Subway never tasted so good and it has never felt so good as to have Friday almost in the past! It has been another "Freaky Friday" with some really strange acting people! We checked and there is not a full moon! I told Kathy "they walk among us and vote!" I am so late because we just watched a really good (with the exception of some really bad - but realistic language) but we all agreed we felt like we were watching a movie about Kris Kristoferson! It was "Crazy Heart" with Jeff Bridges. I am excited about tomorrow - our troops are coming home to Tyler! The 136th Military Police Army National Guard that has been serving in Afghanistan is arriving in Tyler about noon tomorrow and as part of the Red Cross Travis and I get to help with a private welcome barbeque for them and their families. IT is especially exciting because two of the guys go to our church! There will be a public welcome at Rose Statium at 10 o clock am on Monday!
Next week I will be going to Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday and coming back on Friday for Red Cross training. Much of the training will be focused on fund raising and how important donations are to our chapter. We are desparately needing donors' dollars because of the tragic fires that we have been having right here in Tyler, Smith County. Every single dollar counts!
Have you ever made Homemade Pizza? Nothing is better. One time I made HM pizzas for church on Wednesday night and I believe everyone enjoyed them. One of the favorites was the barbeque chicken one! One of my favorites is Pizza Margherita - perfect in its simplicity. I love making my own pizza crust but if you are not ready to tackle that task (even though it is very simple -- just buy one already made up or use the Pilsbury one you just unroll! How hard is that???)
Pizza Margherita
Because of it simplicity - use the freshest and best ingredients!)
1 cup warm water (100 to 110 degrees), divided
2 cups and about 2 tablespoons bread flour
1 pkg. dry yeast
1/4 tsp. sugar
4 teaspoons olive oil
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
Cooking spray
2 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
3/4 cup Basic Pizza sauce
1-1/4 cups (5 oz.) thinly sliced fresh mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
Combine water, yeast and sugar and let set about 5 minutes. Add olive oil, 1/4 tsp. salt, and flour. Using dough hook, knead about 5 minutes. Cover and let sit about 30 minutes. Press or roll dough out to fit a 12 inch Pizza pan ( or larger if you want thinner crust - which I do). Let sit about 20 minutes and then sprinkle with remaining salt, and sprad Basic Pizza sauce evenly over dough, leaving a 1/2 inch border. Arrange cheese slices evenly over pizza. Bake at 550 degrees for about 11 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cut pizza into 10 wedges and sprinkle evenly with basil.
Basic Pizza Sauce
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 - 28 oz. can tomatoes
1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic to pan and cook one minute. Remove tomatoes from can, reserving tomatoes. Crush tomatoes. Stir in tomatos, juices, salt and oregano into garlic mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. (OR BUY A JAR OF PIZZA SAUCE AND ADD EXTRA GARLIC TO IT!)
ENJOY!!
Have a wonderful weekend -- God's will I will be back tomorrow night with the story of the returning troops - returning to their normal life with their sacrificing families and our duty to welcome them back as the heroes they are - willing to sacrifice their life, if necessary, for our safety from the terrorists that threaten us! God Bless each of them!
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