Pasta / Breads

Soft Garlic Knots « Bread. I’ve been craving nice homemade rolls for quite some time.

The instant I saw the recipe for these heavenly Soft Garlic Knots over at AnniesEats I knew my fate was sealed. With the recipe as flawless as this one, everything went perfectly. Oh, and yes, there’s yeast. Please, don’t let that fact scare you off. The yeast in this recipe is nothing more than one of a few ingredients that creates the dough and that’s it. This is a simple recipe which yields amazing results. In case you really need to have these knots too, of which I am just sure, here are the ingredients. These knots can be kneaded in an electric mixer or simply just by hand. Just a Taste » Gruyere Chive Popovers. Gruyere Chive Popovers A few weeks ago I took the train out to Philadelphia to see the Phillies face off against the San Francisco Giants.

But before I could cheer on my favorite RHP, I knew I had to make the most of my 24-hour visit and grab a table at one of Philly’s culinary landmarks: Barclay Prime. Visions of stadium soft pretzels were quickly eclipsed by the golden brown glory set down on the bread plate in front of me. Eggy, cheesy, and piping hot, Barclay Prime’s gruyere and chive popovers were softball-sized and begging for a slathering of butter. I tore off a crunchy corner and a wisp of steam escaped, exposing an airy interior and an aroma of melted gruyere. I’ve been on a mission to recreate the popovers in my own kitchen, and sure enough, this past weekend my entire apartment swelled with the scent of melted butter, chopped fresh chives and freshly grated gruyere.

Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Casserole - The Cooking Jar. Here’s another easy meal that’s kid friendly too.

Just a heads up though, this is not going to be pretty. Like most casseroles, it’s going to be a smorgasbord of things all mashed together into one big dish. It is the bane of a food blogger and always a challenge to try and make it look less like a pile of unidentifiable food you might want to run away from and more like something you would want to eat. Coffee Break with Liz and Kate. It’s Thursday so that means it’s time for the recipe of the week.

This week’s recipe for Parmesan Garlic Biscuits is so easy and so delicious, the troops will have this one gone before you know it. I served mine along side lasagna, but these yummy pull apart biscuits would go great with practically any meal. Ingredients: 3 tbs. butter, melted1/4 tsp. celery seed2 cloves garlic, minced12 oz. tube refrigerated biscuits2 tbs. grated Parmesan cheese Directions: Preheat oven to 425. Coat the bottom of a 9″ pie plate with butter; add celery seeds and garlic. Cheesy Artichoke French Breads. How to Make Homemade Sourdough Bread and Compound Butter. Bread might be one of the more perfect foods, managing to feel essential and indulgent all at once.

It survives trends and never loses its footing as a staple in your kitchen. Fresh baked, crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, bread can only get better when paired with a compound butter. This holiday, make bread center stage in your meal offerings by baking fresh loaves and serving them with seasonally flavored compound butters before the meal, when the textures and flavors won't get lost on the side. Not hosting at your place? Fresh baked bread and compound butter makes the perfect hostess gift. Here's a recipe for sourdough bread paired with orange cranberry compound butter. SOURDOUGH STARTER Before you make sourdough bread, you'll need to make sourdough starter, which takes the place of yeast and can be used again and again for future recipes. Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon dry yeast 2 cups lukewarm water. Perfecting Pasta (Recipe: Homemade Linguine with Whiskey Cream Sauce.

How To Make Croissants [Chocolate Croissants, Pumpkin Spice Croissants, and Cinnamon Sugar Croissants] I hope you’re ready to see a billion underexposed photos of the same exact dough over and over and over again.

Please say yes, because you will be rewarded with this. This was a… project. To say the least. I have been dying to try homemade croissants for ages, but after mention of them when I made almond joy scones, I could hardly wait. I have a very nostalgic reason for loving croissants: since I was young, each summer my grandma would always pick up a croissant from the Bread Box Bakery in Boyne City. But I also have a superficial reason for loving croissants: It’s Complicated. Too bad they don’t mention that it takes like 14 hours to really make croissants.

I’m not about to tell you “oh! Oh… and I made four flavors of croissants: traditional, chocolate, cinnamon sugar and pumpkin spice. Easy enough… it all starts with some yeast and flour. I know you have all of the ingredients in your kitchen, which means you should probably start right now. Homemade English Muffin Recipe.

Garlic Focaccia Bread : An Easy Focaccia Recipe.