Cheeseburger Goldfish Review

In the past few years Goldfish has been having a field day coming up with new flavors.  This cheeseburger flavor is the latest in their flavor making mania.

I was surprised and impressed with the ability to recreate burger and ketchup in Goldfish form.  When you eat a handful of them they end up tasting just like cheddar, but on their own there is no mistaking the smokey taste of a burger and the tomato-y ketchup flavors.

Should you serve these at your next bbq instead of grilling actual burgers? Probably not.  But they are a fun unique snack to serve up!

Chicken Salsa Verde

This recipe is very popular in the Pinterest and blog world.  After it was recommended to me by a friend, I finally decided it was worth a try.

Chicken Salsa Verde

Ingredients
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup salsa verde
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp cumin
salt

1. Throw it all in the slow cooker and set it on low for 4-6 hours.  Shred chicken with tongs.  The chicken in now ready for tacos or rice or whatever you want!

AMAZING!! You guys this recipe is impossibly easy and unbelievably delicious.  It is a must try.

Pizza Monkey Bread

This beautiful creature graced the cover of Cook's Country Magazine a few months ago.  Since then it has been staring my down from the coffee table daring me to undertake the recipe.

As with most Cook's Country recipes, there are plenty of steps to follow.  There isn't anything particularly challenging about the steps, but this is definitely more involved than making a regular pizza.  That is meant to just be a heads up, not to frighten you.

Pizza Monkey Bread
From Cook's Country Magazine

Ingredients
2 balls of pizza dough
4 oz pepperoni, sliced
3 tbsp olive oil
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp dried oregano
8 mozzarella sticks

1. Roll out each dough ball into a 10 by 6 inch rectangle onto a floured surface.  Let sit for 15 minutes.
2. Microwave pepperoni for a minute to render it's fat.  Remove pepperoni from its container.  Mix pepperoni juice with olive oil**.  Use  this mixture to grease your bundt pan. Combine Parmesan and oregano in a small bowl.
3.  Roll dough into larger rectangles (18x9 inches).  Starting 2 inches from the long end of the rectangle, line up half of your pepperoni slices. Lay 4 mozzarella sticks on top.  Sprinkle half of the Parmesan mixture alongside mozzarella.  Roll dough tightly, pinching ends to seal.  Repeat with other dough.
4.  Cut each log in half, pinch ends. Cut each half into thirds, pinching the ends.  Place a layer of dough balls into prepared pan.  Brush tops with oil.  Layer remaining balls, brushing with oil each time.  Let rise for 30 minutes.
5.  Cook in a 400 degree oven for about 40 minutes.  Let cool for 10 minutes in pan, 10 minutes more on the serving platter.  Serve with your choice of tomato sauce.

**I am not a fan of pepperoni so I did not flavor my oil with it's rendered fat.  Instead I heated the olive oil with oregano and garlic and used that to brush my dough balls and pan with.  I did put some pepperoni into a few of my dough balls to please my hubby.

Nom-nom-nom!!

Check out that gooey cheesy inside! Yum!

Pizza monkey bread is the perfect dinner in front to the TV meal.  Make sure you have a nice bowl of marinara for dunking!

Rosemary Parmesan Popcorn

Oh the glory of popcorn... I could go on an on about how popcorn is just simply the most magnificent snack, but let's just get down to business.

Here is the ingredient line up.  This recipe is not an exact science.  I will tell you I used 1/4 cup of oil for 3/4 cup of popcorn.  You should probably use a little more oil, I know I will next time, to make the seasonings stick a bit better.

I heated the oil with the garlic, rosemary, and Italian seasonings, in the microwave until it was fragrant.  Then I cooked the popcorn in this infused oil.  When the popcorn was popped I tossed it with plenty of parmesan cheese.

I typically don't like to mess with my popcorn, preferring it simply with salt, but this was a next level popcorn experience! So amazing, I cannot wait to try it again! 

What should I infuse my oil with next!?