Baked Buttered Carrots

Here is another recipe I tried from the Food Nanny. I adjusted the time and temperature so I could cook it in the oven with my chicken. I'll post the chicken recipe soon! These turned out so yummy!

peel about 5 carrots. Cut in half length wise and then cut in half width wise.

Place the carrots in a 9x9 baking dish. Cover the carrots with water. Cover the dish with foil.

I placed the dish on the bottom rack so the chicken could sit on the top rack. I baked it at 375 for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

When the carrots are done. Drain the water and return carrots to hot baking dish. Dab with butter, salt and pepper!

Biscuits and Gravy

My friend Courtney introduced me to the cook book The Food Nanny. It is the cutest cook book! It is so much more than a recipe book. It talks about meal planning and shopping. Everything this lady talks about is more support to how I like to do things...so of course I love it!

I just tried this recipe of hers and it is gooooood!! I used the buttermilk biscuit recipe I just posted below here.

For the gravy

In a medium sauce pan brown:

8 oz maple flavor bulk sausage (I like Jimmy Dean)

In a separate sauce pan melt:

1/4 cup butter

using a whisk add:

1/3 cup flour
1 tsp salt
pepper

Mix the flour long enough that it darkens a bit. About 1-2 minutes. Then add slowly:

2 cups milk
1 cup water

Keep whisking. Don't leave the stove to do dishes or change a diaper :)  Keep the whisk moving until it bubbles and thickens. Then add the drained sausage and serve over hot biscuits with fresh fruit!

Buttermilk Buiscuits

These are the BEST buicuits I have ever had. They really do melt in your mouth. Do not substitute the ingredients. I found this recipe from sisterscafe.blogspot.com. I ate about 6 of these before stopping to take a breath. :-)   This is the only recipe I've ever actually measured flour the way you are suppose to. You know, you spoon the flour into the measuring cup and then level with a knife.

In a mixing bowl dump:

2 cups flour
2, 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Use a pastry cutter to add:

5 T cold butter

Use a fork to fluff in this mixture:

3/4 cup buttermilk
3 T honey

Place the dough on a floured counter. Roll gently into 1/2 inch thick 9 inch by 5 inch rectangle. Then fold in half to make a square. Then roll out to another 9 inch by 5 inch rectangle. Then fold in half and use your hands to gently pat into a 3/4 inch thick circle. Cut 14 buiscuits.

Bake at 400 for 12 minutes. Serve hot!!