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Breakfast Pizza

When I got the new Food Network Magazine, I found a simple recipe for a Breakfast Pizza (page 113). 

What a neat idea! The photo in the magazine just looks amazing and tasty.
So this morning I created the breakfast pizza and added a bit of onion. I used olive oil infused with rosemary from Bree and Robbie's wedding, which really added a nice rosemary flavor to the crust. I did cook it on the pizza stone, which for this pizza I wouldn't do again because it made the crust too crunchy and then was a bit hard to cut... This is really a knife and fork pizza.

Check out recipe for the pizza - I hope you make it and dine on it someday!

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Courtesy of Food Network Magazine
Pizza Dough
Whisk 3 3/4 cups flour and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Make a well and add 1 1/3 cups warm water, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 packet yeast. When foamy, mix in 3 tablespoons olive oil; knead until smooth, 5 minutes. Brush with olive oil, cover in a bowl and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Divide into two 1-pound balls. Use 1 pound per recipe unless noted.
How to make a pizza:
Step 1: Place a pizza stone or an inverted baking sheet on the lowest oven rack and preheat to 500 degrees.
Step 2: Stretch 1 pound dough on a floured pizza peel, large wooden cutting board or parchment paper.
Step 3: Top as desired, then slide the pizza (with the parchment paper, if using) onto the stone or baking sheet. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes.

Bacon-Egg Breakfast Pizza -  
Stretch dough into four 6-inch rounds. Top each with diced raw bacon; bake until crisp (500*). 
Crack an egg onto each crust and top with olive oil, salt and pepper; bake until the eggs set (about 5 minutes). Top with baby greens.
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My pizza photo




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The Way To Your Lovers Heart

Happy Valentines Day!
The way to your lovers heart on this special day is a simple recipe equation!

 
One bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips...

MELTED DOWN to look like this

Then, take some of these fresh yummy strawberries

And dipped to look like this!

Yummy, Chocolate Covered Strawberries are a delicious treat to share with your special someone on a Valentines Holiday!










Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Ingredients:
16 ounces milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening
1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves
Directions:
1. Insert toothpicks into the tops of the strawberries.
2. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth. Holding them by the toothpicks, dip the strawberries into the chocolate mixture. Or use a melting pot like Chocolate Heaven.
3. Turn the strawberries upside down and insert the toothpick into styrofoam for the chocolate to cool. Or lay on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Can be cooled in fridge.



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Guess what time it is?!...

... Its Girl Scout Cookie Time!!

"It's Cookie Time Song" - From the movie 'Troop Beverly Hills' 

Ohhhhhhhhhh la la la yummmmmmmy ... My favorite cookie is the Samoas!
I am also a fan of the popular Thin Mint, but with the Samoas... I could totally devour a whole box for myself!
 
Girl Scout Cookies are a familiar part of American culture. For more than 80 years, Girl Scouts, with the enthusiastic support of their families, have helped ensure the success of local Girl Scout Cookie activities. From its earliest beginnings to its current popularity, the sale of cookies has helped Girl Scouts have fun, develop valuable life skills and make the world a better place by helping to support Girl Scouting in their communities. Girls are proud that their efforts provide resources for their local Girl Scout councils and for their own Girl Scout troops/groups.

What is your Favorite Girl Scout Cookie? 

Leave a comment below 

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  • All Abouts a.k.a. Thanks-A-Lot - used to be known as Animal Treasures (all same type shortbread cookie with chocolate on the bottom)
  • Do-Si-Dos™ - Peanut Butter Sandwiches (peanut butter cookie with peanut butter filling)
  • Dulce de Leche (made with milk caramel chips)
  • Lemon Chalet Cremes™ (retangular cinnamon-ginger lemon-filled cookies) 
  • Lemonades™ (shortbread cookie with a tangy lemon icing)
  • Reduced Fat Daisy Go Rounds™ (crispy cinnamon cookies) 
  • Samoas® - Caramel deLites™ (vanilla cookies covered with caramel on top and bottom then rolled in coconut and striped with chocolate)
  • Sugar-Free Chocolate Chips (chocolate chip cookies)
  • Tagalongs® - Peanut Butter Patties® (Regular cookie with soft Peanut Butter and coated with chocolate)
  • Thin Mints (thin chocolate-peppermint cookie coated in chocolate)
  • Trefoils – a.k.a. Shortbread - (a shortbread cookie) 

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Kooking Klatch Hosted by Brooke

This evening, I joined my Mommy in-law Debbie, at the Kooking Klatch.
It is hosted by Brooke in her lovely condo and tonight we prepared an Italian menu.
The menu consisted of Bruschetta, Panzanella Salad, Pancetta and Asparagus Risotto, Braciole Di Maiale Al Vino Bianco, and of course... Tirmisu.

Everyone there picks a station and prepares their recipe. I very excitedly voted myself for the Bruschetta! Its one of my favorite dishes and its one of those things I could very well eat all the time. Bruschetta is also something that not only smells divine with its freshly cut basil, but it looks  absolutely fabulous!
 
All the dishes there were so yummy which even proves to me more and more how Matt and I need a vacation to Italy! 

Here are some more yummy photos - Recipes to follow!
  
  




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