Homemade pizza and movie night!

Yesterday we told Taylor that if she was good at daycare, we would have pizza and a movie night last night.  I got a good report when I picked her up, so movie night it was! 

I started making homemade pizza dough after I got my bread machine (used from a friend for $20!) and I think I've gotten better at it with a little practice.  Don't get me wrong, my first batch tasted good, it just was kinda plain and not shaped very well.  Since then, I convinced myself to spend the $7 to buy a rolling pin and I've learned to season the dough after I roll it out.  I think this makes all the difference in the taste of the final pizza.

I'm getting better at making a circle, yay!  :)  Anyways, before I put the dough on the pan, I sprayed the pan with Pam and sprinkled some cornmeal on top of that to keep the dough from sticking to the pan.   I seasoned the dough with a sprinkle of Italian seasoning blend, garlic powder, and onion powder.  Then I poked a few holes in the dough with a fork to keep an air bubble from forming and baked it for about 5-7 minutes on 400 degrees.  I learned to pre-bake the dough by trial and error because several pizzas I've made in the past were baked perfectly around the crust, but still tasted doughy in the middle.  Pre-baking the crust fixes that beautifully. 

Anyways, I made the pizza half with pepperoni and half with leftover taco meat and it was delicious!  We only had two slices left over, so I guess Marcus and the kids enjoyed it too! :)  And to make it feel more like delivery pizza, I heated up half a loaf of store-bought frozen cheesy garlic bread, cut it into 6 breadsticks, and served it with some marinara sauce for dipping.  Yum!

After Hunter went to bed, we snuggled up on the couch with popcorn (for me) and Cheetos (for Tay) to watch the movie Up.  Can you believe neither Marcus or I had seen it yet?  How this movie escaped our notice, I have no idea because it was great!  So cute and so sweet. :)  Marcus and I were laughing more than Tay was, especially at those silly, talking dogs.  Tay seemed to be completely enthralled with it and she actually sat and watched the entire movie.  :)

So we had a great Friday night!  Good food and a good movie and good family cuddle time!  :)