Mommy Group 7/24/13

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For Mommy Group last night, we had homemade pizza!

For the kids, we started with a basic cheese pizza

I just used a premade pillsberry pizza crust dough

Covered with a can of tomato sauce

And then covered with "pizza cheese"

I also added a bit of extra mozzarella cheese because I like it extra cheesey

Cook to crust specifications. 

And moving on to the grown ups...

Spinach Artichoke Alfredo Pizza

Again, starting with pillsberry pizza crust

Alfredo sauce:

Begin by making a roux,

Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan

Slowly stir in 1/4 cup flour

Slowly add milk a little at a time until it reaches the desired consistency (I made it a little thicker than I would have for pasta since I was putting it on pizza)

Add Parmesan and mozzarella to taste

Finish off taste adjustment with garlic salt and pepper

Spread on pizza

Top with pizza cheese (with extra mozzarella and Parmesan), spinach and artichoke hearts

Cook according to crust specifications

Note: this pizza takes a bit extra time for this pizza since the sauce is more soupy.

And for dessert

Lisa's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 cups butter

2 cups sugar

2 cups brown sugar

4 eggs 

2 tsp vanilla

4 1/2 cups flour

4 1/2 cups oatmeal

1 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

Bake at 350 for 6 minutes. Note: yields 112 cookies

Although there were only a few of us, due to the holiday, it was a great night!