Thai Chicken Pizza

So I was in a Pizza mood but didn't want to order out or buy one.....even though I LOVE DiGiornos "Stuffed Crust" pizzas! (*drool*) I really have a problem with cheese and bread. Yikes! Anyway...wanting to venture out into the unknown I decided upon an interesting piece; a Thai flavored pizza! First reactions anyone? Well let me sum it up as an:

"Acquired YUM"
At first when I bit into it I was like...uh, hmmm (seriously, that's what I said). And then dished out some onto a plate, wrapped it and brought it to Don who was still studying on campus.

Me:"Here ya go Honey! *kiss*"
Don: "Mmmmm Pizza!"
Me: "Uhmmm, yeah. Though, honey, it tastes a little different. I experimented in the Thai genre, so be open minded with the flavors...oh, and the crust is homemade too and I probably should have cooked it longer."
Don: "Okay, well I am sure it is good. Thanks Ash. OHHHH is that a chocolate bar!!??"
(A.D.D.? ...ha, nope. I always include a treat...and who would'nt react to a c.bar? seriously...)

And there ya have it folks. A glimpse into my life. Now, onto the recipe. Perhaps the above did not sound like a 5 star rating for this dish but it was actually very good. It was different, and at first I did not care for it -probably because I am not use to ginger and peanut butter on my pizza- but it mixed well and brought a new yummy spin on a normally boring pizza. So I do recommend it to try! We did eat all the leftovers....so, that does say something!
RECIPES:

Pizza Crust-
(oven on at 400F)

• 2.5-3 Cups of Flour
• 1 package of Active Dry Yeast (I always use 1 Tbs of dry yeast from the jar)
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 C warm water (120-130F)
• 2 Tbs of Olive Oil

In a large bowl combine 1 and 1/4 Cup Flour with all the above ingredients. Mix well with an electric mixer or wooden spoon. (I normally use an over-sized mixing fork). Now add in as much of the remaining flour as possible (don't make it too dry though!)
Knead dough into a smooth and elastic ball and place in a greased bowl, covered, for about 10-15 mins. After the dough has risen punch down and roll out on a flat cooking sheet to a round circle. (remember to use your parchment paper from a previous entry!! Saves cleaning and dough sticking).
Stick that good looking homemade pizza crust in the oven for about 10-15 mins. Just until the crust starts to golden.

Thai Chicken Sauce:
I took about 2 chicken breasts (boneless/skinless of course), cooked thoroughly and then shredded.

• 1/4 cup(s) smooth natural peanut butter
• 3 tablespoon(s) water
• 2 teaspoon(s) soy sauce
• 2 teaspoon(s) rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoon(s) minced fresh ginger
• 1 clove(s) garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon(s) canola oil
• 1 green pepper
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced (I excluded these - forgot to buy- whoops!)
  
• shredded cheese

Take all the above ingredients (except for the green pepper) and mix them together in a bowl. Spread the mixture over the pizza crust, leaving just a little in the bowl to mix your shredded chicken around in--not much is needed for the chicken, so don't worry -- lather that crust up well! Toss the chicken into the rest of the sauce and mix around. Place the chicken evenly over the pizza then take the bell pepper and slice up and sprinkle over the chicken. Now put cheese over the top and stick back in the over for about 11-13mins. Mmmmm Enjoy~

Chocolate chip butterscotch cookies and fruit pizza

Okay so I have not saved much from any of my previous yum-tastic endeavors; but what I do have are the following:

(post taken from a entry on my main web blog)

I love to make home made goodies, and Don thoroughly enjoys almost all my experiments. The first is a scrumptious cookie recipe that Don and the people he works with beg for all the time. It is a chocolate and butterscotch cookie recipe. Super easy and super yummy! These cookies are moist and keep their wonderful "fluffiness" even after cooled.

Here are the cookies:
"tada"

...and here is the recipe:

Oven @: 375F

Mix in a bowl with an electric mixer - till smooth and creamy:

• 1/2 Cup of shortening
• 1/2 Cup of Butter

Add to the bowl and mix till smooth:

• 1 Cup packed Brown Sugar
• 1/2 Cup White Sugar
• 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda

Then beat in:

• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla

After all that is combined start adding in as much of the 2.5 cups of Flour that you can. Use a wooden spoon, or large thick fork (I use the fork). Stir Stir Stir!

Then Add till desired:

• Chocolate chips
• Butterscotch chips

The saying you can never have enough chocolate is true in many cases, but not here. Careful not to overload the bowl with too many "chips". Your mixture will be overloaded and not have enough "cookie" to keep its form.

Final step:
Scoop out nice little balls and place on a non greased cookie sheet. I usually take my large fork I stirred everything with and scoop out just a nice chunk and then, using a Popsicle stick, scrap off onto sheet. The oven will melt the dough into a nice round cookie - so no need to flour up your hands and roll out each serving.
375F oven for 8-10 mins. Watch carefully, you don't want an over baked batch!
Take out of oven and wait a min. or so - then transfer to wire cooling rack. YUM YUM enjoy!

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Fruit Pizza! Don and I absolutely love this treat and it is actually pretty simple to make. Little costly at times, because of fruit prices, but makes a lot!

Here is the treat we made:
"tada"



...and here is the recipe/steps:

Step 1: Buy or make a batch of sugar cookie dough. I've made mine in the past, but for this one I just bought 2 pre-made Pillsbury sugar cookie dough. I took a cookie sheet, sprayed with Pam and (with flour on my hands) started to roll out and smushed to cover the whole cookie sheet. It takes a bit and a lot of spreading - but you'll get there. Don't worry! (a rolling pin is awesome, if you have one small enough to fit into the cookie sheet). After that is thinned out and spread throw into the oven at the designated temperature and cook for about 10 mins. Make sure you watch carefully, burnt "pizza bottom" is never that yummy.

Sugar Cookie Crust Bottom... post-cooked

Step 2:
For your frosting you'll need this:

• 8 oz Cream Cheese
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1/2 cup Powder sugar

Mix those ingredients together and spread over the top of your cooled cookie crust.

Frosting applied

Step 4:
After your spread is done, cut up any type of fruit you want to use on your pizza. Some examples that we like to have are Strawberries, Bananas, Kiwis, Grapes, Black or Blueberries.etc...
Once you have those all cut up begin your creation! Design however you like - I have made much prettier ones in the past. I was short on time (thank you Carter) so I gave no thought to my fruit order and just started putting them on. Still yummy though! :)

Step 4:
Okay, FINAL step. You have to (okay, maybe not have to, but is a good idea) to apply a glaze over the whole pizza after laying your fruit. Helps keep in all the moisture and prevent the fruit from browning and getting nasty. This recipe makes a ton, so I always cut it in half - but here is the "un-cut" version.

Glaze:

• 1 cup Sugar
• 3 Tbs Cornstarch
• Dash of Salt
• 3/4 Cup of Water
• 1 Cup Orange Juice
• 1/4 Cup Lemon (juice)

I just mix that well - then take a large spoon and start dripping it over everything. You feel like you're watering down your pizza, but don't worry - it taste great and won't ruin all your hard work. Congratulations! You've made your very own Fruit Pizza that your spouse, friends and your taste buds will thank you for. Serve up and Enjoy!..... or, if for later, cover with tin foil and place in fridge. Taste better when chilled.

Fruit Pizza
"yum"