Garlic Bread and Olive Oil Dip

It seems silly to post this recipe for garlic bread because it's really easy to make. It's so good and one of our favorite sides to Italian night, I thought I would post it anyway.

Loaf of Italian bread (I buy this cut it up in chunks and freeze since it's just 3 of us, bread stays good frozen for about a month)
Butter
Granulated Garlic
Dried Parsley

Cut the bread lengthwise, butter it up, sprinkle garlic and parsley and toast. It's important to use Granulated Garlic and not the powder or fresh stuff. Brock and I had a mini garlic bread contest once where he made it with fresh garlic and I made it with granulated and mine won. We love fresh garlic but not on this.


Another Alternative to Garlic Bread is making an Olive Oil Dip. I usually get Italian bread and before I freeze it I'll serve it this way and after I freeze it I'll turn it into Garlic Bread since it doesn't taste as fresh once it's been frozen. Have you ever gone to an Italian restaurant where they do this: take a pile of dried herbs and pour olive oil all over it, well this is the same idea:

On a plate add,
A pinch or so of Italian herbs (If you don't have that this is what is listed on my containor, I recommend blending together some form of marjoram, thyme, rosemary, savory, sage, oregano and basil)
1 TBSP or so of Parmesan cheese
A dash or so of salt
Drizzle Olive Oil and Viola a Lovely Dip, serve with Fresh Italian bread (don't toast it)