Thiessen's love of cooking started at a very young age (her mom,
grandmother, and aunts are all pros in the kitchen), and expanded as she
began to travel the world as an actress. But, it was the dinners that
she and husband Brady Smith would regularly host for friends that she says inspired her to pitch her idea for the show to Cooking Channel. Having the perfect
name for it already figured out? That was just an added
bonus.
Serves 2 Ingredients
1 cooked homemade Grilled Pizza (recipe follows)
1 large onion, caramelized
1 1/2 marble red potatoes, cooked and halved
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
5 oz goat cheese, crumbled Instructions
1. Preheat an oven to 400°F.
2. Load
the pizzas with onions, potatoes, tomatoes, and goat cheese.
3. Add the
loaded pizza to the oven. Cook until the cheese melts, 6 to 8 minutes.
1 packet dry active yeast
3/4 cup warm water
2 tsp sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil plus more for coating the bowl
Instructions
1. In
a small bowl combine the yeast with the warm water and sugar. Let sit
for 10 minutes until it begins to foam.
2. In a large bowl combine the
flour and salt together, and then make a well in the center.
3. Add
the yeast mixture and the olive oil. Using a fork, incorporate the wet
ingredients with the dry ingredients until a dough forms.
4. On a lightly
floured surface, continue to work and then knead the dough until it is
smooth and elastic.
5. Lightly
coat a clean bowl with additional olive oil and then add the dough,
turning once to coat the dough in oil. Cover and set in a warm place
until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
8. Add
the dough to the grill, cook until stiff, about 1 minute.
9. Flip and cook
on the other side until grill marks form and the dough is completely
cooked through, about 1 more minute.
10. Remove from heat and place the pizza
dough on a baking sheet.
Serves 2 Ingredients
1 cooked homemade Grilled Pizza Dough (recipe above)
1/2 cup ricotta
3 oz baby arugula
1/2 cup red grapes, sliced in half
1 lemon, zested
Lemon oil, for drizzling Instructions
1. Preheat an oven to 400°F.
2. Once
the dough is grilled, spread only the ricotta on the pizza. Then, place
it in the oven and cook until the ricotta is warmed throughout, about 6
minutes.
3. Remove the pizza from the oven and top with the arugula,
grapes, lemon zest.
Serves 8 to 10 Ingredients
1 750-ml bottle of crisp white wine, such as a Sancerre
1 24 1/2-oz bottle blood orange Italian soda
1 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 blood orange, sliced
1 cup blueberries, washed
Instructions
1. In
a large pitcher or drink dispenser, combine the white wine, blood
orange soda.