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Homemade Pizza Recipe | Foodie Friday | Glendale Portrait Photographer

January 15, 2010

We love pizza in our family, but having to pick the cheese off the youngest part and hoping that the residual amount wouldn’t cause problems wasn’t working. So when a fellow photographer posted she was making homemade pizza a little while back, I had to get the recipe for the dough. She sent me the link for the one she was using and it was delicious! You can make it as a quick recipe and make one pizza or go through the proper method and make 2 pizzas.

Ingredients:
3 c. flour
1 .25oz yeast pkg
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 c. warm (110 degree) water
cornmeal

Quick Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Combine dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients in slowly, knead on lightly floured surface if needed. (I used the dough hook on my standing mixer)
3. Roll out into a pizza crust shape. Dust the pizza stone or pan lightly with cornmeal and lay the dough on it. Roll the edges to form a crust if desired.
4. Top as desired and bake for 18-25 minutes.

2 Crust Directions:
1. Follow steps 1-2 in quick directions above.
2. Place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a towel for 40-60 minutes to rise until nearly doubled.
3. Punch dough down and let rise covered again for additional 20 minutes.
4. Split into 2 pieces and shape into balls.
5. Follow steps 3-4 in quick directions above.

*Suggestions*
Per pizza:
2 cups shredded mozzarella
2-3 tbsp pizza sauce (I make my own by starting with canned tomato sauce and adding 1/4 tsp ea. parsley, basil, and oregano and 1/2 clove garlic)
toppings-pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, pineapple, ham, whatever you can think of

*I used wheat flour (what I hand on hand) so the color is a bit different*
homemade pizza recipe Glendale portrait photographer
I used the dough hook on my stand mixer, it was much quicker than by hand

homemade pizza recipe Glendale portrait photographer
cornmeal on the pizza stone

homemade pizza recipe Glendale portrait photographer
rolled out pizza dough, I was told making the little finger indents kept it from bubbling up-don’t know it it’s true or not but mine didn’t bubble up

homemade pizza recipe Glendale portrait photographer
the sauce spread out about an inch or so from the edge

homemade pizza recipe Glendale portrait photographer
the finished product (yes there is a spot missing cheese, that’s for my youngest), it was delicious but the boys did like it better with regular flour when I made it again

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Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup | Foodie Friday | Peoria Portrait Photographer

January 8, 2010

With a sick boy home this week, I made homemade chicken noodle soup for dinner. Nothing says love and comfort like a warm bowl of mama’s chicken noodle soup

Ingredients:
2 16oz can chicken broth or chicken stock (add more if you like a more liquidy soup)
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 pkg of noodles or pasta (whatever kind you prefer)
3 carrots or about 12 baby carrots
1 celery rib
1/3 large onion (I prefer sweet yellow onions)
1 clove garlic
1/2 c water
1 tsp parsley
salt & pepper to taste (I used a pinch of pepper and about 1/2 tsp salt)

Directions:
1. Cook the chicken breasts however you prefer. I put them in a crockpot on high for 2-3 hours with the chicken broth.
2. Cook your noodles and drain. I used spaghetti noodles that I broke into fourths before cooking since that is what I had on hand.
3. Chop carrots, onion, and celery separately. In a small pot, add water and carrots and cook for 2 minutes. Add celery onion and pressed garlic. Cook until carrots are tender but not squishy.
4. Cube cooked chicken. If you cooked your chicken with the broth strain it into a large pot. If not pour the broth into a pot.
5. Add the chicken, noodles, and pot of cooked veggies (including the water). Stir in parsley and salt and pepper to taste. Heat until all is warmed through
Serve with saltines if you like.
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Best Pancakes Recipe | Foodie Friday | Phoenix Photographer

January 1, 2010

To start your new year off deliciously, here is what I made for breakfast.

I love to make breakfast for dinner but having a child with food sensitivities made it difficult. So I went on a hunt for pancake recipes that he could eat. I couldn’t find one that sounded tasty and was also okay for him to eat so I experimented combining recipes. I really think these are the best pancakes ever! My husband even likes these better than the box mix, which really says a lot because he is frightened to taste my experiments most of the time. They are fluffy and slightly sweet, and easily dairy and egg free.

