Some like it hot!
Besides baking, there is very little I enjoy cooking in the kitchen … except pizza and bread! This is “Tony’s Famous Cholula Spicy Chicken Pizza”, and it came from this book .
60 Different Pizza Recipes
It had a robust tomato pizza sauce topped with Cholula soaked, shredded chicken, mozzarella, jalapenos and garlic. The recipe also called for chorizo, and onion which I chose to leave out.
The boys in my house liked this, but requested that I turn up the heat even more by adding more jalapenos next time. I on the other hand, thought it had good flavor, but was much too hot!, hot!, hot!, for my liking.
Remember that if you just want to browse a recipe book and don’t necessarily want to invest the money to buy it, see if your local library carries it.
This usually works for me, but some lame-o neatly cut out a page containing the “New York Style Pizza Sauce”, leaving that section of recipes useless.
Hope you’re enjoying your stolen page. Tsk… Tsk!
Easter Meal
Great food, great people, great day!
Okay, our family really knows how to put on a celebration. The spread of food was enormous and thanks goes out to my cousin Roxy and her husband for hosting today’s festivities. There was such a delicious variety of foods to choose from including my personal favorite … Mexican food!
The children received a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny (who was such a sport), went on an Easter egg hunt, rode miniature ponies, jumped on the trampoline and got to ride in a go-cart. It was like a day at the fun park!
My Little Cousin's Easter Find
The adults got to crack two hollowed out eggs filled with confetti, over people’s heads for good luck.
Several people cracked their eggs on my head, so I guess that it means that I’ll have a year filled with extra good luck. I sure hope so!
I'm going to get tons of good luck!
Wishing my son a confetti-kind of birthday and an amazing year ahead.
You make me so proud to be your Mom.
I love you so much!
Birthday Confetti Cake
Bread in pan
Here is another bread post of a completely different nature than the artisan bread. This bread tastes just like the store bought stuff. I used a modified version of some person’s adaptation of the Honey Wheat Bread I on all recipes.com.
People who know me, know I like the faster baking versions of recipes, so here is my recipe. Of course I used my bread machine to do all the work. This bread is really very scrumptious and would work well for sandwiches. I just can’t get enough bread!
Mmmm Bread!
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup (100 degree) water
- 6 oz. milk (lukewarm)
- 2 Tbs. butter (room temp.)
- 2 1/2 to 3 Tbs. honey (your choice)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 cups white (or bread) flour
- 2 tsp. bread machine yeast
- 1/2 tsp. white sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
Place in bread machine in the order given by the manufacturer. I listed the ingredients in the order I put them in my machine.
Select the 1 1/2 pound whole wheat cycle. Press start! After about 10-15 minutes of the initial kneading, I added 2 Tbs. of flour.
Ready in about 4 1/2 hours.
Now if I could only learn how to cut the perfect, consistent sized slices!
Mt. Scene
Everybody needs a little beauty in their life.
Enjoy your Sunday!
