This is the first year in five that I have not had the flu shot, but the first year that I got the flu.
Next year a flu shot is in order!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Move over Domino's make your own Supreme Pizza, Dough and All
Make your own New York Style Pizza at home, with easy pizza crust from the bread machine!
1 cup warm water (30 sec's in microwave is perfect),
1/2 tablespoon sugar,
2 tablespoons olive oil (vegetable oil works too),
1-1/2 teaspoons salt,
3 ...cups bread flour,
2-1/4 teaspoons (1 pkg) dry active yeast.
Set on pizza dough cycle, or dough cycle. I only let it knead for about 15 minutes total and it makes a less tough crust. Check the dough after about 6 minutes and add water or flour if it looks too dry or too wet. It should form a nice dough ball.
Let rise for 45 minutes then roll out or stretch and use, awesome! This recipe makes 1 large or 2 medium pizzas.
This dough can also be frozen, just let thaw overnight in fridge before using and it is still great!
To bake, preheat oven to 500 degrees, stretch dough, add sauce and toppings and bake for 10 to 16 minutes on bottom rack of oven or to desired done-ness. The less toppings you have the quicker it will be done, the pizza pictured had sausage, bacon, onion and green pepper in addition to pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese and took a little longer to bake.
Delicious!
This pizza turned out even better than expected. I have found the perfect pizza dough recipe, perfectly stretchable and wonderful, and bakes up great every time, much better than the recipes that came with the bread machine itself.
New York fold-able dough recipe:
1/2 tablespoon sugar,
2 tablespoons olive oil (vegetable oil works too),
1-1/2 teaspoons salt,
3 ...cups bread flour,
2-1/4 teaspoons (1 pkg) dry active yeast.
Set on pizza dough cycle, or dough cycle. I only let it knead for about 15 minutes total and it makes a less tough crust. Check the dough after about 6 minutes and add water or flour if it looks too dry or too wet. It should form a nice dough ball.
Let rise for 45 minutes then roll out or stretch and use, awesome! This recipe makes 1 large or 2 medium pizzas.
This dough can also be frozen, just let thaw overnight in fridge before using and it is still great!
To bake, preheat oven to 500 degrees, stretch dough, add sauce and toppings and bake for 10 to 16 minutes on bottom rack of oven or to desired done-ness. The less toppings you have the quicker it will be done, the pizza pictured had sausage, bacon, onion and green pepper in addition to pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese and took a little longer to bake.
Delicious!
Monday, November 8, 2010
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Boy in Blue Overalls giclee Fine Digital Art Print by oneredhen
Boy in Blue Overalls giclee Fine Digital Art Print by oneredhen
Custom Digital Watercolor prints available upon request, check out my Etsy shop and send me a message for more details!
Custom Digital Watercolor prints available upon request, check out my Etsy shop and send me a message for more details!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Chicken with Zucchini and Herb Garlic Butter over Linguini
We picked our first zucchini out of the garden yesterday, and my father in law gave us some garden onions, so I wanted to make something out of my fresh ingredients. I also did not want to heat up the house by using the oven, since it hit 102F here today. I whipped this up in about a half an hour, it was delicious!
Chicken with Zucchini and Herb Garlic Butter over Linguini
serves 2 (or three not so hungry people)
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 medium zucchini
1 medium onion
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp basil
2 tsp oregano
pinch of salt
pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
1 TB olive oil
1/4 to1/2 box of linguini
1 stick of butter
Husband approved!
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Chicken with Zucchini and Herb Garlic Butter over Linguini
serves 2 (or three not so hungry people)
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 medium zucchini
1 medium onion
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp basil
2 tsp oregano
pinch of salt
pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
1 TB olive oil
1/4 to1/2 box of linguini
1 stick of butter
- dice or mince the garlic
- cut onion into 1/2" size chunks
- cut zucchini into 2"x1/2" slices and save on the side
- cut chicken lengthwise into 1/2" slices, then cut those into 1" chunks (the goal is to make them all close to the same size so that they cook at the same rate)
- sautee the garlic and onion in the olive oil in a medium to large skillet until the onion is starting to soften, about 5 to 7 minutes. stir frequently.
- add the chicken and basil, thyme and oregano and continue to sautee until chicken is nearly done, about 7 to 10 minutes. My chicken was still a little frozen so if yours is already thawed, it will probably only take about 5 minutes. stir frequently.
- add zucchini, stir and cover. Reduce to low heat. While it continues to cook, cook the linguini per the package instructions. After 5 minutes, stir the chicken and zucchini mixture and remove from heat, cover and let sit until linguini is done.
- Melt the stick of butter over very low heat in a small saucepan. Add a pinch of oregano, pinch of cayenne and 1/2 tsp of garlic powder. stir frequently. cut off heat.
Husband approved!
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