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My Attempt At Baking Double Cheddar Biscuit Sandwiches with Cajun-Spiced Ham And Why Doesn't MY Food EVER Turn Out Like The Picture In The Magazine??? 

9/29/2012

 
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So I picked up this Better Homes and Garden

Holiday Recipes Magazine


the other day..

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Inside the magazine was this picture and recipe for

Double Cheddar Biscuit Sandwiches.



Looks yummy, yes?

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Lets take a closer look at THEIR picture of this biscuit in the magazine.










Now,
this was mine.







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Now my biscuit looks NOTHING like THEIR picture and I made it exactly, exactly according to the instructions!!!










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Theirs.







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Mine.






Seriously, WTHeck????!!





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And what are those red things in the biscuit in THEIR picture??
Cuz the recipe has nothing RED in the ingredients...
NOTHING!!!






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And to top it off, MY biscuits came out thin and not thick like the picture.

I swear I followed the directions perfectly!!!








I
HATE
BAKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!













Maybe I went into it with a bad attitude though.



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But the Cajun-Spiced Ham I made from the same magazine rocked!!!!
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Pure deeeeeliciousness is what this ham was.
Here's the recipe for the Cajun-spiced ham.
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Here's the fixins for this super tasty Cajun-Spiced Ham.





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Measure up the spices in a bowl here....
brown sugar,
garlic powder,
onion powder,
oregano, thyme,
paprika,
cayenne pepper,
salt, lemon peel,
black pepper.




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Yup,

put that big ol'

5-7 lb. fully cooked ham
on a rack in a roasting pan.





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And rub, rub, rub this delicious Cajun rub on all sides!




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Cook for an hour and a half and remove from oven....LOOK!

YUM!!!


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Slice this cajuny-spiced meat up.

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Plate up that yummy ham between the Cheddar Biscuits of which I need therapy for and eat away!

Again, this is a delicious way to season up a fully cooked ham!!! Ima definitely use this ham recipe again.




Look at the biscuit recipe though; where is ANYTHING red in it...anything?
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These biscuits, even though there were thin, were complimentary with this ham. On their own, not a ton of taste, but with this ham....fantastic!


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So these are the fixins for the Cheddar Biscuits....

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Shred up that yummy white cheddar cheese and yellow sharp cheddar cheese...

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....like this!





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Now mix up the dry ingredients...




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Throw the cut up butter into the dry ingredients.





Cut in with a pastry cutter.


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My pastry cutter is actually called
a


"blender."


I hate baking.




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Mix the shredded cheese into the dry ingredients...


Add the buttermilk and
heavy cream....



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So spread the dough out on a flour covered counter or surface.




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And this is about the time this note came into play.




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Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Get out the rolling pin.


Yawn.





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Roll the dough out on the counter.

The dough actually rolled easy,

I thought I was doing well.




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Use your biscuit cutters and cut out biscuits.

Again, this was easy.




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Spread them out on a prepared pan.













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Add the thyme and spread some cream on the tops.





Bake 16-18 minutes until golden. 
By the way, my biscuits never got golden either.



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And this is what you get.

A saucer.




With some thyme on it.



You know, frankly, these biscuits were good,
not stunning, but good
and we did eat that DEEEELICIOUS AS ALL GET OUT HAM between the "biscuits" as sandwiches. I may have loaded mine up with mustard and drizzled with real maple syrup.

Let me tell you, it didn't matter that the biscuits weren't big and fluffy when I did that;
it was allll good!




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Okay, sometime this week I'll share the drama-free wild rice recipe from the same magazine.

Fantastic and so easy to make!!!




Okay gotta go...
Heading to St. Louis shortly for a concert at this venue tonight...The Fox Theater.
Built in 1929 in all it's opulence,
this is a view from the stage.
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A couple VIP tickets (tickets set aside for the promoter and band) came open to this sold out show two days ago and I lucked out and was the first to call in and see if any were available! A few had just opened up just moments before I called!
*insert Angie doing a happy dance*





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Billboard.com
This is who we're seeing...
The Avett Brothers...
a rock bluegrass band out of North Carolina.

Our favorite band ever.
Besides AC/DC of course.





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Bluegrasstoday.com
Soooo looking forward to seeing these guys perform live again!

Love it!!



This is off their new album The Carpenter...



This last video was taken at the Iowa City concert
in March.
This is a gospel "Just A Closer Walk With Thee."
...they'll usually do one gospel a show. It's awesome!



Okay guys, catch ya later...now I really have to go, running late!!
Again!
What's new!

Have a great Saturday!!

Go Hawks!






Mandi
9/29/2012 12:16:25 pm

Looks great Angie! I surely want to try some of that ham....have I mentioned that ham is my all time fav meat :). I have seen that biscuit recipe before, I have actually made it before lol. But weird thing is that mine had 2 eggs and chopped red and green chillies in it. Maybe that would make the biscuits bigger. Anyways looks great!

Angie @ Turnkey
10/2/2012 12:23:25 pm

Now if your biscuit recipe had red and green chilis in it, that would have made it much tastier and explain the freaking red things in the biscuits!! Also I thought of you the whole time I was writing this post and using the word "Cajun." Hmmm, ham your favve meat? Must keep that in mind :)

Gwen
9/30/2012 01:49:54 pm

seriously? My brother went to the exact same concert at the Fox last night! I love the Fox! Been to 2 or 3 shows there. My bro is great friends with the personal assistant to the owner so we get to sit in what I like to refer to as "The Muppet Seats" lol.
Loved this post. Still waiting for you to start a blog on your own. I'll be your faithful follower, I swear!
Gwen

Angie @ Turnkey
10/2/2012 12:28:32 pm

Gwen, all I have to say is WHAT THE WHAT???? And I AM SO JEALOUS!!! I love well connected people, I just don't know any personally :) I still can't get over how beautiful that theater is. I have claustrophobia but was completely fine in that theater, even in the lobby with all those people. Thank you for the kind words too, they make me smile :):):)!!!

Kimberly Hintz
10/1/2012 07:03:51 am

That ham looks mighty good. Think I'll give it a try. Rice looks good too. Posting soon?????

Angie @ Turnkey
10/2/2012 12:30:13 pm

Kim, I KNEW you would key into the rice recipe...was just waiting for you to mention it :) Yeah, gonna post that later this week. It's tasty and moist and I know you loves you the wild rice!


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