After two very busy weekends, I\u2019m back to cooking, baking and blogging!<\/span><\/p>\n

As much as I try to plan ahead, it doesn\u2019t always work out well. With planning I refer especially to making a \u2018meal list\u2019 for the whole week. Those few times when it actually did work out, I immediately noticed the impact on daily schedule. It truly does make your life easier! When you go to the grocery store well organized and you know exactly what you\u2019ll need throughout the week.<\/p>\n

So the result was lots of eating out during lunch breaks, leaving way too much room for junk food. Do you know that feeling when you think it\u2019s time for a detox diet? That’s how I felt.<\/span><\/p>\n

By the end of the week, I reached the point where I began to ignore how tired I was after a long day.. No more excuses. Thankfully, I had promised to a coworker that I would make a similar version of the Mediterranean Flavored Stuffed Pull-Apart Bread Roll<\/a><\/span> that I posted here a while ago. Similar<\/em>, because he told me that he doesn\u2019t like artichokes. Nor did I have any olives at home that day. So I started my late afternoon project with making homemade basil pesto<\/a><\/span>, but replacing the pine nuts with almonds, followed by the dough according to this<\/a><\/span> recipe. I ended up making one with pesto only, and the other one mixed with chopped mozzarella. On top, I chose a different shape for the dough, which is as easy to prepare as the previous one, and it looks so<\/em> neat, doesn\u2019t it?<\/span><\/p>\n

For an instant I was debating whether I should go ahead and post the same dough recipe again. But as soon as I took it out of the oven, it wasn’t only the look that impressed me, furthermore it was the fabulous taste that blew me away! I didn\u2019t hesitate anymore. I had to post it. How could I have withheld this one from you??<\/span><\/p>\n

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