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Pesto Rolls

by alice on February 25, 2010 · 31 comments



Seriously, who doesn’t love garlic bread?  Now let me ask you this, who wouldn’t love a savory yeast bread dinner roll made with pesto and Parmesan cheese?  That’s what I thought.  I modified my cinnamon roll recipe into a savory version filled with garlic, basil, cheesy goodness.  All kidding aside, we really love these rolls.  There is something special about fresh baked bread right out of the oven but when you add pesto swirled inside a roll, it takes it up several notches.  The aroma of pesto and fresh bread is heavenly. Can life get any better?  Our family loves these rolls and I know yours will too. [click to continue…]

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Homemade Croutons Recipe

by alice on January 10, 2010 · 13 comments

Baked Seasoned Croutons
When I was in middle school I used to to work at my uncle’s deli during summers. Some of my job duties included making sandwiches, baking cookies, prepping salads, and making seasoned croutons using leftover sandwich bread from the day before.  The nice thing about making croutons at home is the ability to make fresh croutons for salads and soups in small batches.  However, I like making croutons because it helps me not to waste stale bread which otherwise may be tossed out and thrown away.  Besides, how many times have you bought a box of croutons to make for a salad, only to let the rest of the box go stale (bye bye $3)?  By making your own, you can make small batches which is great for being frugal and saving money.  This recipe uses only a few ingredients you likely have in your cupboard and can also be used for “seasoned cubed bread” needed in stuffing recipes.

PS: Kids and grown-ups love snacking on them.  [click to continue…]

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skilletcornbread1

Yesterday I posted my review of Ree Drummond’s cookbook,”The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl” officially being released today.  (Yay REE!!!)

Today I would like to share with you her recipe for “Skillet Cornbread”.  I made this a few days ago and with as much enthusiasm as I can muster, can I just say.. OH MY WORD!?!

Ree’s cornbread is simple, honest, and comforting.  It’s what I call a “generational” recipe.   In other words, it would not surprise me if this recipe was passed down from generations gone by and is intended to be passed on to generations to come. [click to continue…]

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sourcreamchocolatebananabread
Finally, 3 overly ripe bananas managed to remain in my fruit basket without my husband throwing them out into the compost. You see, he doesn’t understand that those blackish-brown bananas are the star ingredient to super yummy banana bread. Typically, he will throw them out before I even get an opportunity to make anything out of them. He finds them disgusting. Not this time! These bananas were hiding under a bag of pretzels, yeah for me! So this afternoon I thought I would make banana bread with these bad boys. Not just any banana bread either. Sour cream chocolate chocolate chip banana bread! Are you feeling me? Can I get an Amen!?

After pulling the loaves out of the oven, my kids and I devoured one within 5 minutes. This is probably the best banana bread I have ever had. I even tweaked my own recipe and it turned out amazing. I’ll take a slice of this bread over cake any day! [click to continue…]

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