Easy Homemade Pizza Dough | for the handmade baker, the stand mixer maker, and the bread machine faker

I love making pizza at home. The first reason is simple and obvious: It’s DELICIOUS! The second reason: It’s way HEALTHIER than what you can get at most restaurants and pizza joints. Finally – the frugal frosting on my cost-effective cake – It’s CHEAP because you can use other leftovers as toppings. For example, I rummaged through the refrigerator for last night’s toppings and found: a half-jar of spaghetti sauce; two previously opened bags of shredded mozzarella cheese (how did that happen!?); and some sliced ham and a partial wedge of parmesan, both of which were close to expiring. Really, … Continue reading Easy Homemade Pizza Dough | for the handmade baker, the stand mixer maker, and the bread machine faker

Panera’s French Onion Soup recipe

How to get something on Pinterest when it won’t pin…Copy and paste the text into your own blog.  Original post can be seen here: http://recipecircus.com/recipes/lindatn/SOUPSandSTEWS/Panera_BreadFrench_Onion_Soup.html 1/4 cup sweet cream butter 8 cups sliced yellow onions (4 to 5 med. onions) 2 14-ounce cans beef broth (I used Swanson) 3/4 cup chicken broth (Swanson again) 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups water 1 tablespoon ketchup 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder couple drops Tabasco pepper sauce Garnish croutons shaved asiago cheese Onions and croutons and cheese…oh, my. Recipe … Continue reading Panera’s French Onion Soup recipe