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Crazy Cheap & Easy Dinner Recipe #1 by Stacy-Pizza Pops
Stacy runs one of my most favorite blogs, The Love Shack, and is one of the nicest ladies I have met out here in the “blogosphere.” Her blog is wonderful. She has beautiful pictures and fantastic ideas. Her love for everything just shines. Her interests include helping people in her local community (as well as abroad), natural light photography, and photo editing. Stacy‘s in love with the Spanish language and has a degree in bilingual education. She loves spending time with her husband and their three children. You can follow Stacy (A.K.A. Pineapple Princess) on Twitter at @loveshack777
Her friend Suzanne wrote this about her once and I think it explains her perfectly,
“From her adoption of her daughter- to her passion for photography, her words and life will inspire you. ”
I also have to say…how could your kiddos not think that you are the coolest Mom ever after making these??
Pizza Pops
Here are the steps:
Roll out about a pound of dough (size of a grapefruit), making sure to flour the surface first so things don’t stick.
Add your favorite sauce (I’m liking tomato basil marinara right now) and shredded mozzarella.
I added Volpi gourmet pepperoni to half of the pizza. That right there is some good stuff.
The next step is to roll the pizza toward you. Trust me on this one. Toward you.
After it’s rolled, it’s time to pinch it closed. Pinch away to seal it up. If a little bit of the ingredients stick out, that’s ok. It makes it all cook together even better.
Now it’s time to cut the loaf. I tried my kitchen scissors, but that wasn’t happening; so I went to the garage and grabbed my husband’s fishing line. Now we’re talkin’! Just wrap the line around a 1/2 inch section, pull tight, and you’ll get a perfect cut every time.
Place these bad boy rolls onto a greased baking sheet (parchment paper would work even better). Bake at 400 degrees for 13-15 minutes.
Bake until they are golden brown and the cheese has had a chance to caramelize.
These babies have to cool almost completely before you insert the stick. I learned the hard way on the first batch. My little pizza pops drooped and sagged and slid down the stick. So, be patient. It will be so worth it!
“Mom,” says my nine year old son, “These are even better than pizza!”
“Well, it is pizza, Buddy.” I replied.
“Oh, ya…. But it’s still better than pizza.” He said.
“Ha! Thanks!” I replied.
To find more of the beautiful inside and out of Stacy, you can find her blogging here:
Tags: cheap family dinner recipes, easy family dinner recipes
WOW! Those look soooo good! My kids would love them!
I’m so making those tomorrow!
I remember seeing those on her blog a while ago and have been meaning to try them! Such a great idea! and Stacy is such an amazing woman!
Oh wow, I think I am going to make this for dinner tomorrow night!! Looks so yummy!!
Oh, wow! This is the BEST recipe ever! I’m so impressed! My kids would love this! Bookmarking this recipe and buying the ingredients next time I go grocery shopping.
Wow! Those look amazing! i’m definitely going to try them, minus the pepperoni. When i first saw the pictures, i hadn’t read the captions yet..and i though the fishing line was a hair…ha ha. i was totally grossed out until i finished reading it.
Way too cute and fun! Great way to serve pizza without it being boring.
These are freakin amazing. So cute! I love it, pizza that looks like a cinnamon roll on a stick. Super fun party food.
Okay these are adorable and I wanna try em!!
[...] Boo: Jaden played nearly every night last week in our high school’s Alumni Basketball Tournament. Which was fine and fun, but then they lost and he tweaked his knee and that made me nervous.Yay: It was fun to visit/have a mini-reunion with the other wives in between chasing children off of the court–shout out to Tiffany, Marti, Erica and Carrie (for a few minutes). (photo source: Stacy via Vanessa’s “Crazy cheap and easy dinner” Week) [...]