Parmesan Knots

These little knots were super easy to make and super delicious. There's not much more I need in a recipe. You may want to double this batch, because, simply put, you're gonna want more.

Original Recipe Source: Taste of Home

Parmesan Knots
1 tube (12 oz.) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1/4 c. olive oil
3 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried parsley

Cut each biscuit into thirds. Roll each piece into 3-inch long ropes and tie in knots. Tuck ends under. Place two inches apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown (check the bottoms to make sure they don't burn!).

In a large bowl, combine the olive oil, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, oregano, and parsley. Toss warm knots in the mixture once they are done baking.

Grandma's Pumpkin Bread

Maybe I haven't tasted all the pumpkin bread in the world... but I'm pretty sure this is the best.

Ingredients:
3 cups sugar
1 cup oil
3 eggs
1 med. can pumpkin
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Mix together all the ingredients in a large bowl until well blended. Bake in either a bundt pan or two loaf pans, greased & floured, for 1 hour at 350 degrees F. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes before serving. HINT... If you use loaf pans, don't cook both loaves at the same time :)

Bottle Post

Recently, by watching "Community," I learned what a bottle episode is. I think Wikipedia defines it well:

The term bottle episode or bottleneck episode is used in episodic television to refer to episodes which are produced using the least money. The majority of a television series' budget generally goes into producing episodes meant to pique audience interest, such as season openers and closers; bottle episodes are produced using whatever money is left over. Most bottle episodes are shot on sets already built for other episodes, frequently the main interior sets for a series, and they consist largely of dialogue or scenes for which no special preparations are needed.

That being said, I'm pretty much broke right now. And no money=not as many fun cooking projects. So, this post is to kind of bridge the gap between paychecks. I'm linking some recipes from my personal blog, which have proved delicious in the past.

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Focaccia Bread

Until the next pay period! (Which will actually be my food blog party this Sunday, so come if you can!)

The Blog Debut Party

Okay first of all thank you to everyone who came to the party!!!! It was sooo super fun.

There were three dishes featured at the best food blog party of all time. First was an old family recipe. Grandma Wells's Pumpkin Bread.


I decided since it was Halloween I would make the bread look kind of scary... you know... the guts falling out and everything...
Just kidding. I actually totally failed with the bread. I broke the cardinal rule--trying to bake two things at once. You just can't break that rule. Don't do it. Even if you're running out of time... it's not fun to pull out a beautiful-looking loaf of bread only to have it fall apart in the middle. BUT IT STILL TASTED AMAZING!!!

Grandma Wells's Pumpkin Bread
3 cups sugar
1 cup oil
3 eggs
1 med. can pumpkin
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Mix together all the ingredients in a large bowl until well blended. Bake in either a bundt pan or two loaf pans, greased & floured, for 1 hour at 350 degrees F. HINT... don't cook both loaves together :)


See how excited Kyle is about this food? That's because he's just eaten about 50 of these world-famous (okay maybe not WORLD famous, but famous nonetheless) rice krispie treats. My mom got this recipe from a lady at my church, and we've never been able to go back to normal rice krispie treats again. Just use this recipe sparingly--I'm pretty sure it's a heart attack waiting to happen.

Royal Rice Krispie Treats
1 lb. butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 lb. bag marshmallows
15-16 cups rice krispies

Pour the rice krispies into a large bowl (make sure there is extra room to stir in the marshmallow mixture later). Prepare two cookie sheets by spraying them with non-stick cooking spray. Combine the butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a gentle boil, and let boil until the mixture begins to look like caramel. Remove from heat, and add the marshmallows. Add food coloring now too, if you want them to be a certain color (I made mine orange!). Pour the marshmallow mixture over the rice krispies and stir until they are all coated. Divide half of the rice krispie mixture into each cookie sheet, and use baking-spray covered hands to spread the rice krispies to fill out the sheets. Let harden (or not) and enjoy!!!

Now for the butterbeer. I was actually most excited about this recipe... but kind of disappointed with it in the end. I can't take credit for this recipe at all, but I will post the link in case anyone wants to try it. It was still good (especially the homemade butterscotch sauce), but not quite how I pictured it in my Harry Potter imagination-world.

Butterbeer Recipe

And as a surprise, one of my roommate's friends stopped by to show her her Halloween creation, which I HAD to get a picture of.


Aren't these little mummies adorable? They are actually made of meatloaf, covered with cheese, with little olive eyes. So creative. Love it.

Thanks to everyone again who came!!! Sorry my camera died so I couldn't get pictures of everyone... but I love you all and can't wait til the next food blog party!