Dog Food for Dinner?

Hubby had a lovely day yesterday in the woods.  He saw a fat squirrel, but unfortunately he saw no deer yesterday.  After spending the afternoon putting new wiring up in the basement, I was not terribly interested in cooking a multi-course fancy meal.  To add to the culinary chores, Chloe has gone on a bit of a hunger strike after coming out of season.  She is in no real danger of starving since when she was in season, she ate whatever she could. Seriously, she had the appetite of a pothead with PMS munchies to boot.  She even tasted scraps of paper and floor lint.  Getting back to the subject of what was for dinner, a dish was needed that could feed man and canine beast.  My reply to hubby was "dog food, and would you like salsa on yours?"  To which he said, sounds good.

So without further ado, here is the recipe for Dog Food.
(Or if you want to be gourmet about it, Risotto with Pumpkin and Beef.)
2 1/4 cups medium grain or short grain brown rice, sorted,
   rinsed, and drained
4 cups water
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 pound sirloin roast, trimmed of any silver skin and fat, and cut into very small pieces (or lean ground beef)
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 to 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning

Put all ingredients into a 1 gallon pot, bring to a boil, turn heat down to a low simmer, cover and simmer for 35 minutes.  Turn off the heat, stir it, put the lid back on and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.  Add water if the consistency is too gloppy.  Put a serving on a plate for the dog and let it cool for 10-15 minutes.  While the dog's portion is cooling, the people can eat their portions hot.  Add more salt to taste if needed.  It goes well with salsa.  If you make it with stock rather than water, check the ingredients to make sure there are no onions in the stock, or it will be poisonous for your canine friends.