Footie and pizza!

Anyone who knows my husband and I, know we love soccer. In fact, that's how we met! We played on the same co ed team. I wasn't a fan of him at first ...I thought he was full of himself...plus I accidentally kicked him in the shin and he made a dramatic scene about it...which triggered an eye roll from me... But I guess he grew on me... :) And I stopped accidentally kicking him in the shin... He was madly in love with me from the get go.

Anyways, we went to kick the ball around yesterday like we used to!  We went to an indoor facility that just put in a new turf field!  Torin had a blast. We're pretty sure he may play professionally. We're expecting a call from scouts any minute! ...but seriously, at 15 months, he knows exactly what to do! He dribbled the ball up and down the turf like a pro! It made me one proud mummy!


After a big day of play, we needed a yummy dinner! So we made pizza! I love pizza.

 I am not a big fan of ordering it though because it's so easy to make...not to mention a lot cheaper. I make a really delicious honey wheat crust. I don't do the pizza sauce thing typically. Usually I just empty a can of diced tomatoes on top of the crust. Then you cover it with fresh spinach and then cheese.

This next step is really important. Take anything that is in your fridge and put it on top. He he The husband watches me strangely when I root around trying to find more to put on top of the pizza. Tonight he asked, "Is there anything you're not going to put in there?"

So if you look closely, we have a bit of crumbled Italian chicken sausage, red peppers, broccoli, and pineapple! Yummm! Writing this makes me want another slice.

Here's my crust recipe...

Honey Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
1 C warm water
2 T honey
2 1/4 t yeast
1 1/4 t salt
3 T coconut oil (or olive oil)
2 3/4 C whole wheat flour

Put water and honey in bowl of stand mixer with dough hook. Sprinkle yeast on top and leave until yeast gets nice and foamy-about 5 minutes.
Add in the salt and oil. Gradually add in the flour. Allow the dough hook to knead the bread for about 6-8 minutes. Cover bowl with a towel or plastic wrap and let rise for an hour.
Form into pizza pie and bake for 12-15 minutes at 425 degrees.


I don't eat a whole lot of bread, so I can tell a difference when I do.  I definitely feel a lot fuller and a little sluggish, but 100 % whole wheat is so much better than white!  And pizza is just so yummy!  Especially when it slightly resembles the back of a garbage truck...Kidding!  Kind of.