It's Pizza Time!

Ok before you continue you must realize that I am a college student and I don't always have time to make my own dough, so don't expect me to teach you how to make the best dough ever.  However, be prepared to use minimal ingredients to make awesome flavors!

Ok so to start out I am going to show you one of my favorite pizza combinations ever.  It's not for everyone, but it's definitely for me.  It is a gorgonzola and caramelized onion pizza. Sounds awesome right!? Well it is.  What is even better is that it only requires a few ingredients.

To start out we are going to caramelize some onions.  Chop up about 1/2 -1 red onion (depending how much you like onions).  Put some olive oil in a frying pan and dump in the onions.  Now you add some brown sugar...a little...a lot....it doesn't matter.  Now watch the magic!

Stir it around and wait until they look like little worms!! Also  you might want to cut the onions a little thinner.  I am not a skilled chopper so try not to judge me.

Now roll out any kind of pizza dough that you want. I prefer thin crust for this particular pizza, but go crazy with whatever you like.  I used the pillsbury thin crust dough and it worked great.  Just roll it out and generously sprinkle it with gorgonzola cheese.

Now put the caramelized onions on top ( i sprinkled more cheese after putting on the onions) and then stick it in the oven.  You probably just have to follow the baking directions for whatever pizza dough you are using, so I am not going to specify temperature and time.

If your pizza looks like this then congrats you succeeded! Now slice it and eat it!

For another variation of pizza I made Buffalo Chicken Pizza. It turned out awesome! This recipe was taken from the Pioneer Woman. If you don't already read her blog do it...really she is awesome.

Ok so the great thing about pizza is you don't need any specific measurements.  For this pizza i took some chicken chunks and covered them in BBQ sauce.

I sprinkled  BBQ sauce on the the dough and generously sprinkled mozarella cheese on top.

Now put the chicken on top of cheese and add some red onions.

Stick in the oven and voila!!!!

I added cilantro on top and it was definitely a good choice.

 and then of course the pepperoni and pineapple pizza. It is pretty self explanatory :)

Crunchy, Yummy Onion Rings

 Here is my beautiful friend Annie taste testing my onion rings. I think she approves :)

 So here is my set up. Mix the egg and milk in one bowl, and the dry ingredients in another.  The onions can be cut as thin or as thick ass you want it. Then get ready to get your hands dirty.  Grab some onions dip them in the egg mixture, toss them in the flour and drop them in the oil.  Then watch them work their magic.

  

Put them on a paper towel to get rid of the extra oil and then start snacking. Trust me they are good!

Check out the BBQ sliders on my page to see how you can use these puppies.
BBQ Bacon Blue Cheese Sliders

 Ok so I know that I haven't updated my blog in a few months, but I went on a trip to Europe and now I am just getting back into the swing of things. This recipe was from Our Best Bites and I actually made them a long time ago to put on the BBQ blue cheese sliders.
1 large onion 1 egg
1 Tbs milk
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Cayenne Pepper to taste
1 tsp garlic powder
vegetable oil for frying
Heat 2 inches of oil to 350 degrees. Dip a handful of onions in egg mixture and let the excess drip off. Then put them in flour and lightly toss to coat. Place onions in hot oil and cook until golden brown. Remove the onions and place them on folded papertowels to absorb oil.

BBQ Bacon Blue Cheese Sliders

Ok honestly everyone needs to check out our best bites. It is my favorite blog ever. So here is another recipe I took from them calle BBQ Bacon Sliders. They are just soo tastey.

Ok so first you need to make some beef pattys.  I don't know anything about barbecueing or making burgers so I just took some ground beef, added some salt and pepper, shaped them into mini pattys and threw them on my George Forman grill.  The rest of the stuff is so good that no one noticed that my burgers weren't super amazing.

 The key is in the this Garlic blue cheese sauce that coats both sides of the bun. Seroiusly so good. Make it...NOW.

1/2 c. mayonnaise
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 clove garlic minced
1/4 c. crumbled blue cheese

Mix all of this and you are pretty much set.
So after you make these beef pattys go aead and add some BBQ sauce.  I coated both sides, because I like lots of BBQ sauce.

The next step is to make some bacon.  That is a whole different tutorial so I am just going to assume you know how to make  bacon.

Now to assemble the burgers
First lay out some dinner rolls cut in half or find some mini burger buns like I did. Then generously spread some of that lovely garlic blue cheese sauce all over the bun...then add some more.  Add a little piece of lettuce (mine are pretty small).

then goahead and add some bacon right on top

This is what you should look like when preparing the sliders :)

Now you add those delicious beef pattys...and then some homemade onion rings (I'll post a tutorial on those eventually...another our best bites recipe ofcourse)

I only put them in a pan because I had to transport them to a potluck I went to.

Go ahead and slather the top bun with more garlic blue cheese sauce and there you have it! Perfection.

Pizza Rolls

So I found these on one of my favorite food blogs Our Best Bites annnnd they looked way too good to pass up.

First step was taking a pillsbury pizza crust and rolling it out on a lightly floured surface.  It should roll out to 8x16. Then cut the dough into about 24 squares. 

Add your favorite toppings.  I used shredded cheese, but I think chunks would be easier.  I put in in some small pepperonis and cheese. The insides shrink up so try to get as much filling as possible.  These turned out a little airy inside because there wasn't enough filling.

My second attempt I used some pineapple, pepperonis, and cheese. Yum!
Next fold the edges up and seal the filling inside.

Put the balls into a greased 8 inch round pan seam down.

Brush olive oil across the top of the balls and sprinkle with garlic powder, parmesan cheese, and italian seasoning.

Stick it in the oven for about 15 minutes at 400 degrees, or just read the package and follow the directions. Keep an eye on them and take them out when they are golden brown like this...

they will be nice and gooey inside. I ate dipped mine in some marinara sauce and some ranch :)

Sweet and Savory Palmiers

 While watching the food network I came across these sweet and savory palmiers. I didn't really follow a recipe. I just winged it and I actually really enjoyed the results.  The first palmiers I made were the savory.  I chopped up some sundried tomatoes, garlic and basil leaves and put them in a blender.  I added some salt and pepper and the live oil.  After blending I added the parmesan cheese and blended the mixture until it created a paste.  I layed out a puff pastry and generously spread the mixture from edge to edge. I then took the edges of the dough and folded it in about an inch on each side.  Then I folded the edges over again until the met in the middle. I cut off the edge and then cut slices about an inch thick. Make sure to put it on a jelly rollpan or a pan with edges or the oil will run off into the bottom of your over (gross and messy trust me). I put them in an oven heated at 400 degrees for about ten minutes.  Just watch it and you will know when they are nice a golden brown.
Ingredients
1 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes
4 cloves garlic
5 cups basil leaves
salt/pepper to taste
3/4 cup olive oil
1 cup grated parmesan
1 sheet frozen puff pastry sheet

 

As for the sweet palmiers just take a sheet of the puff pastry and generously cover it in cinnamon and sugar. Trust me when I say generously, otherwise they aren't sweet enough! I wish mine were a little sweeter, but they were still tastey. I didn't use a recipe, but I am sure there are a ton of easy recipes online.  I think it's pretty easy just to add cinnamon and sugar though :)