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I am loving winter in Florida.
It’s a joke to call it winter. It’s been amazing out. We had one cold weekend so far and you would have thought the end of the world was coming. People reacted to at the grocery store the same way that people in Boston reacted to snow storms. Everyone at the grocery store was all bundled up and talking about how cold it was. I was standing there in a sweat shirt like “yo, you have no idea…” It was like 45 out. ha!
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Pull Apart Pepperoni Pizza Bread
Umm, Florida… get your act together.
It’s just too cold right now.
As I type this it’s 44 degrees here (Sunday night!). It was so cold this morning that I didn’t want to get out of bed.
Yes, I am well aware that is not really cold. Prior to the move in Feb, I grew up in New England my whole life so I know cold temps. We did the long witers, polar vortex, record setting cold and snow, and blizzards. So I know what cold feels like when you are wearing coats inside since you just can’t stay warm, nor really afford cranking up the heat. Or when your bus breaks down from the cold. Or when your dog won’t even go outside since it’s so cold… ya get the point.
But, this is just not ‘right’ for Florida now.
We went out for a friend’s birthday on Friday and we were supposed to go golfing, but the wait time was crazy and it was just too cold. Even when we were called everyone was like “yeah, no thanks, too cold.” It seriously was cold, but the worst part was the wind. The wind chill temp was in the 30’s. nope.
Anyway, I’m over the ‘cold’ but I’m not over how good this pull apart bread is.
It’s so good. So, so good. I love pizza so this pull apart bread that is loaded with cheese and pepperoni that you then dip into pizza sauce. So much flavor. So much cheese pull.
It doesn’t take much effort to make. Autumn even helped me roll it out!
The dough it simple to make. Then ya roll it out and you sprinkle it a whole bunch of cheese and pepperoni all over the buttery dough. Slice up pieces, slap them together and put them in a loaf pan. You’re about 45 minutes away from the best herby cheesy bread that you yank part and dip into hot pizza sauce.
This is just so perfect for post season game watching. (ugh you let me down Giants!) It will go over really well for The Superbowl. I bet everyone will be loving this.
Pull Apart Pepperoni Pizza Bread
Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 1 Cup plus 2 Tablespoons warm milk (105-110 degrees, 2% or whole milk)
- 1 package active yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 3 Cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 Cup olive oil
- 4 ounces of butter, melted
- 2 Cups shredder mozzarella cheese
- 1 6-ounce package sliced pepperoni
- serve with hot pizza sauce
Process
- Bloom the yeast in the milk for a few minutes.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl, add the flour, salt, parsley, garlic powder, and onion powder. Mix to combine.
- Add the milk and the oil to the dry ingredients and mix well to combine. The dough should be coming together to form a ball and pulling away from the sides of the bowl. The dough is a bit moist so if it’s a bit dry add a bit more milk.
- Transfer the dough to the well- oiled large bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let sit for at least 1 hour to double in size.
- When you are ready to make the bread, preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Roll the dough out so it’s about 12″ x 20″. Spread the melted butter on dough. Using a pizza cutter, cut into pieces that are about 4″ x 5″. Then sprinkle the cheese over all of the pieces, add 2 pieces to pepperoni to the pieces.
- Stack the pieces on each other. Turn the last piece to face in so the dough it on the outside. Then place into the butter loaf pan. Sprinkle any cheese that fell off during assembly on top of the bread.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, until golden brown and the cheese is melty. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes before serving with hot pizza sauce.
Browned Butter Buttermilk Banana Pancakes
Buffalo Chicken Meatball Sliders
Want to be the best fan at a football party? Bring these Buffalo Chicken Meatball Sliders because everyone will love these sliders with the spin on wings.
I have a good story about how awkward I am.
And how I really embarrass my husband.
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Homemade Monkey Bread
Homemade Monkey Bread is the breakfast that will have you pulling piece after piece away from this classic treat made popular in the 1950’s. Yum!!
Happy New Year!!!!
I have some exciting news, besides my pregnancy (more on that for another day!), I have picked out the theme for my weekly foodie posts… Monkey Bread Mondays!
I am going to be focusing this year’s challenge theme on sweet and savory monkey breads. As well as, cinnamon rolls and pull apart breads. All that deliciousness right here, every Monday.
Why these sweet treats?
After all, they are down right delicious. Basically, they make you want to lick your fingers clean of the ooey gooey cinnamon sugar filling. You’ll want to sneak an extra piece. The frosting on top is the stuff of daydreams. The inventive way to fill pull apart breads is endlessly fun. Without a doubt, they are all addicting.
Plus, here is just something so irresistible about taking fresh bread out of the oven. It’s all about that yeasty goodness smell. And when that fresh bread is loaded up with cinnamon, sugar, butter, chocolate, and nuts or cheese, herbs, and bacon things get even better, quickly.
So while I am making more than just monkey bread, I am calling it Monkey Bread Mondays. I just like alliteration!
It’s like my Taco Tuesday series, I didn’t just make tacos. I filled you up with tacos, enchiladas, sauces, rice, beans, soup, drinks, and desserts. So, get ready for everything. We’ll see how creative I get. and how fat. HA! At least I have the baby to blame now.
These great breakfast sweet treats are fun for the whole family, young and old. It’s great to all share a big ring of sugary goodness. I recommend these for holidays or weekends with family or friends from near and far away. It’s easy to prep the night before and pop in the oven the next morning to feed a hungry crew.
To kick things off, I made a classic Homemade Monkey Bread from scratch.
