Pepperoni Cheese Bread

This is quite similar to the Pizza Bite recipe but I think I liked this one a touch more, mostly for the bread. I wasn’t a huge fan of the pizza dough from the Bites recipe but the frozen bread dough was pretty tasty. (Is it wrong for me, the...

Whole Wheat Bread

Ingredients: 2 1/3 cups warm water (about 100°) 1 ½ tbsp. instant yeast ¼ cup honey 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted 2 ½ tsp. salt ¼ cup rye flour ½ cup toasted wheat germ 3 cups whole-wheat flour 2 ¾ cups unbleached all-purpose flour Directions: In the bowl of a...

Pizza Bites

Ingredients: 2 cans refrigerated pizza dough (I used Pilsbury but I think next time it would be worthwhile to make my own crust)1 bag of shredded mozzarella cheese4 oz thin sliced pepperoni2 tsp Italian seasoning (combine oregano, basil, parsley, and garlic)1/4 cup olive oil3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheesepizza or marinara...

Honey Yeast Rolls

I made these a few weeks ago when we had dinner with some friends. She was in charge of the chili (which was amazing, by the way) and I was in charge of the bread and dessert. I don’t think I gave the rolls enough time to rise (I started...

Penne Rustica

I told you I loved What’s Cooking in the Orange Kitchen! This is my 3rd update in a row from her blog 🙂 This pasta was heavy but fantastic. And incidentally, it made fantastic leftovers for lunch the next day too. I was a little heavy handed with the pepper...

Chicken Marsala

This is, quite possibly, my husband’s favorite thing I’ve made. He LOVED it. I can’t say I disagree with him. Yum! Ingredients: 4-6 thin chicken breast pounded out to 1/8 inch thickness1/2 cup flour1/3-1/2 cup buttersalt and pepper to taste2 cups mushrooms, sliced (We left these out)1-2 cloves garlic minced3/4...

Bourbon chicken

Ingredients: 2 lbs Boneless Chicken Breasts, cut into bite size pieces2T Olive Oil1 Garlic Clove, crushed1/4t Ginger (I used 1/2t)3/4t Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (I used 1/2t)1/4C Apple Juice1/3C Light Brown Sugar2T Ketchup1T Cider Vinegar1/2C Water1/3C Soy Sauce 1T Corn Starch Directions: Heat oil in a large skillet. Add chicken...

Garlic Cheese Biscuits

I searched high and low for a good cheesy garlic biscuit recipe to go with our Cajun chicken pasta tonight (which, again, was heavenly. One of my new favorite foods for sure). I finally came across these at allrecipes.com and decided to give them a try. They were very tasty,...