New Eats

A couple weekends ago we made a whole bunch of new recipes.  There was the fresh pasta, beet gnocchi, and cappuccino pavlova, but that was just half of our cooking/baking adventure.

We made a new breakfast casserole:

It starts with a layer of Italian sausage (cooked):

Then cheese:

An egg mixture:

And a layer of frozen hash browns (or tater tots):

Then it goes into the oven, and it wakes up your senses as it cooks:

We each had a slice, and then had breakfast for the start of the work week.

Find the recipe here.

Another new dish we tried was slow cooker Moroccan chicken, and we loved it!  We are huge fans of olives, and the lemon also made this so flavourful.  We served it with brown rice.

The raisins really added something to it; if you make this, I would not recommend eliminating them.  I think the dish needs all the elements.

For dessert I made a batch of chocolate chip Oreo cookies.

I really enjoy desserts with Oreo in them, and these instantly caught my eye.  They were easy, and a perfect recipe.  I'd make them again for sure.

And if that wasn't a delicious enough weekend, we also tried a couple new cheeses and some walnut sausage that we found at the grocery store down the street.

Spring has finally appeared, and it is beautiful!  We walked to dinner at dusk this past Saturday evening to really enjoy the evening weather, and it felt so good to be outside.  I can't wait to spend loads of time outdoors in the coming months.

How was your weekend?  What did you do?  Did you get outside at all?  Have you cooked/ baked anything new recently? 

Homemade Pizza Pops

Pizza Pops are awesome. 



I remember asking Christopher if he liked Pizza Pops, and I likely squealed in delight when his response was, "I could live on Pizza Pops."  We decided to make our own this evening (look out Pillsbury).  We whipped up four different varieties, and tried a little bit of each:

chorizo & red pepper (with mozza & cheddar)
pepperoni, bacon & mushroom (with mozza & cheddar)
three cheese (mozza, cheddar & feta)
shrimp, spinach & feta

Homemade Pizza Pops

1 ball of pizza dough (enough for a large round pizza)
1 small can of pizza sauce
cheese (about 1.5 cups shredded)
veggies of choice (about 1 cup - softened in a pan)
meat of choice (fully cooked)

Roll the dough out and cut 6-8 rounds.  Cover the rounds with a tsp or so of sauce, and then fill with toppings.  Fold over and close the dough by pinching, or pressing with a fork.  Prick the top of the pizza pop once with a fork to allow steam to escape.  Bake on a parchment lined sheet @ 400 F for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

 

The pictures do not do them justice, but I wish you could see how ugly my pre-cooked pizza pops were compared to Christopher's.  He watched me fill and fold two, and then took over while we giggled at how beastly mine were.

They all tasted great though!

 

The pepperoni, mushroom & bacon combination was best! 

Do you like Pizza Pops?  How about Pizza Pockets?  

Other frozen pizza goodies?