Super Easy (and kinda healthy) Pigs In A Blanket

Like most of my recipes, I am usually inspired by a good sale at the grocery store. About a week ago, I found some turkey sausage with cheddar cheese (on the inside) on sale for $0.99. They were close to their expiration date and immediately pigs in a blanket came to mind. It seemed like the perfect way to cook them all at once and experiment a little as well.

I decided I wanted to use biscuit dough rather than crescent roll dough like most recipes call for - in my mind biscuit dough is less greasy and dough-ier. I didn't quite buy the dough that day but I did today for $0.83 (store brand).

(so sorry for the empty packs :-))

With only two ingredients, it is super simple. There are 10 biscuits in the pack and they are pretty small, so I used 2 biscuits for each pig in a blanket. The pack of sausages was 6 but I used only 5 for obvious reasons (the left-over one would make a perfect part of tomorrow's breakfast :-))

Preparation is super simple:
- Going by the directions on the biscuit pack, pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Grab 2 biscuits, press them together and flatten out to about 1/2 an inch thickness.
- Roll each sausage in the flattened biscuit dough
- Place on a baking sheet - folded side down
- Place in oven and bake for about 10 minutes

Enjoy on it's own (like I did) or with your favorite dipping sauce.

Puff-puff

My go to quick pick me up snack is puff-puff. I used to think it was so hard to make and it probably is when making a large batch. But for me and my quick mix to satisfy a sugar craving, here's what you do.

I make 2 versions, one with or without bananas. The bananas make it more nutritious but let me warn you - they are addictive.

Ingredients
All purpose flour
Granulated sugar (to desired sweetness)
Instant yeast
Warm water
Cooking oil
Bananas - optional

Preparation

• Mix flour sugar, sugar and instant yeast and warm water until you get a sticky consistency and all ingredients are properly incorporated.
• Cover in a bowl with a cloth and leave to rise at least an hour.
• If using bananas, mash and incorporate into the mixture.
• Heat cooking oil and drop spoonfuls of the mixture in the hot oil
• Fry, flipping until browned on both sides and cooked on the inside (a few minutes)

It is best enjoyed hot but still delicious when cooled down.

Spicy Gizzards

Happy New Year y'all. Here's a quick yet yummy one perfect for any occasion. 

Ingredients

A pack of chicken gizzards (turkey is fine as well)
Garlic powder
Ground ginger
Light soy sauce
Chili garlic sauce (or sweet chili sauce)

Instructions

• Season cleaned gizzards with a generous amount of garlic and ginger powders and place in a sauce pan.
• Place on mid/low heat (gas mark 4) and allow to cook in own liquid stirring occasionally to prevent burning, until soft. Add little amounts of water from time to time if needed.
• When soft and most of the liquid is done, add soy sauce and chili garlic sauce to taste.
• Stir continuously for about a minute until gizzard if fully coated.
• Take off heat and enjoy!

This delicious protein on its own as a snack (skewer or stick in toothpicks) or along with your favorite sides.

(Pictured here with a mixture of greens and boxed broccoli rice to which I added chopped carrots)