BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza

Re-purpose leftover BBQ pulled pork to make a delicious BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza topped with some of my favorite things like BBQ sauce, fresh pineapple, and BACON! Along with the usual onions and lots of melty cheese, this pulled pork pizza recipe is a new and exciting use for leftover pulled pork!

Greek Pita Pizza

I just LOVE this Greek Pita Pizza y'all! It's so easy to make. I think it might be the EASIEST pizza recipe you can make at home! It's certainly one of the tastiest!

Meatball Sub Pizza

This incredibly tasty Meatball Sub Pizza is even better than the traditional sandwich! It's easy to make, too. I use leftover meatballs and red sauce and store bought pizza dough for a quick and easy dinner the whole family loves!

Cheeseburger Pizza Recipe

Cheeseburger Pizza takes everything I love about a big, juicy cheeseburger and plops it on top of a thick, delicious pizza crust for a tasty game day treat or a quick and easy dinner the whole family will love!

Spinach Artichoke Pizza Recipe #SundaySupper @GalloFamily

Spinach Artichoke Pizza is like eating one of your favorite dip recipes in pizza form! The crust is smothered in an easy-to-make, creamy white Gruyere cheese sauce and then topped with fresh spinach, marinated artichoke hearts, and even more cheese. This pizza smells so good while baking and tastes even better!

Bechamel Sauce Recipe

Bechamel Sauce is a basic white sauce that consists of butter, flour and milk. It is one of the 5 'mother sauces' used in cooking. It's a good idea to learn how to make this simple sauce, as it is the base for a number of other sauces and can be used in many different recipes.

Grilled Steak Flatbread

Grilled Steak Flatbread is sure to impress the fam with your gourmet skills! This is homemade flatbread and it is crazy good. I gave it a little taste to make sure it was what I had in mind, and it was hard to STOP!! I had to get some toppings on that flatbread before I ate it all!!

Thick Crust Pizza

Selection Sunday officially kicks off the NCAA College Basketball Championships. I've teamed up with Wilton Armetale to bring you this delicious at-home tailgating recipe and an amazing GIVEAWAY, so you can be prepared for the Madness! **Giveaway has ended**

This Thick Crust Pizza recipe is a slam dunk for your March Madness parties! The pizza crust is thick and buttery, and with the Gourmet Grillware Casserole/Baker you can make your pizza on the grill and serve it right from the gorgeous pan! How awesome is that?! Pizza tailgating party anyone?!!

Wilton Armetale sent me the Baker to try, and it did a great job on this pizza crust! I was pleasantly surprised when the crust came out thick, crisp and delicious, and  I loved being able to take it from the oven to the table all in one pan! Perfect!

Eggs Benedict Breakfast Pizza

Our family has a tradition of celebrating Christmas together on Christmas Eve at the in-law's house. However, they are in the middle of packing up for a move, so we all got together for a holiday brunch at my house on Christmas Day.

Madison made her famous Angle Food Cake French Toast, and it was AMAZING as usual! I made this Eggs Benedict Breakfast Pizza. It was a huge hit! It disappeared quickly! I didn't have any left over to get a photo, so I decided to make it again but in a smaller version

We had it for dinner, and there were 2 1/2 pieces leftover - perfect!  Or so I thought...  The next morning, when I went to fetch it from the fridge to get it ready for its close-up, this is what I found...

REALLY, Don???  haha  He was up very early for work... I guess he couldn't resist having it for breakfast and figured this would suffice for the photo shoot!  NOT!!!  It is really delish - I can't even be upset with him, but shhhhhh! don't tell him that....

Luckily I had everything I needed to make it ONE MORE TIME!  and Don was at work, so it was safe from his hungry belly!

TIP:  A deep dish pizza pan with holes in the bottom keeps the crust from getting soggy. this one is similar to the one I have and it works great!

