Football Feast

NFL Championship Sunday... had great friends over to watch the Bears Packers game.  So we made some pizza and nachos, perfect for football and we even had our first guest Chef in the kitchen.  Got to see Stoof and Tom for the first time in a while, first time since they made it official (on facebook) that they are expecting.  We are so excited for them and can't wait for Reed to have a new friend!

Jo loves to make pizzas for us... usually pretty quick and simple but all sorts of different pizzas over the years and always sooo good.  Today we went with two standards and introduced a new one to the mix. 

Pizza #1 - Buffalo Chicken = buffalo sauce as the base with pulled chicken and red onions along with some ranch and of course topped with mozzarella cheese:

Buffalo Chicken

Pizza #2 - BBQ Chicken = bbq sauce as the base with pulled chicken and red onions along with mozzarella cheese... then some bbq sauce drizzled on top with some cilantro as well:

BBQ Chicken

Pizza #3 - Margherita (new) = Sauteed thinly sliced tomatoes in olive oil and garlic.  Olive oil was the base for this one, topped with mozzarella cheese, the tomatoes and basil and then topped with parmesan cheese.  So good, we will have to make this again sometime soon:

Margherita

   

"HAAS to be HAAS" says Chef Bobby C.


Special guest Chef Bobby C came ready to impress.  A broken foot and a full leg walking boot couldn't keep him from the kitchen!   He made a nice guacamole to go along with his Bacon and Monteray Jack Quesadillas.... I don't think bacon when I think quesadilla, but it was awesome.  Bob finally admitted after the "Pocono Avocado Incident" that Haas avocados were the only way to go, his guacamole was much improved lol.    

Jo tried to add some Creme Fresca on top of the quesadilla, tasted awesome but didn't turn out so hot for the camera lol... Chef Bob wasn't pleased with her plating skills.

  

 

Jo also whipped up some crazy nachos, which went great with the guacamole and quesadillas:

What didn't these nachos have on them?  Shredded chicken, fresh homemade pico de gallo, scallions and creme fresca (el vez inspired) all topped with a cheese sauce that Jo made with butter, flour, whole milk, monteray jack cheese and sharp white cheddar.  Threw that 20 lb tray in the oven for a few minutes and it was so goood.