Buttermilk Biscuits

These biscuits came together quickly. I usually don't make biscuits, I'm afraid they will be hockey pucks. They didn't, they weren't fluffy so I still need to work on them. Tomorrow mornings biscuits and gravy will still be delicious.

I got this recipe from Pinterest.

Line a baking sheet with a silpat or foil. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.

Recipe

3 cups flour
1 Tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup butter, cold diced
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup melted butter (optional)

In a large bowl add flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt, cut butter in with 2 knives or pastry cutter until the mixture looks like it has pea size balls. Mix buttermilk and egg well. Add wet to dry ingredients. Add water if needed. Don't over mix pour out on to a floured board and roll out evenly. Cut biscuits, with a knife or cutter, place on baking sheet and bake for 12-16 minutes. Brush melted butter on tops and enjoy with honey or jam!

Starters and Sunshine

As much as I wanted to have my new garden beds done in time this year - it just didn't happen.  I am sure I will be able to get them built this year, but I will not be able to get my early veggies planted in time (I kind of already missed that boat lol ).  Even though I won't have the beds ready, I still need to get my starters ready to be planted outside.  Not all of my starters made it - I will definitely need a better set-up next year - but most of the tomatoes and peppers added doing great, as well as a few artichokes.  It's still a little early to move the tomatoes and peppers outside, but the weather is supposed to be nice for a few weeks so I decided to move things outside during the day and bring them in at night for awhile.  The plants are certainly enjoying it!  

Have a great day!

Beth

Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake

When I say bake, I only mean 5-10 to melt the cheese! This picture doesn't do it justice! I should have taken one of the pan. I know it doesn't look like much but is so yummy! This dish lingered in my house late into the next evening due to the garlic. It makes me want oven and over. I love those kinds of recipes, I have about 3 that do that to me.

Here's the original recipe, this is on my keepers list.

 If you have a rotisserie chicken or left over cooked chicken this could be a one pan dish. I had a couple of chicken breast thawed, so that's what I used. I chopped them up into bite size pieces and cooked them over medium heat in a large skillet.

Recipe

2 Tablespoon oil
6 garlic cloves minced
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 28oz can crushed tomatoes
3 cups water
12 oz pasta
1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
2 cups cooked diced chicken
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

If you don't have an oven proof pan you can use a 9 by 13 baking dish.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a large skillet heat oil to medium heat. Add garlic, oregano, crushed red pepper and salt until fragrent for about 1 minute. Add crushed tomatoes water and pasta, bring to a boil. Cover and reduced to a steady simmer for 12-16 minutes or until tender, stir frequently. Add chicken and 3/4 cup of parmesan cheese, pour into baking pan if using. Top with mozzarella and parmesan cheese. place in oven and bake for 5-10 minutes.

I hope you enjoy this as we did!

Taco Soup

I wanted Taco's yesterday. Then I remembered seeing Pins of taco soup. I searched and not one was quite what I wanted. So I came up with my own.

We topped ours with sour cream and cheese along with chips and green onions. I didn't add all of it because of the picture you, couldn't see the soup as well.

This recipe is great because you can use fresh ingredients or like me and you want some quick prep use cans.




Recipe

2 cans diced tomatoes
1 can corn
1 can black beans
1 lb ground beef
1 taco seasoning packet
1 ranch dressing packet
Salt and pepper to taste

Toppings options
Sour cream
Shredded cheese
Sliced green onions
Sliced olives
Tortilla strips


In a large skillet brown ground beef, drain fat, add taco and ranch packets mix until combined. In a large pot add tomatoes, corn and beans with liquid bring to medium heat. Add cooked meat and bring soup up to a boil, cover and reduce to a simmer for 30 minutes. Serve and enjoy with your desired toppings.

Luckily this is on our to be made again list! It's so nice to blog I can come back and my notes are here on what I did or wanted to do.

Have a great night!

MS Walk 2015

This was Jamie's team for the MS Walk in Seattle on April 12th.  We had a lot of fun and the team raised over $2000 in donations!!  Go Jamie!! We are already looking forward to next year...

Have a great day!
Beth and Felicia