Personal Pizzas!

I love pizza!!!! For me, when it comes to pizza I like a good combination pizza. Yet, I am not a huge fan of the unique pizzas like Hawaiian or Mexican pizza. For our homemade pizzas, we like to load it up just how we like to order out! Plus, since these are personal pizzas you can add any toppings or take off any toppings, you’re not sharing this pizza! 

What You’ll Need:
Pizza Sauce (I like to use the squeeze kind so I can always have some on hand)
Personal Pizza Dough (I get mine at Meijer in the pizza/World Food aisle)
Fresh Mozzarella Cheese (It melts better)
Pepperoni (I buy sliced pepperoni at the deli and have them slice it thick, then at home I cut it into small cubes-like Pizza King)
Italian Sausage (cooked)
Black Olives-Sliced
Mushrooms-Sliced
Green Peppers-Diced
Onions-Diced

What You’ll Do:

• First, I cook the sausage. I then drain the grease and set aside. 
• Next, sauté the onions, green peppers, and mushrooms in a small skillet. Do not overcook the vegetables. You still want them to be crunchy but not raw. 
• Now, add the sauce to the pizza dough, sausage, pepperoni, vegetables, black olives, and lastly, top with cheese.
• I like this order but, you can do it in any order that you would like.
• Now, bake according to the pizza dough directions.

I only have one thing to say, I love pizza!

Enjoy
-SW

Enchiladas

As you can probably guess, I am not a picky eater. I will try anything at least once. But, I can say one thing, I love me some Mexican food; anything and everything. So, for this week I bring to you my Enchiladas.

What You’ll Need:
1 pound of Ground Beef
1 medium Onion
1 Jalapeño
Taco Seasoning
Soft Tortillas
Mexican Cheese
Black Beans (drained and rinsed)
Corn
Cilantro
Enchilada Sauce (not pictured, found in taco section of grocery store)

What You’ll Do:
Preheat the oven to 375°.
First, dice the onion and jalapeño. Add with the ground beef to a skillet and cook until the vegetables are tender and the meat is cooked through.
Next, add about ½ cup of frozen corn and the black beans; cook until cooked through.
Add, the taco seasoning and ¼ cup of water.
Now, add about 1 cup of meat mixture to a tortilla and add a couple of tablespoons of the Mexican cheese. Roll up the tortilla and place in a casserole dish.
Repeat this until the meat mixture is all gone.
Pour the enchilada sauce on top and also add some more cheese.
Bake in the oven until the cheese is golden and bubbly, normally about 15 minutes.
When the enchiladas are done top with cilantro.

These enchiladas are very tasty if I do say so myself. You can adjust the spiciness by adding the jalapeño’s seeds or by deseeding the pepper. 

Enjoy
-SW

Deep Fried Pickles

Who doesn’t love deep fried food? But, the real question is who doesn’t love deep fried pickles! AH! They are my favorite and they are sooo easy to fry up. You will see recipes saying oven baked pickles but, I warn you to steer clear. Deep fried is the only way to go!

What You’ll Need:

Pickle Chips

Egg

Flour

Italian Bread Crumbs

What You’ll Do:

• First, use paper towel to soak up as much pickle juice as you can. What I do is drain the jar of pickles and then dump them onto a paper towel and then put another paper towel on top and apply some pressure. You do not want super wet pickles or your deep frying will be a hot mess.

• Next, coat each pickle in flour

• Then, dip each pickle in a water/egg mixture

• Now, coat the pickle in bread crumbs

• Finally, deep fry until golden brown

Yummmmm, they are so good. I served mine with a mix of ranch dressing and a couple of drops of hot sauce. These pickles are so good and when I made them they didn’t even reach the table; Josh and I literally just stood in the kitchen and them. 

Enjoy

-SW