Sour Cream and Chive Whole Wheat Biscuits

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Who doesn’t like a good biscuit?  I know I do, especially something that is flaky and flavorful.  Last week I whipped up a new savory batch and they disappeared with 48 hours – all gone, 20 of them. We ate these with… who am I kidding, I was only focused on the biscuits I can’t remember what else the meal contained.  But they would be good with any stew, roasted meat or veggies, or even turned into a breakfast sandwich – just imagining that now.  Mmmm.

Sour Cream and Chive Whole Wheat Biscuits

Makes about 20 biscuits

  • 2 c whole wheat flour (I used the white whole wheat since it’s a touch lighter in texture)
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 4 T butter, frozen, grated
  • 1/4 c chopped/minced chives
  • 1 c milk (I used whole)
  • 1/2 c sour  cream

Preheat oven to 425F.

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper.

Cut in grated butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add in the chives.

Stir in the milk and sour cream until just combined, careful to not over mix – biscuit texture will become tough.

This dough is a little too sticky to roll, so we’ll make them into drop biscuits (if you’d like to roll and cut your biscuits, decrease the milk by 1/8-1/4 c).  Drop dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet, about 1/4 cup size.

Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned.

Enjoy warm!

*This recipe was created and baked at high elevation. 


Thanksgiving Weekend 2014

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend!

Here’s just a brief recap of what went down:

Wednesday afternoon, C and I packed up my vehicle with suitcases, pillows, dog bed and of course the lovable pup, Kate. She was going crazy with excitement and anxiety on the drive out of town – finally quieting down about 2 hours later. We left New Mexico and drove west to Flagstaff, AZ to spend Thanksgiving with C’s family at his sister, Nona’s place.

Thursday morning I took Kate out for a run outside to calm her nerves and get in a little activity before the big meal. That day we had a house of eight people and four dogs. The spread included: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, red chili pinon cornbread, cranberry relish, and pumpkin tart for dessert (recipe to coming soon).

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Once we were all full from Thursday’s meal, we headed down to Sedona on Friday for some fabulous views and shopping.

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Thanksgiving 2014

(I took the these pictures in the spring a different time we were in Sedona, but the view is just as gorgeous.)

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Saturday we headed back home to Albuquerque, getting home in time for quick workouts and then jumping in the car again and heading to Santa Fe. It had been a few months since we were last there and I always love the Plaza this time of year with all of the lights, so we decided to take in that holiday sight and try out a new restaurant. We decided on The Anasazi Inn restaurant which was phenomenal. I had their Roasted Berkshire Pork Tenderloin with sweet potato gnocchi & purée, broccolini, smoked bacon lardon, baby carrots… holy yum. C had the New Mexico Lamb Topped Sirloin and also raved about his dish.

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For desert we shared the Decadent Chocolate plate with just about every chocolate you can imaging – ice cream, fudge, gnache, truffle, macaroon, and all in varying dark, milk, and white chocolate flavors.

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 A very enjoyable weekend. I’m just sorry that it’s over and everything is back to normal life.

~Ingrid


Weekly Workouts (Nov. 10-16)

Hi all!

Here’s what happening in my last week of fitness – pretty yoga intensive:

Monday – gym workout (30 minutes cardio, 15 min weights, 15 min abs and stretching)

Tuesday – 3 mile run with the pup

Wednesday – 60 minute yoga (went as a student instead of teacher!)

Thursday – Crossfit (farmers carries and sit-up WOD), taught 50 minutes yoga

Friday – taught 90 minutes yoga

Saturday – taught 60 minutes yoga

Sunday – hour long dog walk (mountains covered with snow!!)

Goals for the coming week – more running and making it to Crossfit 3 days – for a normal week.

~Ingrid