Creating cutting boards and pizza

We had a busy morning yesterday! Dude made a cutting board from scraps from the butcher block island counter top he built last year.  Biscuit jointed, cut to length, routed and finished with food grade mineral oil. He left the oil on for 24 hours and then coated with bee's wax - Clarks finishing oil and finish wax .  He also routed the one he made for the island. They both turned out gorgeous!

Pizza

Friday pizza bug started in the morning with dough rising on the stove.  We start with this recipe at 730am...gotta have this all done before heading to work at noon... it seemed to do the trick and was just right for us.

Dough had risen and been rolled out. Next we mixed some our garlic we pulled up in the fall with olive oil and slathered all over the dough.

Then I went out to the greenhouse and got some salad greens and spinach and gave it a bed on the pizza.  Found some cheese in the fridge... a little mozzarella, fresh parmesan, and cheddar.

Then some dried tomatoes from our pantry -poured boiling water over and it was waiting for it's turn on the pizza- they look wonderful. Sprinkled with our dried oregano and basil. Drizzle the whole thing with balsamic vinegar.  

Bake for 12-15 minutes at 425*.

Second pizza had the same base of all but the dried tomatoes. Add a ton of mozzarella cheese and parmesan. Topped with pepperoni.  Guess who's that pizza is ? Yep, Dude's.

They both turned out very good but Dude ended up liking the veggie one better and ate the pepperoni pizza for breakfast saying, pepperoni pizza is better cold and in the morning.  oiy.

From our garden and pantry - garlic, lettuce, spinach, basil, and oregano...and can you imagine, next time with goat cheese we will make? ohmy.