Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart Ring
Posted: December 29, 2011 Filed under: Appetizer, Dinner, Holiday, Side Dish, Snacks, Vegetarian | Tags: appetizer, biscuits, Bread, cheese, food, Garlic, New Year's Eve, side dish 12 Comments »
Very rarely is it acceptable to rip, tear, and/or obliterate your food. People expect you to use utensils (and your manners). You must be neat and civilized.
I scoff at such social norms. Why, you ask? Because there’s always a loophole. Take this Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart Ring, for example. It laughs in the face of proper eating habits. You can use your hands to rip off little pieces or hearty hunks and chow down. No one will judge you for it. It is finger food at its finest. No utensils required.
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Party Bread
Posted: December 26, 2011 Filed under: Appetizer, Dinner, Holiday, Snacks, Vegetarian | Tags: appetizer, Bread, cheese, food, holiday, New Year's Eve, Recipe 27 Comments »
New Year’s Eve will be upon us in six short days. Now, ask yourself this questions: are you properly prepared to celebrate?
If you don’t have all the ingredients to make this Party Bread, then the answer is: no.
You see, I’ve been ringin’ in the New Year with this cheesy, buttery, heavenly bread for as long as I can remember, and I don’t think I could celebrate without it. It is so insanely good; we’re talking blow-your-mind-all-the-way-to-the-moon-and-back good. You won’t even be able to wrap your head around the utter deliciousness of this hot, cheesy bread.
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Cheesy Potato Soup in a Bread Bowl
Posted: November 2, 2011 Filed under: Dinner, The Smart Cookie Cook, Vegetarian | Tags: American cheese, Bread, cheddar cheese, cheese, comfort food, dinner, food, potatoes, scallions, soup 12 Comments »
Today, I had a revelation:
Soup is so much better in a bread bowl.
Now, let’s not get it twisted. This Cheesy Potato Soup is my favorite soup ever, and it’s incredible with or without the bread bowl. It is smooth, creamy, and oh so cheesy. You see, it’s not your typical potato soup. Most utilize cheddar cheese, which is a fine option, don’t get me wrong. However, my soup uses a combination of American & Sharp Cheddar. This is the key, my little cookies. That American cheese gives this an incredible cheesy flavor and creamy, smooth texture like nothing you’ve had in soup before. Plus, that little bit of cheddar gives you just the right amount of tang. Toss in some tender, buttery chunks of Yukon gold potatoes and a handful of scallions for a burst of flavor, and you’ve got the PERFECT potato soup. It’s one of those meals where you’ll go to test a spoonful and you’ll just smile and say, “That’s GOOD.”
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Sweet & Simple: Basil Garlic Bread
Posted: September 16, 2011 Filed under: Appetizer, Dinner, Italian, Side Dish, Sweet & Simple, Vegetarian | Tags: appetizer, basil, Bread, Butter, dinner, food, Garlic, garlic bread, snack 9 Comments »
Garlic is a beautiful thing. It’s flavor is so fantastic and so powerful. And yet, garlic is also universally complimentary of a plethora of foods. That’s one brilliant bulb. But garlic is in danger, my little cookies. It’s being exploited, overworked, and depreciated. We use garlic all the time, but hardly give it its place in the spotlight that is deserves. Basically, we’ve been putting garlic in things just for the sake of putting it in. Don’t get me wrong, most dishes are bettered by the addition of garlic. But sometimes, we need to step back and remember why garlic is such a wonderful herb/vegetable/spice in the first place.
Garlic bread is a fabulous way to showcase that. I’m not talking about that crap you get in the frozen section of your grocery store; I’m talking about the stuff you make fresh at home that is practically just as easy as throwing some frozen slices onto a baking sheet and tossing it in the toaster. There are a few simple steps and an itty-bitty ingredient list. The results that this quick and easy recipe yields are unbelievably delicious and packing tons of garlic impact. You won’t believe how this simple homemade bread can be some of the best you’ve ever had. Olive garden breadsticks, step aside.
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The Hashy Sammy
Posted: September 14, 2011 Filed under: Breakfast, Dinner, Sandwiches, The Smart Cookie Cook, Vegetarian | Tags: Bread, breakfast, breakfast sandwich, Butter, cheese, dinner, eggs, food, hashbrowns, sandwiches 9 Comments »
As I once explained to you little cookies in my Roasted & Toasted Taters post, I have an obsession with all things potato. This infatuation has followed me since childhood, throughout adolescence, and continued into to my young-adulthood. You can probably guess then what my favorite breakfast food is: hashbrowns. Now, hashbrowns come in all shapes and sizes. There are shredded hashbrowns, not to be confused with homefries (which I also love), little tator tot-like hashbrowns, and the trusty hashbrown patty. I ate and loved them all.
On school mornings, my mom would fry up a hashbrown patty with melted cheddar cheese for me. On the weekends, I’d indulge in basically the same thing except with shredded hashbrowns. I was always looking for a new way to get my daily potato fix. The problem was that many people looked down upon making a meal out of potatoes alone, especially for breakfast. So I’d have bacon on the side or an egg, but it just didn’t do it for me. You have to eat a lot of hashbrowns to feel satisfied. Somewhere along the line, gears started to turn. An idea began to take shape in my head.
Breakfast sandwich.
Hashbrowns.
A HASHBROWN BREAKFAST SANDWICH.
Sounds crazy, right? That’s what everyone said. They said I could do it. But I did, my little cookies. I did. Read the rest of this entry »
