Cheddar biscuits a la Red Lobster

 

Ok - Red Lobster was my very first employer that required me to file taxes.  Ok, not really cause I didn't make shit there, but you know what I mean.  Nowadays - you really couldn't pay me to eat at a Red Lobster, although I'm sure the stuff is pretty good(ish) - the best part about that place is the biscuits!!  Now I just make those at home!

 

Here you go:

 

2 C Bisquick

1/2 C cold water

3/4 C grated cheddar

1/2 t Italian dressing

1/4 C butter (melted)

1 t parsley flakes

1/2 t garlic powder

 

Pre-heat the oven to 450 and spray a muffin pan with Pam or whatever you use.  Mix all the ingredients together - you can add a little more water if necessary.  Drop into muffin pan, sprinkle with a little extra parsley and cheese and bake for 8-10 minutes.  Super easy, super fast and you don't smell like greasy fish when it's over!!

Brazilian Lemonade

 

Better than a margarita - mostly because Tequila and I aren't really friends!!  It goes back a long, long way.  Vodka is my bestie! I had one (ok, maybe 5) at a Brazilian steakhouses and was then on a mission to make it at home - mostly because we don't have anything Brazilian where I live besides waxing and it's way cheaper to make myself! 

 

Anyway - in a blender throw in 1-1 1/2 parts citrus vodka, 2 parts limeade (don't ask why it's called a Brazilian Lemonade - I have no clue and I don't really care!), squeeze in a tablespoon or so of sweetened condensed milk.  In the pic above it's the La Lechera in a squeeze bottle, you can get it in the Mexican food aisle at the grocery store, or just get the can in the baking aisle.  Add ice and blend.

 

It's SO yummy, kinda like an Orange Julius for grown ups!!  And if you want to change it up, add Coco Lopez instead of the sweetened condensed milk!  DELICIOUS and really, really great for summer - or whenever!!

Pear Martini

 

HOLY CRAP!!  this is really good!  I haven't actually made one in a while - but tonight's the night!  If I have canned pears . . . whatever - it's really, really good!!  In the winter I'm going to try to change it up a bit with a little ginger vodka thrown in!!

 

2 oz vodka (I used Absolut Pears)
2 oz Pear liquer
1 oz lemon juice (lime might be good too)
spoonful of pureed pear

Throw it all in a shaker full of ice and have at it! If it's a little tart, you can add 1/2 oz of simple syrup.

DELICIOUS!!

Thai Pasta

 

So - my picture doesn't really do this justice - but this is SO good!!  I make it all the time.  You can eat it right away hot, but it's even better cold, which is really great for summer.  It's also super easy!!

 

Ingredients:

1 Box spaghetti or angel hair pasta

3/4 C sesame oil

1-2 T red pepper flakes (optional)

6 T honey

6 T soy sauce

1/2 C chopped green onions

1/2 C shredded carrots

1/2 C chopped cilantro

3/4 C chopped, unsalted peanuts

 

In a small pan heat the sesame oil with the red pepper flakes for about 2 minutes.  You can do this longer if you like it spice or leave out the red pepper all together if your family doesn't like the spice (like mine)

 

Strain out the red pepper flakes and add the oil to the honey and soy sauce.  Whisk that all together.

 

Cook the pasta according to the directions and drain - add it to the sesame oil mixture, stir then add in the vegetables and peanuts.  It's also good with grilled chicken - but my carnivore husband actually likes it better without the chicken, so there you go!

 

Enjoy :)

Pop Rocks Martini - rimmed with pop rocks!!

This is SO yummy!!!  And the pop rocks are rimmed around the edge for fun - if you get them too wet though, they don't "pop" - I think I'll try it with cranberry juice too so it's not quite as sweet :)