The house still smells like pizza...which was delicious...my most used food descriptive lately. We were planning on baking taters with bbq chicken topping...but Scott was jonesing for pizza. We contemplated delivery...but after checking the deals online...and thinking of what we could make ourselves...or at least dr up from the store...it was Market Street U-bake pizza. Scott went to the store for the pizza and extra toppings...I started sauteing onion, garlic and pre heating the oven to 450. He was home soon with the mushrooms, pineapple, jalepenos..(not No Heat ones)...we accidentally bought these a week or so ago...who would want No Heat jalepenos??? What's the point???? They hardly taste of anything! Anyway...the mushrooms went into the pan after the onions and garlic were sticky sweetly carmelized...and then the shrooms were deglazed with a little of the pineapple juice from the canned pineapple...yum! Next it was a diced, fresh tomato warmed in the heat of the pan after the mushrooms...deglazed with just a splash of Marsala...once I put em in a bowl I topped em off with a little olive oil which I used to brush around the edge of the pizza crust after topping the pizza with the tomatos. We topped the store bought, sausage and cheese U-bake with pepperoni, onion, mushroom, jalepeno, pineapple, tomato, extra cheese...baked about 17 minutes at 450...broiled for a few minutes at the end to brown the cheese...then topped off with fresh grated Parm. I made a quick ranch...a scoop of mayo, scoop of s cream, dash of garlic powder, dash of onion powder, dash of dried parsely flakes, s&p...
It was a success...and didn't cost 25$, which is about what the delivery would have....now its time to figure out making our own pizza from scratch...the next recipe test! I love these kinds of tests.
Its rainy and cold out...but extra Christmas lites were added to the porch and indoor wreath today...candy is in the beautiful German crystal bowl on the counter...and its almost toffee time...the first time in several years, at least 2, that I've felt the Christmas spirit emerge in my heart... Thank you Lord for not giving up on me...for returning that joy to my heart...you are to be praised this season...and All Seasons are yours...
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