Easy Parmesan Garlic Knot Hearts

Naysayers believe that you shouldn’t make Italian food for a romantic dinner, but I will most definitely risk some serious garlic breath on Valentine’s Day for a batch of these heart-shaped garlic knots.

Garlic Knot Hearts

Along with spaghetti, meatballs, and homemade marinara sauce, these easy-to-make garlic knot hearts are the finishing touch for a perfect plate. I would know, I made them for my boyfriend, and I wound up eating the majority myself before I even set them out for dinner. I’m not even the tiniest bit ashamed to admit that.

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Buffalo Chicken Pull-Apart Bread

(Part of the Super Bowl Theme Thursday Series)

 
Before you go all crazy telling me what a great idea this is, let me apologize.  I did not make this recipe up.  I saw this recipe for Buffalo Chicken Pull-Apart Bread from Bev Cooks on Pinterest, and knew I had to try it out for myself, with a few adaptations to suit my tastes and make it easier.
 
Buffalo Chicken Pull-Apart Bread
 
This is basically buffalo chicken pizza in a loaf… a loaf of bread you can pull apart and eat.  And share.  Or not.
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Laugenbroetchen (German Pretzel Rolls)

Hot.  Tempting.  Perfectly tanned.  Introducing the pretzel, ladies and gentlemen.  You’ve had them in tiny twists, soft braids, and buttery mall-bought goodness, but you just never get sick of pretzels. Really, you never get sick of them.  I worked at Auntie Anne’s from the time I was 15 to 22, and pretzels are still one of my favorite foods—to the point that I’ve had the strongest urge lately to make some at home.
 

 
As a self-proclaimed pretzel aficionado, I wanted to make something innovative from my favorite snack.  Something you could pat with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon, or even stuff with ham and cheese.  That’s when I remembered Laugenbrötchen, the German pretzel-rolls that I saw once during a visit in New York City.
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