I'll Use What I Have

A few weeks ago, in the mail I received several saucers and a beautiful dessert plate from Karla. She posted a picture of 2 oatmeal cookies on one of them, and I went crazy when I saw it. She boxed them right up and sent them to me. Isn't that just the sweetest thing. Thank you so much Karla.

Now my tiny collection is just a bit larger. I love these dishes. Isn't that funny! My favorite colors are pink and green, but then don't you have favorite colors for different things? I do. Oh, but pink and green...well anyway!

Did you know that you can substitute milk mixed with vinegar or lemon juice for buttermilk in a recipe?My biscuit recipe calls for buttermilk. But I don't buy it very often. When I need it for a recipe, I make the substitution. A few nights ago for supper I made biscuits but I was out of milk...ooops! What to do? Oh yes, just use what I have...

SO TODAY, drum roll please... I am debuting my new biscuit recipe. They were a smashing hit with my family, and I even liked them.

Here it is folks...

...Biscuits from A Romantic Porch

(that sounds Southern Cookbookish, I think)

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon soda

1/3 cup oil (I always use canola oil)

3/4 cup SOUR CREAM, yes, that's right sour cream

3/4 cup water

Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. Stir together oil, sour cream and water in a separate bowl, then add to the dry ingredients. The dough should hold together well and be sticky, not course and crumbly. Spoon dough onto a floured surface and fold the dough a few times to mix the flour and take away the sticky texture. Don't "overfold" but do it just enough to be able to pinch off pieces of dough to shape into a biscuit.

Pour some canola oil into a saucer. Quickly flip each uncooked biscuit into the oil on both sides, then place it on a cookie sheet. This gives them a nice golden brown color, and just a slight crisp on the outside for baked through softness on the inside. Yum!

Bake in a preheated oven at 450 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.

This recipe will make 8 prince size biscuits and 2 princess size biscuits.

This was my use what you have recipe...have any of you ever done that? Or you may make your biscuits like this everyday. Anyway, happy eating!

One of my sweet nieces loves this color. I took this picture for her. I think she would like a car in this color. It has purple flames painted on it too. You can barely see them behind the front tire.
Do you ever feel like life it like this....lime green...a little blurry...and flying by at break neck speed? I'm trying to use every minute wisely. Sometimes I think it's hard. Do you?

Have a wonderful day. Happy Wednesday!
Love, Rachel

P.S. Does anyone like buttermilk? ; )