I had my pasta fix today. About once a month I get a craving for Italian, and this time I prepared tomato sauce using Italian sausage and button mushrooms, along with chicken and herb ravioli. Garlic bread is a must when having such a meal, but I had forgotten to replenish my homemade supply of garlic butter. Instead I spread several slices of potato bread with butter, and then sprinkled each piece with dried minced garlic, parsley flake and a dash of paprika for garnish.

 

Using the dried minced garlic gave the bread a nice crunchy topping during the broil, with almost a caramelized feel, although afterward the strength of the garlic stayed around for quite a long time (combined with the generous amounts I typically use in sauce).

 

I’m set for another month…