Easiest fricken biscuits EVER!

Biscuits, ah I love me some biscuits. Seriously, they are great for breakfast through dinner. Smother it with sausage gravy, sandwich some meat inside it, spread some honey on it, or use it to soak up your soup. Mmmm biscuits. Now I want some damn biscuits.
ANYWAYS. These biscuits are hearty, flaky, fluffy, soft, tasty, but most importantly they are EASY. Oh so easy to make. Seriously I don't think you could mess this one up.

Things you'll need
2 cups of self rising flour
1/4th cup shortening (or 3ish large scoops)
2/3 cup of milk


NOW, Lets start cookin'!
Preheat your oven to 350*

Fold your shortening into the flour, which is a fancy way of saying squish the shortening with a fork till it is mixed well with flour.

Next, add the milk, one splash at a time, also don't mix it to much or it will make the biscuits hard.
Now you can stop here and make drop biscuits, just drop balls of dough on a cookie sheet and bake for 7 minutes.
or

To make folded biscuits, drop a bit on a floured surface and press them flat with your hands well floured.
Fold then press flat, fold again then press flat, fold again and press flat, fold again and press flat. keep doing that then put them on a cookie sheet and bake for 7 min.


And there you have it, easy to make biscuits!
Enjoy!


How do you like your biscuits?

Pictures

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Chicken potpie and peach crisp

I am seriously addicted to comfort food.
There is just something to home cooked thick flavorful food that makes me think of "home"
Even if my moms idea of chicken pot pie is the kind you buy frozen and microwave.

So here is a recipe of chicken pot pie made mainly with canned food, but you can substitute fresh or frozen. It was silent in my house while we were eating this, I also got told it was the best thing I've come up with yet!

What you'll need 
filling
1 can of cut carrots (drain)
1 can of sweet peas (drain)
1 can of chicken broth
1 can of cream of celery
2 large cans of chicken breast (drain)


crust
1 and 1/2 cup of milk
1 stick of butter
1 and 1/2 cup of  self rising flour


Make it
Preheat oven to 350*F
Fold butter into flour in a mixing bowl.
Add milk mix till it has an even consistency. 
Mix all the cans into a large casserole dish 
Pour the crust dough on top.
cook for 60 min, check to make sure dough is done all the way through.

 Eat and enjoy!



And as a special bonus dessert!
Peach crisp.


What you'll need
a few peaches
2 cups of oatmeal
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 stick of butter


Start cooking
Preheat oven to 350*F
Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl well.
put the butter in and smush with finger till all butter is mixed really well with dry ingredients
Slice peaches and put in a casserole dish
Top with oatmeal mixture
bake for 45min

  Very good. Crispy on top and smushy on bottom and sweet all the way through!

Are comfort foods your favorite?
How do you make crisps?
Let me know what you think!

Mushroom Marsala with pork and Asparagus

Mushroom Marsala cream sauce
Seasoned and fried pork
Crisp steamed asparagus

I love pork, huge obsession with it. Anyway you can cook up pig I will eat it (including scrapple, and jowl. Though I haven't tried feet, snout, or tongue Id probably still eat it)
And mushrooms mmmm Raw or cooked I LOVE eating some fungus!

Anyways lets cook!

What you'll need
1lb of Pork tenders
1/2 cup oil
seasoning

2lbs asparagus
1 tbsp butter

1lb of mushrooms
1/4 cup of butter
1 cup Marsala wine
2/3 cup heavy cream



Fried pork.
I started by butterflying my pork tenders so they are thinner and easier to fry.
I seasoned them a little bit, some salt, pepper, and garlic
Heat up some oil in a fry pan, about 1/2 the height of your tallest piece of pork.
Let is get hot and gently drop your pork into the pan.
Let it sizzle for about 5 min, then flip and continue to cook.
When the meat has turned whitish gray all the way through its done.

Asparagus
I like my veggies steamed, it keeps all the yummy goodness in the veggie instead of it floating in the water.
So stick a pot of water under a metal colander or steamer.
Simmer it on low, to high and you'll cook all the flavor out of the asparagus
Depending on how soft you like your veggies is how long you cook them.
I like them crispy so I cooked them for about 15 min.

Next up, Mushrooms in a Marsala cream sauce

Saute your mushrooms in butter until they are good and soft.

Next add your Marsala wine
Let it simmer until about half is cooked out
add about 2/3 a cup of heavy cream stir and let simmer for about 2 min.

cup of wine for the mushrooms, sip of wine for the cook.

 Combine it all together over rice and you have a really tasty creamy, meal with a little bite from the wine!

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Meatloaf green bean casserole

 Home cooked favorites.
Green bean casserole  and meatloaf, put them together and you get comfort food at its finest!
Mmmmmm!
Feeds about 5

 

Things you'll need

French fried onions

1 small sweet yellow onion 

1 egg

1 cup milk

1 cup (or so) flour

some veggie oil

Seasoning of your choice

Casserole

3 peices of bread

1 lb of beef

2 eggs

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1 can of beans

1 can of cream of mushroom soup

2/3 cup milk

Seasonings of your choice My suggestions garlic, black pepper, and salt

Start: French fried onions
Mix Egg and milk in bowl, and flour into separate bowl
Cut onion into thin slices and mix with egg/milk
Dust with flour then let them sit for about 15 min while your oil heats up
You do this so the flour wont flake off as soon as it hits the oil - Tip to check if your oil is hot, put a little tiny bit of water on your finger tips and flick it into the oil, if it pops your good, if it sizzles too hot, if it does nothing not hot enough.
Let fry till flour is a nice golden brown.

 Casserole start
Preheat oven to 375
Put your bread on the bottom of a casserole dish. This soaks up all the fat from your meat so it doesn't make your beans taste weird.

 

 Mix meat, bread crumbs, eggs and seasonings together well.

This is really fun to do with your hands. Oooh squishy

Spread evenly over the bread.

 

 In sauce pan mix green beans (drained), cream of mushroom soup, and milk till soup is an even consistency.
Pour this green bean cream of mushroom mixture on top of the meat.

Top with your fried onions.

Cover it with tin foil and bake for 40 min

Eat and enjoy!

I forgot to take a picture until after I ate it. mmmm yummy

Let me know what you think!
Also, what are some of your favorite comfort foods?