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Pink Beet Pizza Dough (Bread Machine)

February 12, 2024 Amanda Plott

I’m always exploring innovative ways to elevate classic recipes. Introducing this latest creation - Pink Beet Pizza Dough. This vibrant dough is made with a blend of traditional pizza dough ingredients and beet puree, resulting in a unique rosy hue that's as visually stunning as it is delicious.

With a subtle earthy flavor and a hint of natural sweetness, our Pink Beet Pizza Dough adds a nutritious twist to your favorite homemade pizzas. Whether you're a culinary enthusiast or simply looking to add a pop of color to your meal, this dough is the perfect canvas for your culinary creations. Try it out and experience a whole new dimension of pizza night!…

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In American, Game Day, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian Tags low fat, vegetarian, pizza, dough, easy, beet, pink, fun, colorful
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Bacon, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Fries

November 12, 2022 Amanda Plott

Sometimes you just need something fun and easy for breakfast. These Bacon, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Fries take all the best parts of breakfast and put them together over fries. Think of it like a loaded up pile of hash browns with all the fixins. We’re talking ooey gooey cheesy scrambled eggs topped off with bacon, all atop some hot and crisp waffle fries.

So how is it ‘good for you’? Well, everything in moderation - you know? Sometimes you have give yourself a little bit of wiggle room. One of the things I did though, was to use a low sodium center cut bacon in place of standard. Other than that, the American cheese is surprisingly lower in calorie than a nice slice of cheddar, and it melts better!…

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In American, Breakfast, Brunch, Kid Friendly Tags bacon, egg, fries, cheese, breakfast, easy, fun
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Breakfast Waffledilla

November 3, 2022 Amanda Plott

Look, I don’t know - I love my waffle maker and I am always trying to come up with new and fun ways to use it that aren’t just standard waffles. This Breakfast Waffledilla is definitely that. It combines all the best parts of a breakfast quesadilla and stuffs it into waffle form. That’s right, this is full of bacon, egg, and cheese goodness and only takes a few minutes of hands on time.

I added some jalapeños to mine, but some fresh pico would be another good addition. There were really only a few things I could do to this to keep it lightened up, and that mostly involved the tortillas. I went with a low carb whole wheat tortilla that’s only 45 calories for one tortilla. I also went with a low sodium center cut bacon, because no one can ever tell the difference!…

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In American, Breakfast, Brunch, Kid Friendly, Mexican Tags bacon, egg, cheese, tortilla, quesadilla, waffle, breakfast, brunch, kid, fun
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Giant Pizza Roll

October 31, 2022 Amanda Plott

This Giant Pizza Roll is crazy easy to make and is a super simple way to get creative with your pizza. It’s as simple as rolling out some pizza dough, par baking it, topping it with your favorite pizza toppings and then cutting and rolling it up into a giant pizza roll. It definitely is a fun, new, interesting way to get to nom on some pizza!

Really and truly, it doesn’t get much easier than this. You could go with whatever pizza dough you fancy, but I just grabbed a tube of refrigerated dough to keep it simple today. I also kept it really simple with standard pepperoni and cheese, but you could add your favorites in like sliced olives, mushrooms, or any other pizza toppers…

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In American, Game Day, Kid Friendly Tags pizza, cheese, roll, baking, dinner, pepperoni, fun, kid
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Individual Pizza Pot Pies

October 4, 2020 Amanda Plott
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Yep! Pizza in the form of a pot pie. Turned upside down into a delicious individual bowl of pizza goodness. This pizza pot pie makes it’s very own pizza crust bread bowl that is perfect for a single serving of cheesy sauce ‘deep dish’ style pizza!

The best part is that you can alter each individual pizza to have your own favorite toppings. I left the main part of these as ‘cheese pizza’ so that you can customize and add your other pizza topping favorites. I added pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, and jalapeños to mine…

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In Casseroles, Game Day, Italian, Meatless, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian Tags pizza, baking, pie, pit, pot pie, vegetarian, fun, individual
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2 Ingredient Edible Playdough

June 3, 2019 Amanda Plott
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It’s summer and my girl and are in the thick of our first themed week! Kids cooking/baking. We’re having a LOT of fun in the kitchen to start the summer off with a bang. When the mini-me is in the kitchen, I like to play around with fun bright colors, and of course, sprinkles too! It’s not always about cooking (on the stove) or baking either.

This morning we decided to try our hand at making some fun EDIBLE playdough. Edible as in - doesn’t taste like salty pizza dough. Edible as in - something kids will enjoy playing with and snick-snacking on. The best part? This edible playdough only requires 2 ingredients (3-4 if you want it pretty and sprinkled up!)…

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In Desserts, Gluten Free, Kid Friendly, Side Dishes, Snacks Tags kids, treat, edible, playdough, fun, summer, project
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