Biscuits and Gravy

Biscuits and Gravy is probably my favorite breakfast food! 

But, it has to be made right.

I've tried a lot of different kinds of biscuits and gravy and only found a handful of places who make them "right". 

By "right" I mean creamy gravy with sausage (which in most other cases I don't really like sausage) and soft fluffy biscuits. 

Finally! One day I saw a friend of mine make them this way and she was kind enough to share her incredibly easy and delicious recipe with me. 

I love this recipe and make it fairly often, so I figured I'd share it with all of you as well. 

Ingredients:

Canned Biscuits

Ground Sausage- about 1lb

flour

Evaporated Milk-1 Can

NOTE: Evaporated and condensed milk are not the same!!! I have made this mistake and it completely ruins it. Yes, I have some blonde moments. Trust me, you want to learn from this mistake of mine and not have to learn for yourself.  

Directions:

Get biscuits going in the oven (follow directions on can).

Gravy:

Brown sausage in a large skillet.

Sprinkle in just enough flour to lightly coat the sausage (about 3 or so large tablespoons).

Continue to cook until it is no longer white.

Pour in EVAPORATED milk.

Simmer until it begins to thicken, stirring often.

Take off burner.

It will thicken more as it cools.

 If you would like it less thick (I normally do this), add milk (add small amounts at a time, a little goes a long way). 

Pour gravy over biscuits and enjoy!

I hope you love this recipe as much as I do!

Simple Chili

This was my first attempt at making Chili. 

I've been craving it practically all winter, but my grandma makes Chili so I've been avoiding actually making it.

Let me explain.

What my grandma makes, I do not. I know that mine will not turn out as good as hers does, and I will be disappointed. My grandma is modest about her cooking, but anyone and everyone who has ever eaten something she had made will agree. Her cooking is unbeatable. A trait that was indeed passed down to my mother. I grew up eating delicious home cooked meals. I blame this for my "picky" eating habits. I have high standards for food and generally restaurants just do not measure up.

But, I digress.

I finally caved and looked up a couple of simple recipes and meshed together one of my own. 

Ingredients:

Ground Turkey-about 1lb or so

Minced Garlic- about 4 or 5 cloves

(I love garlic, thanks to my mom, so I tend to use quite a bit)

Red Bell Pepper- oneish diced

Canned Diced Tomatoes- about 28oz

Tomato Sauce- about 8oz

White Kidney Beans- 8 oz

Red Kidney Beans- 8 oz

Black Beans- 8 oz

1 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Chili Powder

1/4 tsp Paprika

1/2 tsp Cumin

Directions:

Cook turkey, garlic, and bell pepper on medium high heat in a large soup pot until turkey is cooked through. Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and all the seasonings. Bring the chili to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about two hours. Stir occasionally. Add all of the beans, heat through and serve. 

I'll admit, I probably didn't let it simmer for the whole two hours. I got impatient. It's not that critical though. This is also a great meal to make and freeze in small containers for quick dinners on those busy/lazy nights.

Sons of Anarchy

OK. So, admittedly I am one of those people who, once they begin a new T.V. series on Netflix, will  do almost nothing else till they finish the series... 

Which also means I usually finish them in about a week. 

OK, OK, or sometimes a day or two.
Anyway...
I just discovered Sons of Anarchy!
I know I'm a little behind.
I feel like Sons of Anarchy can be summed up in two words:
Jax Teller.

Oh... when he goes to jail, and they cut his hair...

Maybe, that's only if you are a girl... Maybe...
I mean, I guess there is a good story line, writing, acting... blah, blah, blah, also.
There's also some other characters in the show too... but they are much less important.

Gemma, Jax's mom, is a little cray cray, she was cray in Married With Children too...

Juice is pretty adorable too... but then he makes some dumb decisions (don't mind the hair)!

Oh! Did I mention,
one of the main characters has an Irish accent?!
I would definitely recommend getting into this show! It is, Jax Teller aside, a great show.
The writers keep you sucked in pretty well.
I don't want to ruin anything for those of you who haven't seen it, and should seriously consider starting. I'm not saying you should watch it as quickly as I did. That's probably not that healthy. The first four seasons are on Netflix right now, so you can watch them at your own (probably normal person) speed.

I may, or may not be considering becoming an
 "Old Lady" now....
HeHe, just kidding mom.