Yummy Bread Sticks with Olive Oil

My husband always craves breadsticks. Anything that resembles bread. Recently we went to this restaurant called Pizza Fusion (great vegan pizza) and had some great breadsticks (more like little loafs of bread) that was paired with a oil and vinegar mixture. So I decided to make some breadsticks with pizza dough. We were both utterly amazed by how easy and yummy they turned out.

Get a package of pre-made pizza dough (you can definitely make your own if you're ambitious enough), separate and roll dough into balls about 2.5 inches in diameter. Sprinkle some dried oregano and salt on surface. Drizzle some olive oil on top and place on cookie sheet. Preheat oven (if you're using a toaster oven, which was what I used, you can save energy and don't need to preheat.) Bake at 400 degrees in oven for about 7 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for a minute and serve with more olive oil/balsamic vinegar or marinara sauce.

Polenta with Portobello Mushroom

I never knew what polenta was until I saw it on Food Network recently. I always thought it had milk or animal products in it but it's just boiled cornmeal. I realized they sell polenta almost everywhere and it's super easy to make. If you're tired of making regular pasta, I highly suggesting trying polenta. All you have to do is slice the "tube" of polenta about half an inch thick, heat some olive oil in a pan and fry the polenta until both sides are golden. Add some warm tomato sauce on it. Easy-peasy.

If you're interested in making portobello mushroom, I whipped together a simple marinade consisting of half part balsamic vinegar and half part olive oil. Dip the mushrooms (top and bottom) in the marinade and place a hot pan. As it sizzles, I spooned more marinade onto the mushrooms, making sure you flip the 'shrooms to prevent it from being burnt. Should take about a minute or two for it to be soft. You can just stick a fork in it to see if it's soft enough for your taste preference.