What's For Dinner?

Here's what I've been cooking lately...

1. Grilled salmon with string beans and red skinned potatoes.
2. Grilled turkey pastrami on rye with bean salad.
3. Pizza on Naan bread.
4. Chicken vegetable soup with cheese and crackers.
5. Grilled Ahi tuna steaks, waldorf slaw
6. Eggs and toast with fried potatoes, onion, bacon and tomatoes.

What have you been having for dinner?

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What's For Dinner?

Here's what we've been eating the last few days....

1. Pizza.  Garlic Naan smothered with herbed goat cheese, fresh corn, asparagus and onions.  
2. Shrimp kabobs.
3. Cheese burgers and fresh grilled corn.
4. Grilled cauliflower steaks.  New to us and surprisingly good!  They were brushed with balsamic vinegar, garlic and olive oil and sprinkled with salt, pepper and cheese.

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This And That

1. Garden Girl with a visitor.
2. Chicken, kale and ranch pizzas.
3. My favorite lip gloss since high school.  Lots more varieties now and a six pack lets me have one in every coat, purse and drawer. ha.
4. A piece of ironstone from the auction.  And for only $5, I was the only one that wanted it!  It even has birds on the inside.  Love.
5. Setting sun.
6. Jack, lounging with the squash.
7. Robin, glad the snow is gone.

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Spinach, Garlic, and Mushroom Pizza

I hadn't had my bread machine out in years and thought it was

about time I got it out and used it.  Do you have that problem?

Mine is so big and bulky, that I can't have it out on the counter

all the time.  Then I forget about it!  Every time I use it, I

wish I did it more often!

I used a pizza crust recipe that Rhonda shared a long

time ago.  It's the one from the Zojirushi Bread Machine cookbook.

  It turns out great every time!

Bread Machine Pizza Dough

1 1/4 c water

1 1/2 T olive oil

3 3/4 c flour

1 1/2 T sugar

1 1/2 t salt

1 1/2 t yeast

In bread machine, place ingredients in pan in the order given.

Select pizza dough setting and let it run it's course.

Mine takes one hour.

When done, divide into 2 balls and loosely cover with plastic wrap.

Rest 20 minutes.  Roll out into 12" circles, lay on cookie sheets that

have been lightly oiled and sprinkled with corn meal.  Prick with fork to prevent shrinking.
  Rest 10 minutes.  Add toppings and bake in the 

center of oven at 425 for 18 minutes.  

For this pizza, I used ranch dressing for the sauce and

sprinkled it with a little garlic powder.

I sauteed mushrooms in olive oil and minced garlic and added

those to the crust along with lots of fresh spinach.

Then I topped it with a shredded 4-cheese blend and also some

shredded Parmesan.  I lightly topped the whole thing with a little

 spray oil and put it them in the oven, baking one at a time.

The leftovers froze well, too. 

I put the frozen pieces on a cookie sheet and baked them

for 15 minutes at 425.  The bottom was still crisp and the

inside still light and chewy.  Yum!  It's become one of our favorites!

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Oven Roasted Garden Tomatoes

This is a nice way to use up tomatoes from your garden!

Quick, easy and very yummy.

Lay thick sliced tomatoes on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Sprinkle generously with salt, sugar, Italian seasoning and garlic powder.

Drizzle with olive oil.

Bake 3 hours at 250 F degrees.

Beware, though, your house is going to smell wonderful!

I used them to top a pizza crust.  No sauce needed...just cheese!

I used a ready-to-bake crust and followed the baking directions on the package.

The flavor is intense and delicious.

These tomatoes are also wonderful chopped into pasta

or layered in sandwiches.  Enjoy!

I've linked up to Marsha's blog 

for The Weekend Potluck!

Click HERE for more recipes!

P is for Pizza

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza

I don't remember the last time our family ate traditional pizza with the tomato sauce and

pepperoni!  We've become hooked on this variety and I make it often.  If you use shortcuts

like I do, it's almost as fast as a frozen pizza and so much better!

~Recipe~

pizza crust (I use Naan Garlic Flat Bread from the grocery's bakery section)

ranch salad dressing

bacon, fully cooked (I buy the precooked kind)

diced chicken (I use rotisserie or Tyson's grilled strips, thawed)

mozzarella cheese

amounts of all ingredients are your preference

Spread dressing liberally over crusts.  Snip bacon with kitchen shears directly over dressing.

I use it still frozen, straight from the freezer.  Layer on chicken.

Top with cheese.  Bake 20-25 minutes on cookie sheet until dark brown and bubbly.

I've taken on the A to Z Challenge for the month of April!

We are celebrating the letter P all day Wednesday the 18th.

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Grilled Pizza

Have you ever made grilled pizza? It's only on the grill about

3 minutes and is delish!

It has a thin, crispy crust and a little bit of that charred-ness

just gives it some of that brick oven taste.

Grilled Pizza

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1 lb fresh pizza dough or frozen bread dough, thawed

Divide in 4 parts and roll into 8" circles.

Brush both sides with olive oil and grill 1-2

minutes, covered.

Turn over, add toppings. Cover and grill

2-3 more minutes until bottom is brown

and cheese is melted.

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I use my stovetop JennAir grill, so I

divided the dough into 8 parts, 6" wide.

I grilled them 2 at a time and used 2

saucepan lids as covers.

One trick...make sure all of your toppings

are warm and very thinly sliced.

Use a thin layer of cheese.

Thick cheese will take too long to melt and

you will burn the bottom.

My dough never rolled out in perfect

circles, as you can see...they are rustic, let's say. :)

Enjoy!

my pizzas, shown, made with homemade sauce,

thinly sliced veggies, sweet Italian chicken sausage,

and finely shredded 4 cheese blend.