Monday, December 6, 2010

Old-Fashioned Biscuit Recipes Like Grandma Used to Make

Do you remember those big, fluffy, delicious biscuits that you enjoyed eating at grandma's house? I sure do. I remember the big old wood cookstove in my grandma's kitchen and the delicious biscuits that were always sitting in the "warmer" area. No matter the time of day, there were always biscuits at the ready in grandma's kitchen! I grew up in the midwest where we had some mighty cold winters. One of the best things to do was to sit in grandma's kitchen where the heat from the big old cookstove made it the warmest room in the house. So if you are like me and have wonderful memories of sitting in grandma's kitchen eating a homemade biscuit slathered with hand-churned butter and homemade jam, you might want to try one of these old-fashioned biscuit recipes.

BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

5 cups flour

3/4 cup shortening or lard

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp soda

1 tsp salt

3 tbsp sugar

1 pkg yeast

1/3 cup warm water

2 cups buttermilk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Sift dry ingredients together into large bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture. Add buttermilk and yeast that's been dissolved in the warm water. Mix with a spoon until all the flour is moistened. Cover and set in refrigerator till ready to use. Take out as much dough as needed. Roll out on a floured board to 1/2" to 3/4" thick. Cut using a biscuit cutter or small glass. Bake 12 minutes until browned. Keep unused dough in refrigerator for use the next day.

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

2 cups flour

4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cream of tartar

2 tsp sugar

1/2 cup shortening

3/4 cup milk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Sift all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Using two knives, cut in shortening until crumbly. Add milk and mix in well. Roll out on a lightly floured surface and cut with a biscuit cutter. Bake at 400 degrees for fifteen to twenty minutes.

Enjoy!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

No More Dog Breath - Dental Dog Treats For Your Pet

If there is one thing both dog owners and non-owners dislike, it is unpleasant dog breath. While good dental habits can help minimize this problem, most dogs still have bad breath. If you notice a significant increase in the strength of your pet's dog breath, consult a veterinarian. Strong bad breath could indicate a decaying tooth or illness. If your pet simply has typical dog breath, then consider these easy to use dog treats to help make your pet smell better.

Greenies: The Popular Option

Greenies come in a wide range of sizes, with dog treats for every breed and age, even senior canines. These are one of the most popular dental dog treats, with an easily recognizable green toothbrush biscuit shape. Many pet owners appreciate the recipe behind Greenies. They are designed to clean your pet's teeth and be easily digested. Even a sensitive stomach can handle them.

Biscotti Fresh Mint Biscuits: The Easy Option

Treatco has produced a fresh mint flavored dog biscuit. These little bone shaped treats will entice your pet. The fresh mint flavor helps neutralize dog breath. The Biscotti dog biscuits are very easy to use and store. These dental dog treats come in a plastic container with a twist on lid to keep biscuits fresh.

Kong Stuff'n Breath Paste: The Unique Option

Many dog owner's sing the praise of the Kong toy. These have been known to keep even the most active canines busy for long periods of time. The idea is the dog must figure out how to work a treat out of small chambers in the durable rubber toy. While your pet is preoccupied, make his or her breath better with Kong's Breath Paste. The only downside is the paste form can easily get on furniture and carpet so consider using it outdoors.

Nylabone Plaque Attacker: The Durable Option

Nylabone has created a durable dental bone dog treat. This product, which is more like a toy than dog treats, is shaped with raised bumps that work between your pet's teeth while he or she chews. Although your pet will whittle away at the Nyalbone, it is not intended as an edible biscuit. The upside is that your pet can stay busy for hours while cleaning his or her teeth. Clean teeth and gums will mean less nasty dog breath!

N-Bone Pearly Whites: The Clean Option

N-Bone makes a line of realistically shaped, flavored bone dog treats. These are larger, thicker and more durable than other types of treats. Each flavor has been designed to help remove plaque and tarter from your pet's teeth. The unique shape is also optimized for thorough cleaning because it forces your pet to turn the bone while chewing. These generally leave less mess behind and can be easily used indoors.

Keeping your canine's teeth and gums clean and healthy is going to be the most effective way to prevent bad dog breath. Choose dental dog treats your pet can enjoy while cleaning his or her teeth. Some even work as an easy option to keep your pet calm and busy as well!

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Keep Them Happy With A Southern Biscuits And Gravy Recipe

There is no doubt that a biscuits and gravy recipe will bring a smile to the faces of your whole family. These meals are designed to not only feed you and keep you warm in the morning, but they also offer a level of comfort at the same time. For many people, a good recipe will bring back memories of growing up, when a time was simpler, and the entire family had the chance to get together and enjoy themselves.

