There is just something about trying out recipes that normal, everyday people have made and liked. Many cookbooks come from test kitchens. They aren’t about what ‘real’ ‘normal’ people have made. Not saying there aren’t some great cookbooks out there. I have a few some okay LOTS in my library that acome from everyday people. But making/baking/cooking a dish/dessert found on another blogger’s page is different. And there are lots of terrific bloggers out there (You know who you are) who are cooking from their homes and sharing wonderful recipes with us.
I now have a go-to roll recipe that I use at least once a week.
I found this recipe on Romaine’s blog – Salad in a Jar.The dough starts in the bread machine and then you can make loaves or rolls. I prefer the rolls and have made them tons of times in different shapes and sizes. We especially love making larger (10 – 12) rolls to use for lunch. I usually weigh out 2.5 oz per roll. But they are also great for dinner rolls.
Finding a simple to fix dinner entree is not easy either. But Tracey of Tracey’s Culinary Adventures managed to find it.
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork which I served on Romaine’s rolls. Perfect match. Tracey adapted the recipe from The Way the Cookie Crumbles (who got it, sort of, from her brother) and I changed it just by adding Tony’s creole seasoning. Since the first time I made it about 2 months ago I have made it twice more. Yes!! It’s that good and that simple.
And why you are visiting Tracey check out her Potato-Bacon Tart which she ‘borrowed’ from Melissa d’Arabian the New Food Network Star.
I made 3 small tortes from the recipe – each one different.
Clockwise from the top: Just as Tracey wrote it; mixed with Cheddar Cheese instead of Gruyere; topped with provolone. It was ALL good.
And of course you have to have dessert. How about Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pound Cake? Jessica posted this one earlier this week and it was just too good to pass up asap!
This was SOOO good. Chocolate chips. PB chips. PB in the batter. How can you go wrong with that. Well, you can’t (except i over baked it just a tad). Perfect simple dessert.
Thanks to all my blogger buddies who keep coming up with these excellent recipes whether adapted from cookbooks or self created. You have made my meal planning so much easier.
July 9, 2010 at 9:47 PM
Wow, lots going on over here…all of it looking good, too. Those rolls look so perfectly formed, I could not do that in a million years so consistently. Wow.
July 10, 2010 at 2:47 PM
I took some time to go back on your posts and I have to tell you that everything looks amazing and delicious. I am your new follower because I love to try new recipes. Deb (Ottawa, Canada)
July 11, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Mmm, lots of yummy stuff. I really want to try that potato torte, too, since Tracey keeps telling us about it. =)
July 11, 2010 at 11:16 PM
I like being described as a normal everyday person. My family isn’t always so nice.
Your rolls look perfect! Glad they turned out for you. The other recipes look wonderful too!
July 13, 2010 at 8:20 PM
Your brownies look good to me! These did have a lot of ‘character’ to their appearance, but that only made them extra delicious.
July 14, 2010 at 1:23 PM
I am so craving homemade rolls now! I really need to stop reading these terrific food blogs before lunchtime, they always make my food choices for lunch look pitiful. However, they do make for some great dinners once I hurry to the store to get any ingredients I happen to be missing….
July 15, 2010 at 2:55 PM
The bread rolls look super!! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Parathas are an Indian style flat bread. Chappati flour is easily available in most Asian stores and is excellent for flat breads. However you can substitute it with a 2:1 combination of stone-ground wholewheat flour:all purpose flour. Let me know how they turn out!!