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Ingredients

• ✓ herb blend
• butter
• cracker
• thyme
• tarragon
• parsley
• parmigiano-reggiano cheese
• cream cheese
• creme fraiche
• sugar
• cayenne pepper
• black pepper
• kosher salt
• all-purpose flour
• egg
• garlic
• salt
• onion
• bell pepper
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter a 9-inch springform pan well.
2. 2 Start the filling: Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Saute peppers and onions with a large pinch of salt until onions just start to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 2 more minutes. Turn off heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
3. 3 While the pepper mixture is cooling, prepare the crust: Combine crushed cracker crumbs, dried Italian herbs, and melted butter in a mixing bowl. Stir until crumbs are coated.
4. 4 Transfer the buttered crumbs into the prepared springform pan and press down into an even layer. Set aside until needed.
5. 5 Continue the filling: Combine eggs, flour, kosher salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and sugar in a large mixing bowl and whisk until smooth. Add the creme fraiche, cream cheese, and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and mix until smooth. Stir in parsley, tarragon, thyme, and cooled pepper mixture until evenly combined.
6. 6 Transfer cheese mixture into the prepared springform pan. Tap the pan gently to settle the contents and place on a baking sheet.
7. 7 Bake in the lower center of the preheated oven until a skewer poked into the center comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 30 minutes. Run a knife around the edges and carefully remove the ring.
8. 8 Cheesecake should be thoroughly chilled in the refrigerator before serving, about 2 hours. Cheesecake can be served at room temperature, but it will not have the classic smooth, firm cheesecake texture, and will be more like a very light cheese quiche.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ herb blend
• ✓ herb blend
• hot dog bun
• tomato sauce
• garlic granule
• paprika
• salt
• black pepper
• mild sausage
• olive oil
• garlic granules
• pepperoni
• mozzarella cheese
• parmesan cheese
• oregano
• crushed red pepper

Instructions

1. 1 To make the sauce, combine tomato sauce, garlic, 3 teaspoons herbs, paprika, salt and pepper in a sauce pan over medium-high heat.
2. 2 When sauce bubbles, reduce to a low simmer and stir. Cover and allow to simmer over very low heat for 15 minutes.
3. 3 Crumble Italian sausage in a pan and cook over medium heat until no longer pink, about 15 minutes. Drain over paper towels. Set aside.
4. 4 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
5. 5 Mix olive oil, garlic and 1 teaspoon herb blend in a small bowl.
6. 6 Open hot dog buns and arrange on sheet pans covered in foil.
7. 7 Separate buns in halves along the folds if you want to make 16 appetizers; leave whole if you want to make 8 pizzas.
8. 8 Brush the buns with the olive oil mixture.
9. 9 Toast buns in the oven for about 5 minutes, just until edges begin to brown.
10. 10 Remove pan from oven and spread each of the buns with the warm tomato sauce.
11. 11 Top with browned Italian sausage, pepperoni slices, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
12. 12 Return pan to the oven and bake at 400 degrees F for 5 to 10 minutes or until cheeses are bubbling.
13. 13 Serve garnished with fresh oregano leaves and crushed red pepper, if desired.

By Ball Park Buns

Ingredients

• ✓ herb blend
• olive oil
• sweet sausage
• potato
• chicken thigh
• kosher salt
• black pepper
• cayenne pepper
• red onion
• red bell pepper
• chicken broth
• lemon
• bread
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a nonstick skillet. Break up sausage into small pieces and add to the pan; add potato pieces sporadically, flesh-side down. Place chicken pieces throughout the pan, smooth side down. Season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne. Sprinkle over Italian herbs.
3. 3 Scatter over sliced onion and bell peppers. Sear over high heat until sausage starts to brown, about 5 minutes.
4. 4 Reduce heat to medium-high, cover, and cook until potatoes are just tender, about 5 minutes.
5. 5 Add broth and cook until reduced by at least half.
6. 6 Stir and squeeze over lemon juice. Taste and adjust if needed.
7. 7 Serve over toasted bread and top with parsley.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ herb blend
• chicken breast
• tomato
• mozzarella cheese
• pesto
• garlic salt

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cut a shallow pocket into each chicken breast using a sharp knife.
2. 2 Stuff each chicken breast with chopped tomatoes, sliced mozzarella, and about 2 tablespoons pesto. Mix cantanzaro herbs and garlic salt in a small bowl and sprinkle each chicken breast evenly with herb mixture.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

By thedailygourmet