What’s cooking and some Leap Day humor to make you smile
Can you please tell me what happened to February? I can’t believe it’s the last Tuesday of the month. I’m not totally complaining mind you. Time flying by has it’s upside, like the return of spring and warm weather. We got some snow last Thursday. It didn’t amount to a lot and it quickly vanished but the overnight lows stayed in the low to mid 20s.
What have y’all been into? Me, well…last Friday I tried my hand again at making home-made pizza. It’s been quite sometime since I’ve ventured down this road. I used the same the same Fail-Proof Pizza Dough recipe as last week when I made the Stromboli as well as the Thick & Rich Homemade Pizza Sauce recipe (this time I had all the ingredients replicating to near 100%). Aside from these basics, my toppings included mozzarella, pepperoni, Italian sausage, pepper medley (frozen green, yellow, an red peppers), fresh onions, and black olives with pepperoncini on the side. The verdict…very good job for my first attempt but additional changes needed made, so I made second one. I added additional seasonings to the Italian sausage, mainly oregano and basil. I opted to use a combination of fresh and shredded mozzarella cheese, cut down on the bake time and temperature which drastically improve the flavor. We were very pleased with the results and I’m eager to try it again. Once I feel comfortable with the changes then I’ll share my final recipe with you but here are a few images that I snapped of both pizzas.
Bottom left to right second pizza slice and whole
I did one more thing in the kitchen this weekend and that was I made DH a peach pie almost from scratch. I used canned peach in heavy syrup to make the pie filling. I used the Easy Oil Pie crust recipe again. I ordered some pie weighs but they haven’t arrived yet, so after doing a little Internet research one tip I found on some forum was to use an egg white wash on crust before pre-baking. We didn’t care too much for the egg wash and it didn’t help much with the crust shrinking. It wasn’t bad and it looked pretty. See…
I’m enjoying my surge of creativity in the kitchen and DH isn’t complaining one bit. In fact, he’s cheering me on! Okay, now for dose of giggles with some Leap Year humor.
It’s time to grab a cup of coffee and follow along with me as I head off to visit Sandee for some Happy Tuesdays (second linky below) giggles at Comedy-Plus, then I’ll check out Random Tuesday Thoughts (first link-up below) with Stacy Uncorked, and finishing things up by checking out this week’s word prompt found at Eugi’s Causerie for the wannabe poet buried inside. That’s a wrap for now but come back tomorrow for Wild Wednesdays where just about anything goes! 😉
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X, Cathy
25 Comments
Stacy Uncorked
Wow, Cathy! Your pizza and peach pie look awesome!!! I had to resist the urge to lick my screen… 😉 LOVED the leap year funnies!! Hope you’re having a fabulous weekend!
Chris Blackwood
That pizza looks incredible. I think I gained a couple of pounds reading…
Cathy Kennedy
Chris,
I was really proud of how well my first pizzas turned out. I’ve attempted to do this in many years ago but my success wasn’t nearly as good as this go around. I am giving the home-made pizza making another try this evening. I’m making a few changes so stay tune for updates on how this pans out for me. 🙂
56PackardMan
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Cathy Kennedy
Oh that’s a funny meme! Kale is one of those foods that’s supposed to be good for you but I have yet to get on that band wagon. 🙂
Debbie D.
You are a whizz in the kitchen, Cathy! It all looks great. It’s been years since I made pizza at home. Must try it again. 🙂 Thanks for the Leap Day humour. Love the Maxine one, especially! 😀 Good tunes, as well.
Birgit
Congrats on a good pizza. A few years ago my hubby tried to make a pizza..it looked like. Pot pie and it was…not good. I took a picture of it..hahahaa. The pie looks good and I think it would taste good.
XmasDolly
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I’ll take two of those pies! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm it looks so good! Man, I wish I had the flare to bake. My daughter does. She bakes at the holiday time & I’m the cook. Oh well, great tune girlfriend. Well, I’m off to bed early cuz of new doctor’s appointment in the a.m. Wish me luck!!! BIG HUGS!
