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Friday, December 23, 2005

CROCK POT POT ROAST BROCCOLI CASSEROLE BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Todays Menu:

Pot Roast
Mashed Potatoes w/ gravy
Broccoli casserole
Buttermilk Biscuits


CROCK POT POT ROAST

2 to 3 pound round steak
1/2 cup water
2 envelopes of dried onion soup
2 cans of cream of mushroom soup

Wash meat and cut into pieces and place in your crock pot.
Mix together all the other ingredients in a bowl
and pour over meat and stir.
Cover and cook 6 to 8 hours.

This makes a rich gravy that
would be great over mashed potatoes.
I will share some home made mashed potato recipes
another time, since we are making a broccoli casserole,
I suggest using the boxed flakes...
Just this one time
;)




BROCCOLI CASSEROLE RECIPE

2 packages of frozen broccoli or
frozen cauliflower and broccoli mix
1 8 oz package of cream cheese (softened)
1 envelope of dry onion soup mix
1 8 oz tub of sour cream
1 small can of water chestnuts, sliced and drained
Sharp grated cheese
Ritz cracker crumbs
stick of butter

Cook broccoli until tender drain well.
Place broccoli in large bowl. set aside.
In a medium sz bowl: mash the cream cheese,
sour cream and soup mix.
Add to drained broccoli stirring to mix well.
add chestnuts.
Place in lightly buttered casserole dish.
Top with grated cheese,
cracker crumbs and dot with butter.

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes
if topping is not browned enough, place under broiler for a few seconds.
*You may cut this recipe in half.



DOT'S BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

3 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter
cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 425°F.
Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in large bowl to blend.
Using fingertips, rub 3/4 cup chilled butter into dry ingredients until
mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add buttermilk and stir until evenly moistened.
Using 1/4 cup dough for each biscuit, drop biscuits onto baking sheet,
spacing 2 inches apart.
Bake until biscuits are golden brown on top,
about 15 minutes.
Cool slightly.
Serve warm.

Makes 12 servings.



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