Hi friends! 
So before we talk about WIAW, can we just pause to savor the moment?
Sigh. Moment savored.
(Brandon, I still love you more!! 
)
Moving on! 
Thanks, Jenn, for hosting the par-ty!
Breakfast:
Another green smoothie …
… and bacon. I know. It’s not normal. But it just sounded so darn good!
Snack #1:
Snack #2:
Wasabi peas. So spicy, and so delicious!
Lunch:
I put two chicken breasts in the slow cooker and cooked them in water on low for 8 hours. After I removed the meat from the slow cooker and shredded it, I set some aside for my chicken pesto pizza (see below). The rest of the chicken I mixed with Mexican spices (chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt, pepper), threw it in a tortilla, and topped it with cheddar cheese and salsa. Tasty, and crazy easy!
Dinner:
Salad with balsamic vinegar +
Chicken Pesto Pizza! (Recipe below.)
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OK, let’s talk about this pizza dough first.
I made the dough once last week, and it was the base for an amazing BBQ chicken pizza.
I made it again a few days later, but decided to change it up and make Pesto Chicken Pizza instead!
Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
Makes 2 pizzas
(Adapted from this recipe)
Ingredients:
- 2 packets of instant yeast powder
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- 1 and 3/4 cup warm water
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 2 cups regular flour
- 2 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 tbsp. salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl. Using your hands, form the dough into a ball.
- Brush a little extra oil on the top of the dough, flip it over, and brush oil on the other side.
- Lay a clean dish towel over the bowl, and let the dough rest for 20-30 minutes.
- Roll the dough out using a floured rolling pin.
- Put the rolled out dough on a cookie sheet. Prick the dough several times with a fork.
- Bake for 4-5 minutes. Remove from the oven, add toppings, and then bake again for another 5-7 minutes, until cheese melts.
Pesto Chicken Pizza
Ingredients:
- Homemade (or store-bought) dough
- Store-bought pesto
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Cooked chicken, shredded (see above for slow cooker method) or cubed
- Bacon, torn into small pieces (optional)
(Note: I don’t give quantities, because it’s just based on your own personal taste.)
Directions:
- Spread pesto on pizza dough. Add mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Top with shredded chicken and bacon.
- Bake for 5-7 minutes, or until cheese has melted.
I’m pretty much obsessed with pesto (and evidently bacon, this week), so this pizza was heaven on a plate. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Question for ya …
Best thing you’ve eaten this week?
Have you ever noticed a change in your taste buds? What foods have you eaten recently that are out of the norm for you?
Who else loves Tim Tebow? 
Thoughts on Big Brother?
I have a love-hate thing with Mike Boogie. I love him because he’s a fellow Gator, but I can’t stand how cocky he is! And yet, I still kind of want him and Frank to win!
Yes, I have noticed a change in my taste buds over the past 8 years or so! I used to hate all beer, but my husband has convinced me that GOOD beer is actually good. And I used to hate spicy foods, but when I was pregnant with our first child, I couldn’t get enough of them! Same thing with the second, and I think it’s just stuck that I now like spicy, ethnic foods tons more than I used to!
Yes, I have noticed a change in my taste buds over the past 8 years or so! I used to hate all beer, but my husband has convinced me that GOOD beer is actually good. And I used to hate spicy foods, but when I was pregnant with our first child, I couldn’t get enough of them! Same thing with the second, and I think it’s just stuck that I now like spicy, ethnic foods tons more than I used to!
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I also love him
Looks like a great recipe too, as always.. you consistently post such good stuff! My taste buds have definitely changed, for the better most of the time!
Tessa @ Amazing Asset recently posted..WIAW- Supposed To and Have To
Oh your pizza dough sounds so simple & easy to make, and that chicken pesto recipe.. ahh delicous. You better believe I just wrote down the whole thing
Jessie recently posted..Curb those cravings & New Additions
Yesterday I made Jessica’s m&m cookies (the ones you mentioned on your blog), and they are so good! I have to bring some to my family and give some to Jordan to bring to work so that I don’t eat all of them
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Oh I know, they’re amazing. I want to be Jessica when I grow up.
Happy 25th bday to the best MAN in the NFL!!
And I love making homemade pizza crust. I used to do it once a week, but now thats its gotten so hot I hate turning on the oven to cook it! lol
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Haha don’t worry, James knows I love Tim Tebow more than him
Both of those pizzas look so good!
Laurie @ Love, Laugh, Laurie recently posted..Christmas in August
That pizza sounds so good! I actually have “chicken pesto pizza” on the menu for dinner this weekend! I’m excited to try out your version!
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Oh that’s funny! P.S. Crackers. That’s all I’m sayin’.
(Text if you’re clueless haha!)
Lol!!! I’m from Denver and I didn’t even recognize Tebow. Oops!! My tastebuds definitely go through changes. For a while I couldn’t stand black beans! I think I just ate too many and developed an aversion!
corrie anne recently posted..Using Cauliflower As Rice + My Hopes Are So High
Yum! That pizza looks ah.ma.zing! I like to make my own pizza dough too. It’s incredibly easy and soooo much better than something you would get at the store. We also have a fabulous, locally owned pizza place right down the street from our house that is absolutely to die for! Ugh…now I want pizza
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Locally owned places are the best!
Wowza, that pizza. Yum! I’ve always wanted to try wasabi peas … but never have. I should do that
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Tebow….good stuff. And his outspoken faith…even better! Love him!
I’ve always wanted to try those wasabi peas.
I really need to get on this make my own dough thing…maybe in like, oh say, 35 days or so? Yep I think that sounds like a plan.
Cinnamon @ eatpraytri recently posted..Cabo: A Snorkel story
Um that Tim Tebow picture might have just made my day
Ashley O. @ The Vegetable Life recently posted..WIAW: Carving A Shark Watermelon
isn’t homemade pizza dough awesome? that’s what we had for dinner last night + i’m already planning to use the rest of the dough for a pizza lunch tomorrow! yum!
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Your pizza looks so good and I don’t even eat chicken. My taste buds change often and I generally work with whatever I’m craving.
Mike Boogie is ok, but I can’t handle Frank. I’m rooting for Britney or Ian.