Cooking lesson 101

[Laura's Babies]

I'm not quite sure of what I could use instead.

ChrisH- Some kind of bread dough, premade or home made.

I don't have a rolling pin to roll out my biscuits.

What else could I use?

Scooter's Mom- For many years I didn't have a rolling pin until I found one at Goodwill, I used a glass. Any glass that is even top to bottom will do.

[Scooter's Mom]

Thanks Laura. I'm having this tonight I think.

I bought maple flavored sausage (my favorite) to put in 'em.

Crystal

[Scooter's Mom]

Yum, yum, yum.
I bought the grands "Southern Style" biscuits. They were SOOO good.

I did mistakenly cook the entire package of sausage. It was 16 oz, not 8 oz. Oops. Leftovers! I cooked extra egg and ziplocked the leftovers together in a baggie for lunch tomorrow. And, I didn't use all the biscuits for the hot pockets, so I have a couple left to eat with lunch. I got tired of rolling them flat with my glass, lol.

Thanks again for the idea, Laura!

[Laura's Babies]

I end up throwing part of the dough away because I can't use the whole can.

OH NO! Just cook the extra biscuits, possiabilities there are, break them up into smaller pieces, roll in cinnamon & sugar, put in a small pan layered style, and bake... OR cook plain and split later, butter, add a slice of cheese and warm in the oven... or leave off the cheese and cook like toast..

I did mistakenly cook the entire package of sausage

Now you know one of my time saving tips! I cook the whole pound, use half and save the other half for the next morning. I always have cooked ground beef in the freezer cooked like this to make dirty rice, cabbage and ground beef or add to soup... so many uses for ground beef already cooked..

This is a recipe I found the other day that I can't wait to try. Just LOOK at it, it has to be a real WINNER and ever so easy!

Oreo Balls

1 pkg of Oreo's - crushed fine in the food processor
1 8 oz block softened cream cheese
1 block vanilla bark

Mix oreo's and cream cheese in large bowl.
Roll into balls - not huge, just bite size and put on wax paper.
Melt vanilla bark in top of double boiler.
Dip balls in melted vanilla bark (I use 2 forks).
Chill in fridge. Sometimes I melt a little chocolate and drizzle on top to make them really pretty.

[Taz_Zoee]

Oreo Balls

1 pkg of Oreo's - crushed fine in the food processor
1 8 oz block softened cream cheese
1 block vanilla bark

Mix oreo's and cream cheese in large bowl.
Roll into balls - not huge, just bite size and put on wax paper.
Melt vanilla bark in top of double boiler.
Dip balls in melted vanilla bark (I use 2 forks).
Chill in fridge. Sometimes I melt a little chocolate and drizzle on top to make them really pretty.

OMG, Laura you are killing me here!! Those sound soo yummy!!

I need some ideas for appetizers though. Anyone? Bruce's family is coming over for his birthday on Sunday and they are more "classy" than I am. My idea of good appetizers is chips and salsa, or chili cheese dip and things like that. They are more of the crackers and spread type of people.
I'll have to look through some cookbooks and online tonight for ideas.

[Laura's Babies]

Might I suggest these? These are excellent...
Cold Cut Rolls
. A low-carb cold appetizer. Cooking time includes chilling time.
8 servings
time to make"1¼ hours 15 min prep

1/4 lb sliced ham
1/4 lb sliced turkey
1/4 lb sliced roast beef
1/4 lb sliced salami
Filling
8 ounces cream cheese
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
fresh cracked black pepper
Combine filling ingredients.
Spread the filling on an assortment of freshly sliced cold cuts.
Ask the deli attendant to slice them more thickly than you might get them for sandwiches.
Roll the cold cuts, starting with the longest side.
Chill rolls until firm and then slice into bite-sized pieces with a very sharp knife.
Serve with toothpicks.
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Or this................

