quick pizza crust

2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast (or 1 packet)
1 tsp sugar
1 cup water @110F
2.5 cups flour
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt

Mix water, sugar and yeast together and let sit 5 mins until foamy, then combine with remaining ingredients and form a smooth dough. Let rest 5 mins, flour a surface and roll/pat out the dough. Transfer to a preheated baking sheet (450C), top with toppings (such as palak paneer and cheese) and bake 20-25 mins at 450.

crust recipe from allrecipes.com

mushroom & tempeh over pasta

3/4 lb cremini mushroom (chopped)
1/4 of an onion (diced)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
3 slices of thick sliced bacon (diced)
olive oil
1/2 of a package of tempeh (diced)
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tsp flour
~1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water
salt/pepper to taste

1/2 lb linguini

Saute bacon in a little olive oil, meanwhile cook pasta and tempeh in the same pot in salted water. Remove bacon when crisp and add onion to the pan. Saute 1-2 mins, add garlic and saute until fragrant, add mushrooms and saute ~10 mins. Add flour and stir 1 min, add sour cream and pasta water. Drain pasta/tempeh and add to the mushroom mixture. Mix together and let sit ~5 mins so the liquid absorbs (add more cooking water if needed). Top with bacon.

dutch babies (in progress)

1 pear (peeled, sliced)
few shakes cinnamon
1 tbsp sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup flour
1 pinch nutmeg
1 pinch salt
2 tbsp butter

(next time use room temperature ingredients), Preheat cast iron pan in a 475C oven while you prep everything. In a blender combine cinnamon, sugar, eggs, milk, flour, nutmeg and butter and blend until smooth. Remove pan from oven, turn heat down to 425, melt the butter in the pan, put the pears on the bottom and pour batter overtop. Bake 12 mins, serve with maple syrup and jam.