Almost Old Mother Hubbard

As the nursery rhyme goes . . . Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to give her dog a bone. When she looked the cupboard was empty. This is almost the scenario in my house the last couple of days. As you can imagine, dinner here as needed to be creative and tasty. Which can be a difficult accomplishment with a picky husband and two little kids.

Okay, I need to explain why there is little food in my house right now. We are at the point where we need everything, and I coupon to help keep the food budget in check. I have Misses (4) and Bubba (20 mos.) with me almost all the time. I know from interesting experience that trying to buy a lot of groceries and use coupons at the same time does not make for a delightful time for any one within a 20 foot radius. Not to mention, Bubba likes to throw things out of the cart while we are shopping. I can't prevent that from happening when the cart is over flowing. Plus, it has been pretty cold out, and I haven't wanted to bring all the groceries in alone with my little helpers. Tomorrow, there will be full cupboards, since my husband has a day off!

Since there was little food this evening, I found all the stuff I needed to make homemade pizza.

Ingredients:


Pie crust
Cheese
Pepperoni
Tomato Sauce







Instructions:

Lay out pie crust on baking sheet and use a fork
to poke holes in it.

Bake it in the oven for 10 min.









Remove it from the oven and spread the sauce on top.

Add the pepperoni.

Spread the cheese on top.












Then add any other toppings you like or have on hand. We added onions and green peppers. Put it back in the oven for the 15 min. or until crust is fully cooked and cheese is melted.




This meal was pretty good. The crust is a little doughy, but very good.

So if you find yourself in a similar situation, don't pick up the phone and call for take out. Look at what you have and get creative. Misses liked helping me make this pizza. The lack of food in the house made for a fun activity and bonding time for us.