Butter Swim Biscuits

November 21, 2025 meghanewhite

These biscuits are easy to make and so delicious. This recipe is simple, and no fuss, with wonderful results. Fluffy, buttery, flaky biscuits will come out of your oven after a few simple steps. If you do not normally bake, these biscuits could change that.

Yes, the dough is swimming in butter while they are cooking. All that beautiful butter absorbs into the dough creating the perfect biscuit with a crispy crust. You don’t have to fold or knead the dough. Just combine and voila.

I love the versatility of biscuits. Top them with sausage gravy, or make breakfast sandwiches, or add some butter and honey. Biscuits are great for holidays or any day. Classic biscuits are a winner and this recipe is a home run. Enjoy!

Happy Eating!

This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

Butter Swim Biscuits

Yield: 9 biscuits

Ingredients

½ cup butter

2 ½ cup all purpose flour

4 tsp. baking powder

4 tsp. granulated sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 ¾ cups buttermilk

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450°.
Melt the butter and pour into an 8X8 baking dish.
In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
Add the buttermilk to the flour mixture and mix until just combined.
Drop the biscuit dough by spoonfuls into the butter filled baking dish.
Carefully spread the dough evenly across the pan.
Use a bench scraper and cut the dough into 9 equal squares.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown on top.

Notes

I recommend spraying the baking dish with cooking spray before you add anything. It is not required, but the biscuits will stick to the pan with no spray.
The dough is very sticky. When you add the dough to the baking dish with melted butter it’s easier to drop it into 9 equal piles, then spread it out.
I always bake with salted butter, use unsalted or salted butter. It’s up to you.
You can melt the butter right in the baking dish in the microwave.
This recipe doubles easily and bakes well.

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After the Storm

July 12, 2024 meghanewhite

Forty-eight hours after Hurricane Beryl ripped through Houston, I was in my garden cleaning up from the devastation. A swallowtail was fluttering around drinking nectar from the flowers. Business as usual for this stunning pollinator. Life continues after the storm passes.

Thank God we are safe and suffered no real loss, or property damage. We lost power at around 5:45 AM on Monday morning. The only sound was the howling wind and heavy rain beating down on our house. My husband was on his way home from work. All I could do was pray. I held on to this verse, and put it in the notes on my phone the night before, glancing at it when fear started to creep in.

The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. Matthew 7:25, NIV

There are very few things in this life we can control, and a hurricane is not one of them. You can prepare to the best of your ability, have lots of water, canned food, and maybe even a generator. That won’t stop the impending storm and the havoc it will wreak.

The storm will pass and what you’re left with can potentially be horrendous. Loss of life, and property. For us, we lost power for thirty hours. No too bad considering many are still without power in Houston, as of this writing. The heat and humidity in the middle of the summer in Southeast Texas is brutal. No air conditioning can be quite miserable here. We would cool off in our car, thank God we could.

When we started looking around our neighborhood we saw many downed fences and lots of branches and debris. We counted our blessings and thanked God for protecting us. Three years ago, the ice storm was not so kind to us with broken pipes. But God saw us through that storm.

The question is not if a storm in life will happen, it’s when. Life’s storms can be unrelenting, whether they are physical, spiritual, emotional, relational, or financial. You think you are prepared, and yet, you were flattened by the difficulty and the loss. Reeling in pain and wondering how you can go on after the catastrophic storm.

It all depends on the foundation of your house. What’s your foundation? Is it sand? Is it the Rock, Jesus?

But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash. Matthew 7:26-27, NIV

I have withstood many storms, and the only reason I am still here is my foundation is on the Rock. Jesus has gotten me through every single storm and He will continue to do so. Do you need to rebuild? He is a redeemer. Do you need some repairs? He can restore. Do you need the right foundation? He is the Solid Rock, the Savior.

Storms are guaranteed in life. Don’t build on sand. Build on the Rock, Jesus Christ.

Love you all,

Meghan

If you need prayer go to my contact page and send me your request.

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Homemade Magic Shell

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 meghanewhite

I remember begging my mom for Magic Shell at the grocery store when I was a kid. I think she gave in a few times, but with five kids we didn’t get treats like that very often. For those who have never heard of it, Magic Shell is a chocolate topping that hardens once it’s poured on ice cream. It’s so good!

I was excited to find out Magic Shell is super easy to make at home. If you are a chocolate lover like me, you will love this wonderful topping. Only two ingredients, chocolate chips and coconut oil. Easy peasy!

Happy Eating!

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8

Magic Shell

Ingredients

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

6 tablespoons coconut oil

Yield: 1 1/2 cups (12 oz.)

Instructions

Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl.
Microwave for 1 minute 20 seconds. Heat for 30 seconds at a time then stir in between until smooth and melted.
Let the chocolate cool to room temp and place in an airtight container. Store at room temperature. Use Magic Shell on your ice cream and enjoy!

