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Popeyes Biscuit Recipe (Copycat) – Easy And Super Delicious!

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This easy Popeyes biscuit recipe copycat makes delicious buttery biscuits like the ones at Popeye’s chicken restaurants. Just 4 ingredients!

This easy Popeyes biscuit recipe copycat makes delicious buttery biscuits like the ones at Popeye's chicken restaurants. Just 4 ingredients!

Homemade Popeyes Biscuits

This easy Popeyes biscuit recipe is a homemade copycat recipe that tastes just like the buttery flaky biscuits at Popeye’s chicken restaurants! We absolutely love Popeye’s chicken and I think we might love their biscuits even more! If you have ever eaten at Popeye’s you know what I mean!

If you have never eaten Popeyes biscuits, you’re in for a treat! These biscuits are so yummy! They are a taste explosion of buttery goodness with salt and a light flaky texture everyone loves!

Biscuits are one of the most versatile food items because they go with almost any meal! They’re perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Don’t Be Afraid! These Popeyes Biscuits Are Easy!

Don’t be afraid to make these biscuits because they are made from scratch. This easy Popeyes biscuit recipe is really very simple with only 4 ingredients and they literally take only 5 minutes to make!

If you’re at all hesitant about your baking or cooking skills, biscuit recipes are the perfect place to start! If you follow the instructions, biscuit recipes are almost no-fail recipes! I have known many inexperienced cooks who had great success with biscuits.

If you don’t have Bisquick baking mix on hand, you can find our easy Homemade Bisquick Recipe here!

This Easy Popeyes Biscuit Recipe is in volume 2 of our cookbook:

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Easy Tips For Biscuit Making

After you mix the Popeyes biscuit dough, you will need to roll it out to about 1/2 inch thick before you cut it into biscuits. The biscuits will rise as they bake so this is the perfect thickness for amazing biscuits.

Once you roll out the biscuit dough, you will cut the dough into biscuit shapes using a biscuit cutter or glass. If you use a glass, it is helpful to dip the glass in a bit of flour or coat the rin in some flour so that the glass does not stick to the dough.

When you have cut biscuits from all of the dough, there will be some dough left. Don’t let it go to waste. Gather the remaining dough and roll it out to 1/2 inch again and cut biscuits from the remaining dough. Once there is no longer enough dough to cust biscuits from, pat the remaining dough into a rough biscuit shape and bake with the biscuits.

Unlike a lot of other biscuit recipes, this Popeyes biscuit recipe calls for melting butter in the bottom of the 9×13 inch baking pan. Then, once the biscuits are cut, you will place them in the pan and coat well with the butter so that the outside almost fries in the butter while the biscuits are baking. This gives them the nice crunchy texture just like the ones at Popeye’s Fried Chicken restaurants.

This recipe calls for 1 stick of butter, but if you want an even more buttery flavor, you can pour a little melted butter over the top after the biscuits are in the baking pan just before you pop them in the oven.

This sounds like a lot of process, but it really only takes about 5 minutes. Try this easy Popeye biscuit recipe and I KNOW you won’t be disappointed!

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This easy Popeyes biscuit recipe copycat makes delicious buttery biscuits like the ones at Popeye's chicken restaurants. Just 4 ingredients!

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How To Make Homemade Biscuits – Easy Super Delicious Recipe!

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How to make homemade biscuits! This easy homemade baking powder biscuits recipe makes the most delicious biscuits that are super yummy and easy to make!

This easy homemade baking powder biscuits recipe makes the most delicious biscuits that are super yummy and easy to make! It has been a favorite in our family and has the perfect taste and texture! Try it any time you need an easy bread side dish!

This easy homemade biscuits recipe has been a favorite in our family. Mike spent a lot of time making and re-making the recipe to figure out the perfect taste and texture. We prefer the biscuits just as they are but the recipe is easily adaptable, so if you want to try adding garlic, cheese or some other favorite ingredient, feel free to experiment!

