As I said on Friday, there were three things on the agenda this weekend: work (didn’t end up happening, so that’s good), exposaroonie (um let’s not talk about that. I have a bit of “photog’s block”), and veggie pizza. That last one SO happened.
This pizza was quite a bit of work, though it was all brought on by myself and my ineptness in the kitchen. We got the pizza dough, pizza sauce, cheese, onions, mushrooms, sliced olives, and zucchini all ready. The pizza dough was ready-made by Trader Joes. As was the pizza sauce. The olives came sliced. Cale prepped the rest. We got the pizza stone all heated up in the oven, following the instructions to a tee.
Then it was my turn. I stretched out the pizza dough, but realized that we had no flour. Sticky sticky mess. So I figured alright let’s just get this thing over with. I flopped it onto the stone where it quickly started cooking and putting even more pressure on me. Then the beginning of the chaos: What?! Since when do we not have a rolling pin?! Panicky, I grabbed two wooden spoons and in true Stephanie-fashion, used the spoons in an attempt to stretch the dough out into a somewhat flat surface.
Thank goodness we do not own a video camera.
There may have been some frantic words said, orders given, and Cale was then in the car to the in-laws with a mission to find a rolling pin. There really are perks to living two streets down from people who actually use their kitchen. Though a few seconds after he left I took a few breaths and got the dough into a workable shape. I quickly slathered on the sauce and tossed the toppings on the pizza before closing the oven door. Which is good because ten minutes later, Cale came back with no rolling pin. Disaster averted.
Until two minutes before the pizza was done I realized we didn’t have a metal spatula. Only two plastic ones, and never again will I make the plastic in the oven mistake again (Mom you can stop laughing now. Though did your oven ever stop smelling like plastic?). So Cale headed back over to his mom’s to bring back a metal, non-meltable spatula. We got the pizza out, sliced it, and enjoyed!
Just fifteen minutes in the oven and viola! quick and easy pizza!
Hah!
The arsenal of ingredients
The not-so-perfect circle of dough, but plenty of cheesy goodness. Though the funniest part of this is all the utensils on the side, haha. I’m such a pro. Scissors.
Still tasted so great
Me in my smokey kitchen and my much-deserved Heineken
Of course after we were finished, we had a ton of leftover vegetables. So the next morning, I decided to conquer the kitchen once more and use up all my leftovers. This was actually pretty good! My first quiche, though it may be considered cheating since I used bisquick, but it was good enough for me.
A pretty darn good breakfast.
BISQUICK QUICHE
- 1-2 c. fillings of your choice (example broccoli, mushrooms, etc.)
- 1 c. shredded cheese
- 1/4 c. chopped onion
- 2 c. milk
- 1 c. Bisquick
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Grease 10″ pie plate or 8″ square.
- Sprinkle fillings, onions and cheese in plate.
- Beat remaining ingredients until smooth and pour into plate.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a knife inserted halfway between edge and center comes out clean.
- Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
So, uh, how was your weekend?