Ingredients

12 eggs

1 tablespoon butter

2 (8 ounce) cans Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

1 (.9 ounce) package Hollandaise Sauce Mix

2/3 cup milk

1/4 cup butter

3 slices Virginia Baked Ham - sliced into short thin strips

1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded (I used a 4 cheese Mexican blend because it is what I had on hand - it was really good with this)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly spray a 12" deep dish pizza pan. Unroll crescent dough and place rolls in pizza pan with points toward the center, overlapping as necessary. Press to seal all seams and make sure dough is evenly distributed throughout pan and up sides. Bake crust in preheated oven until lightly browned all over - about 7-10 minutes.
• Crack eggs into a cold saucepan and add 1 tablespoon butter. Whisk over medium heat until well beat then use a wooden spoon or spatula to stir until scrambled to desired doneness. Remove from heat an salt and pepper to taste.
• Prepare Hollandaise sauce according to package directions using 2/3 cup milk and 1/4 cup butter.  Pour evenly over baked crescent roll crust. Spread scrambled eggs evenly over sauce and top with ham and cheese. If you prefer a homemade hollandaise sauce give this one a try: allrecipes.com Blender Hollandaise Sauce  I always add 1/2 lemon and taste and then add little at a time to reach desired taste.
• Bake in preheated oven about 15-20 minutes or until crust is nicely browned. Let rest about 10 minutes before slicing.

To make this in a smaller version just 1/2 all the ingredients and bake it in a 9" pie plate -easy peasy!

Don suggested using the Queso Blanco Dip in place of the Hollandaise Sauce for this recipe. I think that would be amazing and will definitely do that...someday!

recipe adapted from allrecipes.com Eggs Benedict Breakfast Pizza

HomeMade Pizza

We love pizza!  We used to order pizza from a nearby pizza place quite often.  That was until Madison made her first homemade pizza!  Madison spoiled us with her culinary creations before she left for college - we weren't quite sure how we would get along without her!  It seems like just last week I was crying my eyes out heading west on I-16 after leaving my only baby alone in a strange city for her first year of college!  Now she's gearing up for finals week and saying goodbye to her Freshman year!
She survived! and, more importantly, so did I

Madison always used Bridgford Ready Dough for her homemade pizza, and it is a very good choice for the dough! Easy to use and very tasty!

Publix carries it in the freezer case

For this recipe I used the the Homemade French Bread.

This is the first time I used this dough to make pizza, and we liked it a lot.  I did not use a breadmaker - I made the dough by hand. After punching down, I spread the dough out on a large pizza pan.  Then I set it aside to rise. I like a thick crust, so I let this rise a couple hours to get it nice and puffy. You can let it rise until it looks good for your tastes.  Here is what mine looked like after rising a couple hours

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. When the dough is nice and puffy, poke some holes in the center of it with a fork. I try to leave the edges nice and puffy, so I don't attack them with the fork! Now you want to mince up some garlic in a small bowl and pour some olive oil over it - about a tablespoon will do - whatever looks good! Use the back of a spoon to crush the garlic a bit, and then gently brush the garlic olive oil all over the pizza!  Then put it in the oven for about 10 minutes. You just want to get it lightly browned.

Once your pizza is a little toasty you are ready to top it as you like. Here's what I did...

While the dough was toasting in the oven, I sauteed some fresh baby spinach in garlic and olive oil.  I used about 1-2 teaspoons olive oil with a clove of garlic (sliced). When that was warmed, I added a 10 oz bag of baby spinach and sauteed until it just started to wilt. It doesn't take long. I also sliced up some fresh plum tomates and set them aside until ready to top the pizza.

I topped the pizza with about 6 slices of Mozzarella first. Then I added the spinach and tomatoes. After that, I topped with about a cup of shredded Mozzarella and some shaved Parmesan cheese.

Now that my pizza is topped just the way I want it, I put it back in the oven for another 8-10 minutes. Take the pizza out of the oven when the cheese is melted and the crust is nicely browned.  Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing! ENJOY!