Bubble Pizza

We LOVE pizza!  Lately, we've been attempting to make our own every once in a while.  It saves money and, in all honesty, is probably better for us!  This recipe was super easy to make, and it's taste completely exceeded our expectations!


You will need:

Ground beef, pepperoni, pizza sauce, biscuit dough, onion, mozzarella cheese, and cheddar cheese

Preheat oven.

Grease a 9x13 baking dish.

Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet.  Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.

Stir in pepperoni and cook until until browned.

Drain excess fat.  Stir in pizza sauce.

Remove from heat and set aside.

Cut biscuits into quarters.

Place biscuits in the bottom of the baking dish.

Spread meat mixture evenly over the biscuits.

Sprinkle with onion.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Sprinkle with mozzarella cheddar cheese.

Bake an addition 5 minutes.  Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Recipe:

1 pound ground beef

.25 pound sliced pepperoni

1 14oz can pizza sauce (I used Bertoli Marinana)

1 16oz package refrigerated buttermilk biscuit dough

1 small onion, sliced and separated into rings

1.5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.  Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet.  Cook over medium heat until evenly brown.  Stir in pepperoni, and cook until browned.  Drain excess fat.  Stir in pizza sauce.  Remove from heat and set aside.

Cut biscuits into quarters and place in the bottom of baking dish.  Spread meat mixture evenly over the biscuits.  Sprinkle top with onion.

Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes.  Sprinkle top with mozzarella and cheddar cheese.  Bake an additional 5-10 minutes, until cheese is melted.  Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Strength Modifier:

We divided it up into 6 pieces.  It was very filling!  (Of course, the hubby did go back for seconds!)

 

Intelligence Modifier:

 This was super easy!  20 minutes prep, tops, especially if you cut up the biscuits and/or onion while the beef cooks!

 

Wisdom Modifier:

While the ingredients were easy to find, it did take a trip to the grocery store to get everything!

Charisma Modifier:

 

This dish was delicious.  Not quite as perfect as our favorite pizza place, but still wonderful.  The hubby requested that it be added to the list of stuff to definitely make again....and I totally will!

Constitution Modifier:

 Definitely not among the most healthy dishes....but SOOOOO good!

Overall Score:

 This dish was wonderful!  I can't wait to make it again!

Peaches and Banana Cream Pie

So, this recipe is a little out of the ordinary.  It's got quite a few different flavors all mixed together, but they ended up complimenting each other quite well!  (Not to mention, our apartment smelled great for an evening!)

First, you will need:

Flour, salt, baking powder, banana pudding mix, butter, egg, milk, peaches, cream cheese, sugar, and cinnamon

Preheat over to 400 degrees.  Grease sides and bottom of a 9 inch pie pan.

In a medium mixing bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder, and pudding mix.

Mix in butter, egg, and milk.

Beat for 2 minutes.

Pour mixture into pie pan.

Arrange the peach slices on top of the pudding mixture.

In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.

Add .5 cup suger and 3 tablespoons peach syrup.

Beat for 2 minutes.

Spoon mixture over peaches to within 1 inch of pan edge.

Mix together sugar and cinnamon.

Sprinkle over top.

Bake for 30 minutes.  Chill before serving.

Recipe:

 .75 cup all-purpose flour

.5 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 3oz package non-instant banana pudding mix

3 tablespoons butter, softened

1 egg

.5 cup milk

1 29oz can sliced peach, drained and syrup reserved

1 8oz package cream cheese, softened

.5 cup white sugar

1 tablespoon white sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease sides and bottom of a 10 inch deep dish pie pan.

In a medium mixing bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder, and pudding mix.  Mix in butter, egg, and milk.  Beat for 2 minutes.  Pour mixture into pie pan.  Arrange the peach slices on top of the pudding mixture.

In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.  Add .5 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons reserved peach syrup.  Beat for 2 minutes.  Spoon mixture over peaches to within 1 inch of pan edge.  Mix together 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and sprinkle over top.

Bake in preheated oven to 30-35 minutes, until golden brown.  Chill before serving.

Spinach Enchiladas Verde

We LOVE Mexican food in our house!  This recipe was insanely easy to make and super delicious!


First, you'll need:

Mayo, sour cream, green salsa, spinach, Monterrey Jack cheese, corn tortillas

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

In a small bowl, mix your mayo, sour cream, and green salsa.

Spread enough to coat the bottom of a baking dish.

In each tortilla, spread a small amount of the salsa mixture down the center.

