Well, I attempted to make pizza using a pre-made crust from Trader Joe's,
thinking I would save time. Well, what a disaster! I put too much corn meal
on the pizza stone, (that I had to borrow from a neighbor) and the whole
meal was ruined. I am glad to hear that homemade pizza turned out edible. I
will add this to our menu for this week, as far as adding spice try a FEW
drops of "Franks Red-hot sauce" I use it for a buffalo wing recipe and it
seems to add flavor but not heat. Don't let the name fool ya!
Chili from a can? Never had it I always use "Carrol Shelby's Chili Fixin"
package and add my own ingredients, it is in a little brown bag usually
found on the spice aisle. Try using that, it has always been a winner in my
house..
Andrea
He cooked both the chili and the pizza last week. The chili is actually
his recipe, modified from our red & white BHG cookbook. We keep it
pretty unspicy for our older daughter, but you can zing it up with
Tabasco or other hot sauce, or additional cayenne pepper.
He cooked the pizza as well & I'm finding the recipes get much better
reviews from him when he cooks them (coincidence??? Hmmm). It sounds
like it went together really easily. I usually prefer a softer crust
than what it had, but that's the trade off for a quick recipe & only one
rising period for the dough.
Thanks for sharing the cooking mishaps stories - I'm so glad it's not
just me!
Lisa
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Are you receiving my group emails I responded to this email, but I don't
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Andrea
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I agree Michelle – the chicken bacon roll-ups are a crowd-pleaser and SO easy. You can make the pieces ahead if you want to also, so they really go together quickly.
Last week we enjoyed the chicken sate – a little bit different! The sauce was maybe a little too peanut-buttery, I might adjust the ratios for next time.