Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza

Here is a recipe in honor of National Cheeseburger Day. Yes, there is such a day and yes, it is in fact today! I have no idea who makes up these days, but I'm not complaining because I get to share this amazing recipe with you. You might be thinking that there is no way pickles on a pizza would taste good. In fact, it is probably one of the most amazing combos ever. And of course, I had to turn it up a notch by adding bacon and making it a BACON cheeseburger pizza. So delicious!!

Ingredients:

• 1 can of Pillsbury pizza crust
• 1/2 lb of ground beef
• 1/3 cup diced white onion
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 lb of bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup mustard
• 1 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp relish 
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• dill pickle slices

Recipe:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a baking pan with cooking spray.
• Press the pizza dough in the pan and bake crust for 8 minutes. 
• In a large skillet, brown the beef and onion. Drain. Add Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper to taste.
• In a small bowl, add the ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and relish.
• Remove crust from the oven and spread the sauce on evenly. Sprinkle on half of the cheese.
• Sprinkle on the beef mixture and bacon. Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 6-10 minutes or until cheese has melted and crust is golden brown.
• Top with pickle slices  and serve.

Mango Salsa

Summer completely flashed before my eyes, and I'm trying to get all my last summer recipes in before the cold weather hits. I'm not sure if you got the memo, but today was in fact national guacamole day. I was so excited to make guacamole! I went to the store to get all the ingredients and low and behold the avocados were hard! I went to two different grocery stores and I couldn't find ONE ripe avocado. SO I improvised, and made the next best thing, salsa. I spruced it up a bit by adding some mango (my fave!) and it was DELICIOUS.

Ingredients:

• 1 mango, diced
• 1 jalapeno, minced
• 1/2 of 1 red onion, diced
• handful of cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 of a lime
• 4 tomatoes, diced
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe:

• Mix all ingredients together, and serve with chips!

Our Camping Trip

Before it gets to be too late, I wanted to share with you some pictures from our camping trip over labor day weekend. We had the most amazing time. It was great to go up north for a few days and experience some of that cooler weather. We got to snuggle up in flannels next to the fire, and it was amazing. I am so ready for fall!

While we were there, we cooked the most DELICIOUS food. That smoky flavor from the fire pit just can't be beat. I also realized that I am missing something from my life, a castiron skillet. I know I've been saying that for a while, but I think its finally time to bite the bullet and do it. We basically cooked all our food in Ericka's cast iron skillet, from bacon and eggs to nachos, and of course my FAVORITE beer brats with a cheddar sauce. Unfortunately, it was too dark to get a picture of the brats so you'll just have to take my word on it that it was delicious.

 

The views while we were camping were unbeat. It was so great to just relax by the river or go hiking through the woods. It was such a nice and relaxing weekend. 

We also made this simple but delicious salmon. We simply wrapped it up in tin foil with some salt, pepper, butter, and a squirt of lemon. It cooked right on top of the fire pit grate, and turned out beautiful!

I'm hoping we can get out another camping trip before it gets TOO cold, but even if we can't, this trip was certainly one for the books.