So.....if making your own pizza dough stops you from this creation ....buy it then!  There are some wonderful doughs you can get from your local pizzeria or Whole Foods, Trader Joes, just check out your local markets. See what is around. However this dough is so easy. I make mine the morning before I am going to make pizza because I love the depth of flavor you get when you cold ferment the dough in the fridge.  Another time saver if you need one ...  purchase a good tomato sauce instead of making your own. Rao's is a good substitute. That [...]

The richness of the tomato sauce blends so heavenly with the shrimp and feta in this recipe. I made my own tomato sauce in this recipe which takes about 25 mins to simmer but if you don't have the prep time any great jarred sauce will work just reduce it in the skillet about 5 minutes and add the honey to it. You want a sauce that is on the thicken side not watery or runny.  Simmering for that 5 minutes will thicken the sauce and the honey will caramelize the shrimp just slightly. I used a cast iron skillet because [...]

Short grain brown rice is the star in this Fried Rice. Unlike most rice prep this recipe calls for boiling the rice like you do pasta.  I used my instant pot to cook the pork shoulder in the time it took to boil the rice. But you can use bbq ribs that you've removed the meet from.  What gives this rice it's flavor is the hoisin and sesame oil. The brown rice adds a nice chew to the dish. ingredients 2 c brown rice 1 T Porcini Mushroom Sous Salt 1 T hoisin sauce 2 eggs scrambled 1 t red pepper [...]