THIS IS WHAT I DO. I KNIT, I COOK, I SEW, I MAKE THINGS, AND I TRAVEL, AS OFTEN AS I CAN.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

What's going on.

As in 'this is what's going on'.  It's a slow day, a Netflix day. It's raining, we need it, our water source lake is something like 11 feet low.  We are on stage 4 water rationing and can only water our yards twice a month and then only between 6 and 10.  As of right now my candles on the deck are floating in 4 inches of water.  Woo hoo! 

I completed my second week of school.  Last Monday and Tuesday we had Open Enrollment.  We had over 100 kids grace our doors, probably close to 120.  About 50 didn't come with either their proof of residency or immunization records, or they were sent back to get needed immunizations.  These kids won't be processed until we have the proper records, all others I managed to process and enroll Wednesday and Thursday!  I've never typed so fast in all my life.

Last year I acquired over 50 hours of comp-time processing folders.  Granted I was new to the district and learning a new system.  This year so far I only have 2.75 hours so far.  That's awesome since it's really hard to take a huge chunk of comp-time.  I'm feeling really good about this. :)
 
Warning to those that don't like foodie posts, this is about to become one:   I thought I'd show you what I do every Sunday after lunch.

Breakfast Biscuits - Back off Ronald McDonald and take your friend Hardee with you!

I guess it was during the summer that I decided I'd start making breakfast biscuits for the hubby.  After 33 years of marriage, he'd decided that he really should eat breakfast.  I think I read something to him about people who eat breakfast are less likely to have trouble loosing weight.  Something like that...  Yeah he could drive through, but that starts adding up over time.  I can make them for mere pennies.

I picked up this awesome pan at a hardware store.  I'd been making the biscuits in a 9X9 pan but they weren't coming out round even though I used a round cutter and the empty corners ended up in Hubby's lap on his drive to work.  That whole square peg in a round hole thing was going on.  I was also using 3 tiny 3inch iron skillets to cook the eggs.   It was a bit of a time consuming endeavor, but hey, I've got plenty of time.  With this new pan, my biscuit assembly line takes about 40-45 minutes, the biscuits take 30 of that.

It's a Lodge Biscuit Pan - check Amazon

Biscuits are cooled and opened. Add Canadian Bacon

Cook those eggs in the pan too!  Wash it first.

Add more bacon for Bacon Bacon Biscuits

Flip those eggs after the salt and pepper. Did you notice I broke the yolks?

Add the eggs on top of the bacons.

Cheese 'em up!

Put their hats on and wrap them in paper towel.

 I let them cool down after I wrap them.  That way they don't sweat in the bag that they go into the fridge in.  It's the sweat that makes them go soggy.  In the morning Hubby just pops one in the microwave for a 1.5 minutes and out the door he goes. 

I'm loving this pan!  Just think.... corn bread, tiny little pineapple upside down cakes, chocolate lava cakes!!  And when we have a breakfast for dinner night, no egg cooking in shifts!!!  I'm so excited.  Maybe I'll try pancakes!

Have a great week!  Don't skip breakfast.... it's the most important meal of the day.


3 comments:

Acorn to Oak said...

That's a handy pan! And, what a great idea to make those breakfast sandwiches ahead of time. I love those! Breakfast can be so hard to figure out sometimes. This is genius!

It's hard to believe school is back in session again, ALREADY! The summer sure went by fast! Best wishes for a great school year!

Suzie said...

I LOVE your pan! We don't eat biscuits but we do eat eggs. Didn't they stick to the pan? Did you just cook them real slow until the tops were done too? I usually use a lid to cook the top. What a wonderful on the go breakfast! And I love food blogs so keep it up!

judith said...

Cheryl the pan is going to end up on the list that the kids will fight over a few years down the line.

Susie I spray the pan with PAM. I break the yolk so that it cooks more evenly and when they are all most completely set I just flip them over with a little silicone turner. I want to try sunny side up soon and I'll probably just slip a cookie sheet over them so they will steam.