Farmer's Market Flatbread

I saw this idea on Our Best Bites. 

We go to Farmer's Market's on Saturday's and today we found delicious looking berries and brie!

FARMER'S MARKET FLATBREAD

I grabbed the flatbreads (pizza) from Trader Joes - and had everything else on hand. 

Flatbread – Trader Joe's - but any precooked flat bread will do (or naan for personal bites!)

Olive Oil

Apricot jam– you could definitely swap out the flavor of jam if you like. I like the very thin layer of sweetness under the cheese and apricot has a bit of a tartness to it, which I like. Other jams like strawberry, will be significantly sweeter, so just use a light hand if you go that direction.

Brie

Berries – I love a combo of blackberries, raspberries and strawberries but any one of these is great by itself.

Honey or hot honey– optional but delicious

Balsamic Glaze – find this ready made at the store in a squeeze bottle. If you can’t find any, you can boil down balsamic vinegar on the stove top until it’s reduced and thick and syrupy.

Fresh basil

Flakey Salt

Preheat a grill to medium low and set up for indirect heating.

Drizzle a little olive oil over the surface of your flatbread. You can place it directly on the grill grates, but you’ll want it on indirect heat, meaning it’s not sitting directly over flames (so we don’t burn the bottom - we used a cookie sheet to heat it up the first 2 minutes and then used parchment paper on the grates for the remainder of the cook.

Cook for about 2 minutes for the flatbread to get warm and start to crisp up.

Remove from grill and spread a light layer of apricot jam on the flatbread. Top with slices of brie and sprinkle on berries. You can really do this part to taste- a little or a lot! Pop it back on the grill to melt.

Take it off the grill and then drizzle with balsamic glaze, hot honey, fresh basil and a little sprinkle of flaky salt. Delicious and easy!!

Family Pizza Night

Occasionally we have a family pizza night that doesn't involve Papa Murphy's (which we all love) and every time we do - we all say "we need to do this more!"

For once - I captured pictures of all of our pies - and since we just did it last night - I can still remember the ingredients!

We use our local grocery store's pre-made pizza dough - pammed the sheet pan, sprinkled it with corn meal, slapped the rolled out dough on to it. Then drizzled with EVOO, salt and pepper for all of these recipes. We cook them on 525 until they are bubbly and browned (depending on size and thickness of dough between 5-10 minutes) and then go crazy - here's what we came up with...

The picture above is my husbands concoction - his version of a pizza called the Atom Bomb that was his favorite when we lived in NM:

Atom Bomb

BBQ sauce, Chicken, Red onion, Mozzarella, shredded, diced green chilis

Next up!!!

Ms. 14 - BLT Salad:
Mozzarella, shredded, Bacon, Chicken and now cook it. After it's cooked, top with cold... Lettuce, Red Onion, Diced tomato, Drizzle with Ranch Dressing

Mr. 16's Sweet & Savory Chicken:
Chicken, mozzarella, BBQ sauce, red onions and bacon

Miss 7's Heart:
Marinara and shredded Mozzarella - the key is to shape the dough into a heart :)

Miss 11's Ode to Cheese:
Marinara with as much pepperoni and as many kinds of cheese you have in your house

Rachael's Hot Blond Deep Dish Pizza

Recently, my husbands Uncle Ross passed away. He was a serious cowboy. Hubs obviously grew up very close to him and I had known him for more than half my life - it was so bitter sweet. He had so many adventures, interests and loved everyone he came in contact with. He lived an awesome very long life. 

We saw him on all the usual times extended family gets together - but Hubs, I and our kids also ran into him at all the outdoor sports shows, boat shows, RV shows, gun shows, etc. He was a hard worker. He was a self starter. He was an inventor. He made and sold several amazing products and built a fortune from the ground up. But - you wouldn't know it by talking to him. He was so humble. And loving. And such an amazing husband, father, grandfather, brother in law and Uncle. 

After his funeral (which was 100% Uncle Ross and the MOST genuine funeral I've personally ever attended) Hubs and I reminisced about the times we remembered with him - and Hubs shared all his favorite memories of Ross that I've heard many times - and with all that reminiscing he remembered many more stories I'd never heard. Heaven gained an amazing angel.

About a month after he passed away, his family went through his things - and Hubs got a few of his well loved cast iron skillets to remember him by.

Tonight - I used Uncle Ross's skillet to make this delicious creation... 

I saw this recipe on the Rachael Ray show and it was perfect timing. She calls it a hot blond - bc it's a "blond" pizza and with the red peppers and sambal - it makes it spicy - hot... Rachael's Hot Blond Deep Dish Pizza For the Filling: 1 c ricotta cheese

1 egg

1 c Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

2 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped

A handful of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

A little freshly grated nutmeg *didn't have

1 c shredded provolone

1 c shredded mozzarella

Flour, for work surface

Pizza Dough *fresh dough from our local grocery store 1 T cornmeal

EVOO

Salt and pepper

Red pepper flakes

About 3 T honey

A round T Calabrian chili paste or Sambal Olek or Sriracha

Preheat the oven to 525˚F-550˚F, rack at center, and preheat a 12" cast iron skillet on the stove on medium.

