Promised home-made eggnog recipe... and an extra

Home-made Egg-nog

Recipe for Home-made Eggnog:

Eggs 3

Sugar 1/2 cup

Milk (whole) 2 cups

Evaporated milk 1 cup

Separate yolks and whites

Beat egg yolks with sugar until creamy

Heat milk and cream until very hot, but not boiling

Add a little of the egg yolk mixture to hot milk gradually, stirring well as you add, then add rest.

Then beat egg whites with a little sugar to taste (maybe 2 Tbsp?)

When stiff, add this to egg yolk/milk mixture

Can sprinkle with nutmeg (optional) and add a little whiskey (we use bourbon- maybe a capful ?)

Makes about 4 cups depending on size of cup or flute. 

We use champagne flutes and put another teaspoon of whiskey on top when served.

Refrigerate any leftover. Excellent hot or cold!

*and a new endeavor...  Cast Iron Chicken Pot Pie:

I won't post this recipe unless someone wants it, but I took it from Cast Iron magazine and it came out rather well. I will say that I 'tweaked' it a bit as it calls for using frozen veggies and I prefer fresh... so I semi cooked my potatoes and carrots ahead and then added them.  I also added a little white wine, parsley, bay leaf, and thyme.

a chicken pot pie (again) and new bunny...

Chicken Pot Pie (again)

New kitchen bunny on hot hob

Close up of new wood bunny













OK, I made another chicken pot pie.  The original one I had made some time back looked good, but because the recipe called for everything to be basically cooked in the pie, we weren't happy with the veggies as they weren't cooked enough for us.  So-oo this time I cooked the potatoes, onions, carrots, and green beans first and then added everything into the pie at the end.... much better. Also better because I added a bit more seasoning as well as about 2oz of white wine. Much better!  (Even grandson had 2 pieces)

And this little wooden bunny was at Jo-ann's (fabric shop where I ran to get some yarn) for 60% off, so I couldn't resist. He makes a cute 'kitchen bunny', don't you think?

This is the crochet hat  made with the yarn I bought at Jo-ann's.  As you can see, it's way to big for me... but looks cute on bear. I will try to make a smaller version using less bulky yarn. However, it was my first attempt at crocheting a hat and the pattern was easy to follow.

Now I really have to run as I should be in Yoga class right now, but am playing hooky so that I can do some Easter shopping before the weekend.

Wait! Wait! one more pic!

Brisingr from Christopher Paolini's Eragon series

chicken pot pie... and cheese biscuits

chicken pot pie

OK, I resized this photo to 50% its normal size before posting it.  The problem  is that I cannot test it to see if it will get larger when clicked on until after I've published it.   This was a new recipe I found in a "Taste of the South's - South's Best Comfort Food".  The pot pie wasn't hard to do, but took a little time. The boys liked it, I found it a little wanting.  Next time I will cook my veggies longer and add more seasoning to the sauce.  But it didn't fall into the 'never again' category... just the 'needs fix'in' one. Since it's a basic chicken pot pie recipe, I'm not including the recipe, but let me know if you should want it.

But I am going to post the recipe for the best Cheese Biscuits I've ever made/tasted (again IMO):

2 cup (8oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese - or whatever cheese you like, I tend to use a Mexican 4 cheese combo that is made by Kraft and has Phil Cr Cheese in it)
1 cup butter (I use unsalted)
1 cup sour cream (best with regular, not low fat or non fat)
2 cups self-rising flour (if you don't have self-rising - and I don't- just use 2 cups all purpose flour and add 2 teaspoons baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt)

Preheat oven to 425. Mix all ingredients. Spoon into a mini-muffin pan a Tablespoon at a time. Bake for 10 mins until biscuits are golden.  Cool for 5 mins on wire rack. 

Depends on how much dough you use, but should make 24 - 36 small (pop in the mouth) biscuits.  I've also 'halved' the recipe and it came out great.

This is an old photo of grand daughter when she was 3 and taking home one of  the 5 kittens that one of our ferals left on our back porch.  The 3 black and whites that we have were part of that litter too. Now GD is 11 and Cocoa is 9 (as are his B&W siblings). They turned out to be the smartest and sweetest cats ever... (of course they are spoiled rotten).