Cheesy Breadsticks

I was inspired to make these by an episode of The Next Food Network Star from two seasons ago - you know, the one Melissa D'Arabian won. They always list the recipes from the series on the site, except, of course, for this one. So I made it up as I went along and it turned out fantastic!
1/2 loaf Italian bread
1 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Slice bread in half lengthwise, then slice each half into strips. Place on baking sheet and toast lightly while making cheese sauce.

Heat butter and garlic powder in small saucepan over medium-high heat. When butter is melted, add flour, stirring continually to make a roux. Once roux is lightly browned, stir in milk. Heat until thickened, then stir in cheese.

Remove bread from oven. Spoon cheese evenly over each piece, then place back in oven. Bake for 5-7 minutes. Turn oven to broil (I used the broiler's low setting, because I have a terrible time with burning things when I broil). Broil bread for another 5 minutes, or until cheese browns.

White Chocolate Strawberry Bread

I know, my last post was all about pumpkin, but I can't forget the last strawberries of the season. I have made this several times over the summer, but I'm just now getting around to blogging about it. If you have fresh strawberries where you live, or if you'd like to try this with frozen, it's amazing. My husband doesn't even want to eat strawberries now, he just says, "ooh these are getting old, better make some strawberry bread!" as soon as he comes in the door from buying berries.


1 cup fresh strawberries, chopped
1.5 cups plus 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1.5 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup and 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
Pam with flour (the one for baking)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9x5 loaf pan with with Pam with flour.

Slice strawberries and place in medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and set aside.

Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in large bowl and mix well. Stir oil and eggs into strawberries. Add strawberry mixture to flour mixture, blending until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in white chocolate chips.

Pour batter into pans. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan.

Source: Adapted from All Recipes