been a few years...

This is my first blog in a long time.  Although I used to use this blog to express my anger about weight loss, I've decided to document my cooking skills for all my fellow domestic divas to come and worship my awesomeness.  I still struggle daily with my weight, I think that will continue for the rest of my life.  I am a little overweight still but constantly working on improving myself and reversing the hands of time.  Tonight, Super Bowl Sunday my husband gave me 2 requests.  He wanted deep dish Pizza for dinner AND since it's a blizzard outside, there is no way the Sorrento's delivery guys is getting down my court, so that means I'm making it.  2nd request was Nachos, and since I have an awesome recipe for Nachos- I can whip those up blindfolded, and I'll post the recipe for those on later day!  So since we watched a food network show the other night that showed how to make a pizza in the crock pot, and I have all the ingredients laying around in my cupboards, this shit is ON!

Crock Pot Chicago Style Pizza

(yes, in a crock pot Bitches!)

Ingredients:

1/2 lb Pre-made Pizza Dough (weigh it!)

1/4 Cup Pasta Sauce or Pizza Sauce (Barilla Marinara is the bomb!)

10/12 slices of Provolone Cheese or Mozzarella

Pepperonis, Meat, Chorizo, Veggies, (and whatever else you wanna throw on there)

1/4 C Parmesan Cheese

1TBS Olive Oil

Step One- Proof that Dough! Let that little soft squishy lump bathe in a bowl with that Oil. Make sure it's covered on all sides, cover with a towel and throw it in the microwave. It's a quiet little special place for your dough to reflect on it's life's events, and what is expected of it in the next couple hours.

Step Two- Put that slimy little pouf of dough into the crock pot.  Punch that dough into submission. *If you are a 50 shades fan, please adorn the S&M stuff in the bedroom only.

Leave the lid off your crock pot, and turn it up to High.  Set the timer on your phone for 1 hour. Walk away from your future love affair of Chicago style pizza. Go clean the kids closet if you are one of those multi-taskers.  Me? I would totally take this time to read a book and put my feet up, my husband assumes that I do this all day long, there's no point in proving him wrong at this point in the game. So read something good and make every minute of relaxation COUNT!

Step Three- Your timer has gone off, now comes the fun decorating part. Your pizza will look like a dried up piece of dough that couldn't possibly turn into something amazing, but trust me it will! If its gooey in the middle, leave it in another 15 minutes.  You should be able to lift the crust out in one piece if you wanted to.

Now that I've determined the dough is good to go, I usually yell for my kids to come up and make their pizza.  They put the cheese down first, which will melt upon placement, and that's OK. Make sure you over lap the edge of the pot and the pizza about a half inch all the way around. That cheese is going to make that old tired looking crust into the sexy beast of your pizza dreams! Then place your meat and veggies, cover with the sauce and top with Parmesan.  

Set your timer again for another hour.  This time be even more selfish with your time and do something like sleep.  I think sleeping sounds like an amazing idea. We all need a nap, go do it girl! You deserve it.  Or a glass of wine or two while you talk on the phone with your BFF for an hour on the phone about what an asshole her husband is.

Step Four- Your house smells amazing and you are almost ready for dinner. All that's left to do is lift this hog out of your crock pot. It should be easy, cut around the outside first and then lift it out onto a cutting board and serve!

Hope you enjoyed, and follow my blog, I'll keep you cooking and entertained with all the shenanigans I pull off for dinner!