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Cheese Biscuits
If you live in Saskatchewan you have been feeling that unmistakable chill in the air. The leaves are already turning color and falling. This turn of the weather is a sign of things to come, things we don’t want to think about right now. So my advice is to make these cheese biscuits with some nice chicken soup. It may sound like I am advocating emotional eating, and in this case I am. I think I am going to have another one of these right now with a cup of hot tea. Here is my recipe.
Preheat oven to 400F
cut 1 and 3/4 cup margarine into
6 cups flour
1 tsp salt
6 tsp baking powder
then add
1 cup grated cheese of choice (I like cheddar)
and add 3 cups milk to this
mix it up but not too much
you can top with a bit of grated cheese as well
and bake for 15-20 mins depending on your oven
While they are baking mix a couple tablespoons butter or margarine whichever you prefer, 2 or so tsp dill weed and a tsp or more of chopped garlic and melt together in the microwave or stove.
As soon as the biscuits are out spread this garlicky butter mix on top and enjoy!
Jelly Doughnuts/Donuts
Yum! The jelly doughnuts turned out great. They took all day to make them. Not constantly all day but they rise three times so they take awhile. For a special treat it is definitely worth it.
Refreshing Summer Watermelon Drink
I am writing up this post on my sister’s computer because my computer is visiting the doctor. I wanted to post again at least once before I take off again up North to the lake. It sounds like I do nothing but hang out in beautiful surroundings. I have to say in my defense that while we stayed at the farm we worked hard. We put up insulation, windows, and more and on top of scaffolding. I hate heights but I conquered my fear for the cause. I thought I’d share a drink I made for us while we were working. I blended up some watermelon and added frozen raspberries and their juice, chopped mint leaves, and ginger ale. Next time I am going to try straining the watermelon juice because it was a little chunky and seedy but still very tasty and refreshing when working outside on a hot day. Adding some pink lemonade might be a nice idea too. I am bringing all the ingredients for our trip to the lake so I’ll let you know about the next version I make. This is a big maybe but I would like to make homemade jelly doughnuts for the morning before we leave. If there successful or if it happens I will post on the process. I have wanted to try them for a long time but just never got around to it. Then I had new inspiration. There is a bakery in Preeceville, Saskatchewan that makes these crazy amazingly delicious doughnuts and I want to recreate those little fat filled wonders at home. If I don’t make them tomorrow don’t worry they will happen sometime and soon.
Amarula Coffee Gelato
Last year M. bought me the KitchenAid ice cream attachment for Mothers Day. I gave birth to my son just around that time so the ice cream maker took a back seat for that summer. This year I was determined to start using it. So I made some gelato with coffee and the South African liqueur Amarula. It turned out really well, maybe more coffee next time though. I used this gelato recipe I found on Allrecipes.com. I doubled it except for the eggs. I only used 5 eggs in total and when I was ready to mix it in the ice cream maker I added 2/3 cup Amarula and about 2 tblsp. instant espresso. I am going up to my parents land for the next week so I don’t know when I will get to post next. I am hoping to get some painting done if the weather is good and the mosquiters don’t eat me alive. If I am successful I will share the results.
Chocolate Covered Sponge Toffee
I made some sponge toffee as well as the mice today so there has been major sugar consumption here today. I have wanted to make this candy forever but just never got around to it. My dad’s mum used to make it for him when he was a kid and I always thought such a feat was amazing because it looked like complicated stuff to me. It is so simple. Candy scares me sometimes because of the temperatures you need to get just right, but it was no problem. It bubbles up like crazy when you add the baking soda, so it is kind of fun for kids to watch, from a safe distance of course as it is hot. I melted a bit of milk chocolate and dipped it in that for extra tastiness. I am very pleased with how everything turned out but I probably won’t want to eat candy again for a year.
Sugar Mice Candy
I was over at my friend’s house the other night and a group of us were discussing candy and the candy we remember from when we were kids. One of my friends mentioned sugar mice from their childhood in Ireland. I had never heard of them before and was a little curious. I looked them up online (who knew there was a whole world out there revolving around sugar mice) and I found instructions on how to make them, so I had to make them of course. I think if I try them again I will use candy flavouring oils from LorAnn because my grocery store maple flavour just didn’t do the job. I am going to drop them off for my friend as a surprise tonight as well as another treat, which I will post on in a little bit as the chocolate is still cooling on them.
lemon meringue pie and pink quails
I made lemon meringue pie for the first time yesterday. My mom requested it for her birthday instead of cake. I put on extra meringue because it looks so nice. It turned out ok but the lemon was not as firm as it should be. I think I brought it to a boil too quickly. It tasted good anyway. I have also put a couple of things in my etsy shop and will be adding the quail image below today as well. It rained solid yesterday but today it looks clear so far, so i am hoping to get more work done in the yard.
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
I decided to reward myself for exercising every day this week! My niece N. and I made cookies with my Great Aunt Marguerite’s chocolate chip cookie recipe. I love these cookies because they are sweet, crispy and a little salty. I am not really fond of doughy cookies so this recipe is one of my favorites. They tasted great, but an injury was sustained during the baking process. As I was bending down checking out the cookies in the oven, my sister opened the freezer door of the fridge. I didn’t realize this otherwise I would not have slammed the top of my head into it on my way up. I now have a headache, but at least I also have cookies. I am still feeling magnanimous enough to share the recipe after my little accident so here you are. Try them out but be careful.
Cream together:
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
Sift and Add:
2 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
Add:
2 cups chocolate chips
(I like 1 cup semi sweet and 1 cup milk chocolate)
drop by spoonful onto pan
and bake in oven at 350 for 8-10 mins