Рецепт Hawaiian Pizza
Here it is the first of February and I’m still sitting on leftover Christmas Ham. That’s one of the challenges of baking a 9 lb. spiral cut ham at Christmas to feed 3 people. There’s lots of leftovers.
Funny though, we sure seemed to chow down on the mashed potatoes and gravy along with the pan-roasted Brussels sprouts followed by homemade cherry pie but there’s still a bag of frozen left over ham in the freezer.
So it’s pizza night and I’ve got the dough proofing. We’re on a Wal-Mart run looking for new stuff for in the bathroom. Hey, while we’re here, let’s pick up a can of pineapple and then make Hawaiian pizza was my big idea. Mrs. CB jumped all over that. We love homemade pizza and we’re always looking to try something a bit different.
So, I cut up some ham and drained a can of pineapple chunks in its own juice, carefully cutting each chunk in half so it wouldn’t be too thick on the pizza (how’s that for just a bit anal retentive?). And I cut up a fresh jalapeno for just a bit of kick.
Then I built the Hawaiian pizza and popped it into the oven. The result was fantastic. And the cost was pretty cheap. The only extra expense was a buck for the can of pineapple. I keep everything else on hand.
Here’s a link to my pizza crust recipe: http://www.cheap-bastid-cooks.com/homemade-pizza/
Homemade crust, ham, pineapple and some fresh jalapeno for a little kick. Fantastic!
Yeah, I’m bragging a bit but I’m also suggesting that you stretch your food budget by getting just a bit creative. In today’s world the popular word is “re-purpose”. So yeah, leftovers can be “re-purposed” into something altogether different. In this case a Hawaiian pizza which was really, really tasty. And which would be about $18 at a pizza joint.
Just wait. I’ve still got a big old ham bone in the freezer with a whole bunch of ham bits on it. It’s going to get chilly and damp here in SoCal sometime soon and then I’m going to make a big old pot of “Beans” with cornbread—that’s ham and bean soup.
That’s the Cheap Bastid Way: Eat Good. Eat Cheap. Be Grateful!