These biscuits are a great part of a big breakfast, but they also work well with virtually any dinner menu! They only take a few minutes to prepare, so you can make a batch and let them bake while you get the rest of your meal on the table! We usually set them in a basket with a clean kitchen towel laid inside and then fold the top of the towel over the biscuits to keep them warm when they’re on the table.

If you’d like to have biscuits and sausage gravy, you can get the gravy recipe here! Just add sausage and you’ll have a super yummy meal!

This homemade biscuits recipe is from volume 1 of our cookbook. For more quick and easy recipes your family will love, check it out here!

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50 Breakfast and Snack Ideas for Picky Eaters

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Sometimes, it can be a challenge to get kids to eat, but here are 50 breakfast and snack ideas that are sure to give plenty of options for picky eaters!

It can be a challenge to get kids to eat, but here are 50 breakfast and snack ideas that are sure to give plenty of options for picky eaters!

Breakfast and Snack Ideas for Picky Eaters

Many of our readers ask, “How do I get my kids to eat? They are so picky and I’ve run out of ideas…”

It’s in a kid’s nature to be picky. It’s funny that kids will frown upon anything new. Our children will eat the same thing almost every day and then one day say, “I don’t like sloppy Joe’s”. Our oldest son eats pizza but does not like sausage pizza. One day recently, he tried the sausage and loved it. He said that he loved the little meatballs. When Mike told him it was good to see him eat sausage, he suddenly wouldn’t eat it. Later, we decided it was better to let him call them meatballs if that’s what it took to get him to eat it! Let this be a lesson to you – If you give the kids zucchini bread, just tell them that it is “bread”! 😉

Kids’ eating habits could send a family to the poor house! Between pop-tarts, fruit chews, juices boxes and containers of cool applesauce it would be easy to spend the entire month’s grocery budget in one week. Here are some tips to help you find something they will eat while hanging on to some of that cash in your pocket.

Breakfast:

Are you being squeezed? – The USDA recommends two 8 oz. (1 cup) glasses of milk per day for a child. If you give your kids more than two cups a day, everything over the 2 cups is just calories, and expensive calories at that. The same is true of juice. The USDA recommends 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day for kids.

Did you know that for children under age five, 3/4 cup of juice is one serving of fruit? How often do you fill a glass to the top with juice for your child only to find that the child doesn’t drink most of it? Limit the amount of juice served to one or two small glasses a day and serve the rest of their fruit and vegetables in whole form. Whole fruits are more healthy for them than juice.

French Toast Sticks – After cooking french toast, cut each piece into 4 strips. Kids love to dip these in syrup.

Present oatmeal in a fancy glass such as a sundae dish. Place some homemade granola, fruit, honey, brown sugar or nuts on top.

It can be a challenge to get kids to eat, but here are 50 breakfast and snack ideas that are sure to give plenty of options for picky eaters!

Stir any of the following into oatmeal:

  • sugar
  • cinnamon and sugar
  • brown sugar
  • butter or margarine
  • molasses
  • maple syrup
  • applesauce
  • chopped apples
  • dried apples
  • raisins
  • berries
  • bananas
  • chopped peaches
  • jam or jelly
  • plain or fruit yogurt
  • wheat germ
  • dark brown sugar and 1 drop of maple extract make oatmeal taste just like the store bought instant oatmeal

Snack Ideas:

Have a snack sitting at the kitchen table for the kids when they come home from school. This way they won’t be grouchy in the afternoon from being hungry. This will also prevent them from digging though the kitchen cabinets looking for something themselves and messing up your neat, well-organized pantry. It is also the perfect time for you to sit and visit with them about their day at school.

To discourage bad snack habits, don’t buy unhealthy snacks or keep them in the house.

Present your snacks with a plate, placemat, napkin and maybe a flower from the garden. This way your snacks always look inviting.

Have jars sitting on the counter with sunflower seeds, raisins, granola, prunes or peanuts for the children. If they see healthy snacks they’re more likely to want them.

