Cooking with the Pioneer Woman

[caity]

So tonight I'm taking the first step in my attempt to make all of the Pioneer Woman's recipes. I'm not sure if my friend will make it to dinner or not, so I'm keeping the menu simple. Fried chicken (page 155), buttermilk biscuits (page 44) and a whiskey cream sauce (page 166). As a slight disclaimer, I'm allergic to milk, so I'm modifying all of these to fit my needs. I'll be posting the real ingredients, but am more than happy to share my alternatives with anyone who might want to go dairy free.

I'm going to take pictures along the way and attempt to post them. Bear with me. My kitchen is tiny and my computer savvy is even smaller...

Looking forward to cooking with you!

Fried chicken with whiskey sauce, biscuits and green beans.

[caity]

By popular demand, I'll be posting the milk-free versions of the recipes. With very few exceptions, the dairy alternative is obvious, but I'm just an email away if there are questions.
( The inspiration )

( The biscuits )

( The chicken )

( Whiskey sauce )

I'm making easy green beans on the side (1 can of beans, drained and then heated with 3 tbsp white vinegar. Yum.)

( Dessert )

The verdict? It  was a little complicated to time the prep of everything in my little kitchen. I'm lucky that my flatmate is out tonight, otherwise I wouldn't have veen able to make as much of a mess. And it is a messy meal. But worth it. Oh so very worth it!
( The final plate )

The chicken is crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. Ree's trick of baking after frying is perfect. The breading doesn't burn, but the chicken isn't underdone. The biscuits are a great side, too. They soak up all the extra whiskey sauce. I used a beef broth gel by Knorr (Fond du Chef), so the whiskey sauce was a little salty even though I didn't add extra salt. All in all, very good and I'd do it again tomorrow if I didn't have all the leftovers from tonight!

P.S. Can anyone tell me how to post photos? Thanks, fish_echo!

Onion Dill Yogurt Dip

[jenett]

I think I've finally gotten the proportions right for this, so I wanted to share. The base is all yogurt, unlike some of the ones out there that want both yogurt and sour cream, which is not so good when I'm trying to up my yogurt intake.

( recipe )