Mini pita pizzas - Raiding the fridge lunch!

 

After overly delaying a trip to the grocery store, hard to believe I know, I found myself scavenging  thru the fridge to find anything to make the kids for lunch.

The result?  These cutie mini pita pizzas.

I layered left over tomato sauce sprinkled with oregano then cheese and a slice of turkey pepperoni.  Baked them at 350 for 8-10 minutes and they were great.  Paired with an apple it was a super simple lunch that they loved.

Try them out, I was thinking with interesting toppings these would be a great party food.

Enjoy!

Mom's Garlic Dip

My mom jokes that her favorite food group is chip and dip, she can be considered somewhat of a connoisseur on the subject given that the dip doesn't have anything too complicated.  You loose her around the 5 ingredient mark.  That being said she has been making this garlic dip for as long as I can remember.  It is easy, delicious and most importantly has only 4 ingredients, plus the chips of course!

Ingredients-

8oz cream cheese
2-4 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp granulated garlic
1 Tbsp onion salt

I start with just a splash of milk and add more as I need it.

Beat together with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy.

Serve immediately or refrigerate until needed.  If it thickens up too much just add a splash more milk. 
Best with plain kettle cooked chips or Ruffles.
Enjoy!

Deviled Ham Spread - Bocaditos

Bocaditos are a very popular Cuban snack.  You will find that at just about every party you go to in Miami.  However after moving to Virginia I had to learn to make this yummy treat.  I was surprised at just how easy it is.

Ingredients - Makes 24 mini sandwiches

8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature

1/2 cup Mayonnaise

2 8oz cans of deviled ham - Substitute 1pound ham steak pureed in the food processor with 1 tbsp spicy mustard and a dash of hot sauce if you don't want to use the cans.

1/4 cup sweet relish

1/4 finely chopped pimentos (Roasted red peppers)

2 packages of 12 rolls - I like potato rolls or Kings Hawaiian sweet butter rolls





Beat cream cheese and mayo together with a hand mixer



Chop pimentos finely

Add pimento, relish and ham - Cover with plastic wrap and let sit in the fridge for 1-2 hours to firm up.  You can skip the chill but the mixture will be a bit loose if you do.  If you don't have time to chill before making sandwiches try reducing the amount of mayo or just serve with crackers.

Cut rolls across lengthwise

Spread mixture evenly across the rolls

Put the top back on the rolls and gently holding the top and bottom pull the rolls apart into separate sandwiches.  This makes 24 roll sized servings or you can slice each roll in half and make 48 2 bite servings.

 Enjoy!