Sunday, February 16, 2014

Sunday Morning Treat - Bacon Biscuits and Gravy

On Sunday mornings we like to indulge in a good breakfast. Weekday and Saturday mornings are usually crazy throughout the year but when the summer markets aren't running we take the time to have a lazy morning and that always includes breakfast. Kirk is the breakfast cook in the house and one of his favorite breakfasts is biscuits and gravy.

When we developed the Becca's Bacon Biscuit mix  the first question he asked was when are we doing biscuits and gravy. So here is our Bacon Biscuit and Gravy recipe:

For the Gravy:
1 pound breakfast sausage
1 T Becca's Bacon Biscuit mix
2 cups milk (Can substitute soy or unsweetened almond milk)
Salt and Pepper to taste

Brown sausage in a skillet. Leave 1 T fat in the pan adding more vegetable oil or draining fat if necessary. Sprinkle biscuit mix over sausage and mix in. Add 1 1/2 cups of milk to the pan and bring to boil. Add additional milk if necessary. Add salt and pepper to taste. We typically add just the pepper because the sausage usually has enough salt.

For the Biscuits
1 bag Becca's Bacon Biscuit mix
1/4 c butter or non-dairy spread
2/3 cups milk (Can substitute soy or unsweetened almond milk)
3 Eggs or equivalent prepared egg replacer

Prepare as directed. Scoop into large biscuits and bake 9-10 minutes


Pan of biscuits hot out of the oven. We use parchment paper for easy cleanup.

 

Close up of our biscuit.



Kirk's plate of biscuits and gravy. A little parsley over the top adds some freshness.


Add some scrambled eggs and breakfast is complete!

Even the cats want some this morning!

Have a great day!

Sunday, February 9, 2014

We Have a Launch Date

In the last post we talked about the website re-launch project we have been working on. After connecting with our web pro today we have decided on a re-launch date. The new BeccasGourmetGoodies.com will be live on February 15th. Check out our Facebook page for special discounts, give aways and gift certificate options throughout the next week!

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Sneak Peak - Our new website

We thought we would give everyone a sneak peak at the new design of our website. We will announce a launch date soon!


Wednesday, February 5, 2014

We've been quiet here but we've been busy!

So our blog has been quiet but we have been VERY busy.  We have been working on some great new projects that we will be telling you about in the coming weeks. Before we get to those we want to recap what we have been doing over the last couple of months.

 - Becca's Gourmet Goodies had a great holiday season this year. We loved the Cottage Nest Holiday Gift Mart and the Gulley Winter Festival along with our great indoor markets (Fort Collins Indoor Market, Cheyenne Winter Market and the Laramie Local Winter Market). We look forward to being back at these great events in 2014.

- We added more than 20 new products over the last couple of months with many new options in the works. We are continuing to develop more options based on customer requests.

- We took a big plunge and started the process to move into our own kitchen. We have been working with the Larimer County Health Department and the City of Wellington to finalize all of our plans and hope to open the new kitchen by the middle of March. While this will not be a retail location, we will be able to do more extensive catering and events.

- Speaking of retail partners.... We joined with some fantastic retail partners. We are currently at The Cupboard and The Fort Collins Food Co-op in Fort Collins. We also have some items at Big Hollow up in Laramie, Wyoming.

So what are we working on now?

The biggest project we currently have in the works is a complete redesign of www.BeccasGourmetGoodies.com. We believe that the most important thing about our website is that it be functional and interactive for our customers. This project meant new photography, an expansion of what our website offers and a cleaner shopping experience. We are currently in the beta testing phase and hope to announce a relaunch date within the next couple of days. We will announce a reward for the feedback when we announce the launch date.

We are still doing the Fort Collins Indoor Markets and we will be at the Cheyenne Winter Market in March. 

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