Fruit Pizza

This recipe was shared with me by my friend Gin Moore.  We met in Groton, CT during our days as Navy wives.  This is a great dessert to take to parties.  You can decorate it different ways.  For 4th of July I like to make it look like a flag.  For other occasions I use more of a variety of fruits.  Don't forget the dash of love!

I use pre-made cookie dough like this:

I pat it into a pan like this:

I spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled baked cookie like this:

Then I add the fruit!

Here's the 411 from my recipe card:

Fruit Pizza from the kitchen of Gin Moore
1 8oz cream cheese (softened)
1/4 cup sugar (just plain white sugar)
1 tube of Pillsbury sugar cookie dough  (next time I will buy 2 16 oz ones and make a bigger cookie bottom)

Spread the cookie dough on ungreased pizza pan (I used a small glass baking dish because I didn't have enough dough for a pizza pan).  Cook for approximately 15 minutes or until light golden brown.  (I set oven temp according to the cookie package).  Let cool.  Cream sugar and cream cheese together.  Spread mixture over the cooled cookie.  Top with fruit.

Suggested fruits:
strawberries
bananas (but they turn brown)
blueberries
grapes
pineapple
kiwi

Do not use canned fruit, that's just gross LOL.

Enjoy!

Made this one for Jamie's birthday:

Mock Turtles...NOT The Real Thing!

Throw some pretzels onto a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper, put a rolo on top of each pretzel, put in oven (about 250 degrees for just a few minutes) as soon as the chocolate starts to look soft, remove and put a pecan on top of the rolo, let cool and eat!

NO Bake Cookies!

 

4 Cups sugar
1 Cup milk
8 Tablespoon cocoa
1/2 Cup butter

Put in pan, bring to boil, let boil for 1 minute, then add:

1 Cup Peanut Butter (creamy)
6 Cups oatmeal
1 Teaspoon vanilla

Stir, spoon onto wax paper quickly, let harden.

We did it! Chicken Chili

It was team work, we picked from 5 recipes found online and used the ingredients we wanted....did we measure?  No, not really but we did add that dash of love and it was delicious!!

spooned up dish of yummy!!

we started with chicken broth
added:
garlic
onion
black beans
pinto beans
cannellini beans
corn
chicken
jalapenos
ground cumin
paprika
milk
cornmeal
topped with cheese, sour cream and homemade corn tortilla strips

Pizza Crust

OK, we've been using this recipe:

1 1/2 tsp yeast
3 cups of milled flour (I use combination of red and white wheat berries, usually 2 cups of white to 1 cup of red) 1 T of honey
1 1/2 tsp of sea salt
1 cup warm water
1/4 cup olive oil

I use my awesome Bosch mixer (available through me so email me for details) to make the dough.  I have been putting all the ingredients into the mixer (all but the flour and sea salt) and then adding the flour until the dough is smooth and supple.  And then the sea salt.  I do mill my own flour in my L'Equip Nutrimill (also available through me so send me an email for more details!)  Not trying to sell anything here but I am glad I invested in these two kitchen tools and I use them often!!  So after you put in the ALL the ingredients, let it rise until double the size.  Punch it down and shape into ball.  Prepare pizza pans or stones.  I use a big round pizza pan.  I dust the counter top with corn meal and roll that bad boy pizza crust out into a round shape for the pan.  I put it on the pan and let it rise again while it is pre baking for approx. 20 mins at 280 degrees.  Until the crust is firm.  Then I set the oven temp to 425, add my toppings and bake until the cheese is bubbly and slightly golden.

add that dash of love on top of the pizza and enjoy with neighbors and family!!  ;-)

Double-Coated Chicken

First try at this and it came out very tasty!  You'll need:

7 cups Kellogg's Corn Flakes cereal (crushed to 1 3/4 cups)
1 egg
1 cup fat-free milk  (sorry I only had whole milk on hand)
1 cup all-purpose flour (I used fresh milled wheat berry flour a mix of hard red and hard white)

1/2 teaspoon salt (I used sea salt)
1/4 teaspoon pepper (I didn't measure just ground some over the top of the mixture)
3 pounds of chicken pieces, (with or without skin) rinsed and dried
3 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted (no question there I don't use margarine!)

Place cereal in shallow dish, set aside.

In medium mixing bowl, beat egg and milk slightly.  Add flour, salt and pepper.  Mix until smooth.  Dip chicken in batter.  Coat with cereal.  Place in single layer, on shallow baking pan coated with cooking spray or foil lined.  (I used my new found friend...parchment paper!).  Drizzle with butter.

Bake at 350 about 1 hour or until chicken is tender, no longer pink and juices run clear.  Do not cover pan or turn chicken while baking.  Serve hot.


Happy Cooking!