Taco Pizza

My family has apparently decided that we now have Pizza Mondays. I am getting a bit tired of frozen Home Run Inn pizza and decided to try something new. I am trying not to go to the store that often these days and work with what I have at home. I found a recipe for a pizza dough on Pinterest that turned out really well and it was so easy to make. You can find the recipe here: https://houseofnasheats.com/pizza-dough-recipe/ 

Pizza Dough

• 1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F)
•  2 teaspoons sugar
•  2 1/4 teaspoons (1 package) active dry yeast or instant yeast
•  3 1/2 to 4 cups bread flour
•  2 tablespoons olive oil
•  2 teaspoons salt

I used the instant yeast so I just mixed all the wet ingredients, added the sugar, salt and flour and mixed well. Let it rise for about 45 minutes. Then just roll it out into whatever shape you like and add toppings.

I had a taste for a taco pizza so I added marinara sauce, cooked ground beef that I had flavored with taco seasoning and topped with cheese. Bake for about 15 minutes at 375 degrees F. When it was done I added lettuce yellow peppers and green onions. Serve with some sour cream and salsa. Delicious! Enjoy!

Meringues

Meringues 

So I find myself with more free time these days. Abby is growing and is at least a little bit less dependent on me so I figured I'd try this again. Swedish midsummer is this Friday and i wanted to make a Swedish dessert that everyone will enjoy. Something I haven't had in years is marangsviss. It's ice cream, whipped cream, meringues, chocolate sauce and whatever else you may enjoy to be honest. I haven't made meringues since I was in school so I made a test run :) And oh was it gooood.  The recipe is super easy. Only three ingredients: egg whites, sugar and lemon juice.

The recipe said to add egg whites, 1/3 of the sugar and the lemon juice and then whip until white. I whipped until it was a little white and foamy and then I added the rest of the sugar. Then I set the speed to 10 on my kitchen aid and let it go. 

In school they taught us that there should be stiff peaks and this tells you the mixture is ready. This is what mine looked like when I stopped and they turned out great at the end. 

I used a pastry bag to make lil blobs and baked them for roughly 30 minutes in a 200 degree F oven.

They were crispy on the outside and just a tad chewy on the inside. If you want them less chewy, just bake a lil longer. Serve with ice cream, whipped cream, berries, chocolate, whatever you like. Delicious!

I found the recipe here: https://mittkok.expressen.se/recept/klassisk-marang-grundrecept/ 

It's in Swedish so here it is in English.

3 egg whites

1 cup of Sugar

1/2 tsp of lemon juice

Whip the egg whites and 1/3 of the sugar until frothy and white. Add the remaining sugar until the mixture stiffens. Use a pastry bag or a spoon to form the meringues. You can do whatever shape you like. Then bake in the oven at 200 degrees F for about 30 min. At that point they are a bit chewy in the center. If you want the crispier, let bake a bit longer. 

Enjoy!