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Just Like The Restaurant.... Crab Rangoon Recipe - Chinese.Food.com - 44240. Parmesan Spread — Our Life In The Kitchen. This stuff is addictive when you slather it on crusty slices of Italian bread.

Parmesan Spread — Our Life In The Kitchen

It uses ingredients that are the basis of so much of my cooking – fresh Parmesan, garlic, basil and olive oil. You’d think I was Italian or something! I’m not but many years ago my husband swore that with enough garlic and olive oil I’d become Italian. My skin’s not olive yet but, after 25 years, I’ve become an honorary Italian. At least I’ve got the cooking down! Parmesan Cheese, one big brickGarlic, 6 to 8 cloves depending on how garlicky you want itOlive OilCrushed Red PepperFresh Basil Leaves Crush and peel the garlic. Cut the cheese into cubes or chunks. Whirl the garlic in the food processor until it’s just barely chopped. Pulse until the cheese is coarsely crumbled. Gradually pour in a bit of olive oil and pulse until it’s mixed. Add a handful of basil leaves and a dash or two of crushed red pepper. Refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight before serving.

Tagged as: basil, cheese, garlic, parmesan. Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Dip & Slice & Dice. 6 Oct This dip might put me into rehab.

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Dip & Slice & Dice

French Fries: The No-Guilt Version. There’s nothing like a french fried potato.

French Fries: The No-Guilt Version

The taste, the texture, the dip-ability; it’s probably one of my favorite go-to comfort foods. However, I don’t need the fat of an actual deep fried potato, and I certainly do not favor processed french fries that come from the frozen food section of the grocery store. Enter: Healthy French Fries* Step 1: Peel your ‘taters. This isn’t necessary, though, but if you decide you want the skin on make sure you scrub-wash them first. Step 2: Cut them into strips. Step 3: Place potatoes in colander and rinse the starch off of them. Italian Grilled Cheese. Who doesn’t love a good grilled cheese?

Italian Grilled Cheese

And, I know it’s totally Ameeeerican to make the classic: American cheese, mayonnaise and bread. But, why not change it a bit and use REALLY fresh and natural ingredients?!?!? Love it! There’s nothing more delicious than fresh and homemade ingredients. Yum!!! Soooo, go to your farmers market and get the freshest tomatoes and basil you can find, grab some mozzarella balls, and assemble this amazing meal. Basil & Oregano Pesto Ingredients 1 cup fresh basil leaves1/4 cup fresh oregano leaves (or just more basil leaves)1 garlic clove1/4 cup of walnuts1/8 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon pepper2-3 tablespoons olive oil How-To Put all of the ingredients in a food processor, blend and set aside.

Basil & oregano pestoMozzarella cheese, slicedTomato, slice. Parmesan Roasted Potatoes. Ricotta and Lemon-Basil Pasta - Recipes. Yunhee Kim Ingredients 8 ounces uncooked pasta, such as seashell or campanelle 1 cup (8 ounces) part-skim ricotta cheese 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper Lemon wedges (optional) Preparation 1.

Ricotta and Lemon-Basil Pasta - Recipes

Cook the pasta according to package directions. 2. Wine note: Wolf Blass South Australian Chardonnay, around $12, is a classy number that tastes like twice the price. Print Prep Time: Cook Time: Yield: Makes 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup) Nutritional Information. Penguins in Party Hats. Cut a wedge out of the large olive and eat the slice; you deserve a treat after all that hat making.

Penguins in Party Hats

Stuff the olive with cream cheese and smooth it down with a knife or your finger. For a ruffled tuxedo shirt, you could pipe in the cheese with an icing bag. Cut a small triangle out of the carrot, this will be your penguin's beak and the remainder will be his feet. Make a small incision in the little olive and insert the carrot beak to complete the head. *Please note that other recipes for olive penguins are available on several websites including allrecipes.com, recipezaar.com and peaslovecarrots. Pizza Swirl Bread. I have good news and bad news.

Pizza Swirl Bread

The good news is… I made you bread. It tastes like pizza. It’s swirled with piles of grated provolone and spicy pepperoni and a nice little mixture of Italian seasoning [...that came out of a tube]. Yeah. We all do it. The bad news is that it disappeared. Like… all of it. At best I could dig the foil out of the trash for you that enveloped this loaf for a full 13 minutes before complete domination took over. Roasted Garlic Soup with Parmesan Cheese Recipe at Epicurious.com. Preparation Preheat oven to 350°F.

Roasted Garlic Soup with Parmesan Cheese Recipe at Epicurious.com

Place 26 garlic cloves in small glass baking dish.