No New Recipes Today

I don't have a recipe to share with you today!  My menus have been really boring lately and I haven't tried any new recipes (with the exception of the amazing pizza I made last week).  Part of that is because I've been going out to dinner a lot (for legitimate reasons) and because I've been trying to eat everything that's in my house to prevent food waste. 

I also set an April goal of not printing any new recipes.  While I haven't entirely stuck to this, I have been doing a much better job of not bringing home countless new recipes to try. 

That doesn't mean I haven't been spending lots of time pursuing new recipes.  I just haven't been printing them out.  Instead, I've been pinning them. 

My friend Ashley sent me an invitation to Pinterest forever ago, but I didn't get around to checking it out since early this month.  And now I'm obsessed.  And I pin things, especially recipes, obsessively. 

So what is Pinterest, exactly? Pinterest is like a giant bulletin board where you put up pictures of all your favorite things, except it's online and you are "pinning" things you find online.  You create boards, title them, pin your favorite new finds, and share them with the world (or at least, other Pinterest users).  You can check out other peoples' boards and "repin" their finds.  You can also "follow" other users and certain boards.  You can even add a "Pin It" button in your browser.  It's super cool and super addicting.

So instead of printing new recipes out, I've been pinning them to my recipe board.  I'm quite addicted and I think you should be too. :)

If you are already on Pinterest, follow me!  If you aren't on Pinterest, but want to be, email me at lizy1285 [at] gmail [dot] com and I will send you an invitation!

Disclosure: I am NOT affiliated with Pinterest and no one is paying me to say anything about the site.  I just think it's super awesome and think you should think it's super awesome as well. 

Recipe: Cheesy Garlic Bread

These are so good.  I can't even describe how good these are.  So I'm not going to spend time trying to describe them to you or tell a witty little story.  I'm just going to tell you to put these on your menu and make them ASAP.

Cheesy Garlic Bread - Adapted from Our Best Bites

1 loaf of French bread dough, made through the first rise (I recommend either this recipe or this one)

1 stick of butter, softened

1 1/2 tablespoons garlic bread seasoning (see below)

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Grease a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray.

After you have made your French bread dough, allowed it to rise, and punched it down, roll it out into a rectangle, about 18-20 inches long and 6 inches wide.  

Combine softened butter and seasoning together.  Spread all over the dough rectangle.  Make sure it reaches all the way to the edges.  Evenly sprinkle with cheese.  Roll up jelly-roll style (from the long end of the rectangle).  Cut the roll into 12 equal slices; dental floss or a really sharp knife is best for this.  Place one roll into each greased muffin cup.  Cover and set aside while you preheat the oven to 350.

Once the oven has preheated, bake the bread muffins for 18-22 minutes.  You should watch them very closely for the last 5 minutes as the cheese tends to burn.  You may need to loosely cover it with foil to prevent this.  

These are best eaten immediately so you can enjoy the cheesy goodness! 

Garlic Bread Seasoning

1/4 cup powdered Parmesan cheese (like the kind by Kraft)

1 teaspoon coarse salt

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon dried parsley

Mix all ingredients together and place in small container.  Seasoning mix should be stored in the refrigerator and can be kept up to 6 months.

This recipe is linked to Tasty Tuesday and Delicious Dishes.