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Recipe: The Best Buttery Dinner Rolls

Kristen — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 17:48:56 +0000

This is our all-time favorite best Buttery Dinner Rolls recipe made with instant yeast in your bread machine or by hand. This is definitely a staple for holidays and family dinners in our house!

Like many young people, who leave the nest and head off to college, I gained the “Freshman Fifteen”. I can pinpoint my extra pounds to one thing… it certainly wasn’t from the not so great dorm food. It wasn’t even because I partied hard and consumed my calories in beer. Just about every single extra pound came from the most delicious, fluffy, buttery soft dinner rolls at the restaurant where I waitressed.
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Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Kristen — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:47:03 +0000

Originally published on December 23rd, 2011 (when my babies were so little). I’m re-publishing it today because this recipe is so good and the memories in this post are some of my favorites!

These big, fluffy, homemade cinnamon rolls have been a part of our Christmas morning for years and years.

The dough is made in your bread machine, which makes it super easy!

There are just a couple more days until Christmas! This morning, as I sit by the light of the Christmas tree, with presents wrapped (ahead of time, which NEVER happens) I can’t help but feel so grateful for all of the blessings in my life. Our family is healthy, our friends are plenty, and life is just really, really good right now.

I love Christmas, for a multitude of reasons, but mostly because it is a season full of traditions. I love all of the traditions we have developed around Christmas within my own family, like these homemade cinnamon rolls. The traditions have become so important to my kids as well. Like Nick and I, they look forward to the traditions we’ve created as much as we do. It really warms my heart so much….

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Herb and Sun Dried Tomato Pull Apart Bread Recipe

Kristen — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:21:19 +0000

A homemade bread recipe that will fill your home with the comforting aroma of herbs and fresh baked bread. This Herb and Sun Dried Tomato Pull Apart Bread featuring Fleischmann’s® Yeast is one of my favorite homemade bread recipes, yet!

Friends, I am so excited to share this homemade bread recipe with you to today. I’ve made a lot of bread over the past 9 years on Dine & Dish and I’ve loved so many of them, but this Herb and Sun Dried Tomato Pull Apart bread may be one of my favorite bread recipes, yet.

Here’s what I love about making homemade bread… it’s kind of like magic. You put a little flour, eggs, milk, salt, etc. into a bowl, add some Fleischmann’s® Yeast, and before you know it after some kneading, time and a little bit of patience, you have a beautiful loaf of homemade bread in front of you. OK, there may be a little more involved than that, but homemade bread is really such a simple thing once you’ve had some practice. Every time I make a loaf, I feel like I’m baking up a little bit of happiness in a pan. People love homemade bread…and sharing it with others is such a great gift! …

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Cheesy Potato Bread Recipe

Kristen — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:58:41 +0000

Make my weakness your weakness by making a loaf of this Cheesy Potato Refrigerator Bread recipe. This is one homemade bread recipe you will want to try!

I have quite a few weaknesses… I can’t walk into a bookstore without wanting to buy every single book I pass by. I especially love the staff recommendation shelf and feel like every written recommendation was placed there just for me.

Sharpies are another weakness of mine. I need…not want…need at least 2 of every color sitting in a drawer unused just so I know they are there. Heaven forbid if someone were to actually open up a desk drawer and take one and I be down a Sharpie!

Well, and we all know my weakness for Adam Levine is real. I just can’t help it.

But, the one weakness I have…the one thing I bake in the kitchen that I absolutely cannot resist no matter how hard I try, is fresh, baked bread. I’ve never been one of those people to let the bread basket pass me by at the table. It’s what I crave and want and I’m sure need. I heart fresh baked bread!…

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Recipe: Homemade Lavash with Spinach Avocado Dip

Kristen — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:15:00 +0000

Labor Day entertaining made simple with Homemade Lavash and this Hot Spinach Avocado Dip featuring fresh California Avocados.

Labor Day weekend is one of my favorite weekends to celebrate yet it’s also bittersweet. I love having a big bash at the end of the summer to bid farewell to the season. Labor Day means we are one step closer to my all time favorite season, fall. I hate that one step closer to fall means one step closer to my least favorite season of winter. I’m just going to block out the fact that winter is closer, and focus on having one heck of a time with our end of summer celebration.

