.....and, we're back.

What I Made for Dinner has been offline for some time. This is somewhat due to the fact that when one has newborn twins, what one makes for dinner consists of "the casserole that someone brought that my mother-in-law heated up that might be ziti or maybe chili and I just don't care, and that just didn't seem like great reading for the audience. However, the twins now have teeth and are also caring what I made for dinner, so it's time to get back to a little of my previous life. Please excuse if some recipes now include weird leftover purees or rice cereal.

So, for our inauguaral episode....pizza! So boring and sounds like what was going on when the casseroles ran out, but this one is homemade. This has become a go-to at our house, just because it's easy and quite simple. No pizza stone, no special pan. Hell, you can even buy the dough if you want, but why bother when it's easy to make. Plus you save yourself a trip to the store. I use Mark Bittman's recipe for food processor dough, which consists of:

1tsp yeast
3 C. flour
1 1/4 c. warm water
2 TSBP oil
tsp of salt

Throw the yeast, salt and flour into the food processor.  Turn on the motor and add the oil and 1c. of the water through the tube.  Add a little more water until the dough forms a ball (this won't take longer than 30sec.)  Give it a couple turns on a floured board to make a smooth ball, and let it rise anywhere from a 1/2 hr to 3.

I don't need to tell you how to do the rest, but I will tell you that the cheese in this one is homemade.  If you're of a scientific mind and enjoy dealing with rennet, I highly suggest checking out www.cheesemaking.com.  I ordered the husband a mozzerella kit for his birthday, and he's been slinging it out ever since. It takes about 30 min, and it's very good.

"Oh, if you're coming, don't bring cheese. We make our own".

What a douche.