Two Buck Chuck White Sangria

This summer I tried white sangria. I don't know how I was so late to this party. For some reason I've only had red sangria up until recently. But let me tell you, white is such a game changer.

My husband and I created our own two buck chuck version, because we're fancy like that, and it was amazing. Honestly, sometimes the cheapest wines are the best. And luckily, sangria is hard to mess up and you can make it however you want to. Here's the recipe we loosely created and followed:

White Peach Sangria

3 peaches

1 bottle white wine (we used Charles Shaw Sauvignon Blanc for this one)

3 shots vodka

3 cups lemonade

sugar to taste

How to:

Pour the entire bottle of wine into a pitcher (you know a recipe is going to be good when it starts this way).

Chop the peaches, and blend one and half into a puree (we used our magic bullet). Add the peach puree into the wine.

Chop the remaining peaches and add to the pitcher. 

Add about three shots of vodka.

Then add about three cups of lemonade.

Add sugar to taste. We used a couple tablespoons. 

Stir, serve chilled, and enjoy!

Sangria is so easy to alter. We made a second batch with a White Zinfandel and since the wine was sweeter, we didn't add any sugar to this one. Both versions tasted great. Experiment and see what combination of flavors you like. Such a delicious, end of summer treat. 

Cheers!

How to Grill a Pizza

Earlier I shared our favorite gluten-free pizza dough here.

Today I'm sharing how we grill a pizza on the BBQ. We are by no means experts on this topic, and just wanted to experiment. It turned out to be easy, and was fun to make. Here's how we did it:

First, gather your ingredients: dough, BBQ sauce, chicken, fresh mozzarella, red onion, cilantro.

Marinate and grill your chicken. We like this sauce from Trader Joe's. 

We make our pizza dough on the grill the same way we make it in the oven, which takes two steps. The first is to place the rolled-out dough on the grill (or in the oven) for 8 minutes. We used parchment paper under the dough for this step. Then, take it out and load it with toppings, and place it back on the grill/in the oven for 15 minutes.

Since it was a gluten-free crust and we were afraid of sticking, we added a drizzle of olive oil to one side of the crust, and flipped it over to add toppings to the other side. We put it on a baking sheet for easy flipping. This method worked great and we had no problems.

Add your BBQ sauce.

Add 

mozzarella and onions. 

Slice and throw on your grilled chicken.

Slide off the parchment paper and back on the grill for 15 minutes. 

Remove the pizza very carefully. We pulled the crust back onto parchment paper and then onto a cutting board to help keep it all together.

Chop and add cilantro.

Slice and enjoy!

So good! We loved this method. Really fun to make dinner outside. Have you ever grilled a pizza? What worked for you? I'd love to know!

The Best (and easiest!) DIY Gluten-Free Pizza Dough

If you've been looking for an easy, quick, gluten-free pizza dough, I have a solution for you.

Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust

This pizza dough mix is readily available, is quick and easy, and doesn't require you to make the entire dough from scratch with a list of hard to pronounce gluten-free flours. We've tried a ton of brands and this is the one we enjoy the most. Even my non-gluten-free husband likes it.

Step 1: mix the yeast packet it comes with in a cup and a half of warm water and let it sit for a few minutes. I like this step because I feel like it's really pizza dough if you're working with yeast.

Step 2: add 2 tablespoons olive oil (we used a garlic infused olive oil from Trader Joe's this time, but sometimes we use regular olive oil also) 

Step 3: Add 2 eggs.

Step 4: add the flour mix and mix until well combined.

Step 5: Divide the dough into two pieces, and cover and let sit for 20 minutes while the dough rises.

Gluten-free pizza dough made in the best and easiest way. Delicious and such a winner.

Coming soon: step by step instructions for how we grill our pizza on the BBQ. So good!!