SPANISH RICE

So today we had fajitas for dinner.  YUM!  One of our favorite side dishes with fajitas is spanish rice.  My favorite rice recipe is from FIESTA seasoning.  It is on the back of the bottle.  The only things I do different with the recipe are I substitute chicken broth for the water and butter for the oil. 

Spanish Rice

1/4 cup cooking oil

1 cup uncooked rice

1 - 14 oz. can of whole tomatoes

(chop tomatoes and reserve liquid in a separate cup)

4 teaspoons Bolner's Fiesta Brand® Spanish Rice Seasoning

water

Heat the oil in a pan that has a tight fitting lid. Add the rice and fry it until it starts to turn brown. Mix the reserved tomato liquid with enough water to make 2 1/2 cups of liquid and add to the rice. Add the chopped tomatoes , seasoning, bring to a boil and cover. Lower the heat and SIMMER 15-20 minutes until the liquid is absorbed. Do not overcook. Fluff and serve. Makes 8 servings

Cranberry Scones

My daughter and I tried our hand at scones today. There's a first time for everything! They turned out really well! This recipe comes from Southern Living Magazine.

Sparkly Cranberry Scones
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries (thawed if frozen)

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/2 cup milk

2 large eggs

1 Tbsp. milk
2 Tbsp. sparkling sugar

-Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

-Stir together first four ingredients in a large bowl; stir in cranberries.

-Whisk together butter, 1/2 cup milk and 1 egg; add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened and dough forms. Drop dough by 1/3 cupfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Whisk together remaining 1 egg and 1 tbsp milk. Brush tops of dough with egg mixture, and sprinkle with sparkling sugar.

-Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Notes:
-We didn't use sparkling sugar because we didn't have any. Granulated sugar worked just fine as far as taste goes, but the scones weren't so sparkly...which was sad, because we like sparkle.

-We're thinking next time we might add some orange zest to the dough or throw an orange glaze on top. White chocolate chips probably wouldn't hurt either.