Pesonal Pizza Party

Another night spent asking what's for dinner? My husband would be home in an hour and I had not pulled anything out of the freezer, so pizza it will be.
I had planned on making pizza one night before my last trip to the grocery store, but as I was mixing the dough...a genius idea, or maybe two.
Why not keep my toddler occupied while I was cooking, and why not cook outside on the grill!
So to start I mixed up "the best pizza dough" from Camilles Casa. It's so easy and delicious!
Instead of cooking the dough in the oven,i rolled out small pizzas, brushed it with a little olive oil and threw it on the pizza stone i was pre-heating on the grill. I pre-baked them before placing the toppings on them.

Then i chopped all of my toppings into bite size and placed them in fun bowls along with sauce and cheese on a cookie sheet for easy transporting. (aren't they cute?)

Here comes the fun part. Everyone gets their own pizza to top however they please.
Then we threw them back on the grill for a few minutes, or until the cheese was melted.
YUM!
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A few notes... It's messy, so doing the toping outside helps with clean up. Another issue, we soon found the bees loved us, so "bee" warned. I also took the cooked dough we didn't use, and threw it in the freezer to use for a quick microwave version!
Enjoy!

Oh Bananas!

In my hunt to become a domestic goddess, I've found I'm too poor to buy everything i want to make. This discovery has me searching for every way to be frugal....and accept every handout I get. So....when my sister handed me a CASE of bananas to take home, of corse I said yes!
There are a lot of bananas in a case... so I'm sure this has you asking at least two questions: 1 where did she get them from? And 2: what did you do with them all?
1: My brother-in-law worked a bike race over the weekend, and brought 4 cases home...so they had bananas coming out their ears!
2: Of course I made a delicious treat FROZEN CHOCOLATE COVERED BANANAS. (you thought I was going to say banana bread didn't you...and believe me, I probably still will.)
Anyways... 65 bananas on skewars later I've learned a few things.

First I peeled all of bananas, placed them on skewers, laid them on waxed paper and flash froze them.

 
I cut the chocolate into squares and chopped some peanuts.

Then, I melted chocolate in a double boiler, with a little bit of oil.

(here's the learning part)
My first batch I tried to dip the bananas in an old big gulp cup that i had filled with the chocolate. Not exactly what I had imagined. Because the bananas were frozen, the chocolate set up super fast and i couldn't get the nuts on.
The second attempt went a little better. I left the chocolate in the pan and scooped it onto the banana with a spoon. It still set up fast, but they look a lot better!


Another thing I learned was i had to re-freeze them after i dipped them.some of them melted.
Now all we need to do is enjoy them! Yum!

Otter Pop Snowcones

I feel bad that i didn't discover these little gems before now. The summer it's almost over and snowcones are my favorite treat.
My two year old lives on otter pops on hot days, and we have been pretty warm this year, so it was by accident there weren't any frozen ones in the freezer... So I improvised.
Ice, a blender, and an UN frozen otter pop, and there you have it. Cheap, easy, and delicious!

Pintrestsperation!

Okay, many of us have been bitten by the Pintrest bug... and I'm glad you were able to peel yourself away long enough to check out my blog. There are so many fantastic finds, and it's a great way to keep track of things you want to try, or are just inspired by. SO... I've been inspired.

My husband is a Meteorologist for a television news station here in Idaho Falls. With the joy of being on television, he has to look good at all times... and that means he wears a suite 6 days a week. Not the problem in our closet... his ties laying around EVERYWHERE is.

I've tried a lot of different methods, and even bought him a tie rack that you hang in your closet for Christmas a few years ago... however... that became over crowded way too fast.

So, thanks to the inspiration of Pintrest, I got the idea to hang a towel rack behind the door in our walk in closet. It's taken me MONTHS to find the perfect fit. (I knew if I settled it would just drive me crazy and I would have to re-do the project anyways.) Then I realized, one rack may not be enough. But I found the perfect fit! It's a three towel rack that you hang on the back of the door. This way I wasn't drilling any more holes into our closet. I got it at Bed Bath & Beyond for $10. I figure I would have spent that much, if not more, on a tie rack that actually worked for him.

I absolutely love the finished product. This way he knows exactly what he has and It keeps all of his ties off of the floor!

Happy Pinning!

Yo Gabba Gabba Birthday Party

My little girl turned two this year, and she absolutely loves the show Yo Gabba Gabba on Nick Jr. Here in Idaho, it's not a very well known show, so throwing a party took a lot of creativity, but in the end I think everything turned out better than it would have been if it were store bought.

I have to send out thanks to one of my good friends Lindsay @ happypotamousdesigns.com and my dad, who without their artistic ability, the party would have fell a little flat!

You may think this is after the party, when the birthday girl grabbed her blanky and laid down for a nap.... nope, it was in the middle of all the festivities!