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Pesto Bruschetta Spread

December 6, 2012 by Tiffany

Lately, we’ve fallen into a lovely routine of family dinners after church. Even though all of our kids still live at home, the oldest two are busy with work, school and activities. We often don’t see our daughter for several days, other than passing each other at breakfast. And our son, who is a senior in high school is often working or busy with other things.

Family dinners are much rarer than they used to be.

But lately, we’ve all been home for Sunday lunch after church. Most weeks, our daughter’s boyfriend joins us too. I love having everyone gathered around the table, catching up with each other.

Last Sunday, I decided to try out a new slow cooker recipe for an Italian style chicken dish (recipe coming soon). This Pesto Bruschetta Spread seemed the perfect thing to serve with it.

Everyone loved it! It’s creamy and full of flavor, thanks to the PHILADELPHIA Creamy Pesto Cooking Creme. The tomatoes on top were a perfect pairing with the pesto and cheese. They’re big enough that the picky people could dip around them, leaving more for the tomato lovers.

This was quick to make, which made it doable for after church. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Snacks Tagged with bread, garlic, onions, pesto, Philly cooking creme, tomatoes3 Comments

Choose-Your-Flavor Biscuit Bites

March 9, 2012 by Tiffany

The other night I pulled a can of refrigerated biscuits out of the fridge and turned them into Italian Parmesan Biscuit Bites. I know there are all kinds of recipes out there to make knots and rolls and such out of a can of biscuits.

I just didn’t feel like looking up a recipe, so I did my own thing.

And then, I got to thinking that there are all kinds of ways to make these. Determine your mood, determine you biscuit bite. This is definitely more method than recipe. Do your own thing with these.

Here are some jumping-off ideas: [Read more...]

Filed under: Baked Goods Tagged with biscuits, bread, canned biscuits, rolls2 Comments

Easiest Ever French Toast – Taking a Slice of Bread to New Heights

December 4, 2010 by Tiffany

Last month when I went to the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter test kitchens they fed us some delicious foods. Lots and lots of food. All made with ICBINB, of course.

Leave it to me to pick out the simplest idea to share with you. In a room full of cheesecake, stuffed mushrooms, truffles (I may still have to share those) and scones, I zeroed in on toast. I love simple, easy, manageable, effortless recipes.

Grab that tub of ICBINB and get ready to transform your morning toast. [Read more...]

Filed under: Breakfast Tagged with bread, Breakfast, brown sugar, brunch, cinnamon, I can't believe it's not butter!, maple syrup, syrup, toast3 Comments

Homemade Cornbread Dressing

October 26, 2010 by Tiffany

Every family has their own version of the *right* dressing or stuffing or filling or whatever you may call it. For me, it just isn’t Thanksgiving without this cornbread dressing.

It has to have homemade cornbread. Not the sweet kind. Good country cornbread baked in an iron skillet. Bonus points if you use bacon fat to grease the skillet. It has to have celery and onion, of course. And it has to have plenty of ground sage. Lots of sage.

My favorite part of making the dressing, is tasting it for proper seasoning. Taste a little. Add sage and salt. Stir. Taste. Add broth and sage. Stir. Taste again. Perfect!

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Side Dish Tagged with bread, celery, chicken broth, cornbread, holiday, onion, sage, Thanksgiving, turkey9 Comments

Grilled Sandwiches

July 21, 2010 by Tiffany

Have I mentioned how much I love our new grill? Oh yeah, I think I have.

The other day I was reading a post on The Happy Housewife about a panini party. That sounded good, but I don’t have a panini grill. I usually use the George Foreman, but this time I thought it would be fun to grill the sandwiches outside.

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Filed under: Main Dish, Sandwich Tagged with bread, grill, ham, lunch meat, olive oil, onion, roast beef, tomato, turkey6 Comments

Simple French Toast

May 15, 2010 by Tiffany

There’s nothing fancy or particularly special about this French toast. It’s one of those staple foods that nearly every household makes, but it’s also comfort food full of childhood memories. Crisp edges, melting butter and plenty of maple syrup make it a favorite. I add some vanilla and spices too. Add a cup of coffee and I could be happy with this for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

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Filed under: Breakfast Tagged with bread, butter, cinnamon, eggs, maple syrup, milk, nutmeg, vanilla11 Comments

Cinnamon Sugar Toast and Other Matters

April 10, 2010 by Tiffany

I’ve got a variety of thoughts on my mind today and since it’s Saturday, it seems the perfect day to share them with you.

1. I’m looking for a few good guest posters. If you think you’d like to write a post to share here on Eat at Home, send me an email (eatpoetry@gmail.com). You can share a recipe or other food related topic.

2. I have been doing some writing for the SC Johnson website in their Family Economics section. You can read one of my posts here. I’ll have others published over the next few months. I have been compensated by SC Johnson for this.

3. Completely unrelated to food – We’re planning a trip to Disney World in a couple months. One of my favorite sites to haunt is Disboards.com. I found this very cool interactive video linked over there. It’s a virtual day in WDW. Each park is included and you can “ride” many of the rides. Very fun.

4. I’m planning to do some cooking for our Disney trip this weekend. I’ve got 3 freezer meals picked out to make. We’ll pack those on dry ice. My mom is doing the bulk of the cooking though. She’s already got lots of food made and in the freezer. One of the meals I’m cooking is Spicy Garlic Chicken Pizza. I’m also trying 2 new dishes.

5. I eat cinnamon sugar toast for breakfast nearly every day. I admit to getting a little bored with it, but it’s so easy and it does taste good. What do you eat for breakfast?

Filed under: Breakfast Tagged with bread, Disney, guest posters, toast25 Comments

Croque Monsieur – “Fancy” Toasted Ham and Cheese

February 25, 2010 by Tiffany

I found this recipe in a Rachel Ray cookbook. She talks about eating these sandwiches in Paris. That sounds nice. I just ate mine in the kitchen.

I adapted her recipe a little bit. She says to use Gruyere cheese, but I couldn’t find any so I used Swiss. My kids called these “inside out sandwiches”, because the cheese is on the outside of the bread. When you grill them, it toasts to a flavorful crust. [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Sandwich Tagged with bread, Dijon, flour, ham, milk, swiss cheese15 Comments

Grilled Cheese and Tomato Sandwich

February 20, 2010 by Tiffany

Grilled cheese is a classic, a staple of lunches everywhere. I had never heard of putting tomato on them until we lived near Philadelphia. A diner there served them with tomato on their lunch menu. Yum! [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Sandwich Tagged with bread, butter, cheese, tomato23 Comments

Bread Eggs

November 28, 2009 by Tiffany

bread egg cooking

Tired of cooking?

Grab a couple slices of bread and a few eggs. Heat the skillet. Add butter. Pull the middles out of the bread and put it all in the hot skillet. Crack the eggs into the holes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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