EASY pizza at home

Yeah we could go out and get it but here is a great EASY way to add fun to dinner with your kids. We always let Hunter make his own and he loves it.

Go to your favorite local pizza joint and buy their dough! Yup, they will and you will love the results at home. 2 large and a small is 8 bucks, can't beat it

Bring home the dough and have the essentials - 
Mozzarella
Sauce (gravy where I come from)


Extras
peperoni
garlic
onions
Grated cheese
Olives (Hunters favorite)
and anything else you like (dried oregano, basil, thyme for authentic)

heat your oven to 425 or so
roll out the dough or hand form it, either way is fine
TIP - corn meal is great, flour is good to keep it from not sticking while forming the dough.
Place the stuff on your pizza and put it in the oven -
cook till your liking (crispy bottom or not) -
take it out of the oven and let it cool before cutting (5 mins or less)

salad
wine
milk for the young ones and there you have it (or Bob's your uncle)
Home made pizza

after two times of doing this you will have your precess down pat
we recommend making about three times too much so there is plenty of leftover pizza!

If you want to get fancy go to your local restaurant supply house and buy a peel (what the pizza joints use to take the pizza out of the oven), pizza trays of varying sizes and a pizza stone. The stone does add to the flavor and the other items just make it easier to play with.

Grilled Fish Tacos

Fun, Simple, complicated or easy up to you...

I grab from both recipes below not bad on their own either. I mostly prefer grilled and often I crave that batter and this is a dam fine beer batter recipe. If you prefer a lighter batter coating like panko or tempura this is not for you.

I use Mahi Mahi steaks at least 1" thick or so and flake when making the tacos to keep the meat warm and moist while dining. 2 decent sized steaks will run about 1 lb which is plenty for the 3 of us while Hunter is 7 as he gets older I'll have to double the fish which I have from time to time and it's still simple.   I cut the ingredients for the dressing and sauce in half and there is plenty left over dressing for other things.  

Prep the marinade (pasted below) and throw both fish and marinade in a zip lock type bag and refrigerate for at least 5 hours I've left it up to 8 hours with no ill effect. My thoughts are there is not enough lime to cook the fish while marinating.

My preference is to grill on the Weber, less after odor from grilling fish on the grill pan inside.

We like both sauces so I've included them for ease. I have a ceramic coated steel grill sheet with holes in it that I use for grilling things like fish on the Weber. We prefer corn tortillas but you can use flour. Some thinly sliced red cabbage, sliced limes for lime juice and its a great light dinner that's full of great fresh ingredients.

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• Marinade from #1
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons lime zest
• 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay™
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste
• 1 pound tilapia fillets, cut into chunks
  
  
  • Dressing
  • 1 (8 ounce) container light sour cream
  • 1/2 cup adobo sauce from chipotle peppers
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons lime zest
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay™
  • salt and pepper to taste
    
    
    Cream Sauce:
    
    1/3 cup mayonnaise
    2/3 cup Mexican crema** or sour cream
    1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
    2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
    2 tablespoons water
    Salt and freshly ground black pepper
    
    

Tonights menu

meatloaf with ketchup balsamic glaze (click for link)

creamy au gratin potatoes (click for link)

We've had both on many occasions just thought I'd share in the event you were looking for Sunday dinner inspiration.

On the meat loaf I pretty much follow the recipe. If I do not have an ingredient I don't sweat it except for the glaze.

On the Potatoes it always takes longer baking time to get the side crunchy the way I like it.