Apple Boli-Italian Hot Dog-Turkey Sausage, Tomato and Basil Boli- mini torpedo Rolls and Italian Pita bread!

Italian Pita pocket bread! Wife approved.

Oh what a day! I am completely drained and slap wore out!

First I made an apple boli for breakfast. I sauteed the apples in coconut oil with some cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg and a little allspice. Put it on a stretched out pizza dough and made a boli. I wanted to put cheddar in it also...😕, but I didn't have any. It turned out okay, but next time I will take it up a notch!

Then I went for an echocardiogram to checkup on an aneurysm that showed up in a CT last month. Stopped at Publix on the way home. Got home and made an Italian Hot dog for lunch. An Italian hot dog consists of hot dogs of course, peppers, onions, and potatoes stuffed in a pocket bread with your choice of ketchup or mustard...in my case I enjoy both. I used my homemade ketchup I made the other day along with the fried flatbread from the other day! Oh yea, it hit the spot!

After lunch I made batch of pizza dough.

 Then made another batch of my Italian sub rolls. I made some mini torpedo rolls out of some and the rest I made into pita bread. For the pita bread I started them out in a 475 degree oven for 4-5 minutes, then lowered it to 385 and cooked about another 15 minutes. Starting out at a high temp is what gives the fast rise where the dough will puff up and create the air pocket in the middle. They came out awesome. Now I could just be saying that because I am partial to the cook...lol!

For dinner I made myself a Basil and Tomato Boli with onions and my homemade Turkey sausage. Yep, licked the plate clean again...saves on the water bill and dish soap...lmbo!

I really had to push myself. I barely made it through all that, my breathing was really bad by mid afternoon. I think I pushed myself a little to much. It is frustrating when you have a hard time breathing and you feel totally drained from doing ordinary everyday things. Oh well, suck it up buttercup...it is what it is. I am just thankful for all God has given me already! For each new day that I rise, and the family and friends I am so lucky to have!

God Bless y'all, Mike P.

What does a fig pizza, baked spaghetti and a pizzadilla have in common?

Me...I ate them all today...lol!

Oh my, the fig pizza I made was a wonderful but sweet breakfast.

To make the pizza, I took 5 dried figs, poured enough boiling water over them to cover. I let them sit out for 15 minutes, then put them in the refrigerator for two days with the water and all...covered. This morning I took a 3 ounce pizza dough I made the other day and stretched it out. I put a nice layer of ricotta cheese as a base...sprinkled some cinnamon, nutmeg and just a small pinch of ground cloves on the ricotta. I took the figs out of the water and sliced them in thirds or quarters depending in how big they were, reserving one. Put the slices on the pizza and barely drizzled a little honey on that. I then put it into a 500 degree oven for 11 minutes.

While that was cooking, I took the insides out of the reserved fig and added it to the fig water.  I chopped 3 dates into a small dice and added that to the water along with a 1/2 tsp. Of vanilla and a 1/2 tsp of honey. I reduced that down, enjoying the aroma as it cooked to a thick syrup. After taking the pizza out of the oven, I spooned the syrup all around the pizza and and brushed the crust with a little for the shine. I am not proud to say, I ate every bit and even licked the plate. Next time I make this, I think I will add some caramelized Vidalia onions and Paleo bacon to it. It is a must try y"all! Using the dried figs and soaking them is better in my opinion...they stay so soft and tender even after baking, plus it adds more sweetness that way also!

Now for the Baked Spaghetti.  I did it in a skillet on the stove top.

Sauce on bottom, half the spaghetti, spooned ricotta all around, sprinkled some parmesan, and added mushrooms and mozzarella. Topped that off with more sauce and the rest of the pasta. Covered the top with sauce, more parmesan and mozzarella, and some of my favorite spices...covered it with a lid and cooked on medium for about 4-5 minutes, and presto, it was done. Then abracadabra, it was gone!

For dinner I took one of the flatbreads, cut across the middle making a top and bottom. I lined both sides with some provolone. On one side I put pepper strips,onions and mozzarella. The other side I put some of my homemade turkey sausage and then some more of the cheeses. I baked them at 450 for about 4 minutes, then turned the broiler on to cook off the top a little. Joined the two sides and cut into four.
I must tell you I totally enjoyed that also. Some of my pizza sauce heated for dipping makes a good side to go with it. Ooh, ooh, and some red pepper flakes in the sauce. Diced Jalapeños would be most excellent in the mix too! Oh, I am hungry all over again!

Thank you everyone for checking in today! I enjoy sharing my food and recipes with you all. Please feel free to share my blog with your friends and make comments...as long as you are nice about it...no foul language, etc.

God Bless you all! Mike P.

Baked Spaghetti Turnover!

Well, I couldn't decide over Baked Spaghetti or another Pizza Turnover (which I call Boli's). So I decided to have a Baked Spaghetti Boli! I used to make them for myself when I had my pizza restaurant. Oh it was good! Guess I made a good choice. I used organic brown rice pasta to make it with and added sauce, mozzarella, ricotta and parmesan cheeses with some of my homemade turkey sausage. Figured if I am cheating on my diet for now, I should make it halfway healthy...lol!

This is a short one today, but I thank you for reading! More recipe's coming! May God bless you all, Mike P.