Don't shop for groceries when you're hungry!

Oh my! I headed up to the store for a few odds and ends. It is snowing and blowing, and I figured I'd brave the weather today, rather than shop late after work tomorrow night... if I make it to work through the snow, that is. This, after feeding horses and cleaning stalls. The wind was blowing so hard and cold out of the south, that on the way back to the barn on the tractor, I had to stop several times to duck my head and cover my face with my hands and let it warm up... it really HURT! And those damn stupid horses want to be out in that? Go for it, silly beasties! They flung big tufts of their hay to the wind, and are scrounging for grass. Brats. They absolutely destroyed their stalls, so cleaning was a huge chore. Three nights in a row staying in was ENOUGH for them by the looks of things. And darned Becky... little Miss I Won't Drink Water Unless It's Warmed hauled the cord for her electric bucket into the stall and unplugged it. Evil beasts, I say!

So, by the time I was done with all my chores, warmed my happy self up, showered and made it up to the store, I was famished. I stocked up on the few items I needed, a few items I was sure I'd need sooner or later, miscellaneous junk food, and decided that since I'd have the oven on, today would be a great day for monkey bread. One thing to note... do NOT, I repeat do NOT stock up on milk, juice, pop and other HEAVY items when there is more than an inch of snow in the parking lot. Shopping carts are not made to navigate snow, and are horrifically hard to push when your arms are rubber from cleaning stalls and they are laden w/three 12 pks of pop, a gallon of milk, a gallon of orange juice, a couple jugs of other juices, a sack of potatoes, and any other heavy thing I could find in the store to buy today.

Now I have some BBQ country ribs, a couple baked potatoes, a big ol' squash in the oven and a loaf pan of monkey balls... err... BREAD... yeah, BREAD rising waiting for it's turn in the oven.

What is monkey bread you ask? Well, I got my introduction on a Girl Scout trip. We were headed who knows where in a van, when one of the other members pulls a foil-wrapped loaf of it out of her bag. She passed it around, and I was instantly hooked. I figured it was something everyone knew about, so when I got home I asked mom. She had no clue what I was talking about. Monkey bread got filed away in the back of my mind for a good 25 years. I found a recipe a while back for it by searching on the internet. It was good, but not fabulous... certainly not like I remembered it. I'm trying again, so I'm off to prep my squash and put dinner on the table. Info on the latest batch of monkey bread will surface shortly...

OK, here goes...

Monkey Bread

2 cans of biscuits (the cheap-o kind, nothing fancy)
Cinnamon-sugar
Butter

I ripped the biscuits into 4 pieces each, rolled them into balls and coated them w/cinnamon-sugar and dropped them into a loaf pan. Cut up 1 Tbsp. of butter (or more!) and place small dabs all over top. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes (poke the balls in the middle w/a toothpick to see if they are done). Drizzle butter cream frosting on top if you are feeling extra sinful (will be similar to McD's cinni-melts). Good stuff, and an easy kid-friendly recipe!