Thursday, May 19, 2011

Cheese Fondue

3 cups Velveeta cheese cubed (8 oz. is 1 cup)
2 tbsp. Butter
2 tbsp. Flour
2 cups milk
salt and pepper

Combine butter and flour and stir constantly until butter is melted.  Then add milk and stir until it is smooth, add cheese, salt and pepper in a saucepan stirring constantly over medium heat until cheese is completely melted.  I did it on the stove and then transferred it to the crock pot since I wasn't going to be home during the afternoon.  I just set it to low and let it simmer away.

Dip french bread, pretzels, potatoes, and broccoli, carrots, meats, etc.

Barbecue Chicken Pizza

Crust:

 1 1/2 C. Hot Water
2 tsp. Real Salt
2 Tbls. Sugar
2 1/2 tsp. Instant Yeast
3- 4 cups flour (closer to 3, do not add too much)
1 tsp. dough enhancer

Combine all ingredients in your mixer.  Add flour little by little at the end so that you do not add too much.  The dough should be soft, not too sticky.  Let it kneed in the mixer for about 15-20 minutes.  Knead a few more minutes with your hands.  Set on counter and cover with damp cloth for 5 minutes (while you are getting everything ready).

Sauce:

1 can tomato sauce
Favorite barbecue sauce
(you want equal amounts.  I used the can of tomato sauce to measure the barbecue sauce in)

Shredded Chicken
Purple onion (chopped very fine)
Mozzarella cheese

Roll out dough to make pizza shape.  Cover with the barbecue/tomato sauce.  Add shredded chicken and purple onion.  Cook on 500 degrees-- or as high as your oven will go-- for 5-10 minutes.  Then add cheese and cook again until cheese is completely melted and starts browning. YUM!

Fruit Punch

1 cup frozen lemonade concentrate
1 cup frozen grape concentrate
1 cup frozen orange concentrate
1 bottle ginger ale
1 half  gallon rasberry sherbet
36 oz water

I actually just threw in the whole can of all the concentrates because I didn't want 4 oz. left in each one.  I put in about 42 oz. of water and mixed it up.  Then added ginger ale and sherbet after.  You can garnish with frozen fruits.  I used frozen rasberries and a frozen berry medley.