Do you entertain Labor Day weekend? To me, this weekend is all about savoring the last of the summer flavors…California Avocados at their prime, fresh vegetables and fruits, sparkly summer cocktails and grilling outdoors. It’s a great weekend to gather together with friends and family and to kick back and enjoy being together! …

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Food is Love {Recipe: Italian Cheese Bread}

Kristen — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:13:35 +0000

A warm and cheesy loaf of Italian Cheese Bread would be a great way to give the gift of dairy to friends and neighbors this holiday season. Thanks to Midwest Dairy for sponsoring this recipe.

I’ve eluded to the fact that I was married before in this post…let’s just get that out of the way. Long story short, we were super young, straight out of college, got married and things ended shortly before our 2nd anniversary. All in all, the marriage and subsequent divorce was one of the best things that ever happened to me. I certainly would not be the person I am today without having that life experience. I’ll maybe write about that someday, but for now, I needed to share that little tidbit of info with you as it is the missing piece in the post I’m sharing today.

Today I want to talk about food…and how food, and the gift of food, is love.

Every relationship, whether it is a friendship, a marriage, a first love, family, etc. changes who you are. Each person you are close with becomes a little piece of you and who you become. Whether good or bad, it’s something that can’t be denied. This is the case with my former family……

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A Breakfast Solution {Recipe: Sausage and Cheese on Homemade English Muffins}

Kristen — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:40:53 +0000

I have a confession to make. I Love, with a capital L, Sausage Cheese McMuffins from McDonald’s.

I blame it on Leah. This love began when I was pregnant with her. I couldn’t stomach meat of any kind, but for some reason craved Sausage Cheese McMuffins like they were going out of style. It was probably a good thing McDonald’s only had a short time window for breakfast, or I’d have a perpetual spot in their drive thru.

Pregnancy came and went but my craving for the Sausage Cheese McMuffins stuck around. Seriously, isn’t it a perfect little breakfast idea? Hand held, with sausage and cheese (a breakfast combo of champions) and super tasty.

I hate giving up money to McDonald’s though, especially when I know I can make something better at home. Enter Homemade English Muffins, made simple in the bread machine. Seriously, friends… I took one bite and wanted to kick myself for not making these at home sooner. You can’t get ANYTHING close to these at the super market. If you can, I sure haven’t found them on any of my store shelves.

So, here you have it…breakfast, lunch or dinner right here, in your own kitchen, with your very own Sausage and Cheese on Homemade English Muffins. Enjoy!

All this talk of sausage makes me think of my favorite Kansas Pork Farmers and the awesome tailgate giveaway the Kansas Pork Association has going on right now! You have until September 26th, 2012 to head over to the KSPA Facebook page for a really great tailgating giveaway they have going on right now! This $800 giveaway includes (4) tickets to the KSU vs KU football game, a Weber Q 300 grill, 4 fold-able lawn chairs, a Coleman cooler, grilling utensil set, digital probe thermometer, digital pocket thermometer, marinade injector, rib rack, 6 different types of rub, 2 types of BBQ sauces, a ton of other stuff and $50 worth of pork coupons.This is one game they won’t want to miss!

Homemade English Muffins for the Bread Machine

Homemade English Muffins for the Bread Machine. Recipe from Food.com For the Sausage and Cheese "McMuffin", simply toast and butter a sliced English Muffin, top with one pork sausage patty and a slice of Cheddar or American cheese.

Ingredients

1 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast I recommend Red Star Yeast
cornmeal

Instructions

Place ingredients except the cornmeal in your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
Choose the dough cycle setting and start.
Once dough cycle is complete, dump out the dough onto a surface with a light coating of cornmeal. (Dough will be somewhat wet...that's good!)
Sprinkle a small amount of cornmeal onto each side of the dough.
Using your hands, flatten out the dough into a 1 inch thick rectangle.
Cut into 8 to 10 rounds.
Place rounds onto a cookie sheet, cover and let rise for 20 minutes.
Heat a griddle to 350°F. Place dough rounds onto hot griddle and cook for 7 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
Note: Once flipped you'll notice they've puffed up some... I used a spatula and slightly flattened them)

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Get Outta My Dreams {Recipe: Homemade Pita Bread}

Kristen — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:50:57 +0000

First off, you are welcome for the 1980’s Billy Ocean song reference. So sorry if it is stuck in your head for the rest of the day. It’s quite the catchy little tune, right?

So… pita bread. I love it, don’t you? Do you want to know what I love even more? Homemade pita bread! I just made it for the first time and holy moly, never again will I go back to buying pita bread in the store….

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