Simple Cheddar Biscuits

Today we are going to talk about one of my favorite subjects....BREAD!

If you have ever eaten dinner at my house growing up we always...I mean always,  had some type of bread with dinner.

Sometimes a biscuit, sometimes cornbread or a dinner roll.  But...bread none the less!

So it's no wonder that bread is a love of mine.  Biscuits are just a staple around our house and we'll probably never given them up.  Who would want to?  Hot, steamy, tender biscuits.  

HEAVEN!

Mom always made biscuits for breakfast, but sometimes we would get a treat and get them for dinner.  But sometimes a dinner biscuit calls for a little bumping it up a notch!  So cheddar biscuits are just the ticket.

Perfect with a bowl of chili or a hot steamy bowl of soup.  Really there is no excuse not to make these biscuits...they go with anything you like.

What makes these simple?  You get to take a shortcut and use a baking mix.  Plus they are drop biscuits so you don't have to roll out the dough and cut biscuits!  Just perfect and rustic.

So enjoy your bread and eat it too!  We do!

Simple Cheddar Biscuits

makes 10-12

4 c baking mix
1 1/2 c cheddar cheese, shredded
2 c 2% milk
2 T butter, melted

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In a large bowl add baking mix and cheese.  Add milk and stir together until blended.  

Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.  Drop dough on baking sheet by large spoonfuls.  Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.  Brush tops with melted butter.  Serve.

Rotini Skillet Lasagna

When you don't know what to cook and you need dinner on the table in a flash

think pasta....

This time of year a nice bowl of pasta is definite comfort food, and what could be more comforting than lasagna?  Nothing really!  All that cheesy goodness, wow.  Makes my heart flutter thinking about it.

But who has time to make lasagna on a weeknight?  Not this girl.  I guess I could have made one on the weekend and froze it for a night like this.  But of course, I didn't thank that far ahead and I'm craving it now.  So I'm going to make a version of lasagna.  A skillet lasagna.  My version.

There are so many versions of this dish out there running around the internet, but I still wanted to bring you the version that my mom and I created.  

Everything in this dish we already had on hand which was perfect, and made the dish go super fast.  To make this creamy, like a true lasagna, we added mozzarella and yogurt.  The yogurt replaces the ricotta and is healthier for you.  You could also use sour cream.  It leaves a nice tang and works just as well.

The end result is a ooey gooey make-shift lasagna that you made in about 20 minutes.  We both loved it!  Can't beat that for a cozy fall night.  I'm thinking that this is my new favorite pasta dish.

What's your favorite pasta dish?




Rotini Skillet Lasagna

3/4 lb. ground sirloin
3 c. of rotini
2 c of marinara sauce - any flavor
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 t Italian seasoning
1/2 c mozzarella cheese
1/3 c yogurt or sour cream

Brown ground sirloin in a skillet over medium heat.  Drain and return to skillet.  Meanwhile cook pasta in a large pot full or boiling salted water as per package instructions.  

Add marinara sauce, garlic, and Italian seasoning to meat in skillet.  Add cooked pasta and stir to combine.  Add cheese and stir until melted.  Add yogurt or sour cream and stir to incorporate.  Serve.

Crescent Roll Mummy Dogs

It's almost Halloween time, and I LOVE LOVE Halloween!

It's always been one of my favorite holidays.  Dressing up in all the fantastic costumes and putting on all the makeup.  Sooo many great memories of Halloween.  Several favorite costumes come to mind like being a Gypsy, or a Unicorn, or a Tiger like in the play Cats!  I even had a friend how once dressed up as a mummy, with tattered dirty sheets made into cloths.  She was perfect!

A couple of years ago we went away during Halloween (it's also our anniversary!) and the town of Cambria was having a scarecrow festival.  So many creative scarecrows placed strategically around town.  Aren't these incredible?

I usually don't make Halloween themed or decorated food because it usually is a time where we go out and party.  No time to eat.  But what I will do is make some themed or fall "esque" appetizers to have before the partying begins!

In honor of my mummy dressed friend Stephanie I decided to make some Crescent Roll Mummy Dogs.  You've seen them all over the internet no doubt.  They are quite popular and very easy to make.  But what you may not know is that they taste horrifyingly excellent!  The crescent dough just provides that needed bun like texture, but even better I would say, that you need with a hot dog.

Plus...who can resist these?  I mean, no one I know..and the kids go crazy over them.  And, aren't they cute??

So wrap up a hot dog in true mummy fashion this Halloween.  They may not fright, but they are sure to delight!

Enjoy!



Crescent Roll Mummy Dogs

adapted from Pillsbury.com


1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls 

10  large hot dogs

Cooking spray

Mustard or ketchup, for dipping

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Unroll dough; separate at perforations, creating 4 rectangles. Press perforations to seal.  Cut each rectangle lengthwise into 10 pieces, making a total of 40 pieces of dough.

Wrap 4 pieces of dough around each hot dog to look like "bandages," stretching dough slightly to completely cover hot dog. About 1/2 inch from one end of each hot dog, separate "bandages" so hot dog shows through for the  "face." On ungreased large cookie sheet, place wrapped hot dogs.  

Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until dough is light golden brown and hot dogs are hot. With mustard, draw eyes for the face.