Off plan... (recipe!)

So last night's dinner was homemade pizza.  Those of you who read my weekly menu plan know that pizza was not on that list.  That's the great thing about it, I can deviate from my plan with out it being a huge ordeal.  I had to pick up cheese for the meal, but I had everything else here.  I made the crusts - with some improvising to the recipe that I found, made some quick pizza sauce and there it is. Easy peasy.  Sometimes even with the best laid out plan improvising is the best!

I bought a thing of goat cheese from Costco so I have 2 things of it to use up.  (I am totally in love with the flavor!)  So my pizza was goat cheese, fresh tomato & fresh spinach.  Hubby had canadian bacon, turkey pepperoni, peppers & onion.  Little man had turkey pepperoni.  I used one dough and divided into 3, I rolled it pretty thin and it puffed up nicely - be sure to poke the dough otherwise it resembles pita bread...lol Not speaking from experience or anything. :)  

Recipe credits

I told hubby & little man that we are changing things up.  There will be no more eating out - except once a month.  Last night would have been easy to give in.  Little man wanted to have Little Caesars for dinner - I mean it's only $5 a pizza, right....  I spent $2.50 on cheese and got homemade pizza that is MUCH better than Little Caesars.  We pay too much money for convenience.  Which is why I am trying to add pre-made ready to go (homemade) items to my freezer.  The Bean & Cheese Burritos that I have for this weeks meals is a perfect example.  I am going to make enough for dinner, but I will also be making extras that I will put in baggies and freeze so that if we need dinner in a hurry or just want something other than a sandwich for lunch we can take one out and heat and BOOM! there's dinner or lunch.  Homemade & I know what's in it.  Not to mention our wallets will like it too!    Have no fear there is a post in the near future about make ahead meals.  

Pizza Dough

Ingredients 

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2/3 cup lukewarm water ( plus an additional 2 tbsp)

Directions

1. Mix 1 cup of flour with all other ingredients.
2. Gradually add 2nd cup of flour until it forms a ball. Use your hands to form and knead the dough.
3. Let the dough rest 10-15 minutes in a bowl covered with a dish towel or saran to keep it warm.
4. Spread out onto greased pizza pan and top with your favorite toppings.
5. Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 15 minutes. Enjoy!

A different kind of grilled cheese sandwich

Lunch is served!  When I first stumbled upon this sandwich I wasn't quite sure how good it was going to be.....  However it enticed me more than anything and I figured what the hell, it's worth a try!  I am so glad that I did!  Once you get past the cheese tearing up the bread everything about it is to die for!!  The combination of goat cheese and cucumber is amazingly fresh!  It is a filling yet light lunch that I am sure you will love!

Cucumber Goat Cheese Grilled Cheese!

Ingredients:

• Two slices sprouted wheat bread
• Two ounces goat cheese
• Sliced cucumber
• Coconut oil spray

That’s it! I used the coconut oil spray on the bread instead of butter to get a nice grill.

The sandwich was so fresh and delicious. It didn’t feel heavy like a regular grilled cheese sandwich. The cucumber added a great crisp as well. I’m totally hooked!

Enjoy!!

~K