Recipe #326: Strawberry Pizza!

You need:
baseball sized ball of pizza dough
chocolate chips
whipped cream
strawberries

• preheat oven to about 450 or 500 
• roll out pizza dough
• once the baking stone is heated put pizza dough inside
• about 5 minutes afterwards punch down dough and sprinkle on chocolate chips
• bake until pizza dough is cooked through
• take out and let cool. 
• top with strawberries and whipped cream

Recipe #325: The Ron Swanson vs.Chris Traeger

This is what Will wanted to call it...I mean look at the picture.

sweet potatoes vs. steak...

got to love parks and rec! :)

The weather is warm and most of our cooking is done on the grill! We love doing sweet potatoes on the grill. So healthy and delicious! And there is the steak. probably not as healthy but pretty delicious!

You need:

Steak (I got these from Will's mom so I have no idea what kind they were!)

Barbecue sauce. We used Jack Stack barbecue sauce I got while I was in Kansas City, MO. I used it earlier with pork chops but haven't posted it yet!

• Marinate steaks in barbecue sauce. keep in fridge for a while.
• grill at around 400 for about 30 minutes. (depending on how done you like it!)

Eat up! Will was so happy while eating tonight! :)

Recipe #324: Almond Joy Pancakes

These were so delicious!

You need:
Pancake Recipe
chocolate chips
cut up almonds
coconut

• mix up the pancake batter
• add in the almonds and coconut, and mix again
• pour about a 1/4 cup of batter onto a hot pan. add chocolate chips
• when the pancake starts to bubble flip over.
• cook a couple more minutes
• enjoy with powdered sugar or syrup!

Recipe #323: Cinnamon and Sugar Foccocia

You need:
1 small grapefruit size of pizza dough
cinnamon and sugar
olive oil

• heat oven to 450
• spread olive oil on the bottom of a pie pan
• roll out the dough into a circle that it the size of your pan
• place dough in pan, flip to cover both sides with the oil.
• indent the dough with your finger to keep it from puffing up so much.
• add cinnamon and sugar on top
• bake for 15 minutes or until done
• remove from pie tin and allow to cool 
• then eat!

Recipe #322: Cranberry Almond Chocolate Bark

I was really in the mood for some chocolate the other day, almond chocolate to be exact and was pretty happy with the end result!

You need:
Chocolate (baking works great--use maybe 4-6 squares)
almonds
cranberries
coconut
pinch of sea salt

• Melt chocolate in microwave.
• add in desired amounts of almond, cranberries, and coconut.
• mix in a pinch of sea salt and then stir until everything is evenly coated
• spread out on parchment paper and sprinkle some more coconut on top.
• Let cool for a couple hours then break into chunks!

Don't eat it all at once! 

Recipe #321: Cranberry, Almond and Spinach Salad

You need:
cucumbers
spinach
cranberries
almonds, finely cut
balsamic vinegar

• mix cucumbers, spinach, cranberries, and almonds together
• pour vinegar over salad and mix up

Recipe #320: Baked Sweet Potato

I am so out of practice! It has been a crazy, busy, horrible month. But May is just around the corner and hopefully the showers of April are behind me!

I decided to not to go all the way to the beginning of the month but I will catch up on those when i have time...I am already behind from last week!

I don't think I have done baked sweet potatoes yet!

You need:

3 sweet potatoes

1/2 lb ground beef

shredded cheese 

sour cream or greek yogurt

barbecue sauce

• microwave sweet potatoes for 6-8 minutes depending on the size
• meanwhile, brown ground beef. 
• drain fat then add some barbecue sauce and mix up.
• top potatoes with sour cream, beef, and cheese.
• enjoy with roasted veggies!