Happy March! Supper Club was back on Monday this week. I was thinking last week about various different things, and never did make up my mind, so when I was asked if we could do it tonight, I just made a snap decision on meatloaf (hard to go wrong, there), Macaroni & Cheese (with pepper-jack and cheddar - YUM!) and homemade biscuits (another new recipe). I used a mac & cheese recipe from the Old Dominion Cookbook (still plenty available!) - so good! It had a mixture of mild & sharp cheddar, pepper jack, and had buttered cracker crumbs on top. So healthy LOL!

I have never been able to make good biscuits - I've tried so many times! They usually end up tasting like baked flour. The last time I tried (a week or two ago?), they were really good, but had to rise for an hour and a half. They didn't really rise, even though I gave them enough time, but had good flavor. Unfortunately, an hour and a half is a long time to wait when you don't get home until 5:30 or so. The recipe I tried tonight only had to rise 30 minutes - they still didn't rise very much, but were also pretty good! I think this one is a keeper. Now, if my family only liked biscuits, I'd have it made. I could be such a wonderful cook if I was able to experiment and try new and savory things every day. Sigh.

In the meantime, I am very grateful to my Tuesday (or Monday) night buddies who let me play and almost always eat whatever I fix! I enjoy the fellowship, the food, the research and the new ideas. I'm hoping to try even more new stuff in the weeks to come - with maybe a few old standards or really, really good repeats thrown in there somewhere.

Til next time,

L