Happy 2013!

We've made it into another year! 2012 was busy, busy, busy (in a good way haha), and I don't expect this new year to be any different. But who wants to have nothing to do anyway? Boring!

The best thing that happened to me in 2012 was that I got to marry my best friend. Every day, I'm thrilled that I get to be with him, and I'm excited to finish out our first year of marriage in 2013 and see what more God has in store for us. First up will be a cat! I'm excited to add a furry member to our family. Coming soon!

My husband and I kept our New Year's Eve celebration quiet this year; we just returned from a whirl-wind family tour  haha and were pretty tired. But I had enough motivation to whip up some yummy bruschetta which we ate throughout the evening, and then we enjoyed some mint chocolate chip ice cream before watching the NY Times Square ball drop on TV. All in all, it was just perfect. :)

Feta Bruschetta

     1/4 Cup better, melted
     1/4 Cup olive oil
     1 French Baguette, sliced
     1 (4 oz.) package crumbled feta cheese
     2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced
     1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
     1 tomato, seeded and chopped

Place baguette slices on a baking sheet. In a small bowl, combine butter and oil; brush onto both sides of bread. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes or until lightly browned on top.

Combine the feta cheese, garlic, and basil; sprinkle over the bread. Top with tomato. Bake 8 - 10 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve warm.

Cheesy Garlic Biscuits

I was surfing Pinterest a couple weeks ago, and I came across a recipe for biscuits that boasted that they tasted like the ones you get at Red Lobster. Which everyone knows are the best reason to go to Red Lobster haha. So, even though I doubted that they could really live up to Red Lobster’s biscuits, I wanted to try out the recipe anyway, especially because it looked super easy.

It was a good gamble. The biscuits were de-lish! And they were indeed super easy to make. I wouldn’t go as far as to endorse them as being as good as Red Lobster’s….but they’re definitely worth making. And enjoying. A lot.

Gather the Ingredients:

     1 ½ Cups Bisquick

     1 ½ Cups shredded cheddar cheese

     1/2 Cup milk

     2 tablespoons butter

     1 tablespoon oregano

     3/4 tablespoon garlic salt

Combine Bisquick, milk, and cheese in a medium bowl and mix well to form a sticky dough (you may need to add an extra splash or two of milk to get enough stickiness). Drop by spoonful onto a greased cooking sheet about 1 ½ inches apart. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly golden.

In a small bowl, melt butter and then mix in oregano and garlic salt. Brush butter mixture over biscuits and return to oven for another 2 to 4 minutes. Mmm, garlicky goodness!