Pull Apart Garlic Bread

Looks like I can't get enough of trying out promising Pinterest recipes!  I am so excited about this one.  It seems so easy with only 5 ingredients.  OK, the OP was Marine Willey.  She pinned this via The Virtuous Wife. 

The Recipe:

1 can Grands biscuits (NOT the flaky kind), cut into quarters
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 stick of butter
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1 tsp Italian seasoning

The Directions:

I don't think these directions could get any easier.  I was hopeful that being so simple to follow that it would still turn out as wonderful as promised.

Here we go!

Our starting point

Our ingredients

Preheat oven to 350.  Melt 1/2 stick of butter in a bundt pan while the oven preheats.

While butter is melting, in a separate bowl, toss garlic, cheese, biscuits & seasoning.

 *The OP omitted the Italian Seasoning, I used Celestial Seasoning salad dressing mix in lieu of a traditional dried oregano, basil mixture.

Add biscuit mixture to the bundt pan with the melted butter.

Bake until golden brown.

 ** OP suggested baking for 20-22 minutes.  Mine took at least 25 minutes.

Invert the bread ring on to a plate & serve!

Here's hubs digging in... never mind the Diego place mat!

Mmmm...

This bread was crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside.  We served ours along side steak, potatoes & steamed veggies.  This pull apart bread ring was devoured by my family of five in no time!

This recipe definitely passed the easy-peasy test!  And it was also super yummy!  I highly recommend this recipe if you like garlic bread and want a fancy looking side dish that is easy to prepare!

Buttery Garlic Shrimp

Here we are again in my Pinterest Test Kitchen!  When I repinned this recipe last week I swore I would try it so here we are.  There is no real title for this recipe so I've dubbed it Buttery Garlic Shrimp.  I can't really call it Scampi since, to me, that is WAY over powering.  Anywho... we did this recipe for dinner tonight.  My family was skeptical at first.  Oh no!  Not something "new"!  Good gracious!  I get so tired of having the same thing week in and week out!  Don't you?

Ok, back to it.  The OP (Original Pinner), known as "Diana", claimed this was supposed to be "The Best Shrimp You Will Ever Taste!"  So, let's see!

Here is the recipe pin.  Easy peasy instructions. 

Preheat oven to 350. 
Line a shallow baking pan with foil. 
Melt a stick of butter in the pan.  (I chose to nuke my butter in the microwave.) 
Layer lemon slices on top of the butter.
Add the shrimp.
Sprinkle the Italian seasoning packet over the shrimp. (For whatever reason, I chose Hidden Valley's Italian Salad Dressing Seasoning Packet I'm not sure if the OP meant dried herbs like oregano, basil, etc. but the term packet made me think of that stuff anyway!)
Bake for 15 minutes.

Our ingredients!  Just enough for a family of 5.

Oven Ready

Buttery Italian Yummy Goodness

I'm thinking my shrimp aren't as golden as the OP's, since mine were peeled already.  Now, let me just say, if you don't already know me, we are a family of five and rarely do we agree on ANY dinner menus.  Everyone thought this was FABULOUS!  Even the sullen teenager said it was "yeah, pretty good."

We served ours with broccoli and brown rice.

So I asked my husband if he thought it was the "best shrimp ever".  He thought it was REALLY good and wished I doubled the recipe, but it comes in a close second to Red Lobster's Parmesan Shrimp.  So, I'm thinking next time I'll add a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

I drizzled a little of the herb butter from the pan over the shrimp.
Mmmm.....

Easy Peasy?  Yes!  Yummy?  Double Yes!!
So far, I'm two for two on Pinterest test recipes!  Yeah!

Can't wait to see what's next!