Gravy and Biscuits

Hey there everybody!  It sure has been a long time since I have really done anything on this site.  Miss me?  Yeah, well I didn’t miss you, either.  Kidding!

A couple of sites I haven’t totally disappeared on, though, are my personal blog and Idol Mania.  Idol Mania has all the news this year, so be sure to check it out! And in case you’ve missed any of this season so far, here’s a refresher course:

Boston Auditions

Boston Auditions Recap

Mike Davis: “Yesterday”

Tyler Grady: “Let’s Get it On”

Ashley Rodriguez: “If I Ain’t Got You”

Justin Williams: “Feeling Good”

Amadeo Diricco: “Hoochie Coochie Man”

Katie Stevens: “At Last”

Leah Laurenti: “Blue Skies”

Maddy Curtis: “Hallelujah”

Andrew Fenlon: “House of the Rising Sun”

Atlanta Auditions

Atlanta Auditions Recap

General Larry Platt: “Pants on the Ground”

Vanessa Wolfe: “Wagon Wheel”

Mallorie Haley: “Piece of my Heart”

Chicago Auditions

Chicago Auditions Recap

Katelyn Epperly: “Syrup and Honey”

Charity Vance: “Summertime”

Angela Martin: “Just Fine”

John Park: “More than You’ll Ever Know”

Orlando Auditions

Orlando Auditions Recap

Seth Rollins: “Someone to Watch Over Me”

Shelby Dressel: “Turn Me On”

Jermaine Purifoy: “Smile”

Cornelius Edwards: “I Done Split my Pants!”

Matt Lawrence: “Trouble”

Los Angeles Auditions

LA Auditions Recap

Chris Golightly: “Stand by Me”

Tasha Layton: “Baby Baby Baby”

Mary Powers: “Love is a Battlefield”

Jim Ranger: “Drive”

Andrew Garcia: “Sunday Morning”

Dallas Auditions

Dallas Auditions Recap

Lloyd Thomas: “Overjoyed”

Erica Rhodes (Barney Dominatrix Girl): “Free Your Mind”

Kimberly Carver: “Jazz TV”

Dave Pittman: “Bring it on Home to Me”

Toddrick Hall: Song about Judges

Maegan Wright: “To Make You Feel My Love”

Christian Spear: “All I Can Do is Cry”

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There’s no getting around it. James Holzier is a star on the rise, one who keeps girls and boys on the Internet all aflutter. Certified as the No. 1 searched guy on MenCelebs.com, written up in magazines and Web sites, and buzzed about on such television shows as Entertainment Tonight and The Insider, Holzier attracts the kind of attention other young actors only dream about.

Recently in an interview for the Canada based celebrity site TEN Gossip, James opened up and expressed about his growing popularity.
“I am so grateful for the fans. I really am. Honestly, I can never tell you how much that means to me or because of that how important that is. It is ALL about them. Like all about them. I wouldn’t be where I was if it wasn’t for them. All I know is all my decisions I make and doing this film and everything going on is because and to them. I don’t know how to explain it. I don’t deal with the popularity I just be myself…and everything else is just gratefulness. I love them!!”

All Movie Guide, which is known as  AMG globally, recently called James Holzier one of the most popular male celebrities emerging.

Maybe it is his growing appeal and background that is resonating to fans. Not just a pretty face, Holzier is deeper. He is an inspiring individual. It all comes back to that destiny thing. His life has been marked by so many unusual occurrences, you can’t help but feel he’s on to something.

You haven’t heard of James? That’s about to change. James has signed a three-picture deal, reported by MSNBC in March of this year 2009. In which James will portray the lead in all three of the films. Filming for Live for Us, scheduled in early 2010. Casting is currently under way.

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It might seem kind of odd, but Bob Dylan is slated to release an album of Christmas songs this year. 

To me, that means: one of the greatest songwriters of the last century is lending his gravelly voice to mediocre Christmas tunes that have been done to death.  Among these:  “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, “Here Comes Santa Claus”, and “O Little Town of Bethlehem”.

I don’t know about you guys, but as much as I love Bob Dylan, I’m not excited about this album.  I hate Christmas music, I hate that there are only like 10 songs that everyone just remakes over and over again, and I hate that no one ever writes any new songs.  If anyone could write us some new Christmas songs that we will be singing for generations to come, it’s Bob Dylan.

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Since this IS called Gravy and Biscuits dot com, but I have been embarking on a lifestyle change to eat healthier, why not spruce up an old favorite?

Buttermilk Biscuits

Preheat oven to 450 F.

Lightly spoon the flours into dry measuring cups and level with a knife. Combine flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk and stir just until dry ingredients are moist.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead four or five times. Roll dough to a ½ -inch thickness and use a 2 ½ -inch biscuit cutter to make each biscuit.

Bake biscuits on a baking sheet at 450 F for 10 to 12 minutes or until biscuits are golden.

Makes 12 biscuits.

SOURCE: Cooking Light

Sausage Gravy

Brown and crumble the sausage in a skillet that doesn’t have a nonstick surface. Remove the sausage crumbles to a paper towel-lined plate. Keeping the skillet hot, add the light butter to the skillet and use a spatula to scrape loose the tidbits of meat sticking to the skillet. Add the flours and cornstarch and whisk the mixture until it’s well combined and smooth. Stirring constantly, add the milk. Simmer, whisking, for five minutes or until thickened. Fold in the sausage crumbles. Season with salt and pepper.

PER SERVING (2 biscuits with a half-cup of gravy): Calories 338

Fat 14.1 g Cholesterol 35 mg Sodium 670 mg Fiber 1.3 g

Carbohydrates 36 g Protein 14.6 g

SOURCE: Adapted from a Joy of Cooking recipe

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