I've found my new favourate quick lunch fix, inspired by a post from the lovely Nigella's Facebook.

Home made pizza can be absolutely divine however, it can also be time consuming, messy and you need to plan in advance.  Alternatively shop bought pizza bases are often akin to cardboard in texture and indeed taste.  French bread, wraps and even toasted muffins are all very well yet they fail to give you a substantial and believable pizza experience.

However, shop bought naan breads although not a patch on hand made ones are actually not half bad.

For this ten minute yummy lunch I used:

* One garlic and coriander naan bread
* Some passata (you could always use ketchup or tomato puree)
* Some mixed herbs
* two fresh mushrooms
* Some mixed grated cheese (I bought a bag from Morrison's that was grated Edam, Monteray Jack, Mature Chedder and Mozerella mixed together.  Any cheese will suffice though, whatever you happen to have in the fridge)
* Chopped slices of turkey

(Obviously go to town with whatever toppings you like)

I won't give you an egg to suck by boring you with the how's I think it's pretty self explanatory.  Put it all together then whack in the oven for ten minutes and voila...delicious hot satisfying pizza in ten minutes.

It even passed The Spawn test as all three of the buggers tried to steal it.

Easy pizza dough recipe

You may have noticed I've made a fair share of pizza lately or should I say three garlic breads, four calzones and one pizza. I used to make dough from scratch but got rather bored of the whole 'waiting' element, what can I say, I'm impatient.  I resorted to packet mixes yet decided I wanted to do it from scratch but without the waiting so I found the recipe below and it works a treat.  I made The Sprogs some garlic bread using wholemeal bread flour in the pizza dough and it was a success, they scoffed the lot!  I find the below recipe makes approximately two 9" pizza's with a little spare, if you like them thinnish.

 

Ingredients

• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 2 1/2 cups bread flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. Stir in flour, salt and oil. Beat until smooth. Let rest for 5 minutes.
3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll into a round. Transfer crust to a lightly greased pizza pan or baker's peel dusted with flour. Spread with desired toppings and bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let baked pizza cool for 5 minutes before serving.  recipe from: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quick-and-easy-pizza-crust/

Sun hating like a vampire.

Oh dear.  The sun is still here.  Why?

The Toddler has decreed that ice lollies are are yummy, note we hold them as he still has a penchant for throwing food.  Whilst giving him something the other day The Husband asked 'What do we say?' expecting a 'Ta' yet what did The Toddler actually say? 'mmm Nommy!' That's my boy.

Thing One and Thing Two are adoring this vile weather as it means they are able to play in the garden, not that there is much for them to actually play in there, it's all old toddler toys apart from the swings.

The Husband thinks he's a comedian.  He was supposed to go to a gig last night so Thing One and Thing Two spent the night at The Grandparents to a) make it easier for me and b) lower The Husbands teeny weeny guilt about not coming home.  However due to financial reasons he ended up staying at home with a small bottle of cheap vodka.  Having made us Calzones for lunch I lovingly made him a pizza too to satiate his night time munchies.  Then this morning I kept The Toddler upstairs for two hours after he woke up so The Husband could have a lie in (Thing One usually wakes him up disgustingly early) and what does he say when I come down?  He asks to go to bed for a lie down!?  What's even more hilarious is that he didn't actually think he was taking the piss.  needless to say I put him right and I went to bed instead (only to be woken by The Grandparents returning Thing One and Thing Two less then an hour later)

Thankfully The Grandparents had bought Thing One and Thing Two some clothes and sandals.  Thing Two's summer clothes from last year still fit however Thing Two's don't so the poor lad has no shorts nor t-shirts.  I'm not that mean, I have ordered some they're just not here yet.

Due to the excruciating heat, the blazing sun, the lack of shade and The Toddlers refusal to wear a hat he has been indoors mostly and when we ventured out we took the buggy as I didn't particularly want a sweaty back and a baby with sunstroke because of no hat.  We were out for less then an hour, he had the hood up with a small UV visor and home wards bound a parasol yet he refused to eat his tea and vomited up the 10% of it that he did eat.  Oh arse.  He's  fine in himself thankfully.

Whilst chatting to The Mother on the phone I turned to find The Toddler in the buff next to me except for his socks and Thing One's sun hat, he'd stripped all his kit off. Why are my children obsessed with being naked?  He's now making small dribbles on the carpet and scrubbing them up himself with kitchen roll.  Oddling.

I was showing Thing Two pictures from a holiday in Spain in 2008 she turns to me and says 'When are we going to pain again, I've got sandals!'  If only i was so simple my darling.

I suppose I really should tidy up and get the bath running  now the sun has finally buggered off.