MMM... did you make that? 7/20

Got a sweet tooth?? This week on "Mmm... did you make that?", we bring to you CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!!!!!! This classic treat is a favorite of people everywhere!! This week we're keeping it classic by not adding all the extra stuff like M&Ms or peanut butter chips and so forth. Of course you're free to add some extra stuff if you like! Make sure you have a gallon of ice cold milk (or in SoHo's case, soy milk) in your refrigerator because these cookies are looking to marry!!! Here's the recipe for this week! ENJOY!!!!

• 8 ounces (unsalted) butter, soften by letting it sit at room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips

1. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper


2. In a mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy (at least 3-4) minutes


3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each


4. Add vanilla and stir


5. Toss dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to buttter/egg mixture, stirring only until incorporated


6. Add chocolate chunks (and nuts or you're little extras if you are gonna use them)


7. Chill dough if too warm to handle


8. To bake, form dough into rough balls the size of large walnuts and place on the parchment-lined pan at lease 2 inches apart.


9. Bake in a 325 degree oven (no fan) for 8-10 minutes


10. Baked cookies should be lightly browned and still a little soft in the center


11. Remove from the oven


12. Remove cookies carefully with a metal spatula and place on a cooling rack. The carry over heat will finish cooking the cookies.

SoHo has not taken pictures of her chocolate cookies so she went in search of a nice picture. As she continued her search, she came across this picture of milk and cookies with a cookie dunker - very interesting...

Photo credit: donsolo at Flickr.com, Recipe credit: SoHo

MMMM...Did You Make That?

"Did You Make That?" is SoHo meets SoLo's Recipe section!! YUM YUM!!! SoLo and SoHo's passion for cooking has driven them to create some delicious recipes of their own. Every week, a new recipe will be posted to give our readers a chance to experiece food how SoLo and SoHo see it. We will include some of our own recipes and recipes from you favorite foodnetwork chefs. This is also a great opportunity for you to show off your dish too!!! Just post your recipe and you might be surprised to learn your entry has been chosen as our weekly top pick!!!!! YOU COULD BE OUR FOOD STAR OF THE WEEK!!!

This week's recipe is...GRILLED PIZZA!!!!!!!!! That's right I said GRILLED pizza!!!
This dish is very versatile and makes for a great movie night snack!!! no need to go by the recipe because with this dish, all you need is your own tastes buds to give you the yay or nay. So if you want more pesto sauce, by all means add more pesto sauce. Less? Add less! You can really change this recipe as much as you want so have fun with it and enjoy!!!!

What you'll need.

• 1 bag of store bought pizza (SoHO makes her own dough but is making it easier for you so store bought pizza dough works just fine) or if you have your own recipe, that works too. LOL
• As much mozzarella cheese as you like. shredded Gruyere cheese works well with the pizza if sprinkled on top. (when it comes to cheese, SoHo never goes by the recipe she LOVES cheese)
• 1/2 cup store bought pesto sauce. (SoHo recommends making your own pesto sauce but store bought is an easy alternative for our readers)
• 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes (optional)
• 1 oz prosciutto or vegetarian turkey slices (optional) (SoHo is vegetarian so she just omits the prosciutto)
  

Directions

1. heat grill to medium heat and oil grill rack. If non stove top grill, light and burn charcoal or wood chips until most of the charcoal/wood chips have whitened and some of the charcoal, or wood chips are red because of the heat.
2. On a clean and lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick into an ovular shape and dust off excess flour. (you can make an oval shape or round shape or whatever shape you want. Just make sure you are able to handle it well so that you can place it on the grill and flip it over easily.
3. Generously oil grill rack and gently lay dough on grill. with one end of the dough at 10 o clock and the other end at 4 o clock angle.
4. Grill until you have nice grill marks on there. (about 5-7 minutes) turn your dough over and cook for 2-3 minutes. (this side does not need grill marks because it will be the bottom of the pizza.
5. Remove the pizza from the grill and flip it over to where the grill marks show the most. on this side, you want to evenly spread the pesto sauce, cheeses, prosciutto (if your not using prosciutto, you can use a vegetarian ham or vegetarian turkey slices or just not use that at all)
6. Place pizza back on the grill and let the toppings warm up and the cheese melt. (you can cover the pizza with a heat proof bowl or a large non stick skillet. this way, the cheese melts faster without drying out the dough. after about 1-2 minutes, remove the pizza from the grill and let place on a cooling rack to cool slightly. cut and serve with sliced cherry tomatoes on top. ENJOY!!!!!!!!

Photo credit SoHo (one of her fantabulous dishes)