Sriracha Cheddar – Pepper Jack Swirl Bread

Sriracha in a bread? Yes! But even better, how about Sriracha with two cheeses in a bread? Plus, you can make this sriracha cheese bread crusty like a French loaf, or soft, your choice!

One of the best parts about being a food blogger is coming up with a great recipe and being able to share it with many people at once.  However, sometimes someone has already come up with your ‘oh so genius and unique’ recipe.  You do a Google search and BAM, thousands of ‘your idea’ pop up.  There’s been a lot of discussion about this within the food blogging community, mainly dealing with recipe attribution and all that stuff, but that’s not where I’m going with this.

Sriracha Cheddar Pepper Jack Swirl Bread. Crusty on the outside, tender on the inside, with a swirl of Sriracha, Cheddar Cheese and Pepper Jack Cheese.My loaf over rose so I had to press down the top of the dough and let it rise again, hence the messy sriracha cheese swirl.

Recipes have been developed for hundreds of years, so although you think you may have come up with something unique and original, there’s a pretty good chance others thought of it first, and it’s been around for a while in some form that’s pretty close to your idea.  Your brilliant idea could even date back to the Paleolithic Era….

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Peanut Butter Pudding Cups with Caramel Apples and Bananas and Vanilla Wafer Streusel

I can’t wait to tell you all about these amazing peanut butter pudding cups with caramelized apples and bananas, and vanilla wafer streusel, but first, I need to touch on Pinterest and a giveaway!

So…I caved.  I finally joined in on the Pinterest craze.  Craze is the operative word here because I’ve gone crazy pinning stuff.  This is also why I’ve labeled the photo below..in case anyone pins it so those who see it know what it is without having to read the fine print.  It’s also there to draw your attention away from the overexposed topping..but hey, that’s artificial light for ya.

 Peanut Butter Pudding Cups (or Parfairs) with Caramel Apples and Bananas and Vanilla Wafer Streusel
Like I said...crazy..crazed.  I wake up to go to the bathroom, I end up pinning for an hour.  I pin before work..I pin after work. I get up in the middle of watching a movie or Yankee game..

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Happy 100th Birthday, Julia Child!

My favorite quotes from Julia Child.

“If you’re afraid of butter, use cream.”

“Always remember: If you’re alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who’s going to know?”

“People who love to eat are always the best people.”

“The best way to execute French cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken. Bon appetit.”

“I think every woman should have a blowtorch.” (I do!)

From a Baking with Julia episode on PBS: The chef accidentally cracked some egg shell into the cake batter. Before he could fish it out , Julia said, very nonchalantly.. “Oh, leave it in there, extra calcium.”, and she meant it!

Julia ChildPhoto from Yahoo images

You were, and continue to be a mentor and inspiration to women all over the world, not to mention anyone and everyone who loves to cook, whether it be professionally and/or at home.  There was never a time in my life I didn’t know who you were, and you will forever be alive in my world.  May your souffles continue to rise in the heavens.  Bon Appetit, dear lady!

Jacques Pepin remembers Mrs. Child on her very special day

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