAO FOR PEKINGESE is one more reason to remember: The Chinese word for "noodles" is FUN! (Seriously!)
SEAFOOD FOR SCHNAUZERS is our entree into the world of... well, seafood! We couldn't leave that out! Look at it this way: 80% of the dogs on this planet live within an easy walk to a fish market. Who'd want to ignore a major food resource like that?
So we enlisted the old salty dog himself, Barnacle Bill Barker. Grabbed him while he was in port waiting out a nor'easter. (Or was he just charming some of the ladies on the Widows' Walk up in Gloucester?)
Whatever. Luckily for us, he was glad to help out. In fact, he was the first to point out: "We dogs don't eat enough fish. Sure, we know it's good for us, but what are our choices? Canned salmon and sawdust filler? Dry catfish and bone meal?"
So he set out to set you straight. With recipes that've been proven by generations of sea-roving Rovers, you'll learn how fun and easy it is to scramble up a mess of great grub. We bet you'll never settle for day-old pork chops again. You might even decide to run away to the sea yourself!
But even if you stay at home, you'll relish the tasty dishes you'll find in Barnacle Bill's galley of goodies! Don't miss your chance to savor the catch of the day!
So we enlisted the old salty dog himself, Barnacle Bill Barker. Grabbed him while he was in port waiting out a nor'easter. (Or was he just charming some of the ladies on the Widows' Walk up in Gloucester?)
Whatever. Luckily for us, he was glad to help out. In fact, he was the first to point out: "We dogs don't eat enough fish. Sure, we know it's good for us, but what are our choices? Canned salmon and sawdust filler? Dry catfish and bone meal?"
So he set out to set you straight. With recipes that've been proven by generations of sea-roving Rovers, you'll learn how fun and easy it is to scramble up a mess of great grub. We bet you'll never settle for day-old pork chops again. You might even decide to run away to the sea yourself!
But even if you stay at home, you'll relish the tasty dishes you'll find in Barnacle Bill's galley of goodies! Don't miss your chance to savor the catch of the day!
So what do you do with all that stuff turning green in the back of the fridge? Greyish-and-greasy meat loaf? Dried-out turkey? Plotchy potatoes, listless lasagna?
Whatever you do, don't throw it away! Grab your copy of LEFTOVERS FOR LABS and let Chef Maggie Scroungehound teach you how to turn Tupperware trash into a feast to remember!
There's never a good reason to toss something, just because you're out of ideas. That's precisely when the fun begins!
So take heart! Take that moldy mess out of the fridge and make yourself a meal! If you're a tried-and-true Lab, whether a Black or a Brown, a Yellow or even a mix, you know you can't let opportunities slip away.
Remember the Labrador Creed: "Don't leave it! Retrieve it!"
Whatever you do, don't throw it away! Grab your copy of LEFTOVERS FOR LABS and let Chef Maggie Scroungehound teach you how to turn Tupperware trash into a feast to remember!
There's never a good reason to toss something, just because you're out of ideas. That's precisely when the fun begins!
So take heart! Take that moldy mess out of the fridge and make yourself a meal! If you're a tried-and-true Lab, whether a Black or a Brown, a Yellow or even a mix, you know you can't let opportunities slip away.
Remember the Labrador Creed: "Don't leave it! Retrieve it!"
And last but certainly not least, if you need some muscle in a back-alley rumble or you're scramming from an animal-control sweep, Howie "Homeboy" MacScruff's got your back. His new RISKY DISHES FOR RESCUE DOGS is an absolute "must" for any pooch on the prowl.
You've all heard "The Rules": "Don't eat this; don't eat that." Onions are bad for you. So are eggs and raisins and ice cream. Pretty much anything tasty you can think of.
Well, Howie-- a rescue dog himself-- will tell you to take all those rules... with a grain of salt. Or a hunk of chocolate. With maybe a few macadamia nuts thrown in. (And as Howie would say," What's a cocktail or two between friends?")
The first bit of wisdom he'd like to share is: "Don't take life for granted!" And the second is: "Don't be afraid to take chances!"
Sure, living on the streets can be scary, but that doesn't mean you have to go hungry! And if you have an appetite for something on the "forbidden list," follow Howie and find out how to try it safely. That's what it's all about: safety. You want to act responsibly, but you don't want to go through life being a scaredy-cat.
As Howie is fond of saying: "You only live twice!"
You've all heard "The Rules": "Don't eat this; don't eat that." Onions are bad for you. So are eggs and raisins and ice cream. Pretty much anything tasty you can think of.
Well, Howie-- a rescue dog himself-- will tell you to take all those rules... with a grain of salt. Or a hunk of chocolate. With maybe a few macadamia nuts thrown in. (And as Howie would say," What's a cocktail or two between friends?")
The first bit of wisdom he'd like to share is: "Don't take life for granted!" And the second is: "Don't be afraid to take chances!"
Sure, living on the streets can be scary, but that doesn't mean you have to go hungry! And if you have an appetite for something on the "forbidden list," follow Howie and find out how to try it safely. That's what it's all about: safety. You want to act responsibly, but you don't want to go through life being a scaredy-cat.
As Howie is fond of saying: "You only live twice!"
Hi. My name is John Morris, and I have the privilege-- the honor-- to be the personal manager and confidant to 8 of the finest chefs this side of Paradise. (Actually, I'm the guy who's put this whole website together, but I can't say that in front of the prima donnas. I mean, my buddies. Fifi and Butch and the rest of them. They're a fine bunch, really, just a bit challenged on the gratitude side.)
At any rate, I'd like to welcome you to "Real Dogs Cook!" and to assure you that this is all totally on the up-and-up. Totally. The good folks at The Chow Network wouldn't have it any other way.
We have enough trouble trying to fight off our nasty competitor, TREATS TV. (We're the good guys, after all. They're the ones pushing the junk food, the sugar-laced chewies and the over-salted jerky and all the other crap.)
All you need to know is: If you want to learn how to cook well-- and cook right-- don't switch channels! STAY RIGHT HERE! Watch our shows. Read our books. Drop by when The Big Bus Tour hits your city. You can't go wrong with The Chow Network! (Obviously, I'm required to say all this stuff.)
So I hope you enjoy the site. And please order as many books as you want. We've got plenty on hand!
At any rate, I'd like to welcome you to "Real Dogs Cook!" and to assure you that this is all totally on the up-and-up. Totally. The good folks at The Chow Network wouldn't have it any other way.
We have enough trouble trying to fight off our nasty competitor, TREATS TV. (We're the good guys, after all. They're the ones pushing the junk food, the sugar-laced chewies and the over-salted jerky and all the other crap.)
All you need to know is: If you want to learn how to cook well-- and cook right-- don't switch channels! STAY RIGHT HERE! Watch our shows. Read our books. Drop by when The Big Bus Tour hits your city. You can't go wrong with The Chow Network! (Obviously, I'm required to say all this stuff.)
So I hope you enjoy the site. And please order as many books as you want. We've got plenty on hand!