Recipe: Thai Pizza with Peanut Sauce!

      Keeping in the spirit of Asian inspired dishes, as well as finding a use for the leftover ingredients from my egg rolls, I created this delicous Thai Pizza with peanut sauce!

      I used my breadmaker to make a whole wheat pizza crust. You could use a store bought crust too if you don't feel like making one! If you plan to make one using your breadmaker there should be a recipe for a pizza crust in the manual/recipe guide.

      I placed the pizza dough on a hot pizza stone and then spread the peanut sauce on the dough.

Peanut Sauce Recipe
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 table spoon rice wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, finely chopped (I use a garlic press)
1 tablespoon ginger, shredded
1 teaspoon lemon or lime juice
splash of water, enough to make the sauce smooth and spreadable
optional: red pepper flakes

    The peanut sauce can be used for stir fry too!

     Then I chopped up all the toppings. You can mix and match what type of toppings you want to include on your pizza. I used:

red cabbage

green onions

carrots

bean sprouts

herbs: cilantro, mint, basil

mozarella cheese

     I spread the toppings on top of the sauce and baked in the oven at 415 degrees F for about 10-15 minutes, until the cheese was bubbly and the crust was browned. You can see that I used fresh mozarella. I had it left over from another dish but you can use shredded cheese too!

     I hope you enjoy this pizza!

Cheers,

Brittney

Baked Veggie Egg Rolls!

     Last night for dinner I made some delicious veggie egg rolls. I had actually originally intended to make spring rolls but could not find the wrappers anywhere! So I decided to make egg rolls instead, and ended up being very happy with them!

Baked Veggie Egg Roll Recipe

Ingredients:
olive oil
1/2 head of red cabbage, sliced
1/2 cup of carrots, julienne
1/2 cup of bean sprouts
4 green onions, sliced
1/4 cup of mint leaves, cilantro, and Thai basil, finely chopped
1 package egg rolls wrappers (usually found near the tofu in grocery stores)
dash of salt and pepper
dipping sauces (I used sweet and sour, soy sauce, and hot mustard)

Directions:
Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Heat a small amount of olive oil in a skillet. Saute cabbage, carrots, bean sprouts, green onions, and herbs until just tender. Add a dash of salt and pepper to taste.

When the veggie mixture is done sauteing, let it cool. Then add a small amount of the mixture to the center of the egg roll wrapper and wrap according the directions on the back of the package (it's actually very easy!). Place the egg rolls on a cooking sheet. Once all the egg rolls are on the sheet, brush the tops lightly with olive oil.

Bake on the center rack for about 10 minutes, or until the egg rolls are beginning to turn golden brown. Enjoy with your selected dipping sauces!

    You can add whatever ingredients you want for the filling of these. It can be a fun activity with kids to have them fill their own egg rolls. Enjoy!

Cheers,
Brittney

Appetizer Alert!

      I don't know about you guys, but joining Pinterest ( http://pinterest.com/ ) has given me inspiration to try lots of new recipes! I made these little caprese bites for the Super Bowl party last weekend!

     Super delicious and, unlike most Super Bowl snacks, super healthy too! A pretty basic recipe, but find the original here http://www.framedcooks.com/2011/09/mini-caprese-bites.html.

    P.S. I loved that Super Bowl commercial for the Honda CR-V with Mathew Broderick! If you didn't see it (or want to see it again like me), watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhkDdayA4iA

Cheers, Brittney

Adventurous Eaters Club!

      Over the weekend I had the pleasure of enjoying a sushi dinner with some of my co-workers! Here are some of the rolls we ordered:

     My favorite was the green one on the left called the Mountain Dew Roll! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend!

Cheers,
Brittney