Pizza Pull-Aparts
2-4 servings
time to make"20 min 5 min prep

1 (7 1/2 ounce) can refrigerated biscuits
3/4 cup pizza sauce
1-1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
pizza toppings
pepperoni or olives or mushrooms or sausage, etc
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Spray 9-inch pie pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Cut biscuits into quarters and arrange in pie pan.
Spread pizza sauce over biscuits (use more or less to your liking).
Top with shredded cheese (can also use a combo of mozzarella and cheddar, or whatever your favorites are) and desired pizza toppings.
Bake for 14-17 minutes or until biscuits are done.
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Or meatballs in your fav sauce? Cheese cubes?

[Karen]

Hey, Laura - why not add these to the venerable resource of the Recipe thread - and Cindy, try browsing there as well!

[Taz_Zoee]

Those sound good Laura. I'll run them by Bruce.

Oh yeah, thanks Karen. I forgot about that thread.

[k9krazee]

I'm making this for dinner tonight!! Along with stuffed strawberries that I saw on the food network channel yesterday.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Along with stuffed strawberries that I saw on the food network channel yesterday.

OK ... I give up.
WHAT do you "stuff a Strawberry" with???

I thought the Strawberry WAS the "stuffing" that went INside other stuff.

[k9krazee]

Lol!! You stuff it with cream cheese, powdered sugar and a little vanilla extract! And possibly top it with pecans or chocolate.

[Laura's Babies]

Oooooo! It is strawberry season here too! (I LOVE CREAM CHEESE!!)

[Karen]

Well, I tried an experiment tonight - took the grands biscuit dough, and chopped up an apple, mixed with some cinnamon and sugar. On one, I just flattened out the biscuit dough, and put the apple mixture in the center, though I did crimp the edges some. The others I put one flattened biscuit on the bottom, stuff in the middle, and another on top.

Verdict: failure for the two-biscuit version, as the dough in the center didn't cook, even after 16 minutes. The outsides were done, but not the middle. Scraped the apple out and ate that, and the edges, threw out the rest.

The one that I didn't put a "lid" on worked okay, but the edges didn't stay "crimped" - when I pulled them out of the oven, I put three thin slices of sharp cheddar on top, and it melted nicely onto the apples. That one was yummy, but not really worth doing again, next time I want an apple tart, I'll make a real one, but the biscuit dough was about to expire ... and it was worth a shot!

[RICHARD]

Well, I tried an experiment tonight - took the grands biscuit dough, and chopped up an apple, mixed with some cinnamon and sugar. On one, I just flattened out the biscuit dough, and put the apple mixture in the center, though I did crimp the edges some. The others I put one flattened biscuit on the bottom, stuff in the middle, and another on top.

Verdict: failure for the two-biscuit version, as the dough in the center didn't cook, even after 16 minutes. The outsides were done, but not the middle. Scraped the apple out and ate that, and the edges, threw out the rest.

The one that I didn't put a "lid" on worked okay, but the edges didn't stay "crimped" - when I pulled them out of the oven, I put three thin slices of sharp cheddar on top, and it melted nicely onto the apples. That one was yummy, but not really worth doing again, next time I want an apple tart, I'll make a real one, but the biscuit dough was about to expire ... and it was worth a shot!

Could you possibly pre-cook the dough halfway? Then put the topping/filling on?

I have a pizza stone that, when pre heated, just takes a few minutes to make dough crispy, I 've done breads and stuff on it. you just have to watch the cooking times.They are way shorter than the standard.

[Karen]

I think it was just the wrong kind of dough for this application. A thinner dough, or a pie crust type dough, would have worked much better. It ended up pretty darned sticky, too - next time I'll butter the "pan" - just foil on a cookie sheet this time. I'd still be likely chipping it off a pizza stone!

I bet if I stuck the biscuit dough in like a muffin tin or custard cup it would work, too - but the apples cooking inside the "pocket" helped steam the dough in the middle, rather than letting it bake. I think that's why the one that kinda ended up pizza-like cooked fine, but the others didn't.