I have made plenty of Monkey Breads from the rolls you get from the can, but Homemade Monkey Bread is so, so good. The quick version is good, but the texture and flavors from the homemade ones is incredible. Things just need to get off on the right foot to kick off the year because a great foundation is the best way to learn.
The Homemade Monkey Bread takes just about 15 minutes to prep, then the dough gets to hang out for an hour (or overnight). Then it’s a quick roll out, cutting, coating in cinnamon and sugar, then dumping a bunch of butter all over all of that. Butter is the best.
My tips and tricks for a delicious Homemade Monkey Bread:
Get the milk at the right temperature, since this is what activates the yeast so you want to wake it up gently. Not too hot, not too cold.
Plenty of bench flour (flour on your work surface) because it makes rolling out the dough nice and easy.
Use a pizza cutter or a bench scrapper because it makes cutting the pieces out quick work.
Lastly, a nice large bundt pan or tube pan is key. However, an angel food cake pan will allow the melted butter you pour over the mix just seep out, so don’t use that!
Above all, serve the monkey bread warm from the oven. This will have everyone pulling piece after piece right out of it. Surely, it will disappear in no time.
I hoop you enjoy this Homemade Monkey Bread, and I hope you stay tuned Monkey Bread Monday this year. It’s time to have some fun, loaded up, over the top, delicious breads.
Homemade Monkey Bread
Yield:
12 people
Prep Time:
1 hour 20 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour 55 minutes
Homemade Monkey Bread is the breakfast that will have you pulling piece after piece away from this classic treat made popular in the 1950's. Yum!!
Ingredients
- 1 package, 2 and 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 and 1/2 Cups warm milk , 110F-115F, 2% or whole milk, no lower
- 1/3 Cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 Cup brown sugar
- 3/4 Cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Proof the yeast in the milk until the yeast is fragrant and bubbly, this takes a few minutes.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the melted butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and eggs together. Add the milk to the bowl and mix again.
- Add 4 Cups of flour to the bowl and mix well. Scrape down the bowl, and add the remaining flour. Mix well to combine all the ingredients, about 4-5 minutes
- Remove the dough to a well greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let raise for at least 1 hour.
- When ready to assemble the monkey bread, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter a large Bundt pan or tube pan.
- Combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl.
- Roll out the dough on a well-floured, clean, level work surface. The dough should be 1/2" thick. Cut into 1" x 1" pieces.
- Roll the pieces into the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place a layer of pieces into the buttered pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Repeat with another layer of pieces, then sprinkle with more sugar. Repeat until the pieces and sugar are gone.
- Pour the melted butter over the pieces. Run a knife around the sides and central tube of the pan to help the butter get around the pieces.
- Bake for 33-37 minutes, until the top the golden brown.
- Run a knife around the sides and center tube. Flip out onto a large serving dish. Enjoy!
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Bye 2016! Hello 2017!
A cocktail for him, a mocktail for me.
Enjoying date night to celebrate the end of the year, our 12th dating anniversary, and Baby H arriving in June! Cheers!!!
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Every year my husband and I review ‘The Best of’ at the end of the year.
We all know 2016 was a dumpster fire of a year, so I don’t need to dwell on the things that went badly to horrible wrong… celebrity deaths, US and international terrorist attacks, accidents and natural disasters, and Trump!
We focus on the things that brought us happiness from dinners out, vacations, funny moments, etc.
While enjoying a dinner out to celebrate our 12th dating anniversary (1/2 to be exact) we recapped the year that was 2016.
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We said good bye to Boston, home for 12+ years, where we met, where we graduated college together, where we bought a house, had Autumn, got our dogs, and made tons of memories.
Adding Brinkley to our family. Right before moving. Insanity but glad we didn’t think twice about getting our little derpy love muffin.
A great date night before leaving Boston at the Tip Tap Room where we had the best pork belly steamed buns. Dreamy.
The crazy awesomeness that was moving from Boston to the Tampa area. I flew with Autumn and our rabbit, Bunny, in mid Feb and Price drove down with the stinky dogs in mid March.
We sold our house. Above asking. A lot above asking.
Discovering how easy it is to get Taylor Ham at the grocery store here in Florida. It’s the little things in life.
Making wonderful friends down here. They have helped make this transition to the complete unknown a lot easier.
Celebrating our 1 year anniversary with a long weekend in Disney. It was a combined honeymoon and anniversary thing for us and it was so much fun. Except for a few queasy hours at Epcot. ha!
We started construction on our dream house.
Taking Autumn to Disney was an awesome day. She loved everything about it from meeting Ariel, riding dumbo, and suckering Price into a $$$ customized parasol with Cinderella’s castle on it. It was a long hot day but so worth every second of it.
We blew through the fall and right into winter with the warm weather, which I love.
Watching Autumn grow this past year has awesome too. She has such a fun personality and cracks us up, when not driving us crazy asking ‘why?’ 500x a day. Non stop talking and singing is only broken up when she is doing art projects. She is so fun!
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Now we have a lot to look forward to in 2017!
We can’t wait to move into our house and then welcome our second child there.
I can’t wait for all the big things and the small awesome things that make day to day so much fun.
Jalapeno Popper Chicken Taquitos
How is it already time for my last Taco Tuesday post?!?!?
I had a hard time deciding on what I would make for this last taco inspired/related post. Should I make a taco recipe? An enchilada recipe? Burrito? Quesadilla? So many options!!!
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Apricot and Sausage Stuffing
Christmas is almost here!!!!!!!!
I don’t love Christmas. I just don’t. But now that we have Autumn, I am trying not to be so sucky at it and enjoy it.
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