Pepperoni Rolls

This pay period has been quite long, and when that happens our kitchen is pretty bare. So one needs to be creative :)  I had Hormel Turkey Pepperoni Minis and some American cheese. I also ALWAYS have yeast. I buy the jar and keep it in the freezer(a tip from my brother!) so it lasts how ever long I need it to. Anyways, the idea popped into my head to make some sort of pepperoni bread. I decided to use THIS recipe for dinner rolls and tweaked it.

I added the pepperoni in the middle(about 5 pieces), then some cheese. I left a couple without cheese on purpose. 

My little guy was of course helping mommy :)

Then I pursed the top of each roll to cover the cheese and pepperoni. Cooking spray went on top, along with basil and oregano, followed by a little bit of shredded cheddar. 

12 minutes later....

Yumm! They turned out very tasty. The top of the rolls tasted like Subway's italian herb and cheese bread. I recommend using regular sized pepperoni though and some more cheese. 

Now for my son's fall and Halloween art because I love showing him off :)

Thanks for reading and have a great day all!!!

Halloween Decor

I am in the fall and Halloween spirit! Time to start decorating :)

Awhile back I found a picture that had empty wine and beer bottles with yarn wrapped around them. I decided to try it myself using modge podge. I wish I had a picture because they were really cool looking but my lovely son broke both of them :(

Anywho, I had a couple wine bottles saved and was gonna wrap them in fall colors. Then I saw this awesome idea: spray painted wine bottles that look like ghosts and pumpkins! I didn't have spray paint, but I had orange yarn and black felt. Ding ding ding! Here is what I came up with:

I love it!! The black felt just clings to the yarn, so no adhesive is needed. I am in the process of making a ghost one as well. I will post when it's finished :)  This took me only an hour to do.

Homemade Bread

                       I have been trying to make bread and I finally got a loaf that turned out good!

It's a recipe for Classic Sandwich Bread, and although it doesn't look much like the picture on the site, it tastes wonderful! I don't have a loaf pan so I had to use a rectangular dish. I gotta make sure I buy one! Be on the lookout for some more bread recipes...I am enjoying making it. 

We have started visiting restaurants that we can only go to here in El Paso. We won't be here for too much longer so we are really wanting to get everything in! The last place we went was Kiki's. It's a little Mexican restaurant that serves AMAZING food. We heard about it on Food Network's "The best thing I ever ate". David had the brisket machaca and I had the chicken machaca. It consists of rice, refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, a cheesy yummy sauce, spicy peppers, meat, and a fried egg on a tortilla. We are gonna miss that for sure!! Chico's Tacos is also featured on that show so we gotta go there soon!