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bread dip recipes
0Monday, July 25, 2011 by norelle & co.
Who doesn't love a late night snack? We all have those nights when we are craving something munchy while relaxing. I generally don't like turning to chips, pretzels, etc. (but I do have a weekend for popcorn from my Whirley Pop). Maybe it's the Italian in me, but I love dips for bread. These simple dip recipes are a staple in our house, and make for great late night snacks with some fresh bread (and maybe even a glass of wine!).
2. Add tomatoes, oregano and basil, stir together. Cook over low-medium heat for 10 minutes. 3. After sauce thickens, add water, stir. Cook 5 minutes longer, remove from heat, and stir in sugar to taste.
4. Add any spices, salt & pepper if you feel necessary. Finish by stirring in fresh basil.
2. Use 1 tbsp of mixture (or more if you'd like) in a small bowl and pour in olive oil until you get desired amount. Mix together and serve.
The marinara is also great with pasta, sprinkled with fresh parmesan cheese. Enjoy these easy recipes next time you're looking to munch!
-A
Category italian bread dip mix, late night snack, marinara, recipe
happy (belated) father's day
0Monday, June 20, 2011 by norelle & co.
We had a pretty exciting weekend around this parts. On Friday, we attended a graduation party for myself, and my two friends, Trevor and Nina, (Norelle even managed to scam two pieces of cake out of us somehow)! Saturday Norelle had her soccer pictures taken, we played at the park, ran through the sprinkler, I worked on my chair makeover while she napped, and then we had a girls night together, since my husband was out at a concert. Sunday, of course, we celebrated Father's Day! We invited my parents and my grandparent's over (my in-laws would have been invited too, but they were away on vacation), for breakfast. I figured I should do something beside's the usual scrambled eggs and bacon, so I prepared a different, but easy special Father's Day breakfast.
We started with a Watermelon and Strawberry Lemonade. Then moved onto the meal; Baked Egg Toasty Cups, which I added a little shredded cheese in the bottom of the cup, before I put the egg in the cups; served them with Herbed Home Fries, Watermelon Feta Salad with mixed greens and easy dressing (3 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 6 tbsp olive oil, 3 tsp honey), and as a special treat, Maple Fresh Toast Bacon Cupcakes.
I saw a recipe online for cupcakes like these, and really wanted to try them out on my husband! I figured that Father's Day would be the perfect time. You can follow the recipe I posted above, but if you feel a little pressed for time, you can do what I did! I bought a box of white cake mix, followed the ingredients on the box, but instead of the oil, I added maple syrup. I also added 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg and a 1 tsp of vanilla extract. I followed the directions for the frosting, and viola, maple french toast bacon cupcakes! Although these have bacon in the title, and the whole point is the sweet and salty, I left one cupcake bacon free since I am a vegetarian, but hey, I thought I should be able to try these too!
I also used the cute printable's seen above found on Tatertots & Jello. I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend celebrating their dad's, stepdad's, grandfather's, greatgrandfather's, uncle's, and any special man in their life!
Happy Father's Day, thank you for all that you do.
-A
Category breakfast, cupcakes, father's day, printables, recipe
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