Recipe: Beer Biscuits

These biscuits take some of their flavor from the beer you use, so choose wisely! A hoppy beer will make a lightly hoppy biscuit. A heavy stout will make for a heavier, heartier biscuit. For this batch, I used Flyingdog Pale Ale.

Ingredients:

4 cups Bisquick

1/4 cup sugar

12 oz beer. 

Directions:

1. Mix all three ingredients together in a big bowl using a metal spoon. Don't over mix!

2. Spoon dough into a greased muffin pan. If you fill more than 3/4 of the way up, your biscuits will have a muffin top. 

3. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees. 

4. Cool on wire rack, if you've got one.

Enjoy!

Christine

Recipe: Breaded Tofu

Ingredients:

-extra firm tofu

-flour

-egg

-Progressi Italian Style Breadcrumbs

-extra virgin olive oil

Garnishes:

-Instant lentils (I got the pouch kind but lentil soup works too)

-romaine

Directions:

1. Cut tofu into desired shape. I chose strips for easy flipping. 

2. Lay out the tofu on top of paper towels in a single layer and cover with more paper towels, pressing out the moisture.

3. Dip tofu in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs. 

4. Heat enough oil in a skillet to cover just the bottom of the pan. 

5. Sear each side of the tofu. Flipping times will vary based on tofu thickness.

6. When lightly browned, transfer to paper towels to remove excess oil.

7. Garnish with lentils and lettuce and serve. 

Sangria Recipe

I'm on vacation in Florida this December, so eggnoggy drinks are not cutting it on the beach. Enter the strawberry peach sangria. 

You will need: 

- 1 cup (8 oz) "sweet red" wine. Sutter Home has a great one. Since I'm in Florida, I used Walmart's Oak Leaf boxed sweet red. 

- 1 shot (1.5 oz) brandy. I used VS brandy because it's cheap and smooth. 

- 2 shots (3 oz) triple sec

- 1/2 cup (4 oz) Welch's strawberry peach juice

- Ice Ice Ice

There are no instructions, other than "put it all in a glass. I like to garnish with Clementines. If I had any, a sprig of mint would be a nice addition as well. 

Good tidings to all,

Christine

Snowballs! Russian Tea Cakes! Whatever they are!

Let me start by saying that I hate really long blog posts before recipes. So here's the recipe first:

Snowballs

8 oz (2 sticks) butter

4 tbsp powdered sugar

Powdered sugar for rolling

2 cups flour

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups chopped pecans.

1. Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla.
2. Mix in the nuts and flour slow.
3. Roll into balls.
4. Bake 15-16 minutes at 325 degrees.
5. Allow to cool almost completely.
6. Roll in powdered sugar twice.