Hello Dear Reader,
The mighty meaty!! Something you'd never find in Italy...........or anywhere come to think of it. A mighty meat is a meat sweat inducing pizza smothered with ham, chicken, ground beef ball, ground pork balls, halapeno chillies and of course, salami. Mine didn't quite go that far.
I took bread dough and left it to rise, knocked it back and stretched it out. (Ours was gluten free dough but yours does not have to be)
My tomato sauce is:
6 garlic cloves - crushed
2 tbsp of olive oil
Warm the oil and add the garlic - heat through - add
1 tub of passata and simmer for 15 minutes
Add salt, pepper and basil to taste.
Leave to cool.
I made the spicy meat balls but skinning two sausages and kneeding chilli flakes into them along with a sprinkle of cumin. Pinch into balls and dot over the pizza along with sliced mushrooms, grated cheese and in my case, Chorizo slices.
Bake at 220 for 15-20 minutes. Serve in slices..............with what ever you like.
No need to call Dominoes or Pizza Hut! This large pizza, which served two (would easily serve four with sides) cost £2.50...............much cheaper. Froogs 1, Takeaway 0!!!! Apparently, the average Brit spends £1320 a year on takeaways. We spend about £20 a year. The last one we had was a Chinese takeaway on our wedding anniversary. Think of the money we all save by cooking everything ourselves! Who else feels good about saving that much money. How can I afford a holiday this year? I don't eat out or buy takeaways, which means money saved for a thrifty break this year!
More news. I had a great afternoon with Tony and Liz from Cornwall One Parent Support. I am going to be working with the charity from March 8th on wards running frugal food and budgeting workshops in St. Austell. I'm really looking forward to working with you guys.
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs xxxxx