Try these snacks on your kids:

  • Fresh fruit
  • Hard-boiled eggs
  • Apples, cut into quarters, with core removed
  • Popcorn balls
  • Popcorn
  • Bagels
  • Muffins
  • Dried apples or bananas
  • Breadsticks
  • Oranges, peeled and quartered
  • Pumpkin bread
  • Banana bread
  • Zucchini bread
  • Bananas
  • Crackers and cheese
  • Frozen grapes
  • Veggies with ranch dressing
  • Celery sticks, spread with peanut butter
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Cheese
  • Strawberry leather
  • Cookies
  • Puddings
  • Yogurt Popsicles
  • Homemade granola bars
  • Beef jerky
  • Pretzels
  • Tortillas with cream cheese
  • Peanut butter snacks
  • Yogurt with fruit or wheat germ added
  • Milk
  • Chocolate milk
  • Homemade hot chocolate
  • Creamy Orange Shake
  • Milk shake
  • Smoothies 
  • Apples, quartered and cored with 1 tsp. peanut butter on each quarter
  • Bananas sliced in half and spread with peanut butter
  • Bread or toast cut into quarters and spread with jelly, jam, peanut butter, spiced honey or honey butter
  • Crackers spread with peanut butter and jelly or jam
  • Place some peanut butter and honey on a pancake and roll up for a snack. This is great for leftover pancakes.

Quick and Easy Snack Mix

If you need a really fast snack or treat for company or a party, go to your dollar store and buy a couple of boxes of caramel corn. Add things like candy corn, raisins,dried fruit, nuts, pretzels or any other candies and things you would like.

Be sure to hit after Halloween or Christmas sales to find candy to use to make this snack mix.

Hello. I just thought I’d share a tip I learned recently about oatmeal (after seeing your post of breakfast tips). We find re-heated oatmeal unappealing to serve again as a cereal.  But the thrifty in me hates to throw it out.  I learned recently to put it in pancake batter.

Just mix your batter normally and add in the oatmeal to the finished product. You may need to add just a touch of milk, but I rarely do.  This actually makes the pancakes heartier as well as using up something that may otherwise go to waste.  The same gal that told me of this trick also adds it to bread dough.  I haven’t tried it yet, but look forward to doing so soon!

Rachel

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Save Money In The Kitchen – Easy Ways To Save on Groceries

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If you’re spending too much on your food bill, here are some easy ways to save money on groceries! Most people spend too much because they don’t know these simple tips!

If you're spending too much on your food bill, here are some easy ways to save money on groceries! Most people spend too much because they don't know these simple tips!

Save Money in the Kitchen

If your grocery bill feels out of control, you’re not alone. For many people, cutting back on grocery budgets can be overwhelming. They know they’re spending too much, but don’t know where to begin to cut. Often, they fear that they will deprive themselves and their children if they become frugal.

The good news is that there are ways to have your cake, eat it and save money in the kitchen at the same time. The whole secret is to start slowly.

There are countless ways you can cut your food bill, but if you need to, target just one thing at a time. You won’t get overwhelmed, but you will still be saving money if you do only one thing.

If you are a frugal beginner, try these simple suggestions for saving on your food bill:

