Parmesan Garlic PullAparts

This recipe is one that I pieced together from a few different recipes I have seen online lately.  I made this for supper recently and my kids devoured it.  They raced to eat their main dish so that they could eat as many of these cheesy, garlicky bites as they could.  I love that this recipe comes together very quickly using the baking mix posted previously.

Photos by ME.

 

Parmesan Garlic PullAparts

• 2 1/2 cups baking mix
• scant 1 cup milk
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon basil

*Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease two 9 inch baking pans.
*Pour melted butter into prepared pans.
*Mix baking mix and milk in a mixing bowl until a soft, slightly sticky dough forms.
*Shape dough into small balls (smaller than a golf ball).
*Mix together Parmesan cheese, garlic, oregano and basil in a bowl.
*Toss dough balls in Parmesan cheese mixture until well coated.
*Place dough balls in prepared pans in a single layer (there should be a little room around each ball for it to rise but not so much space that they won't touch when risen).
*Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown on the bottom.

Enjoy!

-C :)

Puppy Chow (for humans)

A few weeks ago we were having a potluck at work.  It was 12pm on a Sunday and I needed to have something ready to go by 3pm and I wanted to have a nap...  Quick and easy was the order of the day.  Thankfully I remembered a box of Chex that I had sitting in my pantry - 10 minutes later I was off to dreamland!

This is a super simple recipe that is open to many adaptations.  Have fun!

Puppy Chow

9 cups Chex cereal (any kind)

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted (6oz.)

1/2 cup smooth peanut butter, melted

1/4 cup butter, melted

1 -2 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

*Measure the cereal into a large bowl.

*In a microwave safe bowl combine chocolate chips, butter, and peanut butter.  Microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between, until melted.

*Stir in vanilla.

*Pour over bowl of cereal and mix until coated.

*Place 1/3 of the coated cereal in a large ziptop bag.  Pour in 1/3 of the icing sugar and shake to coat.

*Spread on waxed paper to cool (can be put in the fridge to speed the process).

*Repeat the icing sugar step until all the cereal is used up.

Enjoy!

-C :)

Microwave Popcorn

Did you know that you can make popcorn in your microwave?  I don't mean the store bought kind with the nasty fake butter, I mean real popcorn kernels, no chemicals.  After I made this the first time I was amazed that I had been fooled all those years into making fake store bought popcorn!

Since moving out on my own, popcorn has become a staple in my diet.  At one time in my life, while living with 3 other girls, our microwave used to make 4 bags of popcorn in an evening!  After the news came out about microwave popcorn containing cancer causing chemicals, I shuddered to think how many of those chemical I ingested over the years.  With the discovery of this recipe I could once again enjoy microwave popcorn without the worry of what I was doing to my body!



Image from Ayelie on Flicker


Microwave Popcorn

• 1/4 - 1/3 cup popcorn kernels
• paper bag (I just grab an extra one each time I buy mushrooms!)
• tape

*Place the popcorn kernels in the paper bag.  Fold the top up a few times and tape the edge down.
*Place in the microwave for about 2 1/2 minutes.  Listen carefully and once the popcorn popping slows down to a few pops at a time, then take it out.
*Open the bag, drizzle with a little melted butter or your favorite toppings and ENJOY!

Pop away people!

-Carla :)