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Cheesy Garlic Bread Made With Mama Francesca Parm

Cheesy Garlic Bread Made With Mama Francesca Parm

 Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Mama Francesca Cheese. However all opinions and the recipe are 100% my own.

Cheesy garlic bread made with Mama Francesca Parmesan Cheese

I think I have confessed here on my blog before that my family and I split ways when it comes to Italian food. For some reason they need to be coaxed into eating it. I have decided to stop this crazy nonsense of me sacrificing the flavors I love for them to be happy, when in reality they absolutely love it. Instead I am going full force ahead and serving everyday meals laced with Italian flavors. For instance, I have been serving bubbly cheesy garlic bread fresh out of the oven MF_logo_premcheese_blackwith our dinners at night, and NO ONE can resist it, especially me. I can’t just say it is the inviting warmth of the hot bread, I have to give credit to the incredible parmesan cheese I’ve been using: Mama Francesca. The premium cheese has really taken a front and center spot in my home since discovering it at Walmart a few weeks ago. Did I mention the price point can’t be beat for a cheese of this caliber? It taste great and is being used at least twice a week, not only by me but by my fiance too (and he’s a tough sell.) I have even managed to work the lovely Mama Francesca parmesan into my homemade salad dressings. Okay, it’s  become a permanent fixture on my grocery list and I don’t foresee it coming down. When you find something this good, you just can’t imagine living without it.

I’m really looking forward to the new Mama Francesca “The Tereztto” which will be  launching in Wal-Mart on 4/21/2014! Another way for me to keep making my meals feel more Italian!

Ingredients:

  • 1 – loaf french bread
  • 3 – tablespoons butter (room temperature)
  • 2 – tablespoons mayo
  • 3 – tablespoons Mama Francesca Parmesan cheese
  • 2 – tablespoons minced garlic

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Take loaf of french bread and slice it down the middle (creating to long slices of bread.) French bread for garlic bread
  3. Place butter, mayo, parmesan cheese, and minced garlic in a bowl.  Mix to combine.ingredients for cheesy garlic spreadMixed ingredients for cheesy garlic bread
  4. Evenly spread butter/parm mixture on each slice of bread.
  5. Place slices of bread on a cookie sheet.
  6. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
  7. Then place under the broiler for 3 minutes or until golden brown. Sliced cheesy garlic bread
  8. Cut and enjoy with a hearty meal.

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Parmesan Crisps In A Creamy Zucchini Soup

Parmesan Crisps In A Creamy Zucchini Soup

         Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Mama Francesca Cheese. However all opinions and the recipe are 100% my own.

Parmesan crisps in a creamy zucchini soup #mamafrancesca

I never seem to tire of cheese.  The thought of cheese excites me.  It makes me want to plan an entire meal around it or just slice it up with a cracker.  I run the gamut on the types I like and usually will hunt high and low for a specialty cheese.  Come on, does this really need explaining?  My logo to this blog is a little mouse.  That didn’t happen on accident.  I say it loud and proud,  “I’m a cheese girl!”

You can only imagine my utter delight when I happened to come across the premium MF_logo_premcheese_blackMama Francesca Cheese (available in a variety of flavors) at my local Walmart.  I nearly jumped for joy.  I adore parmesan cheese and it can sometimes be a little bit of a pain to find a nice one at an everyday market that’s affordable.  For some reason most people only think of parmesan cheese as a spaghetti topper, and forget to explore all the other wonderful things you can do with it.  I like to mix it into my mashed potatoes or make it into a pesto or encrust my chicken in it and fry it to a crisp, or simply make parmesan crisps out of it for soup or salad.  It doesn’t matter what you do it, as long as you buy it and eat it right away.

Ingredients for parmesan crisps and creamy zucchini soup:

  • 5 – tablespoons Mama Francesca cheese ( I used Perfetto flavor)
  • 1 – tablespoon olive oil 
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  • 6 – garlic cloves
  • 1/3 – cup leeks (chopped)
  • 9 – zucchini (chopped in rounds)
  • 1 – tablespoon dried basil
  • 1 – teaspoon chile flakes (the kind you use on pizza)
  • 1 – teaspoons Lawry’s seasoning salt
  • 1/2 – teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 – bay leaf
  • 4 – cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 3/4 – cup 1/2 and 1/2

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
  2. Line a cookie sheet with a baking mat.
  3. Pour 1/2 tablespoons of Mama Francesca cheese into little circle on the mat. Make sure they do not touch. parmesan cheese crisps #mamafrancesca
  4. Bake the cheese for 5 to 6 minutes or until golden crisp. baked parmesan cheese #mamafrancesca
  5. Set to the side to cool on baking sheet until ready to use.
  6. In a large pan over a medium flame add in olive oil and allow to get hot.
  7. Add in leeks and garlic and saute for about 2 minutes.
  8. Cut zucchini into rounds. I used a variety of zucchini. colorful variety of zucchini
  9. Then add in zucchini, dried basil, chile flakes, Lawry’s, black pepper, and bay leaf. Mix to combine. Continue to saute for about 5 to 10 minutes, or until the center of the zucchini starts to become translucent.
  10. Pour in the broth and bring to a boil.
  11. Boil the zucchini until fork tender for about 10 to 15 minutes.
  12. Then remove bay leaf from soup.
  13. Working in batches, pour 1/3 of the zucchini soup into a blender with 1/2 and 1/2. Blend until completely smooth/pureed.
  14. Pour smooth/pureed zucchini mixture into a bowl, and continue with the rest of the zucchini soup until all is pureed.
  15. Serve in a bowl hot and top with parmesan crisp and EAT IT!zucchini soup with a parmesan crisp #mamafrancesca

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