Bubbly Garlic Cheese Bread
Serves 16

1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 italian salad dressing
1 loaf Italian bread
2 cups mozzarella, shredded
2 teaspoons parsley

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Blend butter, garlic and salad dressing together with a hand mixer.

Slice loaf in half length-wise and slice each half into 8 pieces.

Arrange bread on a lined baking sheet. Spread butter mixture over slices. Sprinkle with mozzarella and parsley.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden.

bubbly garlic cheese bread

 

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Author: Rachel Schultz

Serves: 16

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ italian salad dressing
• 1 loaf Italian bread
• 2 cups mozzarella, shredded
• 2 teaspoons parsley

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Blend butter, garlic and salad dressing together with a hand mixer.
3. Slice loaf in half length-wise and slice each half into 8 pieces.
4. Arrange bread on a lined baking sheet.
5. Spread butter mixture over slices. Sprinkle with mozzarella and parsley.
6. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden.

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Modified from Gooseberry Patch.

What would you buy if a billionaire came and gave you $500 and said you had to spend it on something indulgent and not responsible or generous? My answer since we’ve been in our apartment has been a resounding ARM CHAIR. The lovely wingback or club-chair kind. (Actually, I want two – one for the living room and one for the bedroom.)

I’m all about thrifting, but secondhand upholstery gives me the willies. So, I’ve kind of let my chair dreams die for now. (Unless the above billionaire scenario happens.)

And then, an intervening of sorts occurred. My friend Christy has wanted to reupholster her couches. Curious myself to know what the pros would charge David & I for our living room set, I joined her to check in at a cute local upholstery shop. What they quoted us for having a couch & loveseat seemed so crazy high, (like, might-as-well-just-buy-a-new-couch high) our trip almost seemed like a bust.

UNTIL I SAW THIS.

What is that? A hundred-year-old high quality & sturdy club chair for sale for $25! After talking with the store owner, I learned someone dropped it off at the shop to have reupholstered and never came back for it. This was so spontaneous I didn’t know what to do with myself. But, as I’m sure you guessed, I bought it! (Only after haggling her down to $20).

Like I said, we want TWO of these (eventually), so we had to choose where to put the first one.

In the living room it looked good and affirmed I do want an arm chair there, but we decided it is much more needed in the bedroom. With a small apartment, every room must be as multi-functional as possible. Adding a sitting and reading area to the bedroom bumps it up from sleep-time only to a day & night space.

(Do you SEE how discolored the fabric is when we removed that head rest flap? If I was at all unsure about if I wanted to change the fabric, I’m definitely certain now.)

I hope to undertake the challenge of reupholstering this whole thing. I’ve never upholstered anything, and this is definitely a grad-level project. After I bought the chair, the shop owner said not including fabric, she’d charge $375 (!!). So yeah… you’ll be hearing more of this chair’s DIY journey soon. To see everything about this place we call home, check out the apartment tab.

I’m a member of the meal planning revolution. Okay, “revolution” is dramatic. We just love meal planning! Here’s why.

Monday: apricot & walnut granola bars
Tuesday: cream & citrus biscuits with blackberries
Wednesday: “fried” honey bananas
Thursday: slow cooker chicken caesar sandwiches
Friday: all-time favorite tacos
Saturday: battered fried goat cheese
Sunday: hearty chicken tortilla soup

THIS WEEK’S GROCERY TOTAL: $111.42

You guys! I loved the fantastic response from my first “I Love to Read…” feature of The Good News We Almost Forgot. It’s so fun to hear that some of you even picked a copy up and started reading. If you ever read one of my suggestions – please leave a comment and let me know. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside and sunshine beams shoot out of my smile like rainbows.

This week I finished reading The Everlasting Righteousness by Horatius Bonar. First, I must award 10 points for his groovy name. But beyond that, the book is a rich and dense look at the fundamentals of Christianity. Every sentence is quotable – like you could make it your Facebook status, or just sit and meditate on that one sentence for an hour.

The Everlasting Righetousness comes to us straight out the 1800′s, so reading the language is a bit of an adjustment. But, how even more encouraging I found it that the Gospel is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. My friend Horatius back in the day can claim the same goodness and freedom of the Gospel as I can today and tomorrow.

What are y’all reading? Is it good?

To quote a friend: I don’t eat desserts. Except when I do.

Accurate. Perhaps too accurate.

In my never-eat-dessert-unless-it’s-my-birthday (which ps: is today) world, I’ve been eating these for “dessert” every night all week. The only ingredients are banana, honey, olive oil, and cinnamon. All health beneficial and crispy-yummy. They’re amazing by themselves, or give a nice upgrade sprinkled over french toast.

Fried Honey Bananas
Serves 1

1 banana, sliced
1 tablespoon honey
Cinnamon
Olive oil

Lightly drizzle olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Arrange banana slices in pan and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side.

Meanwhile, whisk together honey and 1 tablespoon of water. Remove pan from heat and pour honey mixture over banana.

Allow to cool and sprinkle with cinnamon.

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“fried” honey banana

 

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Author: Rachel Schultz

Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 1 banana, sliced
• 1 tablespoon honey
• Cinnamon
• Olive oil

Instructions

1. Lightly drizzle olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
2. Arrange banana slices in pan and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side.
3. Meanwhile, whisk together honey and 1 tablespoon of water.
4. Remove pan from heat and pour honey mixture over banana.
5. Allow to cool and sprinkle with cinnamon.

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Modified from Sarah Chouiery.