Going out to eat on those special day's can be pricey, why not make a romantic meal at home that is quick, easy, and you and your loved one can have fun making! This is also a great recipe for the kids to help with, call it family pizza night, and make personal pizzas. One great thing about making pizza, is there's so many different options, you can go meaty and greasy, or you can go veggie style. I like making the veggie ones, and using the veggies to make faces and sayings. This is what makes the pizza romantic. Homemade Pizza: Ingredients: store bought pizza dough (I like using Pillsbury) 1 14 oz. can of pizza sauce 3 cups colby jack cheese, shredded any other toppings you would like Directions: Preheat oven to 400. Shape the dough, if you are making this for your sweetie shape it into a heart, if you and the kids are making pizza let them shape it into what they want. That is what's so fun about making homemade pizza there is no limits. Brush lightly with olive oil … [Read more...]

Often times making dinner can be a chore, try this perogies recipe, great for freezing and using at a later date when time seems to be a bit short. Dough Ingredients: 2 cups flour 1 tsp. salt 1 egg 2/3 cup water Dough Directions: In a descent sized bowl (I recommend using glass as they are easier to clean) combine the flour, salt, egg, and water. Mix it all together to form the dough. You will more than likely end up using your hands, so coat your hands in flour so less dough sticks to your hands. Once your dough is formed, set aside. Now, you can fill your perogies with pretty much anything you can think of. Filling Ingredients: 7 large potatoes 3 cloves of minced garlic 2 T. of butter 1 cup milk 1 1/2 cups sour cream 2 T. minced rosemary 2 T. minced thyme 2 tsp. salt Filling Directions: Peel and cube the potatoes. Bring the potatoes to a boil in a large pot. Cook for about 15 minutes. Drain and then mash the potatoes. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix … [Read more...]