A Flaky, Delicious Phase

There are different phases in life...

• The I-think-bars-are-cool phase
• The I-think-thigh-high-boots-will-be-awesome phase
• The I'm-gonna-run-the-world phase
• The I'm-gonna-run-my-house phase
• The I-need-a-minivan phase
• The French-fries-in-the-car-bother-me phase
• The My-house-can-be-clean phase
• The I'll-never-buy-another-minivan phase
• The I-can't-believe-women-leave-the-house-without-makeup phase
• quickly followed by...
• The I-can't-believe-women-wear-makeup-every-day phase

... 

And on and on. They all last varying lengths and have varying degrees of intensity.

My current phase?

The I-think-anything-can-be-made-with-canned-biscuits phase.

Anything.  Period.

Chicken pot pie?  Check.  Garlic knots?  I'm sure.  Monkey bread?  Haven't tried it, but I'm going to!  It's no wonder why Costco sells gigantic packs of Crescents.  What can't you do with this stuff?

Breakfast last weekend:

A layer of flaky Grands on the bottom of a casserole dish, split in half and pinched together

Leftover taco mixture from the night before, spread out on the biscuits

4 Eggs, lightly scrambled, mixed with shredded cheese on top

Bake at 350 until the eggs are set 

YUM!  Best idea for leftover taco filling, EVER.  Seriously, EVER.  I must say, though, I've perfected our taco filling over the years.  I'll have to share it one day.

Breakfast today:

Grands split in half, stretched apart and pushed into a muffin tin to form a little cup

Cooked link sausage, cut in half, with two halves in each cup

Top with egg and cheese mix again

Bake at 400 about 18 minutes, until egg is set

The kids loved it.  Requires no utensils.  I'm going to experiment with some other fillings in it, but it was so simple and good.

I also tried to make Bacon Crack this morning.  I think I made two mistakes, though.  It ended up more like a baconlava.  Or Baclava.  

First mistake was that I used the big flaky Crescents.  It was too fluffy.  I think you need need the dough sheet.  Second mistake was that I had cheap thick-cut Wal-mart bacon in the fridge.  Next time, I'd buy normal cut, and something a little more fancy.  It's OK, just too gooey because the crust didn't dry out like it should have.

Did I mention that my husband and I are trying to lose weight?

I'm trying to leave my biscuit experimentation for the weekends.  Leftovers kinda tend to stretch over the week, though.  Maybe this phase will end as quickly as the I-think-thigh-high-boots-will-be-awesome phase.  

Let's hope so.

Do you have any adventures in biscuits  to share?  Feel free to comment below.

I'm trying to not make this horrible looking dessert, called a Churro Milky Bun, as we speak.  It's a good thing I'm out of biscuits.

What is wrong with me?  I don't even like sweets.

Say a prayer for me, 

Kristin