Countrified Hicks: March 2013

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Easy Potato Biscuits

Here is an easy recipe for "Potato Biscuits" some people call them "Potato Rolls" but they resemble more of a biscuit to me. You can't taste the taters in them but the taters make them light and delicious. Our family has these about once a week and they get eaten quickly around here. Hope your family likes 'em as much as mine does.

Potato Biscuits

2 c. baking mix

1/2 c. hot water

1/3 c. water

1/3 c. instant potato flakes

2 T. butter, softened

2 tsp. sugar

In a bowl, mix together the potato flakes, sugar, margarine and hot water.

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Stir gently then add in the water and Bisquick or my baking mix.

Stir until it forms a dough and then turn it out onto a baking mix dusted table.

Knead 8-10 times and then pinch off some dough and roll into 12 balls. Place on an ungreased cooking sheet and bake in a preheated 450 degree oven for 11 minutes.

These Potato Biscuits go great with my Turkey Breast in the Crock Pot or the Perfect Crock Pot Complete Roast Dinner.

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Monday, March 25, 2013

GIVEAWAY! My very 1st giveaway

I am so excited to announce my very first giveaway and this giveaway is AWESOME. Brinsea, the company who makes the Ovaview Egg Candler has graciously agreed to give away not 1, not 2, not 3 but SIX, yes 6, Ovaview Egg Candlers.

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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Mondays with Countrified Hicks #7

Hi and welcome back. We had a nice spring break but are ready to get this bad boy started. How about you? Before we get started, be sure to check out our store. There are several really great specials going on and one in particular is AWESOME! How about 2500 (yes, twenty-five HUNDRED) HEIRLOOM (non-GMO seeds) for less than $23. Yep, that's right. Click here to check them out! Now, on to the link up!

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Our Baby Nigerian Dwarf Goat

We just got a new baby Nigerian Dwarf Goat. He is about 9 weeks old and we have named him "Allen Buck Wankin" (yes, the kids helped name him, how'd you guess?). We call him "Buck" or "Bucky". He is just too precious. We will be getting him a female in 2 months so in about a year, we'll be having babies of our own. So excited for this newest adventure. Did you know Nigerian goat milk is a very sweet milk and is one of the best for making cheeses and soap due to its high butterfat amount. That means milk for our family, cheese, and soap. We can also sell the babies for a profit and can butcher them for meat if we need/want to. Anyway, here are some pictures and a short video for you to enjoy of him.

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In my hubby's arms

Being held by my 15 year old son, Brandon

In his barrel with his heat lamp.

You can tell how tiny he is. He's inside his 50 gallon barrel which is serving as his sleeping chambers for now.

Just waking up for the day.

Being held by my 8 year old son, Ronny.

Just a quick video of him "bleating" for his human momma, Me!

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Monday, March 18, 2013

Featured Posts and Spring Break

I am not doing the weekly link up this week because of Spring Break but I will be back next week as usual. Remember, if you do not link back to me (via a link or my button) I will not feature you (even if you had the most clicks). I am sorry but it's a link up and there are rules and are super, easy to follow. Anyway, the featured posts from last week are:

"Homemade Cinnamon Rolls" from "I got this Martha"

"Slow Cooker Beef Stew" from "The Best Blog Recipes"

"How God brought us to where we are" from "Homesteading Our Family Dream"

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Monday, March 11, 2013

Mondays with Countrified Hicks #6

Hello and welcome! Last week we had 45 great entries. Thank you to each of you for linking up. I was amazed at what a great bunch of links we had. All were so interesting. If you missed out on them, be sure to go back to week #5 and visit each of them. You won't regret it.

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The most clicked on links from last week were:

"10 ways to be your Husband's Biggest Fan" from "Living in the Light"

"Do you live Fearlessly in a Fearful World" from "Women Abiding"

"Chocolate Coconut Pudding" from Real Food Forager

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Another walk through our Woods

We got to experience another 70 degree day yesterday and took a walk around our property. We have such great views and wanted to share the nice day with you all.

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Creek that runs behind our home.

Small pond on our property. Love the sun peaking through the trees.

Another view of the creek. Lots of wildlife come down to drink here.

Just one of our views from our property. That mountain/hill has lots of hang gliders who jump from it. It is neat to watch them soar around from our home.

Some of the woods on the property. We have plenty of wooded areas and have black bears , mountain lions, and deer, as well as, squirrels, opossums, rabbits, and racoons.

Our pond from a different angle. The level is way down due to the drought.

I love our homestead. It is just perfect to us. We have 3 wells, the creek that runs behind our home and a small pond. Just to the east of our property is a large water shed with lots of good fishing in it. We have fruit and nut trees and gardens and lots of wild life. It is our little piece of heaven and we are very thankful for it.

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Mondays with Countrified Hicks #5

Here are the most clicked on links from last week.

The Domestic Life Stylist and the post "How to create a stockpile without becoming a hoarder"

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Next was Oh Mrs. Tucker and the post New Grandparents=New Firsts

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And finally, Mary's Kitchen with the post "Foods to fight inflammation"

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