Ingredients:
1 c. flour
1-2 tbsp sugar (depends how sweet you like them)
2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 c. milk (we use plain rice milk for his pancakes and regular milk for ours)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg, optional (will make pancakes thicker)
oil for pan

Directions:
1. Combine dry ingredients. Slowly whisk in wet ingredients including egg if desired. Stir until mixed through.
2. Lightly oil pan and heat pan at Medium-Low heat.
3. Pour 1/4 c. of mixture onto pan at a time.* When bubbles form and edges appear set, use a spatula to carefully flip pancake over
4. Pancake will puff up during cooking, keep an eye on it and remove when you think it is done. If it is not brown enough return to heat.
*I recommend starting with one pancake to test the heat and how long it takes to cook, the first one may be sacrificed for the rest.

Serve with your favorite maple syrup. You could also add blueberries or other fruit to the mixture or even use as a waffle mix. I also like adding chocolate chips and serving with chocolate syrup.
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Time to flip the pancakes

Ready to serve!

Use your favorite syrup

Or treat yourself and eat them my favorite way!

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe | Foodie Friday | Phoenix Portrait Photographer

December 18, 2009

I had a lot of pumpkin leftover after my pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving and I wanted to find something delicious to make with them. I also wanted something that my youngest could eat (so no dairy, no egg, no soy). I found a couple recipes online and modified them a little to my taste.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
1 c. shortening (I made one batch with half replaced with applesauce)
1 c. packed brown sugar
1 c. granulated sugar
2 c. pumpkin puree
2 tsp vanilla
4 c. flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp each ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1 12oz pkg chocolate chips (if you are looking for dairy free, try Ghiradelli semi-sweet)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. In a large bowl, cream sugars and shortening together. Add pumpkin and vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl mix together dry ingredients. Slowly combine dry ingredients into wet. Fold in chocolate chips.
4. Roll into balls and flatten slightly (easiest to use a small cookie scoop).
5. Bake for 9-14 minutes or until they are golden brown. Cool on wire rack. (Mine were done in 9 minutes)
Makes approx. 4 dozen (mine made 4 1/2)

These are very soft and moist, much like cake or muffins. (Don’t store them closed tightly) Careful, they are addicting and I’ve been known eat to 4+ a day

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the spices, really doesn’t matter the brand just freshness

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perfect cookie scoop

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the finished product, thinking I need to make some more after looking at these. mmmmmmm

Tips:
-You can replace half the shortening with applesauce to make them healthier, still tastes the same. Don’t replace all of it or they get a weird texture on the outside.
-If you prefer, you can use butter instead of shortening and add in the traditional amount of eggs for a more traditional texture.
-Be careful when storing; they are super moist and will stick together much like muffins or cupcakes. I stored them in ziploc bags left slightly open and a sheet of parchment paper between layers.

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Cranberry Sauce Recipe | Foodie Friday | Surprise Portrait Photographer

December 11, 2009

I love cranberry sauce! I’m not talking about the kind that comes out of the can, the one that has ridge marks and comes out in glop. That one reminds me of Spam, somebody out there likes it but why eat it when there are so many better things? No I like the homemade whole berry cranberry sauce. Maybe it’s because it reminds me of my grandmother and the holiday meals she cooked. Maybe it’s because it tastes so much better and has a real texture. Or maybe simply because I have a fear of possibly artificially colored red food (allergy, I know it’s weird). Whatever the reason is, I love cranberry sauce. It makes fantastic leftovers (think a turkey wrap with lettuce, cranberry sauce, and cream cheese…mmmm) and is super easy to make!

Fresh cranberry sauce
*from the Ocean Spray bag*
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 12-ounce package Ocean Spray® Fresh or Frozen Cranberries

Directions:
Combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil; add cranberries, return to boil. Reduce heat and boil gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cover and cool completely at room temperature. Refrigerate until serving time. Makes 2 1/4 cups.

As the berries begin to pop
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The finished product
Cranberry Sauce Recipe Surprise Portrait Photographer

Tips I’ve accumulated:
-If you think cranberry sauce is too tart you can use orange juice instead of the water (you may want to cut back the sugar). You can also use diced apples along with the cranberries to make a cran-apple sauce.
-Keep a close eye on it as it boils, it makes a big mess if it boils over! Trust me on this one.
-You can make this ahead of time and store overnight in the refrigerator, either serve cold or bring out early to bring to room temperature.
- It can also be made in the crockpot! Crockpot Cranberry Sauce
- And I saw this recipe for Catalina Cranberry Chicken in a Kraft Foods Magazine that looks delicious!
- And I’m looking forward to making cranberry, white chocolate, and macadamia nut cookies!

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