I Have the Most Amazing Husband...

I have the best husband ever! And I'm going write about him here for a minute. While we were at my parent's house a couple weeks ago, Jake was busy! Busy, is an understatement. Very very busy is still an understatement - seriously! We left the house and it was quite the disaster. When you combine: my cleaning ability, the children's playing, and a whirlwind race through every packed box in our entire house and garage to find things for our yard sale, you get an explosion!

When we returned from our trip and walked in the front door, we found the most amazing surprise! Mercedes was going crazy running all over the place and jumping up and down. Can you guess what Jake did? He cleaned! He cleaned the entire house - top to bottom. Not only did he clean everything, he cleaned all the carpets and fogged for spiders too! WOW!!! We were amazed! I'm still amazed...and very grateful!

And then, to top it all off, Jake wrote little notes and hid them all over the place for me to find. It was so sweet! It was like having little valentines all over the place. They were tucked in between the plates and bowls, hiding by the phone, in my dresser drawers, scattered in the bathroom drawers, by the computer, and placed in the children's room. It was so fun to discover their secret spots!

Jake is amazing! I love him!

And...since I'm talking about Jake, I thought I'd add one of his favorite diners - Pizza! He love's eating it! He's tried a lot of recipes, but here's the one that's stuck. It's nummy! And yes, Jake cooks all the time for us. I am SO spoiled!

Jay's Signature Pizza Crust
(allrecipes.com)

2 1/4 t. active dry yeast
1/2 t. brown sugar
1 1/2 c. warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C
1 t. salt
2 T. olive oil
3 1/3 c. all-purpose flour, divided

Directions:

1. In large bowl, dissolve the yeast and brown sugar in the water, and let sit for 10 minutes.
2. Stir the salt and oil into the yeast solution. Mix in 2 1/2 c. of flour.
3. Turn dough out onto a clean, well floured surface, and knead in more flour until the dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough into a well oiled bowl, and cover with a cloth. Let the dough rise until double; this should take about 1 hour. Punch down the dough, and form a tight ball. Allow the dough to relax for a minute before rolling out. Use for your favorite pizza recipe.
4. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). If you are baking the dough on a pizza stone, you may place your toppings on the dough, and bake immediately. If you are baking your pizza in a pan, lightly oil the pan, and let the dough *rise 15 or 20 minutes before topping and baking it.
5. Bake pizza in preheated oven, until the cheese and crust are golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.

*We don't let it rise the extra time 'cause it doesn't make a huge difference.

For pizza sauce, Jake just uses a can of tomato sauce and throws in pizza seasoning: oregano, thyme, it might have marjoram but I'm not sure...ENJOY!!!