Almost Homemade Chicken and Dumplings

I’ve made Chicken and Dumplings from scratch before but to be honest, it’s not worth the extra time in my opinion. In fact, check out this post on an attempt to make them from scratch and you’ll see exactly why go the quick route!  I learned how to take a shortcut a long time ago… [Continue Reading]

Back to School: After School Snacks, 20 Minute Meals and $500

When the kids go back to school, I tend to stock my freezer full of ready made products.  You know, the ones that take minutes to cook or heat up?  I do this because A) The kids are usually starving right after school and supper isn’t ready until 6 and B) back to school usually… [Continue Reading]

The Best Dinner Rolls – Soft, Sweet Bread!

These dinner rolls are one of the easiest and most delicious bread recipes I have.  I first learned how to make dinner rolls from one of our previous employer’s wife, on the Fulton Quien Sabe Ranch.  She was a great cook and made many things from scratch but boy could she make a bread recipe… [Continue Reading]

Easy Apple Turnovers with Canned Biscuits

Just bringing you easy and affordable recipes these days huh!  To make these Apple Turnovers from scratch would be divine but since many of us don’t have the time, I found a shortcut from the coolest cookbook ever, 101 Things to Do with Canned Biscuits!  These only take a few minutes to prepare and about… [Continue Reading]

Lori’s Quick Rolls

Sometimes I’m running behind in the kitchen and don’t have the time to make sourdough rolls, etc but I have this faithful recipe that, with and hour and half, I can have fresh homemade rolls for my crew.  I just made these for the ranch crew here and they seemed to be a hit!
INGREDIENTS:

1 pkg…. [Continue Reading]

Kentucky Biscuits

I love bread so when I get a hold of a bread recipe, I lock it up tight.  These are really good and are one of my favorite type of biscuits.  Note that I said biscuits, not rolls.  There is a difference!  I used to make these for the cowboys all the time and got… [Continue Reading]

Lori’s Bread Rolls

I have learned many variations of rolls through the years and these are one of favs that I make for the cowboys.

2c. warm water
2 pkg. yeast (rapid rise)
1/3c. oil
1/4c. sugar
1/2tsp. salt
1 egg
6 -7c. flour

Dissolve yeast in water and add rest of ingredients. Knead but do not over knead.  Let rise for about an hour.  Make… [Continue Reading]