French Bread Pizza

I don't like taking photos of food for my blog when other grown-ups are around. They usually don't get it. Even my husband. He's all, "How many pictures do you need to take?" I mean I was only on my 7th picture or something. He doesn't get that you gotta have lots to choose from in case some don't turn out. Other grown-ups just don't get it at all. "Why is she taking pictures of food?" Sigh.

 It's funny when I am taking photos and my kids' friends are over. The friends watch me with odd curiosity. Once my kids notice their friends faces they just say, "She had a food blog" like it's totally normal to take pictures of your food before you eat it. The friends are all like "Oh, ok" even though they still have no idea what's going on. 

I like it. But not with grown-ups. It just feels awkward.

Anyway. Pizza.

It's delicious to make yourself, but sometimes, I get impatient waiting for the dough to raise. This French Bread version is suuuuper easy and suuuuper fast. I made it and then the next day The Pioneer Woman made it on her cooking show. My kids were like, "Hey. She stole your idea, Mom!" It was funny. 

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Ingredients

1 load of French Bread, cut vertically in half

1 (6-oz.) can tomato paste*

6 oz. water (just fill up the tomato paste can)

3 Tbsp. garlic bread seasoning

1 Tbsp. sugar or honey

3/4 tsp. onion powder

1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes (optional)

Pizza toppings of your choice

2 C. shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

• Mix together the tomato paste, water, garlic bread seasoning, sugar, onion powder and pepper flakes.
• Place bread halves on a cookie sheet.
• Spread pizza sauce on each half of the bread.
• Sprinkle 1 C. cheese on each half of the bread.
• Add toppings of your choice.
• Bake at 350 for 15 minutes until sauce is warm and cheese is melted.
• *Note: Sometimes when I'm lazy I use Italian tomato paste and skip the other ingredients,except the 3 Tbsp. garlic bread seasoning. Don't leave that out!

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Pumpkin Cranberry Banana Bread

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carton Smart for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I had the chance to try out some Organic products from Pacific Foods packaged in Tetra Cartons. I couldn't wait to try them out and decided to make this Pumpkin Cranberry Banana Bread. It's a mouthful to say, but what a delicious one!

First of all, I loved the kit they sent with Organic Chicken Stock, Cranberry Sauce, and Pumpkin Puree.

Obviously I didn't use the Chicken Stock in this bread because that would be weird. I am saving it for another time, maybe for Thanksgiving stuffing. I love replacing the water with Chicken Stock or broth. So much tastier! 

I did use the Pumpkin Puree and Cranberry Sauce, however, to bake my moist, flavorful bread.

Before I share the recipe, let me give you some food for thought.

 Tetra Pak cartons are pantry stables for those that enjoy living smart: 
• Tetra Pak® cartons are made of 70% paper, a renewable resource, from selectively harvested, re-grown trees that are FSC-certified (Forest Stewardship Council) 
• Cartons use 1/3 of the packaging compared to cans…or even an egg! 
• Cartons are space saving, easy to store and open. Keep your pantry neat and toss your can openers. 
• The unique packaging process preserves the flavor and nutrients of food without the use of preservatives.Product quality is exactly the way it was intended to be. 
• Recycleable and in fact result in 60% less landfill waste than cans 
• Cartons are re-closable so you can use what you need and save the rest for later.

There are lots of brands that are using Tetra Paks like Del Monte. I didn't realize there were so many. Click here to see a list. 

Now for the recipe for Pumpkin Cranberry Banana Bread.

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Ingredients
1 1/2 C. flour
1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 Tbsp. softened butter
1 C. pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
1/2 C. cranberry sauce
1 C. packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 banana, mashed

Directions

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees.
•  Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a large bowl.
• Beat the butter, brown sugar, pumpkin, cranberry sauce, egg, and banana with an electric mixer in a bowl until smooth.
• Gradually stir in the flour mixture, mixing until just combined.
• Pour batter into a greased 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Bake for one hour or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in the pan; remove bread and finish cooling on wire rack.

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Apple Pie Crescents

Hooray for Fall! I am so sorry if you are still in hot weather. I love the changing of the seasons. I love the perfectly cool Fall weather before it slips into winter when it is too cold for anything. Apple and Pumpkin seem to be the mascots for Fall. It's just the way it is, so why fight it? There is no reason to. Embrace it and make yourself some Apple Pie Crescents. 

If you like apple pie, you will love these Apple Pie Crescents. They are a cinch to put together because they use canned crescent rolls. The kitchen will smell divine and your family will flock to the kitchen to see what smells so good. That's what mine did. 

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Ingredients

1 can Pillsbury Grands Crescent Rolls

1 C. peeled and finely diced tart apple (I used Granny Smith)

1/4 C. finely chopped walnuts (optional)

2/3 C. sugar

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions

• In a bowl combine all ingredients except rolls; stir till apples are coated well.
• Unroll crescents into triangles.
• Place a spoonful of apple mixture onto the wide part of the triangle; roll up.
• Place on greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until golden.
• Let cool for one minute; remove to wire racks.

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30 Fall Breakfast Recipes...including Paleo and Vegan!

I have such an amazing round-up for you today. 30 Fall Breakfast Recipes. And there are some Paleo and Vegan recipes, too. And they all look amazing! Most are from other incredible bloggers and a couple are from me...So enjoy and get cooking.

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