HOMEMADE VEGETABLE PIZZA

1/4 cup Miracle Whip salad dressing
1/2 cup chopped broccoli
1/4 cup chopped cauliflower
1/4 cup diced purple onion
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped red pepper
1/4 cup grated carrots
1 tomato, skinned and chopped
1 cup fancy grated mild cheddar cheese

Separate crescent rolls and press into a 12 inch round pizza pan, or a 9x13 pan sprayed with vegetable oil. Bake the crust at 375 degrees for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.

Mix cream cheese, dry dressing mix and salad dressing together and spread on cooled crust. Put vegetables on top and spread grated cheese over all. Cover and chill.

During the holidays, you can put the green and red peppers on top of the cheese to give it a festive appearance. Yum.






EASY FRUIT PIZZA RECIPE

"Crust"
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1-1/4 cups flour
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

"Sauce"
1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
2 cups whipped cream, recipe below
1/2 cup white sugar
1 TBS pure vanilla extract

PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth. Mix in egg. combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. Press dough into an ungreased pizza pan.

Bake in oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla until light. Spread on cooled crust. Arrange desired fruit on top of filling, and chill.

When the crust is baking, grab a large bowl and mix together the vanilla, powdered sugar and cream cheese. Fold in the Cool Whip. Spread on the completely cooled cookie crust. Cut up the fruit and arrange as the "toppings." Chill for one hour. A wonderful fresh fruit pizza recipe.

NOTE: Another great way to make this is using the rectangular pan is to use blueberries and strawberries to make an American flag. Use the blueberries as stars and strawberries as stripes.You may want to keep this easy fruit pizza recipe under lock and key....many will request it.