Thursday, May 17, 2012

Pizza Bread!!!!

So Life has not slowed down one bit actually it has become more chaotic!!! I cooked last night for the first time in a week because I have been working alot and we have softball twice a week. So we are going to have a crazy weekend because this weekend is my sisters baby shower which means my mom will be in town and staying with us!!! So I have got to finish up some housework tonight. But last nigh after I got home from work I push mowed the front yard and then asked my daughter what she wanted for dinner.......and she of course said PIZZA. I don't know about your house but at my house my daughter and bf could eat pizza for every meal and be happy. Me on the other hand I can eat it alot but not nearly as much as they can. So I decided to compromise......I would make Pizza bread instead. (or as my bf called it a pizza loaf because there was a lot of pizza bread for just 3 people) So this is how I make my pizza bread:

1 loaf italian bread(we used a whole wheat one)
1 roll of sausage
pepperoni (as many as you like)
pizza sauce (or I used homemade spaghetti sauce last night)
mozzarella cheese-shredded


First preheat your oven to 350 and then while waiting for the oven I brown the sausage in a skillet and crumble it as you cook. When the sausage is done drain the grease and sit aside. Next take your italian bread and slice it lengthwise and lay flat on a cookie sheet. Then lay your pepperoni on the bread and add as many as you like. Then I put my sauce on top of the pepperonis and then the the sausage on top of that. I then add my cheese on the very top and stick in the oven for about 15- 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted and I like my cheese to be really melted so I stick it under the broiler for about 5 minutes or until the cheese starts to look golden.


I was totally in a hurry last night to get dinner on the table so I completely forgot to get pics but I am going to try and get pics of tonights dinner if possible. But I now need to get back to work I have someone coming in to look at a possible pool!!! So I don't think i should be blogging when she comes in!!! LOL

Friday, May 4, 2012

So we have been getting ready for our spring open house this week at work and realizing how much work it has been since I have only made dinner once this week!! :( I really love to cook so this shows how much I have been working. But last night I made my favorite recipe that I kind of created when I was tired of eating the same burgers over and over!!! So the recipe is as follows:

2lbs ground chuck
1 package onion soup mix
3 tbsp of worchestershire sauce (you can add more or less to taste)
season salt
salt
black pepper
cheese (optional) we used American last night but it is really yummy with mozzarella on top!!

I mix everything together in a bowl and form patties to the size desired. I then either grill them or cook them on the stovetop till done to your liking. Add cheese and melt and then they are ready to serve.

 I also love to try new toppings for burgers so last night I had some zucchinni and onions that I sauteed and added them to the top of my burger with a little bit of BBQ sauce instead of the traditional condiments!! It was really good!! What are your favorite condiments on burgers? I like ketchup, mustard, onion, tomato and pickles on a regular burger.

 So now I need to figure out what I am making tonight for dinner. If the weather stays nice and it is not raining I am thinking that I might fire up the grill. I love cooking on the grill!! And in my house I am the one who does the grilling I find it to be relaxing (that is if I can get it lit without any problems.) We use a charcoal can though because I don't like using lighter fluid and sometimes the can makes things a little hard to light.

Also this week I have been a little crafty because I have a baby shower on the 20th of this month for my nephew. I can't tell you what I have been working on just yet but I am excited on how it is turning out!!! I have a feeling it will be my new go to gift for baby showers because it wasn't as difficult to make once I thought it through and did a little research on how to make it!! So that will be something to look forward to later this month.

And today I have had this song stuck in my head but it is one of those songs that just makes you happy so I don't mind having it stuck in my head!!

http://youtu.be/fWNaR-rxAic


Have a great day and a great weekend if I don't have time to update this weekend. But I think I might try making a few new mexican inspired recipes this weekend so stay tuned.