Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Photo by Bryson :)

So, if you know Bryson and I at all...you know that we LOVE Slab Pizza in Provo. We love so many of their pizzas, but one that we really enjoy is the Buffalo Chicken Pizza. At my baby shower in Colorado, my Mother-in-law made a Buffalo Chicken dip that everyone went crazy for! It was so good! As I was eating it, I realized that it tasted EXACTLY like the topping on the Buffalo Chicken Pizza at Slab! Now, you might be thinking, "I don't like buffalo wings." Yeah, neither do I! In fact, I probably wouldn't touch the things if you paid me. BUT this dip is GOOD! Yum, yum, yum!

So, today I made the dip, made pizza dough, added the two together and voila! I present to you Buffalo Chicken Pizza! It was delicious! For this pizza, I like a thin crust/NY style crust, but feel free to make whatever dough is your favorite.

I got the recipe for Buffalo Chicken Dip from here and just made some thin crust/NY style pizza dough (if you don't have a recipe already, just google it or look it up on allrecipes.com - that's what I did). OR use pre-made pizza dough (Trader Joe's anyone?).

Buffalo Chicken Dip - as seen on The Bitten Word, who adapted it from Frank's Red Hot
8oz package of cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup ranch salad dressing
1/4 cup blue cheese salad dressing
1/2 cup buffalo sauce (I used Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce)
1/2 - 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese (extra 1/4 cup for sprinkling on top of pizza after it get out of the oven)
1 cup chicken breast shredded or diced (We used the kind you buy at Costco - pre-cooked chicken strips)
1-2 stalks of celery, slivered
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (or an Italian blend, whichever you prefer)

Make your pizza dough. When the pizza dough is ready, shape your dough into the desired shape and pre-bake your crust at the recommended temperature (ours was 500 degrees) until just slightly golden brown and done in the center (about 6-8 minutes). Meanwhile, make your buffalo chicken topping in a large bowl by mixing cream cheese, salad dressing, buffalo sauce and 1/2 cup of blue cheese. Stir until combined. Stir in chicken. When crust is ready, pour buffalo topping over hot dough and bake until topping is heated through (about 6-8 minutes). Remove from oven and top with mozzarella cheese and put back into oven for a few minutes until fully melted. Top with slivered celery, remaining blue 1/4 cup blue cheese and drizzle some Buffalo sauce on top if desired. AND enjoy! :)

Note: Depending on your tastes and the ingredients on hand, you can use 1/2 cup ranch or blue cheese salad dressing rather than 1/4 cup of each. 

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With love,

33 weeks

Not a great picture...but I'm looking large and in charge. :)

7 weeks to go!

Today I had a doctor's appointment. The doctor said the baby's heartbeat is about 140 bpm (she said at 33 weeks, the normal range is 120-160, so right in the middle). She also gave me some medicine for heartburn/acid reflux, thank goodness! It has become so bad, I can't sleep at night and it makes me throw up constantly! Then, of course, I don't feel like eating anything...ever, because I don't want to watch it come back up haha. So, hopefully this will help! :) I told her about how I am getting nervous about having a 9+ pound baby since I was 9lbs 8oz and Bryson was 9lbs 5oz (or something like that) haha. She said it doesn't look like the baby is measuring big at all at this point and she doesn't think she will be too big. I know that doesn't necessarily mean anything, but holy cow, I would be SO relived to have a 7 or 8 pound baby haha. We will see! There is a  LOT of growing still to be done! Supposedly, a baby at 33 weeks weighs just over 4 pounds...so in the next 7 weeks, baby will grow another 3-4 pounds! DOUBLE her size in the last 7 weeks. Cute to think that those 3-4 pounds make the cute little baby fat rolls and chubby cheeks! :) Nothing cuter than a fat baby! 

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With love,

New couch

I know that this is NOT a big deal to most people, but we are so excited to have a new couch! We loved our old couch, which was generously given to us by the Websters, but in the move, two of the legs broke off and one side of the couch had to be propped up with a stack of books haha. We have been wanting a new couch for a while and finally made the big purchase! We're excited! Nothing too special, but we love the color and that it brightens up the room. I also learned that I LOVE making pillows - they are SO easy and so much cheaper than buying them! 

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With love,

Just a couple things

Just a couple of things I have made recently. Nothing big or special, but it's been fun to find things on Pinterest or on Etsy and then make them for so much cheaper. 

Little pink corduroy boots

Little pink corduroy boots

Burp Cloths

Felt Flowers

Nursing Cover

Chiffon Flower

Pacifier clips.

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With love,

I think I might be obsessed. The shoes are 100 times easier to make than the boots. I just used scrap fabric that I already had from something else and made these super quickly while listening to the USA women's soccer game. 

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With love,