Heaven In Your Mouth

Ok kiddies… I’m going to let you in on a little family secret and its life changing so buckle up and pay attention…

Below are my mom’s famous biscuits and sausage gravy. When I say famous, I mean they are always a hit. Plus they are in my top 5 favorite foods. My cousins, brothers and I love them so much that we were all willing to eat double the breakfast just have these one morning. Here’s the story... One Christmas Eve my cousins, brothers and I talked my mom into making biscuits and gravy for breakfast Christmas morning. Everyone was stoked… Seriously. Unfortunately, my grandmother had a great idea shortly after to have Christmas breakfast at her house (grandma if you’re reading this right now… We love you!) Now this was a slight bummer, not that we didn’t like grandmas cooking (which is also very good) BUT we were all looking forward to Mom’s breakfast. Seeing our disappointment and because she is an amazing women she turned to all of us and said “I’ll still make them before we go to granny’s, but ya’ll have to promise to go to grandmas and pretend like you are starving” DEAL! WINNING! We totally can eat two breakfasts’ and we did.

Now, I know this is not a pinterest item, but it’s a NEW YEAR and I thought I would just share something that I love… Enjoy!

Mom's Biscuits & Sausage Gravy

Rating: Out of 1-10, I give this a 13!

Ingredients:

Biscuits

Flour

Milk

Owens Italian Sausage

Talk and Pepper to taste

To start:

Pre-heat your oven and follow the directions on the back of the biscuits. We are a Grands family, but to each their own.

Next place the sausage in the skillet and cook until a golden brown. Add flour to the sausage (just enough that it coats the sausage, you don’t want extra) slowly add milk, stir until it becomes thick and add a little more milk. Depending on how much gravy you need you will keep adding milk as it becomes thicker. Salt and pepper to taste. Yep! It’s that simple :)

Epic FAIL

OK.. So this dish I did not care for, at all. When I read the recipe I was thinking “Wow, that sounds really good” Unfortunately, not the case. My dogs, however, loved it.( I mean it’s got to be better than dog food) Thankfully I stilled had ingredients left over from the avocado grilled cheese that I posted a week ago. So below is the not so tasty dish...

 Eat at your own risk...

Avocado Penne Pesto with Grilled Chicken
Ingredients:
1 medium ripe avocado
3/4 c. firmly packed basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
3 Tbsp. pine nuts
1/3 c. extra virgin olive oil
1/3 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
12 oz. penne pasta
1/4 c. shaved parmesan cheese (for garish)
1 1/2 lbs. chicken breasts
Salt & Pepper, to taste (for chicken)

Directions:
Cook and drain pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, season chicken with salt and pepper and place on a grill (or grill pan) over medium-high heat for 6 minutes on each side, until center is no longer pink. You can add other spices if you want, but don't over-season your chicken, we want the avocado to shine.

Peel avocado and remove pit. Put avocado, basil, salt, pepper, garlic and pine nuts in a blender or food processor. Turn blender on and add olive oil in a slow, steady stream.

Process until mixture becomes a smooth paste. Gently fold in parmesan cheese. Toss with cooked pasta. Slice grilled chicken breasts and lay across top of pasta. Garnish with shaved parmesan cheese and serve.