We worked hard all week on the house and at our usual jobs, so we planned on having a family night at home on Friday. I'm so glad, because I was seriously starting to burn out.
We brought out all the pillows and whatnot into the living room and watched Hoodwinked 2. Here's the boys chillaxin' as I'm making dinner.
And here's dinner! Personal pizzas! They were SO good. Rob got to top his and brother's. He was quite proud of that.
Mama and Daddy's pizzas. Matt had a Buffalo Chicken Ranch and I had a Canadian Bacon Olive Ranch. Mmm.
It was a huge hit with the boys. We then made Chocolate Peanut Butter Crescents for dessert, but I didn't get a picture because they went too fast! Very tasty!
The night ended with a good pillow fight...that I somehow got involved in. What a fun way to recharge the batteries!
An awesome pizza crust recipe and the recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Crescents:
Quick Pizza Dough
3 ½ cups flour
1 package Fleischmann's® Rapid Rise Yeast (I use Red Star Quick Rise)
¾ tsp salt
1 cup warm water (about 125°F)
2 tablespoons olive oil
Combine 2 cups of the flour, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Stir in the warm water and olive oil. Add the additional flour as needed until you have soft dough.
Turn out the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead until it is smooth and elastic – usually about 5 minutes, adding more flour as necessary. Cover the dough with a cloth on the floured surface and let rest for 10 minutes.
Your dough is now ready to use in your favorite pizza recipe.
Flavor Variations:
Experiment with different flavor variations and come up with some of your own.
Cheese Pizza Dough: Use the recipe above with the addition of ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese to the flour mixture.
Garlic and Herb Pizza Dough: Use the recipe above with the addition of 1 garlic clove minced, or 1 teaspoon garlic power, and 1 teaspoon of dried Italian seasoning to the flour mixture. (We really like this one!!)
Bake in a 425˚ oven for 12-15 minutes.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Crescents
1 can refrigerated crescent rolls
peanut butter
semi-sweet chocolate chips
These are ridiculously easy, guys. Spread out the crescents, spread a thin layer of peanut butter on each of them, sprinkle some chocolate chips on them, roll them up, and bake them according to the packaging directions. Simple as that and even more delicious!
An awesome pizza crust recipe and the recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Crescents:
Quick Pizza Dough
3 ½ cups flour
1 package Fleischmann's® Rapid Rise Yeast (I use Red Star Quick Rise)
¾ tsp salt
1 cup warm water (about 125°F)
2 tablespoons olive oil
Combine 2 cups of the flour, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Stir in the warm water and olive oil. Add the additional flour as needed until you have soft dough.
Turn out the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead until it is smooth and elastic – usually about 5 minutes, adding more flour as necessary. Cover the dough with a cloth on the floured surface and let rest for 10 minutes.
Your dough is now ready to use in your favorite pizza recipe.
Flavor Variations:
Experiment with different flavor variations and come up with some of your own.
Cheese Pizza Dough: Use the recipe above with the addition of ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese to the flour mixture.
Garlic and Herb Pizza Dough: Use the recipe above with the addition of 1 garlic clove minced, or 1 teaspoon garlic power, and 1 teaspoon of dried Italian seasoning to the flour mixture. (We really like this one!!)
Bake in a 425˚ oven for 12-15 minutes.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Crescents
1 can refrigerated crescent rolls
peanut butter
semi-sweet chocolate chips
These are ridiculously easy, guys. Spread out the crescents, spread a thin layer of peanut butter on each of them, sprinkle some chocolate chips on them, roll them up, and bake them according to the packaging directions. Simple as that and even more delicious!
