whole wheat

Zip loc bags of freshly ground Whole Wheat have been given to us recently from Wade's mom! Bag # 1 arrived when she came when Leon was born. I promptly put that bag in the freezer - baking was the last thing on my mind. Then bag #2 came in February when she visited again. Freezer space is at a prime - so bag #2 stayed on the shelf next to the rarely used white flour. Now I am pleased to report that the wonderful silky, brown whole wheat goodness has been used so frequently I am eager to bake more and more. Leon's sleep patterns are more predictable and being in the kitchen with Kent is a lot of fun now. I love this recipe that my cousin Deb gave to me. SO GOOD! Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins. Because I added that silky goodness: Whole Wheat Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins. Then because I doubled the batch (making them for sharing - general conference treats for VT) Kent and I sampled a muffin (or two..or three) and they just weren't as scrumptious as prior uses of this recipe - So I hopped online to find an icing...ready for it.... Whole Wheat Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Icing! Mmm!

Found this super fast and easy recipe for pizza crust click here for it. I used 2 cups of all purpose flour and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour for what the recipe calls for. I love that the dough only has to rise once for 5 minutes and it's ready to roll! We divided the dough in half to make 2 thinner crust pizzas.

Kent was a fun team player in our little pizzeria. He is so funny using a responsible delighted voice when following instructions mixed with squeals of excitement. Lately he will change his voice to be a deep throaty tone and playfully say whatever is on his mind for instance "Pizza! Pizza! I love to eat you Pizza!"

Sauce: delish and once again nice and easy with all the ingredients on hand click here for it

Since this was all impromptu the ingredients were green peppers, onions and cheese! Kent kept most busy at this point consuming grated cheese by the (little) hand fulls.

Uh Oh! One more pizza to roll out and top and Leon is starting to fuss .... uh, quick let me take a picture of the dough lol! What we do when we are 'determined'

We did it! Now one handed plus Kents two hands the second pie was formed somehow and dad was just arriving home when the first pizza was coming out of the oven. I have to admit after using the oven more lately I'm sad that all to soon the hot and humid summer will be upon us and that heater will be that last thing we want on in our 2nd level apartment. groan.