Friday night pizza

We started to have pizza about once a week on our movie night. Levi really likes it and everyone will eat it. I tried to make the recipe a little healthier by adding a bit of whole wheat flour. It's pretty good. I got the original recipe from an issue of Taste of Home-Italian Cheese Bread.

Combine the following ingredients and add more flour if needed to form a soft dough. I just use a wooden spoon to make sure all ingredients are mixed and dough is kneaded for about 2 minutes. Put a little oil on top of dough ball and turn to make sure it is coated evenly. Leave in bowl and then cover so it can rise for about 20 minutes.

2 C all purpose or bread flour
1/2 C whole wheat flour
1 t salt
1 t sugar
1 T quick rise yeast
1 C warm water(120-130 degrees)
1 T oil

Punch down the dough and then spread onto a cookie sheet to the edge. Just use your fingers.

Spread on your favorite sauce and toppings.

I use a can of tomato sauce and then sprinkle salt, freshly ground black pepper, dried basil, and oregano evenly over the sauce.

My kids only like cheese topping.

Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes. I then use my other pan and place upside down over the top of pizza pan to prevent it from getting too dark. You can use foil, but the cheese always sticks when I do that. I bake for another 6 minutes or so. Cut into squares for little hands.

Yummy Teryaki Chicken

Tricia Underwood contributed this recipe to our Relief Society newsletter a few years ago. I altered it a little bit because we like more sauce for our rice. I love this recipe. Very easy and very yummy.

Combine in a baking dish:
1/2 C soy sauce
1/2 C brown sugar
1 C water
1 t ginger
1 t garlic

Add to dish:
3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts-I cut in 1/2 so it cooks quicker and my kids won't eat a whole breast yet.

Bake covered at 350 degrees for 30-45 mins. Serve over white rice with chopped red peppers, pineapple, onion, whatever you like.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

My Stepmom gave me this recipe a few years ago and it is so good and so simple that we probably have it once a month for dinner. Only Jonathan complains because of the fruit and veggies that are in the recipe.

1 T oil
1 or 2 minced garlic cloves
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1" pieces
1 C red and green peppers or whatever color you have
2 T cornstarch
1/4 C soy sauce
1 can chunk pineapple in juice
3 T vinegar
3 T brown sugar
1/2 t ginger

Heat oil and cook garlic until fragrant, 1 min or so. Throw in chicken and cook until done. Then throw in peppers and cook until crisp tender, 1 or 2 mins. Push to side of pan.

Mix cornstarch, soy sauce, pineapple juice, vinegar, sugar, and ginger. Pour into empty side of pan and cook until thickened and clear. Stir in chicken and peppers and add pineapple. Heat through. Serve over white rice.