Family favorites
We absolutely love pizza nights! Sometimes it’s our usual favorite of spicy sausage with red onion or shrimp and asparagus with an Alfredo sauce but not this time! I had some BBQ pulled pork so I decided to use the leftovers for a pizza, we always make our pizza dough but any store bought works just fine then I added ….well, Jim added the BBQ sauce as the base then he added the pulled pork, red onion, pickled jalapeño’s, diced cooked bacon, pineapple tidbit and cheese. This became a family favorite after just one bite! It’s sweet, spicy and tangy all in one bite. So, so good!
NOTE-when we bake the pizza in the oven we use a pizza stone but when we grill the pizza we put the crust right on the grill grates. Follow the baking instructions for your particular dough.
I used left over pulled pork that I made but you can certainly buy it already made in the grocery store.
We did not measure amounts so I’m giving you approximate amounts, add topping’s to your liking!
INGREDIENTS
Dough for 1 pizza, home made or store bought
Your favorite BBQ sauce 1/4-1/2 cup
1/2 cup cooked BBQ pulled pork
1/2 small red onion-diced
1/4 cup pickled jalapenos
5 slices of cooked bacon-crumbled
1/4 -1/2 cup pineapple tidbits
1/2 cup of shredded cheese-we used mozzarella and cheddar
DIRECTIONS
Pre heat your oven according to the dough instructions.
Roll out the dough to your desired thickness, starting with the BBQ sauce, spread desired amount of sauce over the dough leaving 1/2 inch around the edge not covered with sauce. Add the pulled pork, red onion, jalapenos, cooked crumbled bacon, pineapple tidbits and lastly cover with desired cheese.
Bake according to dough instructions. Remove from oven and slice.
Enjoy!
Anne
What a crazy couple of months we have had! So many celebrations all at once, Jim is retired after 36 years as an Army Pilot. We had a retirement ceremony in Concord N.H. With all of our family including our Daughter Amanda and her family who live in upstate N.Y. There was so much to be thankful for on that very special day!
This was taken at the ceremony, Jim is on the far right.
This was Jim’s very last flight in the Blackhawk helicopter. He flew this for many years including flying medivac in Iraq as well as in N.H. When he landed and taxied in the Concord fire department was there with water cannon’s being sprayed as he taxied underneath. It was an incredible sight.
We came home and many of our neighbors had signs in front of their homes congratulating Jim for his service, we are so fortunate to have an amazing group of neighbors!
Our Grandkids getting ready to leave for the ceremony!
We did lots of celebrating that week including Easter with all of our family and then a couple of weeks after that we celebrated Birthdays. It has been an amazing and exhausting few weeks.
I need to move on as I can go on and on about our past couple months!
I recently came across the company Yum Crumbs that make the most delicious crumb topping. They Taste just like the ice cream bars with the strawberry crunch on them. The company makes several flavors, I purchased the strawberry shortcake, chocolate eclair and caramel apple to start. I just placed a second order for two gluten free flavors. I made these chocolate dipped strawberries a couple of times. Some I dipped in just the white chocolate but most of them got a dip in the strawberry shortcake yum crumb topping but I did not stop there, I made a few for one of our neighbors but I added a pipette filled with strawberry vodka into the dipped berries! The possibilities are endless with the various flavors. I’m seeing caramel dipped apples, cake toppings, pie topping….my mind is buzzing with so many things I can create!
INGREDIENTS
Strawberries
Ghirardelli melting chips, I used the white
Yum crumbs strawberry shortcake crumbs
DIRECTIONS
Simply melt the white chocolate chips according to package directions and dip the strawberries in the melted white chocolate then roll in the yum crumbs and place them on a foil covered baking sheet that has been sprayed with non stick spray and cool until set.
Enjoy!
Anne
Walking taco’s have been around for a long time but somehow I have not posted any of the many choices to make them. This recipe I made into a casserole but the original walking taco’s were made in individual chip bags using Fritos, Doritos or tortilla chips. You slightly crush the chips up and add your cooked taco meat, cheese and your favorite toppings and dig in! Easy and portable, the kids always love these!
