Savory Cheese & Chive Bread

Nana and I looked forward to this week's recipe -

it sounded like a winner just from it's name.

  Reading through the recipe,

 it seemed surprisingly straight forward.

 The "bonne idees" that Dorie shared got

 our imaginations plotting

for how we would change it up next time.....

Nana's Try:

Just what was needed for this week, a simple  recipe. 

 Since I had a sharp cheddar cheese in the refrigerator

I decided to use it for the cheese and chive bread recipe.

The preparation  is very easy and the flavors blended
 nicely together.  I used only 1/2 tsp. of salt,
but I do think it needed more.  

 The cheese was not as salty as expected.

We did enjoy the fresh bread  just in time

for lunch with a hearty bowl of soup. 

 To quote The Barefoot Contessa,

"How easy is that".

Tricia's Try:

Thank goodness Nana got hers done days before me (as usual :)

and was able to convince me that it was a "snap". 

I was down to the wire after a busy week - hubby is still
in Brazil and my older son left for two weeks in
France on his high school's Spring Break. 

 Although I would have preferred sitting in a Parisian bistro

myself this Friday, I at least got to show my love

of France by celebrating another "French Friday".  

       The recipe was truly easy and the house smelled wonderful. 

 I liked the beautiful orange color that the

cheddar provides but I went with white cheeses. 

I had shredded gruyere on hand and then cut

 up some Volendam, which is a lovely cheese from Holland. 

Since so many folks were curious- I tried to figure
the best description and did some research.  It is
supposedly most like a Gouda in taste.  Volendam is a town
located near Edam, so I am not sure if it is
 more similar in flavor to that mild cheese
 (my guess) but I am no cheese expert....

I forgot to get fresh herbs so I substituted some

 Penzey's " Parisien Bonne Herbes"

 (we had a Paris theme this week, so I went with it :)

  Great coloring and tasted wonderful- not overpowering. 

 This recipe is so easy I will be making many times over.

My younger son and I enjoyed it warm

 from the oven and it was a lovely ending to a busy week.