Category Archives: Nico in the Kitchen

Jun 20

Filling the Freezer: Biscuit Sandwiches

One of the breakfast treats that I wanted to make for the freezer was Biscuit Sandwiches. I love picking them through the drive thru, but I bet I can make them just as tasty at home.

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The ingredients are simple… Fully cooked Sausage patties, and ready to bake Biscuits. Before I baked my biscuits, I brushed them with a little melted margarine, so they would brown up nicely.

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Brown your sausage patties in a skillet…. and wait for everyone including the kitties to ambush the kitchen to see what smells so good.

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“Give me your biscuit sandwiches” says my kitchen kitty

I really wanted to freeze as many of these as I could, but once the kids spotted them, they had to have a Biscuit Sandwich for lunch.

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I topped them off with a little cheese, and both boys approved.

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Once the sausage has cooled, place one serving on each of the halved biscuits. If you do have any that the kiddos haven’t already devoured, wrap them in a little plastic wrap, and pop them in the freezer for future breakfasts.

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The Biscuit sandwiches are super easy to reheat too, just 30 seconds on one side, and then 30 seconds on the other and you have breakfast any time of the day, or night, without a trip through the drive thru.

May 31

The BPB&N

Yay another funny named recipe from Nico’s kitchen. The other day I was shopping for the weekly groceries, and I was suddenly drawn to the jams/jellies section at Wal-Mart. My eyes looked up and I spotted my beloved Nutella, and yep it had to come home with me right away! Since I had this tasty jar of Nutella in my pantry, I decided it was time to test out a few recipes.

I started off with the traditional PB & N, which is a Peanut Butter Sandwich with Nutella, and then I thought of the B & PB sandwiches. That’s a banana sandwich, where you use a Banana for the bread, and add Peanut Butter to it, and I think it could only improve with a little Nutella.

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You’ll need:

  • Banana, Nutella, Peanut Butter
  • A few knives and a plate, and a super hungry tummy

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First peel your banana and cut it in half right down the middle.

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Then cut your banana halves again.

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Put the yummy Nutella on one half of the bananas.

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Peanut butter is going to go on the other halves.

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Then put your halves together, and you’ve got one super tasty Banana sandwich. These would also be wicked good frozen and chocolate dipped to make a tasty Banana Pops. If you are a Nutella fan, give this one a try.

May 29

S for Strawberry Cake

Today’s letter on Sesame Street was the letter S, so I thought I would share my Strawberry Cake recipe… In honor of the letter S.  So here we go!

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For the Strawberry Cake you’ll need:

  • 9×13 sheet cake, I’ve used a White Cake for the Strawberry Cake
  • Strawberries (2-3 handfuls, I know very precise)
  • 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • Whipped Cream and a little Vanilla to flavor it
  • Cutting board, knife, fork, spoon, spatula, and a bowl or two

Let’s get started. First we are going to macerate the Strawberries. I thinly sliced about 3 handfuls of fresh strawberries, and then add them into a bowl with 1/4 cup of granulated sugar. I gave the strawberries a good stir, and mashed them up just a little bit. Then put the bowl in the fridge and let it sit for at least an hour or two, that way the strawberries have plenty of time to get juicy.

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Bake your cake, and let it cool. Once the cake has cooled, grab your fork and take out all of your frustrations on the cake, poke it like crazy. You need to make sure that there are lots of tiny holes in the cake so the strawberry juice can seep in and make the cake taste like yummy strawberry goodness.

Time to get the macerated Strawberries out of the fridge and onto the cake. Spread the strawberry/juice mixture generously over the cake, and refrigerate once more.

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Right before it is time to serve up this tasty dessert, top off the cake with Whipped Topping. I added in just a little vanilla to my Whipped Topping to make it extra tasty.

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Make sure and refrigerate any leftovers, but trust me this cake won’t last too long. My boys loved it!

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May 26

Strawberries, Strawberries, Strawberries

Thursday I had a phone call, and it was my good friend Maggie. She wanted to see what we had planned for the morning, and if we wanted to come over for a bit. All of her kids were playing in the backyard, and she was busy picking strawberries. We headed over to help.

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Boy was I glad to help. We picked strawberries for about an hour and a half, and I got to bring home a big bowl of fresh from the garden Strawberries.

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Some of them were made into Strawberry Shortcake.

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A few made their way into Strawberry Oatmeal muffins.

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But James favorite was the Strawberry Cake! Too Good!

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Some didn’t make it home to go into delicious recipes cause they went straight off the plant and into my tummy, oh so yummy. Thanks again to Maggie for all of the yummy garden goodies!

May 6

A Change in the Menu

On Sunday I’m moving the Mother’s Day Dinner to a Mother’s Day lunch, but I’m still featuring some family favorites. I’ll be making Fried Chicken Tenders ( a rarity for me I hate to fry chicken), Corn Salad, Pasta Salad, a veggie tray, and a Dutch Apple Pie too. I’ll be working on what I can the day before so I’ll have everything ready in time for Sunday.

I also thought that since Thade’s graduation is at 6:30 p.m. on Monday I had better feed everybody dinner. I’ve got a simple menu planned for the event too. I’ll be serving BBQ Beef Sandwiches, Chips & Dip, and Chocolate No Bake Cookies. Fast, simple, and tasty.

Time to get to the store and get all the ingredients for these upcoming dinners.