To say we’ve got a little snow is a severe understatement. We recently got dumped with snow, but that’s okay! I realize many people may think I’m a bit wacky, but I LOVE the snow!
Apart from playing in the snow, building snowmen and snow forts, many other great things come from Winter! One of my favourites come to mind — making homemade soup!
Winter = cold. Cold = soup time!
Little One and I decided that it was a homemade Pea Soup and Cheesy Dill Biscuit kind of day. Little One received some super cute Circo kitchen/cooking tools (found at Target Canada). She got mixing bowls, a rolling pin, measuring cups, measuring spoons, cookie cutters, a whisk, spatulas, and a little chef’s hat and apron. My little sous-chef is all ready to cook and bake!
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup (4 tablespoons) butter
- 2 tablespoons dill
- 1 cup (4 ounces) cheddar cheese or marble, grated
- ½ cup plain yogurt or sour cream
- ⅓ cup milk
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix in butter until mixture resembles coarse sand. Mix in dill and grated cheese.
- Gradually pour in sour cream (or plain yogurt) and milk, mixing until just combined.
- Turn out dough on lightly floured surface and bring together until it forms a ball.
- If you NEED to knead the dough to bring it together, do so but NOT more than 10 times.
- Flatten the dough ball to roughly an 1-inch thick round and, using a 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out biscuits until all dough is used.
- Place biscuits on a baking sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until tops of biscuits are lightly browned.
I love a hot bowl of homemade split pea soup on a cold Winter’s day. The one we made to go with Little One’s cheesy dill biscuits was super easy to make. Though I do have a slow cooker split pea soup recipe, this one was made in my dutch oven.
The other night, I made a Pork Paprikash and knew right off the bat that I was going to reserve the pork bone/ham hock to make split pea soup. I sauteed chopped onion and added it to the stock I made with the pork bone. I cut up pieces of pork that was leftover and cooked with the bone. I also added diced carrot and celery, thyme, oregano, Herbamare. black pepper, garlic and a few other spices. I actually cheated and instead of using split peas, I used orange lentils because they cook faster than the split peas. Had I had more time, I’d have used proper split peas.
I cooked the soup until the lentils were fully cooked and soft, and diced carrot and celery were tender.
Thank goodness my family loves soup as much as I do! It looks like it’s going to be a long, cold Winter! That means lots of soup!
These looks AMAZING!! I love biscuits!
This is perfect for a cold winter day!
Cute photos! I ‘m a Food Network addict as well and I’m always ready to try new recipes! Thanks for the great recipe!
Yum, I’ve never attempted dill biscuits before. I might have to now! :] Sounds like a perfect fit with pea soup, if you ask me:]
I have very fond memories of my Grandma visiting us with Grandpa. She would take the entire day to make us (6 kids) a delicious pea soup. My mom could never master her pea soup, nor could I. But it didn’t matter, it is the memories that count isn’t it?
Now I would love to try to master yours!! 🙂
Cutest little chef ever!
Ooo these biscuits sound amazingly tasty! Thanks for the recipe! I love snow too, but here in Victoria, we rarely if ever get any!
Oh! Anne, I am jealous! I visited Victoria years ago and fell in love with the people and the place! So lovely…and the mild temps are another attraction!
Home made biscuits and home made soup. Your family must love this. You also made pork paprikash I haven’t had this since I visited the old country. I love savory comforting food too. I like the biscuit recipe with yogurt.
Emilia, your comment made me smile! Good, homemade, stick to your ribs comfort food in the cold Winter months makes me smile too! 😉
We are getting dumped on here in London, ON today so soup and biscuits sound really good. Might just have to make your recipes up for dinner tonight! Love the Circo kitchen/cooking tools that your little one got!
Oh, Judy! Cold weather definitely calls for soup or stew nights!! We had stew last night! T’is the season for comfort food! lol
I love homemade soup!!!!!!!!!!!!! Such a huge huge fan of it during the winter along with the typical chilli, stews …
This looks amazing .. we have gotten snow, and it’s gone, but we are under one crazy cold snap, not sending the girls to school today because of it!
I can’t believe how grown up little one looks holding all that bakeware… *sigh* they grow so fast!!
Thank you for the recipes!! I will be sure to give these a try as they do sound amazing!
Aww! Thanks so much, Darlene! You leave the best comments ever! You always brighten up my day 🙂
now you’ve made mine!!
Seriously, you are the best, Darlene!!