painting and pizza

We started painting/staining the deck and railings.

After painting all afternoon, I made pizza for dinner.  I found this one in the Taste of Home Diet cookbook.

I make a lot of homemade pizza, and this Chicken Pesto Pizza was out of this world.  I made some pesto from my basil and was able to use it in this recipe.  My basil is growing wonderfully and I'm planning on making more pesto, but I plan to freeze it so I can use it over the winter.  I'll give you a little hint with the crust.  It called for 2 Tbsp of yeast.  I had to look at that, not once, not twice, but three times, it seemed like a lot of yeast going in the recipe.  But I'm here to tell you, this was the best pizza crust I have ever made.  I'm not sure if there was a miss-print in the book because the on-line recipe calls for 2 Tsp of yeast.  I'm going to stick with the 2 tbsp, it turned out great.

Find the recipe HERE.

 

Comments

[Renee]

That pizza looks great. I got some premade pesto at the store today to make pizza on Monday. I've never tried making my own pesto but I have some basil growing. I should try.

[TexWisGirl]

that sounds like a good reward for a day's work!

[ann]

I'll be trying your pizza. I like home made better than any. Always looking for a better crust. Mine is quite doughy and thick. Yours looks quite delicious. Thanks for sharing.

[Randy]

What a better way to to reward the painter than with a great looking pizza.

[Rose]

The pizza looks delicious

[Carver]

The pizza sounds and looks delicious. I use to make homemade pizza but haven't in a long time.