pizza on the bar-b!

I have always wanted to make pizza on the grill but just haven’t ever tried it. Since I have been on a homemade pizza kick, and the spring weather makes me want to put everything on the grill, and Shi was here visiting… it was the perfect excuse! I follow the blog Our Best Bites and they had some directions that assured me it would be a success on the first try. So Shi and I started fixing our dinner around 4:30.

First things first -- picture op! We didn't even eat pineapple, but somehow it made it to the pictures!

By this time we are warmed up and ready to get our hands dirty.

Lawrence played an important roll. He played contently and wasn't too needy.



We made everything from scratch - except the cheese. And I guess not the veggies either because our garden is barely sprouting. And not the meat because we don't have chickens or cows in our back yard. But we did make an alfredo sauce, marinara sauce, and pizza dough.

Then for the strategic part. When we raised the lid to the grill we had to work as quickly as possible to get the pizza's loaded and the lid down so our "oven" would stay hot. We planned who would do what. In the end, it didn't really matter because it took long enough that the grill had to warm up again anyway.




This process took awhile since we made four different pizzas with all different toppings. My hubby was getting hungry but he still wanted to be part of the picture magic.



We sat down to eat after 7:00 that night! Shiloh and I were wiped. BUT, the end product was well worth the wait. I think we need our own show - 'Cooking Made Cute' or 'Dinner In Just 3 Hours'.

nothing like an old friend

I am so tardy with my blogging. I have had a series of Spring Break guests and it feels like it has taken the week to get caught back up.

My dear friend, Shiloh, spent part of her Spring Break with me here in Kansas. There is nothing quite like having an old friend to hang out with. Not that she is that old numerically, but I have known her for years. Seven to be exact – I had to think about that one. I still remember the Sunday morning that she and her sister stood up in front of the whole career group and got introduced. We all became pretty quick friends since they were also from the true Midwest (Nebraska) and we lived in the same apartment complex. We had a ton of fun thru the years, some tears, ate a lot of great food, and experienced a lot of life together. My mind is flipping thru the numerous memories as I write!

First on our agenda was shopping for sunglasses…

I don't think you understand - I HATE Sunglass shopping...

My face is sooooooooo narrow, and most of these glasses are like what my mom wore back in the day...

So it helps to have a good friend to say yea or neigh. And the winner is.....

None of the above!

The rest of our adventures will follow shortly!