Bacon, Cheese and Chive Biscuits

A tasty twist on my biscuit recipe for your Sunday morning breakfasts.  Delicious along side a fried egg and some hash browns or grits. 
Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp of baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 tbsp chives
• 3/4 cup of buttermilk

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.   Mix all the dry ingredients together.   Cut the butter into pieces, and work into the flour mixture with  a pastry cutter until it resembles pea-sized crumbs.   Stir in bacon and cheese and add the liquid and mix/knead in bowl until dough forms, kneading as little as possible.   Turn out dough out on a floured surface and pat out to 3/4” thick.   Using a round cutter or glass cut out your biscuits out, don’t twist the dough. Place on a greased baking sheet close together but not touching and bake for 15 minutes or until the tops are slightly brown.
Makes 8 biscuits.

Just One More Bluebonnet Post

Precious State Flower

This isn’t my picture but I had to share the Hill Country Bluebonnets.  It was a good year for our precious state flower.  Wow!

Have a nice Sunday.

Virtual Game of Catch

Howdy!  It’s me Gus.  Please throw the ball!

I’m waiting…

It’s Mine!

Just look at this technique!!

Got it.  I ROCK!!!  Thanks for coming by to see my mad fielding skills!

Honey Ginger Glazed Tilapia

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon grated ginger root
2 teaspoons minced or pressed garlic
2 teaspoons olive oil
4-6 4-ounce tilapia fillets (or other favorite fish)
Instructions:
Whisk together the honey, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, garlic, and olive oil. Marinate the fish in the mixture for 20 minutes-1 hour.
Heat a grill pan over medium heat and brush with vegetable oil or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Cook the fish for 4-6 minutes per side or until it flakes easily with a fork.

My Cowboy & the Budweiser Clydesdales

Howdy From Cowtown!  Don’t you love his Easter Bonnet?  Yesterday we had to take Dude’s (that’s what Pa has nicknamed him, you know we nickname everyone in this family) hat back to exchange it for a larger size.  While we were in the Stockyards, we had some bar-b-q at Riskey’s.    When we were through eating we sat on a bench under a shade tree trying to decide what we wanted to do next.  First Born announced that she wanted to see a horse.  A woman walking down the sidewalk overheard her and told us that the Budweiser Clydesdales were in a barn at the end of an alley close to where we were.  She was with the group caring for the horses and said it would be fine for us to come down and see them.  Talk about a treat!!!  If you have read my blog for awhile you probably know that I love, love, love the Budweiser Clydesdale commercials so you can imagine how excited I was.  First Born didn’t even know what a Clydesdale was.  I’m not sure how you live to be 30 years old and have no idea what a Clydesdale is…boy, was she shocked at the size of them.

Pay close attention to First Born’s nervous expressions in the next few photos.  LOL!

This was the friendliest horse of the entire team and wouldn’t leave Jude alone.  The horse was truly in love with him.  We laughed so hard.  Look at the babys face!!!!  LOL!

There were a few other people in the barn and they just stood back and watched this horse with the baby.  It was amazing to see.

I missed a few really good pictures because I was a little nervous that the horse was going to bite my little cowboy.  I also blurred a few because I was laughing so hard.

First Born put herself between the horse and the baby and the pretty Clydesdale was still trying to get to Jude.

Guess who else was there?  The Budweiser Dalmatian!  He was posing for photos and never once got out of the golf cart.  Adorable!

Jude preferred the dog over the horses.  He loves dogs since he is around Gus all of the time.

We had a great time in the barn with the animals, one we won’t forget.