Recommend books with homecooked recipes, please

 I don't have a book to recommend, but at the website www.balanceit.com you can combine a bunch of different ingredients and develop recipes there.  It will also tell you what supplements to add (either theirs or bought OTC human ones) to make sure its balanced.  If you dog won't eat the recipe you've developed, you contact them and they'll credit you another one.

BCMixs

I don't have a book to recommend, but at the website www.balanceit.com you can combine a bunch of different ingredients and develop recipes there. 

  I agree with BCMixs; any recipe you get from balanceit will be properly balanced, and the prices are very reasonable; $20 for the first recipe, $30 for 2, and $12 for each additional recipe.

   You probably won't find this book at B&N, but I haven't seen any books at our local one written by people who are certified in animal nutrition or who are veterinary nutritionists. I like the book Optimal Nutrition by Monica Segal for learning the basics; it also has balanced recipes and the NRC recommendations;  

  http://www.amazon.com/Optimal-Nutrition-Cooked-Canine-Diets/dp/0973094818
 

I like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Pitcairns-Complete-Guide-Natural-Health/dp/157954973X

   Pitcairn's recipes have too many carbs, IMO, but many dogs do well on them. You may want to check the book out from your library to preview before you buy it. Monica Segal's recipes are based on NRC recommendations and are about 50% meat (by weight) and 30% or more protein, which is why I recommended her book. Her recipes call for a lot of ingredients because they don't rely heavily on supplements; the balaneit recipes are much simpler (one protein, carb, and maybe a few veggies) because you use their supplement or human grade supplements for most of the nutrients.

 There's always InterLibrary Loan as well at all public libraries.  If they don't have something, all you need is the info and they can send out a request to get it from a library that does.  I've gotten hard to find, out of print, books from CA here in VA for something like a .50 fee.  In this tightening economy, I'll be doing more of that and alot less buying.  Half.com and Ebay are great places for reduced prices on books as well.

Thanks.  I did just do a search for books at my library.  I may take some time this weekend to look and see what I find.