Cathy Kennedy
Marie,
I hope to become a better baker. Pie making isn’t my forte. My late MIL was a pro at pie making. Maybe someday I’ll match her skills. 🙂 We all can’t be the same, so let your daughter do the baking and you do the cooking. It sounds like a great way to do things to me. 🙂 Let me know how your doctor appointments goes, k? xx
15andmeowing
You are making me hungry 🙂 Funny Leap year comics. XO
Cathy Kennedy
Ellen,
Sorry for making you drool on the keyboard. 🙂
messymimi's meanderings
Not sure whether to say yum first or laugh at your funnies!
Cathy Kennedy
Mimi,
It’s okay to say laugh first just as long as you don’t have a mouth full of pie. 😀
Liz A.
Great job on the pizza. Trial and error is the best way, isn’t it?
Cathy Kennedy
Liz,
Yes, definitely trial and error is the best way to learn. It’s also great having DH help. He’s a natural when it comes to saying, it needs more or less of this or that, too.
Sandee
Now I’m hungry for pizza and pie. Yummy. I’m coming to your house.
Love all the funnies.
Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Love and hugs. ♥
Cathy Kennedy
Sandee,
We’re all out of peach pie and there’s only two slices of pizza left. Sorry you missed out, but so happy you came by for a visit, my friend!
scr4pl80
Funny jokes, Cathy. Thanks for the smiles. The pizza looks yummy. I had some last night but it was Keto pizza so not at all like that! MMMmmm peach pie.
Cathy Kennedy
Janet,
It’s important to stay true to your diet. I get that totally! Years ago when I was doing the Atkins diet I found an alternative pizza option using flaxseed. It wasn’t bad at all but naturally I like regular pizza better. 🙂
Thomas Anderson
Hi, Cathy!
Seems I am playing catch-up on your blog, always a day behind. That’s partly because a family member (Mrs. Shady’s son) has moved in with us and is monopolizing more of my time. We just got back from one of the many errands we need to run with me serving as driver because he doesn’t have his license. Please understand my tardiness or absences.
Yummy! I’d spend lotsa “dough” to taste your pizza, dear friend! 🙂 It look delicious, and I’d asked for a slice or two of your peach pie for dessert. You should not downplay your culinary skills, Cathy. You are obviously tickling DH’s taste buds with the goodies you prepare. Cooking is yet another of your many talents.
I also enjoyed your Tuesday Tee-hee-hees related to Leap Year. I’d like to smooch that little froggy.
Enjoy your day, dear friend Cathy. I’ll make every effort to come by and see you again tomorrow for Wild Wednesday.
Cathy Kennedy
Tom,
Don’t worry about the slow visits. My blog door is open 24/7, so no worries here dear friend. As I mentioned before you have other priorities to tend to, so don’t stress it. You’re way too kind. I was proud of how well the pizzas turned out, especially the second one. It was really quite tasty. I hope to make more this weekend. I finally got my pie weights yesterday, so I’m definitely anxious to try them out. I might make DH a cherry pie for this weekend. It’s gonna be a wet, dreary day here and then the temps are expected to drop once more. I know you aren’t but I’m ready for spring!
Brian
Those were cute funnies! That food sounds yummy and I’m really hungry for some reason!
Cathy Kennedy
Thanks, Brian! Do kitties like pizza? I betcha would like the meats off of one, huh?
My GBGV Life
Great leap year jokes! Mom makes her own pizza all the time and loves it. She says it is fun because she can put more healthy stuff on it that she likes. Enjoy!
Cathy Kennedy
That’s pAwesome! I like having control of what I put and how much on my pizzas, too. All too often restaurants skimp on toppings. Pizza Hut does a good job but most others do not which makes me feel like we’re being cheated. A large supreme pizza costs about $18-20, so when they skimp on toppings then who wants to pay for mostly bread? No me! I can’t wait to make another!