I've had to make a couple adjustments to this week's menu plan:
I used our leftover cream cheese for cake frosting over the weekend, so on Tuesday, I made Tomato & Spinach Pasta Toss instead of the Quick and Easy Alfredo that was planned. I used some frozen fajita chicken instead of the Italian sausage it calls for. Then, we didn't have enough left over for another night's dinner on Wednesday, so I went ahead and made the homemade pizza that was planned for Thursday... now I am stuck with trying to figure out what we should have tonight...any suggestions are welcome!
After a bunch of us were talking about homemade pizza today at lunch, I had some thoughts. Not a news flash, but just something I'd never really thought about before...
We all know homemade pizza is thrifty, but it is a GREENer choice, too! Compared with delivery or frozen, you prevent using all that packaging. (Some places I know won't recycle cardboard pizza delivery boxes because of the grease.) Also, you save the emissions that would be produced by the delivery vehicle, as well.
It seems every time I make a homemade pizza, I try a different crust. Here's the crust I made last night that I liked. I let my Kitchen Aid mixer with the dough hook do the kneading, because I don't knead. I rolled it out, topped it with some pizza seasoning and garlic powder, some traditional Ragu Old World style spaghetti sauce, some mozzarella and cheddar, and 1/2 with fresh chopped tomatoes for my daughter and me, and 1/2 with crumbled hamburger for my husband. It was great!
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3 comments:
We make homemade pizza, too. It's funny because I just posted about it today :-)
Like you, I used to whip up a quick crust with my kitchen aid doing all the kneading.
Now I prefer to use 5-minute artisan dough which I make a big batch of and store in my fridge for pizza whenever we want it.
I love it that homemade pizza is the greener choice, not to mention healthier and tastier.
I also love using my Kitchenaid mixer for pizza dough. I usually use the recipe from the Joy of Cooking. It says it makes two pizzas, but I make three instead. I parbake the crusts on my pizza stone, add the toppings, and finish baking one for dinner. Then I freeze the other two for some other night. I used to double the recipe and make six pizzas at once, but that got overwhelming.
I know a lot of people are intimidated to make their own pizza crust. Your post should inspire them to try it!
I have spent the last several years OBSESSED with finding the perfect recipe for homemade pizza crust. Thanks to you I have a new option to try! We're glad you joined us this week for Thrifty Green Thursday!
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