BEST CINNAMON ROLLS

This recipe is amazing. I will never buy cinnamon rolls again!

( click on "BEST CINNAMON ROLLS" to see recipe)

I leave out the pecans, since my boyfriend doesn't like them. I also sub one cup of Whole Wheat Flour.

Potato Pesto Pizza: That's Amore Part 2

This is one of our favorite pizza recipes. One winter day, about 2 years ago we raided the pantry and fridge and this pizza recipe was born.

POTATO PESTO PIZZA
1 LARGE potato, or 2 small- any kind will do, the butter potatoes are super good with this. Thinly sliced, as thin as you can get them.

1/4 c of sliced onion

1/4-1/2 c tomatoes - when grape tomatoes are in season we use those, romas are great too as well as whatever you have, canned or otherwise. If you use canned toms make sure to drain off any excess liquid.

1/2 c shredded swiss cheese

1/2 c shredded mozzarella cheese

crushed red pepper
freshly ground black pepper
maybe some fresh garlic if you are feeling garlicky



I use the bread dough recipe from the That's Amore post* but subbed one cup of Whole Wheat Flour for one cup of Unbleached. Turned out better and was very yummy.

Once the dough is ready to be placed in the oven I lay out the potato slices onto the dough. The potatoes take longer to cook than the other ingredients and we discovered this worked best for us. If you are using a ready-made dough that you just add toppings to, you will want to either saute the potatoes on the stove for about 7 minutes to soften them, or bake them with a little bit of Olive Oil in the oven on 350 for about 10 minutes or so.

Place the dough in the oven with potatoes for about 10 minutes at 425 degrees.

Remove dough from the oven and spread Pesto sauce over potatoes. Sprinkle some Crushed Red Pepper and Fresh Ground Black Pepper, if desired.

Spread cheeses evenly over pizza. Add tomatoes and onions and more crushed red pepper and fresh ground black pepper. Also, you can add fresh slices of garlic, if you like garlic.

Place in oven for 9-11 minutes, at 425 degrees, until crust turns slightly golden and cheese begins to brown a little.

Everyone we have ever made this pizza for, loves it. They say they go home and make it their own with their own special twist. Enjoy! That's Amore!

* I do not know how to create a link to a previous blog post. I have tried google-ing how to do this, but I can't figure it out. I am HTML-handicapped!

Easy Oatmeal Bread

Happy Monday Morning!

This weekend I tried at my hand at this Easy Oatmeal Bread Recipe.


1 c warm water
1 Tbsp yeast
2 Tbsp sugar or honey
3 c flour (1 c wheat, 2 c unbleached white flour)
1 c oatmeal ( quick or old fashioned)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c melted butter (1 stick)
extra flour for kneading


Dissolve sugar or honey in water and stir in yeast. Set aside for 10 minutes until foamy. While you are waiting for the yeast to foam, mix up the dry ingredients and melt the butter.

Add melted butter and yeast to the dry ingredients and mix by hand. I mixed the ingredients together in a bowl with a spoon and then kneaded the bread on the table with some extra flour.

Shape the bread into a round loaf and set it aside to let it rise and double in size.





Set the timer on the stove for 30 minutes, then preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Set the timer again for 15 minutes. (TOTAL rise time 45 minutes)

Slash the dough with an X and put it in the oven for 40-45 minutes. ENJOY!