November 4, 2014

Pesto Potato Bacon Pizza

New pizza recipe! Pesto Potato Bacon Pizza

Today on the internet, a bunch of us food bloggers are having a virtual Baby Shower for Jessica of How Sweet It Is.

So…. that means FOOD FOR DAYS or more like WEEKS.

The theme of this baby shower is foods that are “Trashed Up.”

I wanted to tip the scales of indulgence and make a pizza with

POTATOES

PESTO and….

BACON.

And here it is… The potatoes add a creamy element the pesto is EVERYTHING and the bacon pushes the pizza to the edge! It’s kinda like a pesto-y scalloped potato pizza situation. I also added a few walnuts for good crunchy twist.

Congratulations, Jessica! I can’t wait to see you become a mother! Your baby is going to be the best fed child EVER. And if you have a picky eater child like I do…. I AM HERE TO CONSOLE YOU.

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November 3, 2014

Mushroom Polenta Bites

New post: Mushroom Polenta Bites

When I was a kid, my parents used to have a lot of catered parties. While my brothers spent the whole time fighting over the Atari downstairs all hopped up on soda (the only time we had it!), I was standing in a corner in the kitchen watching the caterer assemble serving platters. The assembly line fascinated me…the pace…the rhythm….the way one folds a piece of salami in half and creates a fan with it on a serving plate. To this day, I love putting together a spread because it’s like setting up a tableau. It’s a true art form!

To continue our discussion about setting up an antipasti platter, I was telling you that I like to make things easy on myself and make one or two special/fancypants appetizers. If I’m serving a dinner afterward, I scale back on the apps because I don’t even want to HEAR THAT YOU ARE FULL when I spent all this time on DINNER for us. If only people knew how to control themselves….

But then again, maybe I should stop putting out all this deliciousness?

As the first blogger course of the #BertolliGoldLabel Italian Progressive Dinner Party, I came up with this recipe for Mushroom Polenta Bites using the Bertolli® Gold Label Imported Porcini Mushrooms paired with White Truffle Oil sauce. The polenta rounds are crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. Each one is topped with the porcini & white truffle infused sauce, sautéed mushrooms and slivers of Parmesan cheese.

People will keep coming back for more!

Promise.

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November 2, 2014

And I Quote:

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November 1, 2014

My Everyday Life: Week 44

Here’s what this past week looked like:

The best part of Halloween is THE SORT.

SUGARRRRRRRRR

TURTLES IN A HALF SHELL

The light was incredible on Halloween.

Two chickens in looooove.

Favorite costume.

BOOOO

Too soon?

Shooting day in the kitchen.

Making store bought matches fancy.

IGGS.

The Autumn Colors I like:

Sock change.

MENTAL HEALTH DAY.

Leslie.

Tide pool.

Yes to all of this.

A jolt of energy.

Let’s taco-bout it.

A real dinner.

Microscopic.

A birthday celebration.

A drawing playdate.

A discussion about the word INVERSE.

Potato things.

Blooop.

A trip to Big Sur.

A split second.

October 31, 2014

I love lists, Friday!

How good do these doughnuts look??
These were my favorite cookies from my childhood.
I don’t think I’ve ever had breakfast in bed. Time to change that.
If you want to take a mental break, watch this video.
This music video made me dizzy…but like GOOD dizzy.
I love that this week is TOTORO WEEK on iamfoodblog.
Is it weird that I fell in love with a clothes folder? I’m really obsessed.
SO MUCH SATISFACTION HERE.
SQUIRREL!
This drink is so pretty.
I’m also super intrigued by this one.
Who doesn’t love snooping in other people’s fridges?
What a cute idea for Halloween.
Such a good photo series.
Jen’s house on Design Mom!
Sexy Halloween costumes…for MOMS!
Staying with family during the holidays. OOF.
I really love Kristen Bell & Amy Poehler
I WANT TO LIVE HERE.
10 Ways to Get Better at Living
A little organizing porn!

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October 30, 2014

CHEDDAR APPLE BITES

Cheddar and apples. It’s totally a thing. I think I heard of this combo when I was a kid and was like WHAAAAT? Whyyyyyy? And then I tried it….it took awhile…. and then I became a believer. It works best with extra sharp cheddar cheese. It’s sweet…it’s savory…and if we had to make it into THE PERFECT BITE, I’d probably add a pretzel on top. GAME OVER.

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October 29, 2014

Creating an Antipasti Platter

Creating an Antipasti Platter!

Every few months, Casey and I host a wine tasting at our house. He’s in charge of the get-together (it’s his wine group after all!) while I work on the food. Bertolli recently contacted me to see if I’d like to be a part of their Bertolli Gold Label Progressive Italian Dinner Party with a few other food bloggers. Over the next few weeks, you can follow along to see how we all hosted our own gatherings and then brought them together through a virtual Gold Label Dinner Party menu. I thought it might be a good way to show you what goes into creating an antipasti platter for one of our wine parties- from selecting the wines to pairing food items. As the first blogger course of the #BertolliGoldLabel Progressive Dinner Party, I came up with an original recipe (hope you love polenta & mushrooms!) using one of their Bertolli Gold Label sauces and will post that soon.