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Warm and delicious breakfast turnovers. Ah, they are so darn good. It is wonderful how puff pastry transforms what might normally be a hum drum breakfast scramble into a hand held tasty treat.

One tip that I have for cooks who are looking to add more vegetables into their meals is to cook up a big pot of sliced onions and bell peppers until they are soft and the onions are caramelized. Let cool and store it in the fridge. Now they are ready to be added to pasta bakes, quesadillas, and breakfast turnovers like these. I happened to have spicy sausage to use up so I added that in with the vegetables and freshly shredded cheese. So good! Ready for the recipe?

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If I ever have my own bakery, this recipe is going on the menu. Delicious doesn't even begin to describe it. Moist and spicy with the pleasant tang of whipped cream cheese frosting. This recipe is from 1910 and from the amazing cookbook, Heirloom Baking with the Brass Sisters. Ready for the recipe?

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Tuesday has rolled around again, so it must be time for another Ten on Tuesday feature. What is it? Kim from It's a Crafty Life describes it best. "Today's the day when you blog about whatever's on your mind...random info about you, events going on in your life, a top ten list, ten pictures, whatever...so long as it is 10 items!" If you would like to play along check out It's a Crafty Life.

Today I want to share ten tasty food blogs that I am really enjoying. I have done this once before, and since it has been a few months, I thought it time to bring you a new batch of amazing food blogs that I love.

The theme that ties this batch of ten food blogs is that I bookmark, oh just about EVERY SINGLE recipe they post. No joke! They each bring different things to the table, be it beautiful photography, a unique and charming voice, or the ability to make you drool all over your keyboard. Hopefully you find a new blog or two to subscribe to. Enjoy!

Ten More Tasty Food Blogs You Should Be Reading

1. Plain Chicken. Recipes you need to see: Chicken Parmesan Crescents, Creamy Grilled Chicken Piccata, Artichoke Bread and Sausage Pancakes.


2. Brenda's Canadian Kitchen. Recipes you need to see: Coconut Cream Crescent Pie, Jalapeno Popper Cheeseburgers, Chocolate-Peppermint Loaf Cake and "Lime in the Coconut" Frosted Cheesecake Bars.


3. Lauren's Latest. Recipes you need to see: Chocolate Mint Truffle Cookies, Lemon Crinkle Cookies, Cheesy Taco Pasta and Garlic Rubbed Steak with Blue Cheese & French Fried Onions.


4. The Cozy Little Kitchen. Recipes you need to see: Tropical Pineapple & Coconut Bars, Hummingbird Cake with Toasted Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting, Caramel Apple Cake and Florida Key Lime Pie.


5. Mel's Kitchen Cafe. Recipes you need to see: Chicken Pillows with Creamy Parmesan Sauce, Cornbread with Fluffy Honey Butter, Southwest Egg Rolls with Creamy Chipotle Dipping Sauce, and Cheddar and Herb Biscuits.


6. Your Homebased Mom. Recipes you need to see: Orange Creamsicle Scones, Citrus Cream Cheese Pull Apart Rolls, Lemon Cream Chicken and Grape Salad.


7. Stephanie Cooks. Recipes you need to see: Mediterranean Pasta, Bang Bang Shrimp, Mushroom and Garlic Cream Tartlets, and Creamy Noodles.


8. Life as a Lofthouse. Recipes you need to see: Strawberry Ooey Gooey Cake, Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu, BBQ Chicken Salad with Homemade BBQ Sauce, and Strawberry Cheese Danish.


9. Shugary Sweets. Recipes you need to see: Italian Chicken, Rolo Turtle Fudge, Jalapeno Corn Dip, and Peanut Butter-Finger Bites.


10. A Pretty Life in the Suburbs. Recipes you need to see: Root Beer Chocolate Cupcakes, Rice Pudding, Meat Lasagna, and Strawberry Vinaigrette.

All righty. Cheesy Garlic Sticks. I make them all the time. They are delicious, they only take a handful of ingredients, and often they are filling enough to make a meal out of on the cheap. I've tried a bunch of little tweaks to come up with what I think is the most delicious recipe for Cheesy Garlic Sticks. Ready for the recipe?

I don't make my own pizza dough. If you like making dough, by all means, go for it. I have yet to be satisfied with homemade pizza dough. So what I do is pick up premade pizza dough from Papa Murphys. It comes already rolled out, it is the 14" size, and is only $3! Compare this to pre-baked dough, which can run upwards of $6, and dough from a can, which I think tastes kinda gross. Note: From the comments on this post it has come to my attention that not all locations sell the dough premade, so you should call ahead and ask them if you don't want to waste a trip.

When you get your dough, it may need to be 'proofed', which just means it may need to rise. The longer you allow your dough to sit out and proof, the thicker the crust will be. I make my pizzas within a half hour to an hour of buying them, and I think the dough is just perfect. Not too thin, not too thick, just right. I lightly brushed the dough with olive oil, focusing on the edges so they would brown up nicely.

Next up for me to decide on was the type of cheese. Packaged shredded cheese melts really strange I have found. Whatever they put on the cheese to make it so it doesn't stick together in the bag will inhibit the cheese from melting and being nice and ooey gooey. So I ended up buying a ball of mozzarella (not the kind in water) and I tore the pieces of cheese with my fingers and covered the dough. If I had any really thick pieces of cheese, I flattened them slightly, but overall it was a quick process of pinching pieces of the cheese off of the ball and covering the dough.

After that, I grabbed a spoon and my jar of minced garlic from the fridge (I know, I know, but I love that stuff), I drizzled just a little bit of the garlic infused oil on the pizza, as well as some of the minced garlic itself. A sprinkle of Italian spices on top and it is ready to bake.

I've also added dried garlic powder to this, in addition to the garlic oil / minced garlic, to make it extra potent. If you are a garlic fan you might want to use both. It really just depends on how much of each you use. If you don't have minced garlic in a jar, feel free to use dried garlic instead. This is not a fussy recipe, just use what you got.

All in all, I thought it tasted fantastic. You can substitute a shredded cheese if you'd like, but in my experience it doesn't get super melty and delicious. It just sorta sits there.


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Happy Friday folks! If you are visiting the page right now, you can see that I had a bit of an itch to redesign the site. I'm having trouble deciding on a color for the background of the page. Below I have links for you to preview the colors I'm considering. I'd love for you to check them out and let me know what you like, if you are bored and want to be a judgey judge

• What color(s) do you like best? See the light colors here. See the dark colors here. Or suggest your own preferred color in the comments.

• Do you have any constructive criticism for the design, layout, fonts, etc.? Am I missing something important? Is there too much stuff going on? 

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You know it. You love it. It is a childhood classic. Ready for the recipe?

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As I mentioned previously, The Kitchen Reader chose The Sugar Queen as the book selection for July. A few reviews already have mentioned the Grilled Tomato and Cheese sandwich described several times in the book, and I was inspired to create it.

Using the description in the book, here is my take on Chloe's Grilled Tomato and Cheese Sandwich that the main character Josey enjoys so much. Ready for the recipe?

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