  • Cooking frugally is like changing your diet. You need to learn gradually how to save money and cook frugally. Don’t expect that you will get your food bill down to $300 for four people in the first month if you are spending $600 a month right now.
  • Try cutting just $25.00 or $50.00 a month. Even if you cut back only $50.00 a month, you will save $600.00 a year. If you save just $1.00 a day that is $365.00 a year. You can then apply that $365.00 a year to paying off your credit cards. At 21 percent interest, you will save over $70 a year. This will eventually cause a snowball effect since the more you pay off, the less you pay to interest. When you pay less to interest, you have more each month to apply to paying off your overall debt. This means that as you pay off the debt, the rate that you can pay it off increases.
  • Before you shop, take a tour through your pantry and your refrigerator. Be organized! Don’t buy what’s already hiding in your kitchen.
  • If you’re a fan of coupons, remember this: It’s not what you save, it’s what you spend. If you save 30 cents on something you wouldn’t ordinarily buy anyway, you haven’t really saved anything.
  • A typical fruit item is significantly larger than one serving. Most people would be just as happy eating a small apple as eating a large one — so buy smaller fruits! You will save money by the pound.
  • This month, try two meatless meals a week (or one, if you’re a die hard meat fan).
  • Make simple meals. One-dish meals can contain your meat, your vegetable and your bread.
  • Drink water for your meals.
    • If your family is used to drinking milk, juice or pop for every meal then start by cutting juice from one meal or snack a day and drinking only water. After you get used to this, cut from another meal until you drink only water for meals and a glass of juice or milk at snack time.
    • You can also try allowing one glass of juice at meal times. Then serve water after the juice is gone.
    • You save over $500.00 a year by cutting just one glass of juice per person per day for a family of four.
  • Don’t assume that homemade is cheaper. If you get a VERY GOOD deal on chocolate chips and ingredients for candies, it is cheaper to make them than buying them pre-made. Make sure you do the calculations, though! If you don’t purchase them on sale, homemade candies can be more expensive than candies purchased at the store.
  • Stop wasting food. Give young children small portions. They can always have more if they are still hungry. Give them a half glass of juice and a half sandwich so you don’t waste uneaten food. Put food in the refrigerator right after the meal so it doesn’t spoil. Use leftovers for lunches, in other dishes or frozen in one portion sizes for a quick meal.
  • Don’t buy everything at one store. Prices vary greatly from one store to the next. Go to different stores to buy only their sale items. You will save more than the cost of your gas. It usually only takes half an hour to 45 minutes per store to get the items that are on sale including driving time. If you save a minimum of $20-$30 per trip, it is like “earning” $40-$60 an hour. If you save $60 spending one hour going to two different stores, it is four extra hours you might not have to work to pay for that same food purchased at the regular price.

Most people don’t think they can live the frugal life and still be comfortable. I feed my family for $100 per person per month. Early in our marriage, when our household income averaged $22,000 a year, we paid off $20,000 in debt in five years—essentially an entire year’s income.

That same principle still applies today.

Even if you earn significantly more now, the math doesn’t change. Paying off one year’s income over five years is very achievable when you control everyday expenses—especially groceries. The higher your income, the easier it becomes if you avoid lifestyle creep and put those dollars to work intentionally.

Keeping our grocery budget low was one of the key ways we made it happen. Small, consistent savings added up month after month—and they can for you, too. When cutting your grocery bill, it’s the little things that add up.

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Easy Fried Potatoes Recipe

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This easy fried potatoes recipe makes perfect fried potatoes, which are a yummy addition to a big breakfast or a nice side dish for any meal!

This easy fried potatoes recipe makes perfect fried potatoes, which are a yummy addition to a big breakfast or a nice side dish for any meal!

This easy fried potatoes recipes makes delicious fried potatoes perfect for a big breakfast! Fried potatoes are a super delicious way to prepare potatoes and they are super versatile. Even though they are most commonly served with breakfast, they are great served with hot lunch or dinner meals. Fried potatoes are a great complement for barbecued chicken, beef or pork.

This fried potatoes recipe calls for bacon grease or margarine, but you can also use oil. We don’t recommend using butter because it burns too easily for this type of recipe. We prefer using bacon grease, because it gives the fried potatoes a delicious rich bacon seasoned flavor and baking grease works very well for frying.

You can cook these fried potatoes to be brown and crispy, or a little softer if you prefer. I like to make them a little more crispy as a slightly crispy texture is nice and mixes well with other breakfast food. If you like your potatoes less crispy, cook as long as you like.

Serve with bacon, eggs, toast or pancakes for a delicious big breakfast. You can also serve them alone and top with sausage gravy from our biscuits and gravy recipe.

