Foodie Friday: Chicken Bacon Artichoke Pizza

Peachy loves artichokes! Like, watch out if you have them on your plate, she may just feel the need to snatch one from you! You know we have a love for pizza around this house. We usually either make our own or get a take and bake from somewhere. Her favorite pizza to order from Papa Murphy's is the Chicken Bacon Artichoke. The other night when I was making pizzas at home, we had everything we needed for our own Chicken Bacon Artichoke Pizza. Here are the results:

I decided to try out the Pioneer Woman's pizza crust recipe this time, rather than my old faithful. I really enjoyed the results. It was a more fluffy crust. It does take an hour or two to rise, which worked out this time. I think I will keep and use both. I will use PW's crust for days I can start the pizza early, and my old faithful for days I need to expedite the process.

As you can see, the pizza did end up quite tall. I think if I were to make it again, I would roll the dough a little thinner and try to chop the ingredients a bit more.
The white sauce recipe I used was pretty good. I wouldn't have minded a bit more garlic, but Mr. Cherry liked it as he isn't a huge strong flavor person. You can find the recipe I used here or feel free to use store bought.

Chicken Bacon Artichoke Pizza

Ingredients:

• pizza dough
• white sauce
• diced, cooked chicken
• diced artichoke hearts
• bacon, cooked and crumbled
• diced green onions
• shredded mozzarella cheese
• shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Prepare crust according to recipe or directions and place on pizza stone or pan. (Make sure to use corn meal on stones and cooking spray on metal pans.)
2. Spread crust with white sauce.
3. Add toppings.
4. Top with cheese.
5. Bake pizza at 500 for 10 to 12 minutes until crust appears golden and cheese is fully melted and delicious!

Origami Owl Giveaway Winners

Thank you to all who entered the Origami Owl giveaway! The winners of the two $25 Origami Owl gift certificates are Laura and Natalie S.

Laura and Natalie, I have sent you an email. Please follow the directions to claim your prize. And everyone else, don't forget that you can still submit an online order through my party until Friday and Jenna will throw in a free charm with every $50 order! Just go to Jenna's Origami Owl page and select the Bowl of Cherrys Online Party from the Jewelry Bar pull-down menu when you place your order.
Thank you to Jenna for the great giveaway!

Dinosaur Dig!

Recently the girls were invited to a dinosaur birthday party. Unfortunately we couldn't make it. This is a real bummer because the pictures of the party look awesome! My friend Janet did some really cute things. The girls were however able to do a dinosaur dig from the party at our house.

Just look at the cute packaging!

Inside, she had the name of the dinosaur skeleton along with some facts about it.

The girls had a blast excavating the dinosaur. We even did it several times before placing the "fossil" and skeleton into the sandbox. You can get all of the details to the project at the Mallard Cove Mommy blog.

Pajamas and Pillowcase Birthday Present

Remember that darling girl that Cream got to share her birthday with? Miss W is is as cute as can be and a sweetheart to boot. We wanted to give her a super great birthday present. And you know me, I can't just get a gift at the store. I have to add a little something homemade. Its just my style. So, I nabbed some pajamas off of her wishlist and then made a little travel sized pillowcase to go along with them. (Cream loves her little travel sized pillow, so I know it is just the right sized for little heads.) I did my typical french seam pillowcase and got the measurements from the blog As Reasonable as Can Be. I bought my travel pillow from Target. (They happened to be on sale the day I bought it!) I have also purchased them at Walgreens in the past.

There you have it! A duper fun birthday gift for anyone, really!

September Garden Update

It appears that I missed updating you all on our garden last month. So sorry! :) While our lettuce and green beans are all done producing, this is an exciting time. Between the three tomato plants that we have, two are really producing right now. The larger variety has lots of green fruit on it, so it just needs time to ripen. (The joys of living in the north country.)

 The carrots are also doing really well. It is so nice to be able to go out to the garden and pull a few when we need them. Mr. Cherry has been pulling the onions as they begin to dry, so we are all set in that regard as well.

The geraniums in the front have made a come back and are back to blossoming. And the greenery just keeps on growing.

Unfortunately the wildflower bed is really past its prime. It really looked awesome last month. Peachy and Mr. Cherry harvested some seeds, so we will definitely be doing it again next summer.

How are your gardens growing?