Divine Crescent Rolls

I've posted my sister's fav rolls here - they are fab - but I've been making these lately (b/c they are eggless and my kiddos have food allergies) and the response to them is ridiculous - they are in high demand:)
Can't you just SEE the love??

My 7 year old (who is the pickiest eater on the planet and who also has food allergies) was surprised to see that there were only 10 rolls left (I made 24). He asked me what happened to all the rolls. I said "well, we all had one straight out of the oven, then we all had another for dinner and I took some over to the Kenny's" "what? Why did you take some to Kenny's?" "well, because they love these rolls too and we love to share with them" "can you check with me next time? I think we gave them too many."

Divine Crescent Rolls

2 T yeast

3/4 c warm water

2 2/3 c warm water

1/4 c sugar

1 T salt

3 T vegetable oil

7-8 c flour

Dissolve yeast in 3/4 c water. Add the rest of the water and the rest of the ingredients except for the flour and mix together. Add flour one cup at a time and stir until you have to use your hands to mix it. Knead dough until incorporated. Put in bowl and cover with a towel and let rise about 1 hour.

Punch dough down and divide in half. With a rolling pin, roll out one of the dough balls into a circle about 12" in diameter. Spread dough with melted butter (about a 1/2 stick will do ya). Cut into 12 pieces (like a pizza). Roll each wedge from the fat end inward. Repeat with other dough ball. Place crescents on cookie sheets - 12 to a sheet. Cover with towel and let rise until double (30 min - 1 hr) Bake in preheated oven at 425 degrees for 10 minutes or until they are nice and golden brown on top. Brush with melted butter and serve.

Make sure you share these with friends - they'll be your friends forever!

*My son loves to eat them warmed in the micro for 10 seconds then spread with butter and cinnamon sugar.

My daughter loves them warmed and spread with her fav jelly

I just love them with butter - warmed or not - they are that stinkin' good.

Jammin' Jambalaya

Lookin' through the freezer today I saw 2 things - sausage and shrimp (oh yeah, a Costco trip is waaaaay overdue). Suddenly - inspiration - why don't I try to make Jambalaya? I've never made it before, OR even tasted it before BUT but I've watched enough Emeril to know that I have to start with the 'trinity' (carrots, celery and onion) and go from there... so I pretty much winged it - but it was GOOD. Do you have a recipe? I'd love to try it!! OK then...

Jammin' Jambalaya
1 lb sausage (I had mild Italian on hand which was delish - if you are in a hurry, I'd suggest Hillshire Farm precooked sausage)
1 lb shrimp
4 celery ribs diced
1 c carrots diced
1 c onion diced
1 can (14.5 oz) fire roasted diced tomatoes
1 diced beefsteak tomato (I added it just b/c it needed to be used)
1 package Zatarain's rice (Jambalaya flavor)
1 c chicken stock

Drizzle a little EVOO in big stock pot (I used my 6 qt le creuset). Add onion, carrots and celery. Cook and stir until vegetables begin to soften - your onions will be translucent. Add tomatoes, chicken stock and Zatarain's package. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Add shrimp and (precooked) sausage. Cover and cook 10 minutes longer or just until shrimp turn pink and everything is incorporated. Enjoy!!

My kids even loved it! With all those veggies - I was very happy to serve this to them and to have them lap it up!

Bacon, Guacamole, Tomato and Ham Sammich

At least half the time I prepare a meal - I look in the fridge or pantry to see what has to be used - in this case it was avocados and tomatoes. What a lucky girl! Think of all the things you can do with those 2 ingredients!!
The deciding factor today was that it was lunch time and with a full house - I had to take those factors into account. So I came up with this crowd pleaser...

Bacon, Guacamole, Tomato and Ham Sammiches
Toasted bread
Mayo
Deli ham
tomatoes (whatever you have)
Lettuce
Bacon
Guacamole

I didn't use a recipe for my Guac today. I just smashed the avocados, added salt, pepper, garlic powder and diced onions together. I also added bacon. Drool factor...

Then top your sammich in the order I listed (or however you want!!!) and enjoy!

Grilled Pizza

Just an idea I had the other day... the kids wanted pizza but I did not want to turn on the oven. So, I busted out the pizza stone and cooked it directly on the grill at about 400 degrees for about 10 minutes - delish!
I used this dough recipe, then topped with pesto, mozzerella, salt, pepper, fresh tomatoes and toasted pinenuts. Yum!

Roasted Parmesan Tomatoes

I had some tomatoes that needed to be used - so this is how I used them!
Roasted Parmesan Tomatoes
Tomatoes (I had Roma)
Parmesan cheese
salt
pepper
butter

Cut your tomatoes in half, put a small pat of butter on each. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. (I found this awesome cheese product that I've been using a lot lately from Kraft - it's shredded parmesan, romano and asiago cheese mixture).

Broil for about 10 - 15 minutes and voila!

Breakfast Sandwich

I learned how to make this sandwich thanks to my father in law - super fast - super delish
Pete's Breakfast Sandwich
2 slices of bread (or english muffins, etc)
2 eggs
salt
pepper
garlic powder
cheese

Crack eggs into a small ramekin (you can also do this with just one egg). Season and wisk together. Put in the microwave for 1 min 20 sec (for one egg 45 sec). While that is happening, toast up your bread and slice your cheese. Layer one piece of toast, then the egg (you have to spread it out a bit) then the cheese and top with the other piece of toast!