PIZZA PARTY! Cooking Class - Wednesday

Menu:
4 pizzas (they were having the missionaries over for dinner)
click here to see the recipe we were going to use
Corny Bean Salad
Watermelon Sherbet Smoothies
(and they made ice cream sandwich cookies for dessert)

Wednesday we continued our cooking school with PIZZA! Our homemade dough wasn't going to work (just not enough time) so I hurried to the store to get dough all ready made! (so glad my mother-in-law told me how she got it for her grand kids one time) The girls had lots of fun trying to roll out the dough and then topping the pizza's with their favorite toppings.
Natalie topped most of the pizza's and we ate a lot of the pepperoni too! Yumm-o my favorite!
Hannah did a WONDERFUL job on her bean salad! (And I hear) it was a big hit for dinner that night. I had her follow the directions and make it herself. Natalie topped it off with the dressing I had her make.
These girls are AWESOME in the kitchen. Miss M loves to help here and there. Mostly she just kicked back on the computer. Miss A slept like a good little baby! Unfortunately I left my camera at home so missed the photo opps. (you know tossing the dough in there air etc.) - no we really didn't but that would have been fun to do!! (note to self next time we make pizza toss dough in air!)

Here are the Recipes...

Pizza - well you know how to do it and if you have a good crust recipe you'd like to share let me know! (remember you can click on the link above to look at the one
we were going to use...)



Corny Bean Salad
3 15oz cans beans (choose a variety - garbanzo, red kidney, white kidney, pinto, black)
1 can corn
1 red pepper, chopped
2 slices red onion, chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Vinaigrette:
6 tbls. olive oil
2 tbs. balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Drain and rinse the beans and corn. Place then in a large bowl.
Add red pepper, red onion and cilantro and stir.
Next, prepare the vinaigrette. Measure the olive oil, vinegar, and mustard into
a small bowl. Whisk the dressing well. Add the salt and pepper (to taste).
Pour over the beans a little at a time and mix and coat.
Refrigerate the salad until ready to serve.
Serves 8 - 10

(this recipe is from Family Fun: Fast Family Dinners pg 13 - but I have changed a few things...)



Watermelon Sherbet Smoothies

3 cups fresh watermelon cubes
1 cup crushed ice
1 cup watermelon, raspberry or lime sherbet
4 tsps. lime juice
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions:
about 10 minutes before you're ready to mix the smoothies, place 4 tall glasses
in the freezer to frost.
Combine the watermelon cubes, crushed ice, sherbet, and lime juice in a blender.
Blend until smooth. Pour mixture into the frosted glasses and top each one with
half dozen or so mini chocolate chips.
Serves 4
(the girls said these were REALLY good!)
Family Fun: Super Snacks pg 79

let me know if you try these recipes and how they turned out! I could go for a watermelon smoothie right about NOW!!