So tonight I made tomorrows dish, Turkish Pilaf.  DH and I will enjoy the first bounty dinner tomorrow.  Tonight worked like this:  I started the rice part of dinner in the rice cooker.  While that was cooking, I discovered I was short some lemon juice. (I had squeezed what lemons I had and was 2 tablespoons short!  Yikes! We have company coming that will never do!)  I called Miss K’s boyfriend J and he bailed me out!  Thanks J!  Mind you, the rice is still cooking.  I came home, measured the lemon juice.  I then sliced up my onions, melted the butter and measured my spices.  I was now ready to start the main part of dinner.  By the time the ground beef and onions were cooked with the spices, the rice cooker was nearly done.  When the rice shut off, I combined it with the meat, added the butter and lemon juice (and half a bag of peas ~ we like them, what can I say?).  I was then ready for my company and could sit and enjoy the meal.  I like this better than our friends come over to eat frozen dinners…This isn’t the 60’s and I don’t have TV trays.

Tomorrow, I will likely plate the food.  The idea of DH eating from a freezer container seems sad.  Plates are happy and inviting.  I think I’ll make some of my cheddar biscuits tomorrow as well.  I've posted the recipe below.

Cheddar Biscuits

2 c. baking mix (I like Trader Joes or my homemade mix)

1 c. milk

a handful of shredded cheddar cheese (I think its about 1/2 c.)

1/4 t. garlic Salt

Preheat the oven to 450℉.  Mix the ingredients together with a fork until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.  Drop by heaping Tablespoons on to a greased baking sheet 2 inches apart.  Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.  Makes about 10.

These can also be rolled out and cut with biscuit cutters to make uniform sized biscuits.  Decrease the milk to 1/2 cup.  When the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl, turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.  Knead dough 10-12 times.  Roll out dough to 1/2" thickness.  Cut with a floured 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter.  Place on a greased baking sheet 2 inches apart.  Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.  Again this makes about 10.