Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Oh yes. The infamous Red Lobster Biscuits! We don't eat out much, but while visiting my parents, we decided to go out to Reb Lobster after church--its my kids' favorite place...but because of the "live" lobsters, not the food. I GO for the FOOD, particularly the "Cheddar Bay Biscuits." I found this version and had to try.

CHEDDAR BAY BISCUITS

1 package of Bisquick buttermilk Biscuit Mix (about 1-3/4 cups)
1/2 cup milk
1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
4 Tbls butter
1-1/2 tsp oregano
3/4 tsp garlic salt

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Mix the biscuit mix with the milk and cheese until blended.
• Lightly grease a baking sheet and drop spoonfulls of mix 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter and combine with garlic salt and oregano.
• After the 10 min of baking, lightly brush the butter mix over the tops, then bake for another 5 minutes.
• Lower heat to 350 degrees F. Brush the tops again with butter mix and bake another 5-6 minutes or until tops are golden brown. Serve warm.

Baked Potato Soup & Tips {linky}

Earlier this year, I made Paula Deen's Baked Potato Soup. It is my FAVORITE soup recipe to date. With the cold weather recently, I decided to make it again. And then I also took it to a potluck for a bible study I'm in. Its always a huge hit. HOWEVER, the hardest thing I have found is actually taking the picture. How do you take a picture of a bowl of soup? For some reason this is a huge challenge for me.

Old picture...

2-11-2011

New pictures from the last batch I made...

Sure, they have significantly improved since last shot, but still....not where I want to be.
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RECIPE:
8 slices hickory smoked bacon
1 onion, diced
1/2 cup flour
3 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
5 potatoes, baked, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
2 cups half & half
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1 cup sour cream
salt & pepper to taste (optional)

In a duth oven, cook bacon until crisp; remove and crumble, reserve drippings.

Cook onion in bacon drippings until tender; stir in flour and cook for one minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add chicken broth; cook, stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly. Put in the diced potatoes, parsley, bacon and half & half; cook for 10 minutes. Stir in cheese and sour cream.

Garnish with cheese, bacon and sour cream.
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As humans, asking for help can be the hardest thing EVER for us to do....but I'm asking you now...HELP! Do you have any tips and tricks?

Link up your soup recipes and show me how you've taken your pictures!