Sometimes, Jonathan and I return home from work and get working in the kitchen and create a culinary masterpiece. Sometimes, we come home and I make whatever I can think of from the fridge. I know, it’s like Jonathan’s a betting man, eating like that. Tonight we are having junk pizza-we had some cooked chicken breast and I made some pesto from the basil that was quickly turning and added some spinach and thinly sliced onion and then topped it all with three of the types of cheese in our refrigerator (I shredded some cheese sticks and added some taco cheese we had and then saw we also had some feta…). At any rate, you’ll have to ask Jonathan when you see him what he thought of tonight’s experiment. AND I wanted to take this chance to share with you my favorite pizza dough recipe:
1tblsp cornmeal
1.5 Cups flour
1 pkg quick-rising dry yeast
1 tsp. sugar
0.5 tsp salt
0.5 Cup very warm water
1 tblsp vegetable oil
Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Add the water and oil and mix until it forms a ball. Knead (I use the dough hook on the kitchen aid) for 3-4 minutes-until elastic. Cover and let rest for ten minutes (I just put a clean dish towel over it). Put the cornmeal on a baking stone/cookie sheet and then transfer dough. Roll out the dough onto the cookie sheet until it’s close to the edge. Top with your favorite toppings (we also really like using salsa, chicken, bell peppers, onions and a small amount of cheese) and bake at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes. It’s delicious!
Ok, I love the fact that your website is named Oatmeal for Breakfast. If only I could think of something that creative for mine. Maybe I can call it Chicken for Dinner. Also, love that we can keep in touch from afar. I’m so excited that you are married and loving it.
I’ll now have to try your recipe because it looks great!
Leah
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