Years ago I attended a dinner event in Portland at a candy maker’s workshop. The table was filled with woman creatives in the industry, and I was just pretty excited to be attending the event sitting next to some pretty cool ladies that I looked up to. Now unfortunately years later I cannot tell you much about the evening. What the topics were, who I sat next to, what I wore, but I can tell you about this garlic bread. It was a showstopper to me.

As the night was winding down I snuck into the kitchen area and spoke to the chef who catered the event and kindly asked her for the recipe. And although I honestly can’t remember exactly how her recipe goes, what was her recipe and what got transitioned into how we made it at home, I do know, that this is (in my opinion), the BEST garlic bread.

Is this healthy? No, there is mayonnaise mixed with cheese spread onto bread. Is it delicious and an absolute treat when we make it? Absolutely. And that is basically how I like to cook at home. Eat good for you foods as often as you can, and in between have some fun, embrace the balance, and eat some bread.

The BEST Garlic Bread
Serves 8

1 baguette, cut into 4 even sections, then halved
3/4 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
3/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
few good grinds of freshly ground pepper

Preheat the oven to your broiler setting or 500 degrees, and place the oven rack about 4'‘ from the top. (I prefer to not have the bread at the highest rack level that way it has more time to melt and brown instead of broiling too fast).

Place the 8 baguette slices onto a baking sheet and set aside.

In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, shredded parmesan, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Spread the mix over top of all 8 slices and transfer the baking sheet to the oven.

Broil the bread for about 3-5 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, until the spread is melted and beginning to turn golden and the edges are a nice golden color.