Think for a moment about what style of biscuits and gravy recipe you enjoy the most. There are a number of different kinds out there. Traditionally, a white sauce is used, but there are some people who choose to use a brown sauce instead. In place of sausage, in some cases, bacon will be used. Both are fine and work well in the morning routine.

Something you do need to keep in mind is that this mixture does burn very easily. You will want to avoid problems by ensuring you keep your temperature no more than medium high. That way, you will end up with a warm dish that does not get the flavors that sometimes occur with burnt gravy.

Keep in mind that people will also tend to make this mixture too thick or too thin, as they are not sure how this process is done. Know that when you add the milk into the mixture, this begins to cut down the thickness you are going for and will result in a thinner mixture then when the flour is being mixed in. You will want the mixture to appear thick and then add your milk in until you end up with the perfect biscuits and gravy recipe.

Above all, know that you can adjust any recipe to fit your needs as well. Use a recipe as the foundation for your creation and then take it to the next level by finding different elements you want to bring to it, so you can enjoy a delicious unique dish that your entire family goes crazy over.

Southern Style Biscuits and Gravy

What You Will Need
3 Cups Whole Milk
4 Tablespoons Flour
3 Tablespoons Butter
Fatty Pork Sausage
Salt and Pepper
Your favorite batch of biscuits

How to Do It

Begin the process by cooking the sausage until it is not pink anymore. Then remove it from the pan, leaving the grease. Next, add your butter until it is melted then slowly add in your flour until it thickens the mix. Be sure to whisk it well. Then slowly pour your whole milk into the recipe, adding in small amounts until you have your gravy at the desired thickness, keep mixing it with your whisk to ensure it is well blended. Then add back in your sausage and serve it hot over your favorite homemade biscuit recipe.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Chicken Biscuits Recipes - prepared simply and quickly!

This biscuits chicken recipes are quick, easy and delicious. Just check this, and I'm sure you will be amazed amazing.

So here we go for some cookies chicken recipes:

>> Chicken Biscuit Casserole

1 pasta (tube or fresh)

1 can of peas (8 oz) cans

A huge freezer bag

1 onion, chopped

1 / 3 cup cold water

2 cloves garlic, sliced

3 cups chicken broth

3 cups cooked and diced chicken

3Tablespoons cornstarch

4 carrots, sliced thick 1

4 stalks celery, sliced 1 / 2 thickness

8 ounces mushrooms, halved

Bring chicken broth to a boil, add carrots, onions, celery, mushrooms and garlic and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the diced chicken and peas and cook for another 5 minutes. Mix cornstarch with cold water in measuring cup, add slowly until chicken mixture has consistency of gravy. Remove from heat, leave. To freeze: pour into round casserole dish (capacity 2-QT). Cover with aluminumMovies, flash freeze, then wrap in jumbo freezer bag.

To prepare: thaw casserole before cooking. Put in oven at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and place uncooked biscuits (or a "tube" or scratch my family enjoys their "chicken biscuits cut with a cookie shaped like a chicken), slightly overlapping in circles on top of casserole. Back to cook 20 -25 minutes longer, until mixture bubbles and biscuits prepared.

>>Chicken, cheese and biscuits

1 1 / 2 cups skim milk

1 cup carrots, canned

1 cup green beans, canned French-style

1 small tin of biscuits and salt dash pepper pkg

1 teaspoon chicken bouillon

1 teaspoon margarine

1 / 2 teaspoon dry mustard

1 / 4 cup chopped onion

2 tablespoons flour

4 ounces cheddar cheese

8 ounces chicken breast cooked and diced

In small pan, sauté onions. (U.S. blobMargarine and water.) In 3 liter pot, heat margarine over medium heat until bubbly and hot. Flour, mustard and stir quickly to combine thoroughly. Still stirring, add the milk gradually, stir and continue cooking until smooth. Mix broth, pepper and mix well. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thick, 5 to 10 minutes. Add cheese and cook, stirring, until melted.

Add the chicken and the vegetables and continue cooking until the meat and venerable areheated through. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray casserole dish coated with nonstick cooking spray and pour the mixture into a bowl of chicken. Separate each biscuit into two layers of dough. Place over chicken mixture. Bake until the biscuits are golden, 7 to 10 minutes.

