Medieval Times Tomato Bisque Recipe

MUM!! MUM!! I FOUND THE SECRET RECIPE!!! Thats right cool cats, it's D-Lo here again, and I have been hunting down the recipe for that amazing tomato bisque at Medieval times. After searching high and low this is what I have to show for it. Try it out for yourself and let me know what you think. Let the feasting begin!!!

1 tbls. Olive oil
3/4 cup carrots, finely diced
1/2 cup celery, finely diced
1/2 cup onions, finely diced
1 tsp. garlic, minced
6 oz. tomato paste
1 ea. 15 1/2 oz can tomato puree
4 cups water
2 tsp. salt
3 tbls. Sugar
1/4 tsp. fresh ground pepper
Pinch Italian seasoning
Heat olive oil in a large stock pot and sauté the carrots, celery and onions
until they are soft. Add the minced garlic and cook for another two minutes.
Add the tomato paste, tomato puree and water, mix well and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat and add the remaining ingredients. Simmer for 45 minutes.
Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary.

A Cheese Biscuit recipe to DIE for!!

I was craving carbohydrates...and not the healthy ones I might add. I was craving anything bread-like SMOTHERED with cheese. I decided to flip around on the television today and came across Paula Deen's guest making cheese biscuits...what a great idea...so I decided to make them...OMG...they were SOOOO good. I used the recipe below...then added even more cheese...you can never have too much cheese...right? So here it is...a recipe by Lady and Sons--Bon Appetit!!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar
• 4 cups biscuit mix
• 2 cups milk
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Garlic Butter, recipe follows, optional

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.

To a large bowl, add the cheese. Add the biscuit mix and gradually add the milk. Stir together until desired consistency is reached. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Scoop the batter with an ice cream scoop and drop onto the prepared baking sheet. Brush the biscuits with garlic butter. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Brush the biscuits with more garlic butter when they come out of the oven.

Garlic Butter:

• 1/2 stick butter, melted
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

In a bowl mix together the butter and garlic.

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