Bread Contest Update: 3 more days of Voting left

With only 3 days left till the end of the contest, I wanted to give you a quick update. I don't want to influence the voting, so I won't disclose the vote tallies for each entry, but what I can say is that it is very, very close. The margin between the first and second place entries is just one vote, and there are 7 entries tied for third that are not too far behind. My advice to the entrants is to use whatever is at your disposal (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), and tell everyone you know to vote.
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Vote for your favorite bread recipe and you could win a New West KnifeWorks Knife

The voting for our bread contest has officially started. Vote for your favorite bread recipe and you could win a New West KnifeWorks Knife (a $99 value).
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Pham Fatale Bread Contest

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Mediterranean Mini Pizza with Cannellini Beans and Roasted Red Bell Pepper Hummus

I made a hummus pizza a few days ago and I felt like recreating a sandwich version of the dish with a bunch of Mediterranean ingredients. The problem was that I only had pita bread at home. I could have created a pocket in the bread and stuffed it, but I decided to place the ingredients on top of the pita bread to create a meal that resembled a pizza.

Following the Mediterranean theme, I made a cannellini bean and roasted red bell pepper hummus-like spread and topped it with Greek feta cheese, capers, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula, pickled shallot, black olives and marinated artichoke hearts. For the meat lovers out there, I would add some cubes of lamb kebabs.

I'm sure you've heard of 30-minute meals, but this took me 10 minutes, tops. Try this recipe the next time you're in a hurry. Beat that, Rachael Ray!

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Croque Madame Sandwich Recipe

My little munchkin loved the croque-monsieur and she asked for the same lunch the next day. I decided to make another version of the same sandwich: the famous croque-madame. The croque-madame is essentially a croque-monsieur topped with a sunny side up egg.  If you ever get confused about which sandwich is which, just remember that the "female" version is just like the "male" version, but with extra flavor .

I added ketchup and flat-leaf parsley to create the face of an angry clown to make the sandwich kid-friendly and more playful. In case you were curious, she loved it!

For those of you who are wondering if the croque-mademoiselle exists, it does! It's supposed to be more delicate like a diet version, with whole wheat bread.

* I want to give a special shout out to Cookie and OysterCulture, who mentioned that they also make croque-madame at home.

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