Quick and Easy Homemade Pizza

Tuesday night is "Family Night" at our house. I've been using this pizza recipe since January and it always gets eaten right up! It will make two thin crusts, but I usually double it since the crust is the best part. :0)

Quick and Easy Pizza Crust

1 (.25) package active dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup warm water (110F degrees)
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 450F. In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. Stir in flour, salt and oil. Beat until smooth. Let rest for 10 minutes.
3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a circle. Transfer to a lightly greased pizza pan.
4. Spread with desired toppings and bake 15-20 minutes.

4th of July Fun

We had a really fun 4th of July cook-out with our family and friends.


Phillip grilled the best burgers and brauts.


We squeezed 20+ people into our house. Sorry about the blurry pictures, I had my camera settings wrong.


Grace made some pink lemonade and we served it in mason jars.


I found this large tub on clearance at Walmart. We filled it up with the jars and lots of ice.


Delicious cold lemonade!


I made Mrs. H's Pasta Salad which was perfect. Thank you for the recipe, Mrs. H!


Even Daisy had a fun day.

Thank you for coming by and taking a look at our weekend celebration!

Happy 4th of July!

We are having a cook-out for the 4th of July. Phillip's family and some friends from church will be coming over. I will be busy tidying up the house and preparing the food today. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I'll be back later to share pictures of our celebration. There will be no "Show and Tell Friday" due to the long weekend.

~4th of July Menu~

Hamburgers
Hot dogs
Pasta salad
Baked beans
Crackers and Parmesan/artichoke dip
Chips and guacamole
Watermelon
Strawberry/Blueberry shortcake
Peach Cobbler and vanilla ice cream
Iced Tea
Lemonade



~July~

Past the meadows, parched and brown,
We drove across the hills to town
To see the big parade;
The sunny pavements burned our feet.
It was so noisy in the street;
That Tommy felt afraid.

Through the crowds, with fife and drum
And flags, we saw the soldiers come,
And boys marched either side,
And one big fat man rode ahead
Who had a sword, and Billy said,
"They're captains when they ride."

They carried flags, red, white and blue.
I wished I was a soldier too;
Then when the big drum beat
The people all would run to see,
And little boys would stare at me
As we marched up the street.
K. Pyle



~Happy 4th of July!~

4th of July Shortcake

I made this red, white and blue dessert for our company this past Saturday and everyone loved it. It would be perfect for the 4th of July, too!


Fresh strawberries and blueberries, sweetened with a little sugar.


Amy's delicious Sugar Cookie Cake.


Layered with lots of whipped cream!

For those of you celebrating the 4th of July, what are your plans?

Welcome July!

Hot July brings cooling showers,
Apricots and gillyflowers.
-Sara Coleridge


Happy July! It's a beautiful summer morning here in Texas. Emily's sunflower is just beginning to open.


My thyme has gone a little wild and has plenty of pretty flowers.


Speaking of wild things, I haven't weeded my gardens in about a month. I'm off to work before it gets too hot.

Give a weed an inch and it will take a yard.
~Author Unknown