Saturday, July 17, 2010

Pizza Day!

Rolling Out the Dough

Eating the pizza
Yum!
Make your own pizza

Honey Wheat Pizza Dough


1 1/2 cup water, warmed to 110-120°F
1 packet active dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
3 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup honey (it is up to you how sweet you want it)
4 cloves garlic, minced (optional)
2 tablespoons olive oil

1. Lightly coat a large bowl with olive oil and set aside.
2. Combine the water and yeast in a small bowl and set aside.
3. Combine flours, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
4. Add the yeast mixture, honey, oil and garlic, stir until dough begins to form -- it will be slightly sticky. If it is flakey and not sticking together, then add a little bit of hot water until the dough is easily kneadable.
5. Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead until dough is smooth but still tacky -- about 10 minutes.
6. Form the dough into a ball and transfer it to the prepared bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover with a clean, damp kitchen towel and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until the dough doubles in volume.
7. Stick in the refrigerator overnight for some very yummy dough! (optional) You can make the pizza right away if you want.

8. Punch the dough down, remove from the bowl, and let dough rest for 5 minutes. Divide the dough in half and turn one piece out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into desired shape and size.

Putting the Toppings On
Baking Pizza and Breadsticks

Monday, July 12, 2010

Sesame Place in Langhorne, PA

Elmo

Sesame Place is a really cool little theme park based on monster puppets. The girls really liked meeting with all the characters and riding the water rides. It was a blast! It was a place worth visiting. We got to see Elmo's World live and ride on a few water rides. The park is small, but it is big enough to enjoy most of it in a day.


Big Bird
Ice Happy




Bert and Ernie

Saturday, July 03, 2010

Brookside Botanical Gardens



Today, we went to visit the Brookside Botanical Gardens in Wheaton, MD
It was really nice. It is fascinating how we always tend to find the coolest places on our way out of somewhere. I transfer in a few months.

Cost: Free