Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls with Rice Krispies

 

Photo source:  Mom on Timeout

These little sweet treats are so special.  Kids love them and big kids like me love them too.  Quick and easy, no bake.  A great last minute addition to your holiday buffet table.

This recipe comes from Trish at Mom on Timeout.  Click here to go to the recipe.

Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib

 

Photo source:  All Recipes

Prime Rib would be the perfect menu item for a special holiday party.  Mashed potatoes as a side dish is a must.  Worth the effort!

Chef John is one of my favorite chefs that I subscribe to on You Tube (Food Wishes).   He makes everything look so easy. 

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The BEST Homemade Biscuit Recipe

 

Photo source: Mom on Timeout

Made from scratch biscuits are delicious, but I make Bisquick biscuits that are quick and easy.  I don't make drop biscuits, I roll them out.  Most people think I made them from scratch.  My pancakes are also made with Bisquick.   It is one of the grocery store items I don't buy generic since I think Bisquick is the best.

I also make them from scratch using buttermilk that I learned to make as a teenager by my neighbor Dot, who was a wonderful southern cook that I learned how to make most of the basic baked stuff.  I will post my recipe one day soon, they are put away and I don't know them from memory.

Trish from Mom on Timeout claims her recipe is the best homemade biscuit recipe.  I have not made them.  But the photo shows a good looking biscuit that makes me want to make them now.

Click here to go to Trish's recipe page.

Slow Cooker Beef Stew

 

Photo source: Natasha's Kitchen

Beef stew is one of those meals JR, my first husband, and I would make often with biscuits.  His southern mom taught me how to make her beef stew that was the most delicious I ever had.  

The ingredients are basically the same as Natasha's recipe.  I don't use beef broth.  The cut up beef is coated in seasoned flour and browned until fully cooked in a dutch oven with a little oil.  I like it cooked until the beef is a little crispy.  Then water is added that covers the beef and a slurry of seasoned flour and water is added.  Cook until it thickens a bit.  I believe it is the seasoned flour that makes the difference in the flavor of the beef stew.  Then I add the vegetables and water to cover it.  It cooks for at least three or four hours.  You know it is done when he vegetables are cooked as you desire.  I don't like them crunchy.  The thickness is determined by your preference.  Add more of the slurry as it cooks if it is not thick enough or add water if it is too thick.  Season and taste as it cooks with your favorite seasonings.

The beef stew recipe I am featuring is from Natasha's Kitchen and prepared in a slow cooker.  She is one of the chefs I watch regularly and subscribe to on You Tube.

Click here to go to her recipe page.