Shakespeare...Not Just A Man

I have an appointment in Columbia tonight and I don't really feel like cooking (shocker).  I figured I would drop by Shakespeare's Pizza and pick up dinner.  Large, pepperoni, wheat crust...oh mama!  It really doesn't get much better than that. (Although I love lots of veggies on mine, but remember that whole meat/potatoes deal I married into???) I seriously have not ever had a better tasting pizza. Try me, I dare you.  So what's your favorite pizza place and/or favorite pizza? 

Hearty Breakfast Pizza

With all these farm fresh eggs at my disposal, I've been looking for new ways to make breakfast for dinner.  I made this pizza last night, along with some fried potatoes on the side.  I didn't need the fried potatoes.  This recipe makes one very filling pizza, so much that the hubs even had leftovers for his breakfast this morning!

Hearty Breakfast Pizza

1 prepared pizza crust (I used the Jiffy pizza crust, I was short on time, and they make one of the best crusts!)

1/2 lb sausage

1/2 lb bacon, chopped

1/2 large onion, sliced

2 cups grated cheese (I happened to have cheddar and colby jack on hand so that's what I used)

4-5 eggs

1 Tbsp milk

dash of hot sauce

salt & pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 425°.  Cook sausage, bacon, and onions.  Set aside.  Prepare pizza crust and spread very thin on a pizza pan (again, I <3 my stoneware!)  Cook crust for about 10 minutes.  While you are cooking the crust, whisk together the eggs, milk, hot sauce, salt and pepper.  Scramble these eggs until they are about halfway done.  Take the pizza crust out of the oven.  Spread your eggs from the center of the crust out, leaving a little edge for crust.  Sprinkle your meats and onion over the eggs, and top with cheese.  Bake again for another 10 minutes or until eggs are set and crust is golden. 

The hubs was a little wary at first (he has trouble branching out from meat and potatoes, must be part of the cattle farmer's creed or something) but he said, "this was way better than I thought it would be, you're gonna need to pack this up, cause I'm gonna pound it for breakfast in the morning!"  Best part about this recipe is that you can change up the ingredients.  Timothy suggested that next time we use some morel mushrooms (the season is coming up!)...maybe I can sneak in some spinach and some exotic cheese...or maybe not

Give me some ideas...What would be yummy on a breakfast pizza???

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Hot Crab Dip

I made this last night for a dinner party and it was a HUGE hit.  Gone in seconds!  I went to the local chinese restaurant and had them fry me won ton strips almost like chips and walked out with 2 big bags for $4!! Yes you heard me right, four dollars!  This was significantly cheaper than me making my own (which you could very well do, and would probably be healthier)

8 oz cream cheese softened
1 cup sour cream
4 Tbsp mayo
4 Tbsp butter, softened
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 Tbsp diced jalapenos (I think I added more than that just because I like things spicy)
1 tsp seasoned salt (you could also use Old Bay)
cracked pepper to taste
dash of hot sauce
1/2 tsp Paprika
2 (6 oz) cans white crab, drained
1 cup mozzarella cheese

Blend first 4 ingredients until smooth, add salt, paprika, pepper, and hot sauce.  Blend.  Stir in the rest of the ingredients and bake @ 325 for 30 min.  I also added a little parmesan cheese and put more mozzarella cheese on top for the last 5 minutes of baking.  Tasted very much like crab rangoon if you're a fan of it like me, yum yum yum!

Eggplant

The other day I was grocery shopping and saw some beautiful eggplant.  I've never cooked with it, but I'd like to.  Do you any of you out there have amazing eggplant recipes?  Also, what should I look for when buying an eggplant?

Sweet Potato Fries

This is a healthier, yet still delicious, alternative to french fries.  Start with two large sweet potatoes, and peel them.

 

Cut the potato into long strips, then toss in olive oil, just enough to make them shine.

  

 

Place on a baking sheet, sprinkle with Lawry's Seasoned Salt, and fresh parsley.  Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes, then pull them out and toss them around a bit, bake for another 15 minutes.  Enjoy!

Spaghetti Carbonara on Roids

This is the budget version of spaghetti carbonara, with no wine, or cream...but this was a delicacy for us growing up.  We called it bacon & egg spaghetti, otherwise known as spaghetti carbonara.  Only as I got older I realized it's pretty much cheap as dirt to make...I introduced Timothy to it last night and he thought it was pretty darn good!  Since this is not very heart healthy I pair it with a salad and some garlic bread.  It makes it better...in my mind

Bacon & Egg Spaghetti
1 pkg of spaghetti (I used the pink box that has tons of fiber)
1 pkg of bacon
2 eggs
2 T. finely diced onion
1-2 cloves minced garlic
tons of parmesan cheese
loads of pepper
salt to taste

Cook bacon and place on paper towels to drain...I cut mine before I even cook it, so I don't have to crumble it later.  But if you like to cook whole pieces, crumble before mixing.  Save the grease!  Cook spaghetti as directed.  Drain and let cool slightly (even if it sticks together it's ok)...heat the grease and cook the onions and garlic until translucent, keep very warm.  Whisk the eggs and add tons of pepper and a good handful of parmesan.  Toss with the spaghetti, should be glossy now.  *Make sure your noodles aren't so hot to begin with that it cooks the egg!  This isn't supposed to look like breakfast threw up in a pot....Pour the hot grease over the spaghetti and toss with the bacon. Yum Yum!