Katie's Homemade Pizza

Yield: 2 Pizzas or 16 medium slices.

Prep Time: 20-30 minutes

Cooking Time: 12 minutes

Crust Ingredients:

1 packet active dry yeast

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup warm water (not too hot)

2 tbs. extra virgin olive oil

1/2 minced garlic clove

Mix dry ingredients in a bowl until well blended. Add 1 cup warm water, olive oil, and garlic and blend with electric mixer until well blended. Cover and let dough sit for 10 minutes. Knead dough for 6-8 minutes and then roll or toss and place on pizza pan. Heat oven to 425 degrees.

Sauce:

2 cans diced tomatoes

1 8 oz. can tomato paste

1 lb, ground beef or turkey

1 large banana pepper diced or minced

1/2 - 1 garlic clove minced

1 cup mushrooms ddiced dry pizza seasonings

Brown ground beef or turkey and add in pizza seasonings to preference. While the meat is cooking, pour tomatoes and tomato paste into a bowl and mash/mix together until almost a puree. This will be chunky so if you do not like chuncky then I suggest using tomato sauce instead of diced tomatoes. The diced tomatoes give the sauce a more fresh taste. After the meat is fully cooked add in the tomato mixture, mushrooms, garlic, and banana pepper. If the sauce is too thick add some extra virgin olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste.

Pour sauce over the pizza dough and add mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese to preference. Bake pizza for 12 minutes or until the cheese starts to get a golden brown bubble.

Enjoy!

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HAM WITH CHERRY SAUCE

PREP TIME: 15 MIN.

COOK TIME: 4 HOURS

YIELD: 10-12 SERVINGS

1 Boneless fully cooked ham

1/2 cup apple jelly

2 tsp prepared mustard

2/3 cup ginger ale, divided

1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling

2 tbs cornstarch

1.  Score surface of ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep.  In a small bowl, combine the jelly, mustard and 1 tbs ginger ale, rub over scored surface of ham.

2.  Cut ham in half; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker.  Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until meat thermometer reads 140 degrees and ham is heated through.  Bast with cooking juices towards end of cooking time.

3.  For the sauce, place pie filling in a saucepan.  Combine cornstarch and remaining ginger ale; stir into pie filling until blended.  Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes until thickened.  Serve over ham.