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[Vodstok]

I figure cheebs will be all over this one ;)


I make biscuits from scratch more often than is healthy (yet i have lost 4 lbs in 2 weeks, go figure), and i figured i would share this recipe since it come sout AWESOME.

2 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder ( iuse half baking soda, half cream of tartar, since that is basically what baking powder is)
6 tablespoons cold butter (cut into small pieces)
1/2 teaspoon salt (kosher is best)

3/4 cup half and half

mix all of the dry ingredients in a bowl, then add the butter pieces and shake to cover the butter in flour. use a pastry cutter, or if you dont have one (and you are brave), chop the shit out of it with a couple of butter knives. you want the butter covered in flour and cut into mostly pieces the size of peas.

pour in the half and half, and gently mix it in with a spatula until it is thoroughly mixed in. the dough should be a little dry with some of it not really holding together. toss a little more flour in if you need to.

spread a thin layer of flour on a dry flat surface, and put the dough on it. coat your hands in flour (helps if you have latex gloves and cover them with flour), knead a few times, 10 or so (not too much).

punch flat, or use a rolling pin, and use a round cutter to make the biscuits.

Bake in an oven preheated to 425 farenheit for 10 minutes.


Most recipes will tell you to let them cool, but i say screw that. eat them hot with butter. Smile as your arteries clog.

[newb]

This one is always a hit at parties.


CHILI DIP

1 (8 oz.) tub soft cream cheese
1 sm. can Hormel chili (no beans)
1 pkg. Monterey Jack cheese (sliced or shredded if you can find it)
1 lg. bag nacho chips

In a flat bottom casserole dish layer in order: cream cheese, chili, Monterey Jack cheese.

Cover and heat until the cheese looks melted. You can microwave it about 5 minutes (but watch it) or in a regular oven about 15 minutes. Serve with nacho chips.

[Vodstok]

That one is perfection in simplicity. I love hormel chili....

[Vodstok]

so this thing doesnt die after 2 recipes....

Spicy oven "fried" chicken.

makes 2 thighs, adjust up for more

1/2 cup flour
2 chicken thighs, bone in with skin
1/4 hot sauce (frank's red hot is my personal favorite. use your's)
2 splashes worcestershire sauce (lea & perrin's, again, personal choice)
onion powder
garlic salt
pepper (fresh ground is best)
dried basil
paprika

2 1 gallon ziploc bags


put the hot sauce and worcestershire sauce in on of the bags, add the thighs, move them around until coated with the sauce mixture, squeeze out the air and seal (if you have time, let it marinate for hours, but it works fine if you just coat them while you get the rest of the stuff together)

preheat the oven to 375 f

mix the flour and spices in the other bag

put a wire cooling rack on a cookie sheet, line the sheet with foil to save on cleanup. Make sure the cookie sheet is the kind with sides, this is to cathc grease that drips off the chicken.


take the chicken from the sauce mix and drop it into the bag with the flour. shake it up until all of the chicken is coated in flour mix, then let it set for a few minutes (the flour sticks better this way)

take the chicken out of the bag and shake off any excess flour. any extra will end up on a hot cookie sheet and it will smoke. bad.

put the chicken on the cooling rack and place in the oven for 20 minutes on the top rack. turn it over at least twice.

As the chicken cooks, the fat melts and essentially fries the breading. i usually finish off with a couple of minutes on each side under the broiler. this makes the breading and sking roughly the same texture as KFC skin. only really spicy :)


the sauce/bread combo works well in deep frying too, if you want to go that route. you may wany to mix some egg in with the sauce to help it adhere.

[newb]

to go with Vod's chicken



TWICE BAKED POTATOES

baking potatoes
milk (either whole or evaporated)
butter
salt and pepper
cheddar cheese (shredded)

Bake potatoes until done (either at 400 deg. in oven for 45 minutes or in microwave). Cut open lengthwise and scoop out insides.

Put insides in a bowl and mix with milk, butter, salt and pepper until creamy consistency. Scoop back into potato hulls, top with shredded cheddar cheese and bake until cheese melts.

[newb]

and for a veggie


[nobody's on a diet...right ]


BROCCOLI & CHEESE CASSEROLE

2 lbs. frozen broccoli, thawed
1 10 3/4 oz. can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 medium onion, diced
1 lb. med. sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
2 eggs
salt and pepper, to taste
1 pkg. Ritz crackers crushed

Combine all ingredients except Ritz crackers in a large bowl. Mix well. Spoon into 13x9 inch pan. Cover with foil and bake at 350°F for 50 minutes.

Remove foil and sprinkle crushed Ritz crackers on top of casserole.

Bake, uncovered, for an additional 10 minutes or until crackers are golden brown. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

[newb]

AND.......for dessert


8-Minute Cheesecake

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup non-dairy whipped topping
1 (9-inch) graham cracker pie crust
1/2 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced

1. In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese until softened; gradually add sugar. Blend in sour cream and vanilla until well mixed. Gently fold in non-dairy whipped topping, blending well.
2. Spoon into prepared graham cracker crust and chill. Garnish with sliced strawberries.

Makes 8 servings.


I'm trying Vod........I'm trying

[Papillon Noir]

3c Sweet Potato Mashed (best is to slice and microwave covered 3-5 min.)
2 Eggs Beaten
1/2c Canned Evaporated Milk (2% is best)
1/2c Sugar
1 Stick of Butter (room temp is best)
1 ½tsp Vanilla Extract (would advise against using “Imitation Vanilla Extract” here)
1/2tsp Cinnamon

Combine ingredients and put in a greased (I used Pam Spray) 13 X 9 Baking Dish.


Topping:
1/3c Butter Melted
1c Brown Sugar
1/2c Flour
1c Pecans Chopped (easiest is to buy pre-chopped)

Combine ingredients and sprinkle on top.


Bake at 350 degrees for 30 min.

(It's kind of a fall/thanksgiving dish, but the only recipe on my computer right now :) )

[Vodstok]

Originally Posted by newb

I'm trying Vod........I'm trying

your efforts have not gone unnoticed. Thank you :)


We do seem to be missing a certain australian chef\video game enthusiast....

i think he's a fan of "the pot"...

[urgeok2]

if i can find it when i'm home - i'll post this recipie for a honey mustard chicken curry thats really easy, fast and tasty (mild enough for people who dont normally like curry - but tasty enough for people that do..)