If you want to take this fried potatoes recipe a step further, you can make a delicious one dish skillet meal, which works great with the fried potatoes as a base. Check out our easy breakfast skillet recipe here.

If you’re making a holiday buffet, you can serve these easy fried potatoes with any of these tasty breakfast items:

This perfect easy fried potatoes recipe is from volume 1 of our cookbook. For more easy recipes like this, check it out here!

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Here are some other breakfast items you can serve with this easy fried potatoes recipe:

Easy Homemade Pancakes

The BEST Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Recipe!

Easy Homemade Scrambled Eggs

Easy Sausage Gravy And Mike’s Homemade Biscuits

Mom’s Best Homemade Sweet Muffins Recipe

Cheap, Quick And Easy Snacks For Kids – Snacks On The Go

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Here’s a quick list of some cheap, quick and easy snacks for kids! It’s easy to choose something quick and healthy from this list that fits your kids’ needs!

Here's a quick list of some cheap, quick and easy snacks for kids! It's easy to choose something quick and healthy from this list that fits your kids' needs!

Cheap, Quick And Easy Snacks For Kids

Donna writes:

I am faced with getting two boys to soccer and baseball practices in the evenings. I am hoping to pack drinks and a hearty snack to get them through practice. I leave work at five and practice is often at 5:30. What can I feed the kids that fits the following criteria?

  • Can be eaten in the car on the way to practice
  • Can be made in the morning and either kept in the car or at my desk
  • Will be hearty enough to get them through practice and home again for dinner

Jill: You can adapt most snack foods to take in the car. You can even bring things that need to be refrigerated. Just use a small cooler or lunch box. Even a brown paper sack keeps things nicely insulated. You can buy small ice packs to pack with the food. (You should be able to find them by the coolers and thermoses at your store.) Another good idea is to freeze water, lemonade or some other drink in a plastic bottle. When you pack it in with food, it works as an ice pack and as something cold to drink for the kids. If it is going to be an extra long day, I sometimes use both the ice pack and the frozen drink.

If you can, pack the boys their own individual snack boxes using either small shoe boxes or lunch boxes. They can then hold these on their laps to catch the crumbs and when they’re done, the boxes are a great way to “pack out the trash” so you will not have quite as big a mess in the car!

Keep things as easy as possible. For example: if you are taking oranges, have them peeled and broken into segments for them. This will make it easier for them and reduce the mess in the car.

Keep a running list of the snacks you take each day for a couple of weeks. At the end of that time you will have a list of about 20 to 30 snack items to refer to when you can’t think of what to take.

Without knowing your food preferences, it is hard to tell you specifically what to take but here are some general ideas. Some may be a little messy in the car depending on the age of the children and some may need to be kept cooled (use my ideas above for keeping these cool). To expand the variety, give them different variations of my suggestions. For example, with fruit, give them an apple one day, an orange the next and so on.

Try starting with these cheap, quick and easy snacks for kids:

  • Sandwiches (to prevent them from becoming soggy take packets of ketchup,mustard etc. to be put on right before they eat them) peanut butter, cheese, turkey, roast beef, ham, chicken
  • Crackers with cheese
  • Popcorn or Popcorn balls
  • Sandwich bags filled with cereal
  • Granola
  • Banana bread
  • Dried fruit
  • Nuts
  • Muffins
  • Fruit
  • Veggies
  • Pudding
  • Yogurt with fruit
  • Hard boiled eggs
  • Burritos
  • Cheese
  • Chips

If your kids don’t mind leftovers, bring that leftover piece of chicken or small container of leftover fruit salad for them too.

-Jill

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Homemade Breakfast Puffs Recipe

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This homemade French breakfast puffs recipe makes an extra tasty muffin like breakfast item. They’re light, tender and delicious and they’re oh so easy to make! The butter and cinnamon make them so yummy!

My kids and family love them and we serve them for holidays and other special occasions! Try them next time you’re looking for a yummy breakfast or snack item! [Read more…] about Homemade Breakfast Puffs Recipe