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Whole Wheat Cookies AKA Whole Wheat Biscuits - A Brief Summary and Recipe

Whole Wheat Cookies, a.k.a whole wheat biscuits, are the most common and popular cookies to have found a place in almost everyone's home throughout the world. The wheat that forms the primary ingredient to bake cookies can be found in different varieties that all provide different tastes. The Soft, Hard and Durum varieties of wheat are usually available. If you are to prepare cookies, Soft wheat is the most suitable one. It comes in two varieties; the Soft 'Red Winter' and the other is the Soft 'White'. These contain smaller amounts of protein and thus are quite suitable for those who are allergic to gluten.

Generally the cookies sold at the stores are refined with 40%of the original wheat being removed which takes away from the main nutritional portion in the form of bran and wheat germ. Baking these cookies at home using whole wheat flours will prevent this.

Here's a simplest recipe for you to start with.

Take ½ cup melted butter, ½ cup brown sugar, a pinch each of baking soda, baking powder, cardamom powder and mix it well.

Add wheat flour and desiccated coconut. Make flat shapes and bake them in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees F/176 degrees C degrees until cooked.

There are many varieties of whole wheat Cookies, a.k.a whole what biscuits, that you can prepare and savor the taste of, that also have complete nutritional value. You can find hundreds of these recipes online; complete preparation instructions, accurate measurements, and ingredients list are all provided.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Biscuit Joinery and Pocket-Hole Technology For Woodworking Enthusiasts

As craftsmen strive to create a perfect joint the question of wood joinery hangs over the heads of many professionals. To achieve these sought after smooth, strong, and durable joints there are many methods to choose from. Techniques like biscuit, or plate joinery, and pocket-hole joinery offer individual and effective ways to create a powerful and strong joint. Each method provides a different and efficient way to enhance the strength of your joints.

Biscuit or plate joinery involves the insertion of a biscuit into an oval, or crescent shaped slot that is cut into opposite edges of two pieces of wood. Biscuits are pre-cut, oval-shaped pieces of compressed wood that range in size from 1/2in to 2-1/4in in length. There are also biscuits available in plastic, aluminum, and steel for special applications, generally however, wood biscuits are the most prominently used. Biscuits (dabbed with glue) are inserted into specially cut slots in the wood that are shaped identically to the biscuit, the two pieces of wood are clamped together to set, and thus form a strong, durable joint. The biscuits also tend to soak up the glue applied to them before insertion which causes them to swell and make the joint tighter, and stronger. Porter Cable, DEWALT, and Makita each offer high quality plate joiners with unique, and individual features to help meet your needs, and build your joints better.

Porter Cable offers a Deluxe Plate Joiner Kit with a powerful 7.5 amps and 10,000 rpm. This joiner has many features that simplify the joining process, including: a precise micro height-adjustment knob to keep biscuits exactly centered, and a 1in O.D. (outer diameter) dust port that works with standard bags or can simply hook up to a vacuum. The DW682K has a fence tilt of 0 to135 degrees with a positive adjustable stop at 90 degrees; additionally, the bale handle is attached to the fence (rather than the motor) for increased stability and control while cutting. The joiner also has a lock-on trigger for continual use and a supremely accurate (at any angle) height scale to precisely measure positions. Porter Cable's plate joiner has seven-position rotating depth stop to accommodate a variety of biscuit sizes and depths, and a spindle lock mechanism for simple blade changes. For standard and face-frame biscuits, Porter Cable's Deluxe Plate Joiner Kit includes both 2in and 4in diameter blades. The kit also includes a centering plate, dust bag, a chip deflector, Allen wrench, and a carrying case for portability and convenience.

DEWALT offers a similar Heavy-Duty Plate Joiner with 6.5 amps and no load speed of 10,000 rpm; tough enough to work through even the hardest wood. The DW682K offers a dual rack and pinion system that ensures the blade and fence are always parallel for the most accurate joints - every time. The one piece fence is also adjustable with a 0-90 degree tilt, and, at zero degrees, a flush cut can be made without removing the fence. Additionally, the fence has a locating notch at 45 degrees that allows indexing off the outside surface of a mitered joint: in other words, the fence has a positive lock at 45 degrees to keep your joints always accurate. With a no marring, heavy-duty aluminum shoe, the joiner can be clamped down for stationary work - and has retractable, anti-slip pins to help hold your work in place, and preset depth stops for all common biscuit sizes. DEWALT's joiner kit comes with a carbide blade, dust bag, a vacuum adapter, Torx key, wrench, and a heavy-duty kit box for security. The DW682K comes with DEWALT's one year free service contract, and a three year limited warranty.