Notes

* If the chocolate and coconut oil separate after being stored for a while, just pop it back in the microwave to warm it up for a few seconds, give it a stir, and you’re good as new.

* Magic Shell takes up to a minute to harden up on ice cream.

* Magic Shell is delicious on Banana Ice Cream

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Banana Ice Cream

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 meghanewhite

I had several very ripe bananas that I wanted to use up. Another loaf of banana bread wasn’t going to work, since I had two loaves in my freezer. Then the idea popped in my head to make banana ice cream, since I had seen it online. I love trying new things, so I went for it.

My experiment worked beautifully, and really surprised me. Frozen bananas make great ice cream. The texture is like soft serve, sweet, creamy, and delicious. You just need ripe bananas and a food processor, or blender. So simple, yet so refreshing.

The best part about this ice cream is you can add things like chocolate chips, peanut butter, vanilla, or other frozen fruits to make any flavors you wish. This easy one ingredient banana ice cream is the base, and you can create to your hearts desire and your taste buds desire.

Some call this banana nice cream, since it’s not technically ice cream. Call it whatever you like. But definitely give this banana ice cream a try if you’ve got some ripe bananas sitting around. This is a great way to use them. Enjoy!

May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. Jude 1:2

Banana Ice Cream

Ingredients

3 ripe bananas

Optional:

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 to 2 teaspoons agave nectar or maple syrup for extra sweetness

Equipment

Food processor or blender

Instructions

Peel and slice ripe bananas into 1 inch pieces. Place sliced bananas in a freezer bag and freeze for at least a couple of hours until frozen solid.
Put the frozen bananas in a food processor or a blender.
Chop or blend banana in short intervals. At first the bananas will be in large chunks until they get crumbly. Scrape down the sides between each pulse of the food processor or blender. After a few minutes the bananas will become smooth and creamy, like soft serve.
Transfer to an air tight container and freeze. You can eat the banana ice cream right away, or freeze it to get it more solid. It’s delicious either way!

Notes

*A food processor works well. I have used my blender, which isn’t very powerful, and it worked fine, it just takes a bit longer.

* One banana is approximately one serving.

*Keep blending until the bananas are smooth and creamy, like soft serve.

* Add in chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruits, peanut butter or anything you like. I’ve made banana ice cream with frozen strawberries and it’s very good. Be creative.

* Use this delicious chocolate topping Homemade Magic Shell

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Good Morning Glory

May 21, 2022 meghanewhite

For several weeks now these gorgeous morning glories have been greeting me first thing when I step outside. I just love them. Morning glories bloom in the morning and by midday they begin to wilt. Each day this process repeats with new blooms ready and waiting for the new day.

Flowers speak to me loud and clear. They speak how God works in our lives and in the world. He made it all, so of course His creation has a message. Creation speaks of His existence, His power, His love, and so much more. That’s why I enjoy sitting outside when I read my Bible. I feel a little closer to my Heavenly Father as I read His word.

This morning was a bit too hot though. It’s getting quite warm in Southeast Texas and I was dripping in sweat today. Not sure how much longer I will be able to sit outside in the mornings.

I’m just dropping in on you all to say good morning, or good afternoon, or good evening, depending on what time of day you read this. You are always on my mind and in my prayers. I haven’t written a post in several weeks. It was not intentional, it just happened. I gave myself a break. An unplanned break.

I have been blogging for over four years. I started this little blog after my book was released. At first, I was writing sporadically, then by my second year of blogging I decided to amp things up. I wrote a post once a week, and did so for almost three years. Rarely missing a week.

This may sound like no large task to you, but for me it was a big commitment that I stuck to. I have a family and plenty of responsibilities that require my full attention. I am a do, do, do type of person. It’s quite difficult for me to not be doing something all the time.

Lately though, I am looking around at how I am spending my time and energy, and wondering if I am making good use of both. Am I doing what the Lord wants me to do? I think it’s good to stop things every now and then to see if what you are doing is what you are supposed to be doing.

It’s very easy to get stuck in routines that may, or may not, be good. Some routines need to change or stop entirely. Some routines need to keep going. For me, it all depends on what God wants me to do. I believe I am supposed to keep writing.

I want to check in with you. How are you? Do you need prayer? Please leave your prayer request in the comments or drop me an email. You are not alone. Every person is going through some level of difficulty, and we need each other.

The Lord has fresh new mercy for you every morning. What an awesome God who loves us so much!

Because of the Lord’s faithful love
we do not perish,
for His mercies never end.
They are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness!

Lamentations 3:22-23 HCSB

I pray your burdens are a little lighter today. Receive that mercy from the Lord and be encouraged that He is right there with you.

Love you all,

Meghan

meghanewhiteauthor@gmail.com

photo credit: Meghan E. White