Put a small handful of spinach over it, then top with cheese.

Roll up and place in the baking dish.

When the dish is full, pour the remaining sauce over the top and sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake for 20 minutes and then enjoy!

Recipe:

.75 cup sour cream

.25 cup mayo

1 7oz can green salsa

1 can spinach

2 cups shredded Monterrey Jack cheese

6-10 corn tortillas

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a small bowl, stir together the mayo, sour cream, and green salsa.  Spread enough to coat the bottom of a greased 9x13 baking dish.  On each tortilla, spread a small amount of the sauce down the center.  Lay a small handful of spinach over it and then sprinkle with Monterrey Jack cheese.  Roll up.  Place in the baking dish.  When all of the tortillas are in the pan, pour the remaining sauce over the top and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

Bake for 20-25 minutes in the preheated oven.

Strength Modifier:

I

It takes of few of these to fill you up, but they're reasonably healthy so you can indulge!

Intelligence Modifier:

 These were SO easy it took practically no thought to put them together!

Wisdom Modifier:

We pretty much keep all these things on hand, and I expect most other people do, too!

Charisma Modifier:

 

 For as easy as these were to put together, the taste can't be beat!  They were wonderful!

Constitution Modifier:

 These enchiladas were stuffed full of delicious, iron-rich spinach!  I felt no shame in devouring a couple!

Overall Score:

 

 Almost perfect!!

Jibarito

So tonight, I tried something a little out of the ordinary:  a Puerto Rican dish called Jibarito.

First off, you will need:

Vegetable oil, plantains, garlic, beef, an onion, ground cumin, dried oregano, mayo, American cheese, and a tomato

Peel plantains and halve them lengthwise.

Heat oil in a large, deep skillet or fryer to about 350 degrees F.

Place plantain halves in the oil and cook 1-2 minutes.

Remove from oil and drain on paper towels.

Place halves between two cutting board and press to flatten.

Place the flattened plantains back in the oil for 2-3 minutes.

Drain on paper towels.

Heat more oil in a large skillet.  Add garlic, beef, onion, cumin, and oregano.

Cook, stirring frequently, until beef is cooked through.

To serve, spread mayo on one of the plantain slices.

Top with cheese, steak and onion mixture, and tomato.

Place the other plantain half on top to form a sandwich.  Cut in half and serve!

Recipe:

 2 cups vegetable oil for frying

4 green plantain, peeled and halved lengthwise

.5 cup vegetable oil

1 pound beef skirt steak, cut into thin strips

1 onion, chopped

1 teaspoon ground cumin

.5 teaspoon dried oregano

.25 cup mayonnaise

4 slices American cheese, cut in half

8 slices tomato

Heat 2 cups vegetable oil in a large, deep skillet or fryer to 350 degrees F.  Place plantain halves in the oil and cook 1 to 2 minutes, until they float.  Remove from oil and drain on paper towels.

Place plantain halves between 2 cutting boards.  Press to flatten.  Place the flattened plantains back in the oil and cook 2 to 3 minutes, until golden brown.  Drain on paper towels.

Heat half a cup of vegetable oil (I used some that I fried the plantains in) in a large skillet.  Add the garlic, steak, onion, cumin, and oregano.  Cook, stirring frequently, until steak is cooked through.

To serve, spread mayonnaise on one of the plantain slices.  Top with cheese, steak and onion mixture, and tomato.  Place the other plantain half on top to form a sandwich.  Cut in half and serve!

Strength Modifier:

  Not very filling, though, I'll admit, I didn't care for the plantains at all, so I just ate the cheesy filling.

Intelligence Modifier:

  These took quite a bit of time to put together and I burned the first few plantains because it was the first time I've ever tried deep frying anything.

Wisdom Modifier:

  Plantains were almost too difficult to find around here.  I also had to substitute stew meat for skirt steak because it was far too expensive for my budget.

Charisma Modifier:

  The beef and onion mixture was delicious.  The plantains came out dry with practically no flavor.  I took a couple of bites, then just scraped the filling off the "sandwiches" and ate it alone.

Constitution Modifier:

  The website I took this recipe from said these "sandwiches" packed a whopping 1200 calories a piece.  In reality, that seems a little far-fetched, but even still, these were NOT healthy.

Overall Score:

  One of the lowest scores I've ever given!  These were wholly unimpressive to me, though my husband and roommate both seemed to like theirs.  I won't be making them again, but I feel that it's the point of my blog to post my cooking successes and failures.  This was pretty much a botch!