Cast Iron Pan Pizza Recipe

 This was a recipe I was excited to make but when it came down to the day I was going to have it I had to improvise due to being short on time and unable to make the dough from scratch.

I had a Pillsbury pizza crust in my fridge so I molded it into the cast iron pan with a little bit of difficulty of stretching and filling in the holes.

So I will admit that this one would have not tasted as good as what was originally on the website.

I used a Classico pizza sauce which I really enjoy. I was surprised at laying down pieces of mozzarella on top of the sauce but I really liked how it turned out. I then threw on grated mozzarella, pepperoni and then the parmesan. I loved the parmesan on top and I will do this with more homemade pizzas in the future!

Overall it was a great pizza night and I can't wait to try again with more time!

You can find the recipe here: https://thefoodcharlatan.com/pan-pizza-recipe/

Cannoli Pancakes

 I seem to be working every weekend and generally in the morning so I seem to never be able to make the kids pancakes so I decided to make them for dinner one night. 

These ones looked really good and different but once again used ricotta cheese so I was excited! 

I love the orange and chocolate together as they were refreshing and fun! 

I followed the directions but may have thrown a few more chocolate chips in than necessary. They were very chocolatey but still super good! 

Now the pancakes got a little bit well done as I couldn't find the cord to plug in my pancake grill and instead used my non-stick pan that I had just cooked sausages in.

You can find the recipe here: https://snappygourmet.com/cannoli-pancakes/

Appy Night - Baked Brie and Jam Pull-Apart Bread and Dorito Chicken Bites

 One thing I seem to rarely make is appies! If we are headed out to a friend's I may make some but I find I generally end up buying something and not making stuff from scratch.

We decided to have a relaxing Friday night with some appies and watch some TV which we generally seem to never do as a family.

The recipes that I chose were a Baked Brie and Jam Pull Apart Bread and Dorito Chicken Bites.

The recipe for the bread was super easy to follow and I used a cherry jam that I had from a previous recipe. I do think that I needed to cook the bread longer as not all of the cheese was melted enough. I think it was my foil wrapping job. 

The second recipe was for Dorito Chicken Bites. This is something that really could be made with full-size chicken as well as the recipe is super easy to follow and the chicken tastes really good. I love that you could totally change it up with different flavors of Doritos! We used the regular nacho cheese ones and then added some sweet Chili Heat ones when we needed a few more. 

The Chicken Bites are a little time consuming but worth it! 

Both of these recipes are super easy to follow and great for a nice night in! 

You can find the recipes here:

Baked Brie and Jam: https://www.lemonsforlulu.com/baked-brie-and-jam-pull-apart-bread/?utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-pug

Dorito Chicken Bites: https://tipbuzz.com/3-ingredient-popcorn-chicken

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

 Continuing on with my exploration of different banana breads this was one I was excited to try with my love of peanut butter!

This bread is a little more dense with the addition of peanut butter and it is a heavier loaf. 

I followed all of the instructions but once again I just used 3 bananas and didn't actually measure out the exact proportions so this may change the recipe a little bit.

I found this one great and I think it would be even better with some chocolate chips sprinkled on top although it may add a couple of more calories! It would totally be worth it though! 

You can find the recipe here: https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/peanut-butter-banana-bread/