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Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread

Warm garlic bread with melted cheese in every single delicious bite. Crunchy on top and soft on the inside, this cheese garlic pull apart bread is perfect for serving guests.

I swear I’m addicted to this pull apart bread. I’ve made it twice in less than two weeks and it’s pretty much gone as soon as it’s out of the oven.

It’s so strange. As a kid, I didn’t like cheese. I avoided it unless it was on my pizza, and that’s only because if I took off the cheese, there’s not much left on that pizza… So imagine my surprise to discover just how much I loved it while I was in college. Not all types of cheese though. Some are way too strong for my taste buds. But mozzarella, cheddar, brie, pepperjack… In my salads, check. On my bread, check. On my baked shrimp, check. And if this recipe doesn’t show how much I love cheese, I’m not sure what would…

Spicy Lime Shrimp Pesto Pasta

Slightly spicy with the tangy taste of lime, these easy to make shrimp are succulent and flavorful. They make a light delicious meal when served over a bed of pasta with refreshing pesto.

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Blogging Tips Giveaway

Building a Framework e-Book Giveaway

Happy Weekend!

I thought I’d start the weekend off with a giveaway!

Building A Framework by Abby Lawson @ Just a Girl and Her Blog

A few weeks ago, I started my blogging tips series to celebrate my one year blog anniversary. I’ve noticed so many people interested in this series that I decided to do a giveaway as one, a belated one year celebration, and two, to give readers a chance to learn how to grow their blog through a different point of view.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirled Brownies

A deliciously fudgy brownie topped with a moist pumpkin cheesecake layer. These pumpkin cheesecake swirled brownies are perfect for the fall holiday.

Is there anything better than cheesecake and brownies? Together?!

I love cheesecake. It’s one of my favorite desserts. There’s just something about that creamy soft texture that I can’t resist. And I love chocolate. And when I say love, I mean I can’t live without it kind of love. I even have an emergency stash of it just in case I run out. But cheesecake and chocolate together? Soo drool worthy.

So of course, that means I have to share it with you, right?

And just in time for Thanksgiving too!

Creamy Pesto Shrimp Skewers

Baked succulent shrimp coated with fresh basil pesto on wooden skewers. Delicious and amazingly creamy, these pesto shrimp skewers are great as easy to make appetizers.

You have got to try this recipe. I am seriously obsessed. There is no better word to describe my love for creamy pesto shrimp.

Juicy perfectly cooked shrimp coated with a creamy layer of pesto. On skewers. What’s not to like, right?

If I weren’t the sharing type, I’d have absolutely no problem eating this entire plate by myself. Unfortunately, my guilty conscience would nag at me if I didn’t.

I don’t know about you, but almost anything on wooden skewers just looks fancy to me. They seem like they require a lot of time and effort to put together. Luckily, looks can be deceiving. And you and I both know better. It’ll be our secret. We’ll let our guests think we worked super hard to make elaborate appetizers for them.

Acai Berry Pumpkin Bowl

Acai blended with blueberries and pumpkin puree to create a delicious fall breakfast topped with sliced persimmon and crunchy granola. This acai berry pumpkin bowl is great for a quick early morning pick me up before starting your day.

It’s been awhile since I made myself an acai bowl so of course, I had to remedy that right away.

If you’re new to my blog, then you probably don’t know this yet, but I’m obsessed with breakfast bowls. The ones that are like thick smoothies made of blended frozen fruits and topped with tons of ingredients.

The thing I love about acai bowls is that they’re so delicious, addictive, and healthy. It’s usually blended with other fruits, then topped with more fruits, nuts, granola, and all these other goodies. Unfortunately, they’re also super expensive if you’re buying them.

But luckily, they can be super easy to make and you can customize them to your liking. What’s not to like, right? That’s what I’m really looking for in my breakfast. I want something healthy, tasty, and guilt free. Plus since these acai bowls are usually loaded with tons of fruits, nuts, and granola, they’re very nutritious and filling, the perfect way to start your morning.

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Blogging Tips: Styling Photos

Welcome back to my Blogging Tips series!

In today’s post, I wanted to talk about styling photos. My pictures are all food based, of course, since I run a food blog. But it doesn’t matter what kind of blog you have. Because photos are super important to any blog. What attracts people to a blog through social media (Pinterest, Facebook, etc), emails, and blog readers (BlogLovin, RSS feeds) are the photos. The better the photos, the more likely people are going to visit.

I’ll be honest. I know many of you have been waiting for me to talk more about photography, how I go about taking photos, and what camera I use. And I’m super nervous about writing this because I don’t think what I’m about to say is what you’re expecting.

If you’ve asked me about photography before, then I think you already know what I’m about to say.

Butternut Squash Fries

Sweet and rich butternut squash fries lightly seasoned with salt and fresh parsley. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, these fries are perfect for the fall season.

Now that October is over, and we’re well into November and quickly approaching Thanksgiving, I think it’s time to move from pumpkin to butternut squash. What do you think?

I actually prefer butternut squash over pumpkin because it has that sweet rich taste I just can’t find in pumpkin.

There are so many things you can do with butternut squash. Have you seenmy Baked Butternut Squash stuffed Manicotti? Or my Mushrooms stuffed with Butternut Squash? The photos don’t do them justice. At the time, I was still learning how to take photos. But I promise you that they taste every bit as good as they sound.

In today’s post, I wanted to share with you guys the recipe for Butternut Squash Fries.

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Blogging Tips: How to Grow Your Blog

Welcome back to my Blogging Tips series!

I’m extra excited. It’s officially one year since I started my blog! Can you believe it?

So much has changed since then and I really wanted to share with you how I went about growing my blog to what it is now.

When I began blogging a year ago, I didn’t really have a sense of what I wanted to do. I mean, obviously I wanted to create a food blog, but what was my focus? For me, starting is always the hardest part because I have no idea what I’m doing. Do you feel the same way? I always feel that once I get through that first part it gets easier because now you have some idea of what you want and how to go about doing it.

Fresh Basil Pesto

Fresh basil blended with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, parmesan cheese, almonds, and lemon pepper to create a healthy and delicious basil pesto. Easy to make, this basil pesto is perfect on toast, with pasta, or as a dip.

Is pesto perfect for fall or what?

I love the taste of fresh basil. It has a distinctive fragrance that complements tons of food.

So it’s about time I made my own basil pesto to pair with some of my favorite foods. Pesto on bread, pesto in my pasta, pesto as a dip, pesto as a sauce for pizza. Just to name a few possibilities. =)

I could always buy a container of pesto from the local supermarket, but it’s not as fresh, and you can never tell what extra ingredients might have been added.

With a simple recipe such as this one, you know exactly what you’re adding to your sauce. Not only that, once you’re comfortable with making pesto, you can customize it to your liking. Like extra nuts? Toss more in. Like more citrus? Add lemon juice. Easy, right?

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