"Almost" Homemade Pizza

We learned this from some friends of ours...best thing about it is you put toppings that you like! The pizza dough is delicious!

Ingredients
- Ready-made pizza dough from Costco (the not-homemade part!) - you buy it in a plastic bag, near the deli meat
- Fresh tomatoes
- Fresh basil
- Parmesan cheese
- Olive oil
- Flour
- Fresh mozzarella
- Garlic Powder or fresh garlic minced
- Salt & Pepper
- Other toppings optional - we like potatoes!

Tomato & Mozzarella Pizza Directions:
- Keep the dough out for at least a couple of hours (keeps in the freezer) until room temperature (makes the rolling easier)
- Preheat oven to 550 degrees (oven needs to be very hot for the pizza!)
- Dust the counter top with flour and roll out part of the dough until you get it as thin as you like it
- Oil and drizzle your pizza pan (or cookie sheet) with flour
- Thinly slice tomatoes and put on pizza
- Drizzle olive oil and garlic powder or minced garlic on top
- Slice mozzarella into slices and place on top
- Add salt and pepper
- Drizzle parmesan cheese on top
- Put in oven for about 10-15 minutes, but watch it! Take out of the oven when bottom of crust is golden brown
- When you take it out, immediately add chopped basil on top and enjoy!

Potato Pizza Directions
- Follow first 4 steps above
- Slice potatoes as thin as you can...the thinner the better
- Place potato slices on pizza
- Drizzle olive oil, parmesan cheese and salt/pepper on pizza
- Add bacon bits if you like
- Put in oven for about 10-15 minutes, but still watch it! Take out when bottom of crust is golden brown
- If you'd like, you can immediately add small pieces of goat cheese on the pizza

Enjoy!!

Basil Baked Tilapia

Another good, easy fish recipe!

Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup fresh chopped basil
- 4 thin fillets of tilapia
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- Paprika
- Salt and pepper

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Pour wine and butter into cup and microwave on high until butter melts
- Spread basil leaves over bottom of 9x13 glass baking dish, saving some for the top of the fish
- Place fish fillets over basil
- Add fresh lemon juice to the wine and butter mixture
- Stir wine mixture and pour over fish
- Season fish with salt and pepper
- Sprinkle onion powder and breadcrumbs evenly over the fish, then add paprika as needed
- Cover pan with foil and place in lower third of the preheated oven for 12 minutes
- Uncover fish and continue to cook until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 2-3 more minutes
- Serve

Enjoy! We served with a side of asparagus and corn salad.

Chicken Fajitas

It's amazing how much taste a little bit of cumin spice gives. This only really uses some garlic, salt and cumin, yet comes out so flavorful.

Chicken - cut up into strips
Onions
Peppers (Green, red or both)
3-4 minced or chopped garlic (or use garlic paste)
Salt
Cumin
Some oil to cook
Ready made fajita wraps
Sour cream
Guacamole and salsa (recipes below)
Grated chedder cheese (or any other cheese)
Lettuce

1. Saute the garlic in a pan and add salt and cumin
2. Add the chicken and cook until done. Put aside
3. Saute the onions in the same pan. Add more oil and seasoning if needed
4. Mix in with the chicken

Warm up the fajita wraps and serve with the chicken, and any other condiments you like: Guacamole, salsa, sour cream, lettuce, and grated cheese.

Fresh Guacamole

2 avocados
Green chilis to taste
1/4 red onion
1 small tomato
Some fresh cilantro
Juice of half lemon or lime
Salt
Red chili powder
Dash of black pepper

1. Mash up the avocados
2. Put the green chilis, red onion, tomato, cilantro, salt, chili powder and black pepper in the processor
3. Mix this in with the mashed avocados and add lemon or lime juice

Fresh Salsa

1. Add some tomatoes, 1/4 red onion, green chilis, jalapenos, cilantro in the food processor.
2. Mix in salt and lemon or lime juice, and a little evoo