Scrapbook Saturday: A Break from Cooking Dinner

The problem with kids is that they want to eat.  Every night!

I recently saw a picture on facebook that depicted a silhouette of a woman with her hand to her forehead, and the caption read, "Why do they want to eat every night?"  I totally get it.

We hear all the time that we need to get kids involved in cooking.  I do practice this, but honestly sometimes I get aggravated when I am in my cooking-zen-place and the kids are mixing sauce right up out of the sides of the pan.  Hey, I'm human.  My kids get on my nerves sometimes (mostly when I am being selfish, I realize this...but again, I am human!)

I started doing MYO Pizza night and I love it!  You can do this by making your own pizza dough, or by purchasing it from a pizza shop, or by purchasing the individual pre-made crusts off the grocery store shelf.  Fresh is better for us, so I made my dough using my trusty bread machine.

We were in a clean-out-the-pantry-and-fridge mode early this week, so our toppings were sparse, but you could add anything the little hearts in your home desire.  Here's our paltry offering:

In case you were wondering, it is not as easy to shape dough as it seems when you see others do it.  What seemed to work the best for us was to roll it into a ball and flatten it, then move around the circle stretching it from every side until it was flattened out.  My daughter BananaG13 and her friend got creative and made hearts.  Here are some pics of the kids working:



And the finished products!  We actually had 5 pizzas but one was very thick and had to keep cooking, so I missed getting a pic of it.



Go have a MYO pizza night!  It's fun for everyone in the house, easy cleanup, and the kids love eating their personal creations.