I made this into an 8×8 casserole dish and to show you how versatile this dish is, all I had on hand was the BBQ frito chips so I used those and let everyone add whatever toppings they liked. The picture does not do the dinner justice , trust me it was very good!
INGREDIENTS
1 pound ground beef
1 cup of diced onion (I used half of a large onion)
3 ounces cream cheese
1 packet taco seasoning-I used gluten free
1 can diced green chilis, I used mild
2-3 cups lightly crushed corn chips, Doritos or tortilla chips
1 cup shredded cheese, Mexican blend or Monterey Jack
1 Roma tomato, chopped-for serving
Shredded lettuce-for serving
Salsa-for serving
Sour cream-for serving
DIRECTIONS
Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8×8 casserole dish with non stick spray and set aside.
In a large skillet over medium high heat add the ground beef and cook crumbling it as it browns. Drain the fat from the pan and add the onions and the seasoning packet following the directions on the back. Once the beef is cooked through add the diced green chili sand cream cheese to the skillet and sauté til the cream cheese mixture is incorporated and combined in the beef mixture. Pour this mixture into your prepared pan and top with crushed chips and cheese.
Bake for 15 minutes, remove from oven and serve with diced tomato, salsa, shredded lettuce and sour cream if desired.
Enjoy!
Anne
We have had our bread machine for a very long time and it never disappoints. Jim is the bread maker in the family as he makes our pizza dough, cinnamon rolls, apple bread and other recipes. He recently made these breadsticks and they were so good! Think Olive Garden type breadsticks warm out of the oven! We had them with a small side dish of roasted garlic Alfredo sauce. So good. Comfort on a plate!
INGREDIENTS
1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons of water
3 Tablespoon butter, softened
3 cups “00” flour OR all purpose flour
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 1/4 teaspoons regular active dry yeast OR 2 1/4 teaspoons bread machine yeast or quick acting active dry yeast
FOR THE TOP
1 Tablespoon water
1 egg white
Sprinkle of sea salt
Alfredo or marinara sauce for serving if desired.
DIRECTIONS
Place all of the dough ingredients in the bread pan in the order listed. Select white dough cycle.
Grease cookie sheets. Divide dough into ten pieces, roll each piece into a rope. Place the rolled dough on the cookies sheets 1 inch apart. Cover and let rise in a warm spot for 20-25 minutes or until puffy.
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat 1 Tablespoon of water with the egg white and brush over the top of the dough.
Sprinkle with salt and bake for 15-20 minutes of until breadsticks are golden brown and cooked through.
Serve warm with a side of garlic Alfredo sauce or marinara sauce if desired.
Enjoy!
Anne
We have the most amazing Greek neighbors that share some of their most delicious Greek dishes with us so I thought it would be fun to make this Greek Honey Cake and share it with them. This cake was not only easy to make but absolutely delicious. It got rave reviews from our neighbors, now that says a lot!
Note-The pan can be purchased from Amazon or Williams Sonoma.
It’s difficult to see in the picture but the pan leaves bee and honey comb designs on the cake.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon orange zest
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 cup chopped walnuts
FOR THE HONEY SYRUP
1 cup white sugar
1 cup honey
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon lemon juice
DIRECTIONS
Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9 inch square pan. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and orange zest. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter and 3/4 cup of sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternating with the milk. Mix just until incorporated. Stir in the walnuts.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool for 15 minutes. Then cut into Diamond shapes.
FOR THE HONEY SYRUP- In a saucepan combine honey, 1 cup of sugar and water. Bring to a simmer and cook five minutes. Stir in lemon juice bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. After the cake has cooled for 15 minutes pour the honey syrup over the cake. Let cake sit to soak up the syrup.
Enjoy!
Anne
I found this recipe at Greekfood.com
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