Healthy artichoke kale dip with caramelized onions.

Disclaimer: Yes, this is a recipe. And I just improvised this recipe so everything has an 'ish' next to it. Have fun with this idea. If you don't like something I used, don't use it. If you want to add something that you think sounds good, do it. What's the worse that could happen?

MMMmmmmm...check out these yummy and healthy ingredients (please note the power these two adjectives have when they come together!):

1/4 of an onion
two huge handfuls of chopped kale
1 clove of garlic
1/2 can of water chestnuts (these are like my favorite things ever!)
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Seasoning I used:
curry powder
cayenne pepper
salt and pepper

Saute onions until they are starting to get a little clear. Add kale and chopped garlic. After sauteing a little, add the chicken broth and keep it going until the kale looks nice and green and yummy.

Combine skillet contents and the rest of the ingredients in a food processor or blender and make it happen. Don't go too crazy (especially in the food processor) since you kind of want chunky.

This made about three cups of dip?

Enjoy!

So there's that.
Jessie

Mustache Bread

So I was inspired by this blog that I found on Pinterest:

http://www.kidskubby.com/peekaboo-pumpkin-pound-cake/

I took it and added my own personality to it. I made one with a mustache in the middle. The outside is banana bread and the mustache is ginger bread from box mixes from Trader Joes.

I first made the gingerbread loaf and then cut it into slices. I then used a mustache cookie cutter to cut out pieces. 

I put down a small layer of banana bread in the loaf pan and then cooked it for about 10 minutes. I then put the mustaches on top in the pan and poured the rest of the banana mix on top and finished cooking until the toothpick came out clean.

Surprise...MUSTACHE! I unlocked a new level of hipsterness...baking with mustaches.

The blog above has a great photo showing what they did. Have fun making it your own!

So there's that.

Jessie

Garlic Cheese Pull Apart Bread

First of all, I am loving Pinterest. It has increased my crafty inspiration by 76% and my craft productivity by 83%.

So to top off my weekend of crafty Sabbath times with no homework, I made a cheesy, garlic, basil pull apart bread. Here we go:

Ingredients:
Round sour dough bread (like the stuff you put spinach dip in..."wanna know how I know you're gay"
Cheese (I used Monterey Jack and Parm because it's what I had, but any would work)
4 Garlic cloves
Olive Oil
Fresh basil

Cut the bread into the checkerboard shape (use a good knife or have big enough hands to be able to palm the bread to make this easier). Thinly slice the cheese and shove it into as many bread crevasse as possible. The more cheese, the cheesier. Then I roasted 4 garlic cloves in their coverings with olive oil in a pan until their were soft. Then peeled the garlic and mixed that with more olive oil and a little salt and pepper and poured it over the bread. Then I wrapped it in foil and baked it at like 400 (my oven is really old so I never really know what the temp is) for 15 minutes. Then I unwrapped it, but I had an issue with the parm being too thick and not melting so I pulled them out, possibly due to the previously mentioned oven. To make sure I still got my yummy parm in there, I added shredded parm on top. I also sliced three basil leaves for the top and cooked, uncovered for another 10.

And here's the mouth-watering result!

Don't you just want to reach into the screen Mike TV style and eat it? It was a hit at the Super Bowl party but who doesn't love carbs, cheese, and garlic?

But don't stop here. Let your imagination go wild. You could do this idea with any flavor combos! Cheddar and bacon anyone?