Pizza party

We had a great time visiting with Emily and all the cousins last Wed. We made three kinds of pizza and now we must post the recipes. Sorry, no photos - we were too hungry and it disappeared before we even thought about the camera! I think I am going to make pizza again on Sunday!

CPK honey wheat pizza dough

1 t yeast

1 cup + 1 T warm water

1 cup bread flour

1 ½ cups whole wheat flour

1 T + 2 t honey

1 t kosher salt

1 T + 1 t EVolive oil

Dissolve yeast in water, add honey

In mixer, place 1 cup flour, salt, & 1T oil, add yeast

Mix 2 -3 minutes

Add remaining flour, mix till smooth

Oil a bowl, and place dough. Let rise 2 hours, then punch down and place in fridge over night or for 7 hours

2 hours before dinner, take out and cut in the size for pizza: 1 makes a 13” pizza, or 2 balls make 2 6” pizzas

Cover let rise till double, then roll out and dress the pizza. Can place dough on pizza stone that is hot, then toppings. Bake 400 for 10 – 20 minutes depending on toppings and if you precooked the crust.

CPK pizza sauce

1 15 oz tomato sauce

1 6 oz of paste

1 T oregano

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 t paprika

2 t basil

½ t sugar

½ t onion powder

Mix and heat over very low heat for 30 minutes

Goat Cheese and caramelized onion pizza

(Janice’s version of something she had at CPK)

1 CPK wheat crust/ dough

Red sauce

Caramelized onions

Red pepper, sautéed

Goat cheese

Chicken, cooked

Small amount mozzarella cheese

Caramelized onions

Cut two onions in thin slices.

Heat up 2 T olive oil or 3 T butter

Cook onions over low for 20 – 30 minutes, with a lid at first, then leave the lid off and watch and stir them often so they turn a bit brown, but do not burn. Low heat and patience are key here.

Layer in the order above, and bake at 400 for 15 – 20 minutes.

BBQ chicken pizza

This was basically Alicia's recipe off her food blog, except I used the CPK wheat crust.

precook chicken and chop, spread some Sweet Baby Ray's bbq sauce on the chicken.

spread more sauce on the crust, add diced chicken, caramelized onions, cooked red pepper, red onion slices, and mozzarella cheese. top with a sprinkle of fresh chopped cilantro.

Bake 400 for 15 minutes, depending on if you pre cooked the crust.

The third pizza was regular pizza with a deep pan crust . red sauce, pepperoni, green peppers, olives, mushrooms, and lots of mozzarella cheese. BE sure to pre-bake the crust for this one as it is thick.

Cousins Dinner recipes

Here's the recipe for January Cousins dinner! no photos, sorry. It was fun to see all of you, even Chuck who came later!

Meatloaf
2 eggs, beaten
11 oz V-8 juice
1/2 large onion, chopped fine
1 celery stalk, diced fine
1 1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs or Pepperidge farms stuffing
1 envelop Lipton onion soup mix
1/4 t pepper
2 lbs ground beef, 12 % fat

meatloaf topping
1/4 c ketchup
1 1/2 T brown sugar
1 slight T mustard

combine eggs juice, onion, celery, bread crumbs soup mix and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf and place on a cookie sheet or a 9 x 13 pan. bake uncovered for 45 - 50 minutes, then spread topping over and bake 15 minutes more. serves 8 large slices.

Baked potato topping
2 cups sour cream
3/4 cup margarine or butter, softened
1/3 - 1/2 cup green onions chopped
2 oz bacon bits
1 lb shredded cheese
mix together and serve with baked potatoes.
stores well for a week and is the slick way to serve baked potatoes.

Snow!

We have snow. A lot.

Some days it is just beautiful. Enunciates all the individual branches. But look at what is on our deck!
View from laundry room door - that's about 20 inches or more!

And Nicole, Chuck, and Erin are just now going sledding!!
Snow makes us crazy sometimes.

**update** snowed ALL DAY today. Saw a front loader clearing our street. Bring on the troops!