Late Night Snacks

Late Night Snacks

I was reading an article on late night snacks a few nights ago. It seems grilled cheese and toasted cheese sandwiches are right up there on top of the list. I forget where I read it but the power of suggestion kicked in and voilà

Pizza Variation

Every now and then those cooking shows on television inspire me to try something a little different. Being the picky eater that I am even the experiments are rather basic. I love to make my own pizza but I hate the mess it makes. I set out to create a one mixing bowl, one pan no mess pizza. No flour all over the kitchen, no waiting for yeast to bubble or dough to poof.

Armed with a few ideas and a medium plastic mixing bowl I added a couple cups of plain old flour, a couple teaspoons of baking powder, a handful of corn meal, some olive oil, a bit of baking soda, a bit of salt, and a splash or two of cold water as needed to make an easy to handle dough. Once the dough was pressed onto a standard pizza pan it was brushed with tomato paste and covered with part skim low fat cheese.

In a 500 degree oven for around 15 min this is what I ended up with:

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Turkey Burger

Just in case you have never seen one, that is a turkey burger.