Makita also provides an excellent option in biscuit joinery. Their 3901 plate joiner runs on 5.6 amps, and with a no load speed of 10,000 rpm. Although with slightly less amps, the tool is strong enough to make the tight, and lasting joints craftsmen expect from biscuit joinery. Makita's joiner has a one-touch 6 depth setting that allows for immediate depth change when working, and accommodates most common biscuit sizes. Makita's 3901 also features a shaft lock for fast, simple blade changes, and easy to operate cam locks for added security. With a cast aluminum pivot fence with positive stops at 0, 45, and 90 degrees the joiner is always accurate and precise, and is designed to quickly and simply make strong and durable plate joints. The tool has a maximum cut depth of 25/32in, a large top grip handle, no mar rubber strip insert, and is double insulated for additional security/safety on the job. Makita's 3901 plate joiner includes a carbide tipped blade (4in in diameter), an angle guide, dust bag, lock nut wrench, set plate, inner flange, lock nut, and a plastic tool case for convenience and portability. The tool is just over a foot long and weighs 6.2 lbs.

Pocket-hole technology involves drilling an angled hole into one workpiece and joining it to another with a self-tapping screw. This process eliminates tedious drilling applications, and provides a fast, strong joint in which the screw acts as a permanent internal clamp pulling and holding two workpieces together. Kreg offers a Jig Master System specifically designed for pocket-hole joinery. The K3MS is effectively two tools in one having interchangeable drill guide blocks that can shift between bench-top and portable bases. The tool has an easy access, spring-loaded, front-side clamp that eliminates reaching around big panels to get to your toggle clamps; it keeps everything within arms reach so you can maintain speed and greater ease on the job.

Kreg offers a three-hole drill guide with a hardened steel core that helps you perfectly place pocket holes even in a variety of widths and thicknesses. This steel core also protects bits by keeping them completely covered, and supports work pieces throughout the entire drilling process. This technology reduces bit deflection and tear-out, and provides a clean, smooth, and plug-able pocket-hole. Kreg's jig also has a material support stop that can be set at any distance from the jig enabling you to repeat the same pocket-hole numerous times. This stop can also swing or flip out of the way to act also as a height support for large panels. Additionally, Kreg utilizes an optimized drilling angle specifically configured to enhance driving efficiency and reduce the pocket-hole's overall size to less than 1-1/2in. A wood-chip relief system -which consists of one wood-chip relief hole per every drill guide hole - keeps messy debris out of your drill bits and decreases drill torque output, thus increasing the life of your drill bits. This system allows the user to make smooth pocket-holes in only one plunge. Kreg jigs are built with an unique composite material that is flexible, resilient and also strong and durable; each jig is also built in-part with heavy-duty glass-reinforced nylon that maintains its strength and longevity.

Each of these joinery options is unique and provides professional results and professional strength to your joints. Both biscuit joinery, and pocket-hole joinery offer simple and strong solutions to achieving the perfect woodworking joint.

Monday, November 29, 2010

Top 3 Red Lobster Recipes

Red Lobster Cheese Biscuits
2 cups Bisquick
2/3 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes

Heat oven to 450.
Mix Bisquick, garlic powder, milk and cheese until well blended.
Drop dough by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8-10 minutes.
Combine butter, garlic powder, old bay, parsley and salt.
Melt in microwave for 20 seconds.

Red Lobster Shrimp Alfredo
Ingredients:
1/3 cup olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined and remove tails
2/3 cup clam juice or chicken broth
1/3 cup dry white wine
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons each lemon juice and chopped parsley
1/4 teaspoon each dried basil leaves and dried oregano leaves, crushed
1 package linguine pasta (8 ounce size) cooked and drained

Directions:

Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic; reduce heat to low. Simmer until garlic is tender. Add shrimp in same skillet and cook over medium-low heat until opaque. Remove; reserve liquid in pan. Add clam juice (I use the chicken broth when I'm out of clam juice); bring to a boil. Add wine; cook over medium-high heat 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; add cream, stirring constantly. Add cheese; stir until smooth. Cook until thickened. Add shrimp to sauce. Heat through. Add remaining except linguine. Pour over linguine in large bowl; toss gently to coat. Serve with additional grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Red Lobster Shrimp Scampi
1 cup white wine
1/2 cup unsalted butter, do not use margarine
3 teaspoons minced garlic
1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined

Bake at 350-degree oven for about 6 to 7 minutes.
Be careful not to overcook the Shrimp.
The shrimp is done when it has turned pink.