Charlotte is a ridiculously amazing artist. She’s 6, and can produce more accurate drawings than I can as a kind-of-mature adult. Last Sunday at church for an object lesson, the teacher told us to draw a self-portrait of ourselves, and then to draw the same picture with our non-dominant hand. Here’s my picture. Can you even tell which one is my dominant hand?? They look basically the same to me, a testament to the fact that even with my right hand I still can’t get beyond a glorified stick figure. And then there’s Charlotte. She randomly drew this on a napkin the other day, with no reference to anything: Not only is it a pretty amazing drawing for a 6 year old, but it also shows more depth of emotion than I could ever pull off. Sad dragon eyes?? I couldn’t even manage recognizable appendages on my drawing. I think I’ve officially become that mom who brags about her kid’s artwork to people who do not care at all. Mom, I really am turning into you. Sorry, internet. My mother-in-law Kris called me the other day, SO EXCITED to tell me about the awesome pizza she had just made. She had hosted a barbecue the day before and had a bunch of leftover hamburgers and hot dogs but no more buns. What to do? Leftover hot dog pizza of course. (She also made a Leftover Hamburger Pizza, maybe I’ll share that one next!) Kris is the source of some of the greatest recipes on this blog, like this Beef Barley Soup, and these One Hour Cinnamon Rolls. So when Kris calls me up to tell me about a recipe, I listen. In her email describing the pizza (that I made her write after the call, and which she titled, “My Genius Leftover Hot Dog and Hamburger Pizza”) Kris referenced her pizza peel. I always called that a pizza-transfer-er thing, how bout you? Pizza peel makes me feel like we’re going for a spa day in which we peel pizza off our faces to get baby soft skin…no? Just me? Do you guys ever par bake your pizza crust? No more soggy crust. Anyway, Kris’ genius pizza (this makes me laugh every time) is: crust, mustard, BBQ sauce (or ketchup), American cheese, hot dogs, caramelized onions, mozzarella. It is SO delicious you guys. I already had a healthy respect for hot dogs but now I’m just obsessed. You could also top your pizza with leftover brats or whatever else you happen to have barbecued yesterday. And this officially makes two recipes posted in a row that features American cheese. I swear I’m still a classy person, guys. (Does saying “I’m classy” automatically make you un-classy? I think so. Pass the Velveeta.) Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Twitter