In a mixing bowl, combine the ricotta, egg, Parmesan, garlic, parsley and nutmeg. Grate the provolone and mozzarella cheeses.

Roll and stretch dough on lightly floured surface into a 12-14-inch even round that will cover pan. Turn off heat under skillet and sprinkle a little cornmeal in skillet and press dough into hot skillet and up sides as much as possible. The pan is hot – remember! Drizzle the dough with EVOO and season with a little salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Top the dough with ricotta mixture in even thin layer and then with shredded cheeses, and place in oven.  

Bake the pizza 10-12 minutes to deep golden, brown and bubbly.  

** RR says: Combine honey, splash of water and hot chili sauce in small pot or skillet and heat over low heat.

I skipped the step above and just drizzled the pizza with the honey and Sambal and serve it up!!!

Pear, Gorgonzola and Honey Pizza

Roll out dough to your preferred thinness. Cover cookie sheet with corn meal and set the dough on top. Brush dough with olive oil, make one layer of thinly sliced pears (these are apple pears) and sprinkle with gorgonzola. 

Bake in the oven at 500 degrees until the crust looks done (about 8 minutes in my oven). When you bring it out of the oven, drizzle lightly with honey and eat!!

Mozzarella, Proscuitto & Arugula Pizza

I usually make this pizza with Fig preserves - but I'm out. 

Mozzarella, Proscuitto & Arugula Pizza
Roll dough out to the thinness you prefer. Cover cookie sheet with corn meal and set the dough on top.
Brush dough with olive oil, then add shredded mozzarella - then salt and pepper to taste.  Bake in the oven at 500 degrees until the crust looks done (about 8 minutes in my oven). When you bring it out of the oven, add proscuitto and arugula - allow time for the proscuitto and arugula to heat up a little and eat!!

*If you make this with fig preserves like I usually do, spread the preserves on the dough instead of brushing it with olive oil.

Pesto, Goat Cheese and Pine Nut Pizza

Our local pizzeria sells their hand made pizza dough for $3 for a "large" I bring it home and cut it into 4 pieces so we can make personal sized pizzas with different toppings for everyone to try. 

My 9 year old made this one tonight (hence the odd shaped dough)

Pesto, Goat Cheese and Pine Nut Pizza

Roll dough out to the thinness you prefer. Cover cookie sheet with corn meal and set the dough on top. Cover with pesto, crumble goat cheese between your fingers and bake in the oven at 500 degrees until the crust looks done (about 8 minutes in my oven). When you bring it out of the oven, sprinkle with toasted pine nuts and eat!!

Grilled Pizza

Just an idea I had the other day... the kids wanted pizza but I did not want to turn on the oven. So, I busted out the pizza stone and cooked it directly on the grill at about 400 degrees for about 10 minutes - delish!
I used this dough recipe, then topped with pesto, mozzerella, salt, pepper, fresh tomatoes and toasted pinenuts. Yum!

Basil Pesto Pizza

This picture does not do this pizza justice. I need to take photography lessons or something!

This pizza was so yum - really how can you go wrong with any of those ingredients?
For pizza night - I wanted to switch it up a bit. I looked in the fridge to see what I had on hand and what do you know? I had the makings for an amazing pizza!

Basil Pesto Pizza
Basil Pesto (Costco or whatever your fav brand)
Pizza Dough (from scratch or store bought)
Pine nuts (toasted)
Mozzerella
Red onions
tomatoes
Salt
Pepper

Pat out your pizza dough. Spread pesto in an even layer (as you would marinara), salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle mozzerella, onions and pine nuts over the pesto.

My husband and I like our tomatoes fresh and raw on top - but if you don't add your tomatoes too. Bake at 425 for 12 - 15 minutes.

Ode To Fontina

I have posted about Pizza Night before - if you haven't checked that post - do it - one of the best and definitely the fastest dough recipe you will ever find! Thanks again Jacqui!

Also - thanks to the comment from Tonya on my Baked Pasta with Sausage post thanks to you, our pizza night turned out extra delish!
She told me to try Fontina cheese on my pizza next time - and I did. It was so freakin' delicious! You know the pizza commercials where the cheese stretches from the pizza to the freshly cut slice 12" above it? That's gotta be Fontina. It's a really mild cheese, that absorbs the flavors around it and the melt factor is truly amazing!

Go ahead try it - you will thank me:) or actually - you'll thank Tonya!