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By mlb, on June 21st, 2006%
This was one amazing pizza. It’s especially good, as it’s one of the meals that jwa and I typically make together. I prep all of the ingredients and then he works his magic. He makes the most excellent pizza. This post is really less of a recipe than pictures of jwa making an amazing pesto-vegetable pizza.
Our approach to pizza is to typically unleash all of the vegetables we have on hand, a variety of cheeses and either a pesto or olive oil & garlic or a tomato-based pasta sauce on the unsuspecting crust.
This time, we used a Boboli, which we both like quite a bit. To start, he brushes the bottom of the crust with a little olive oil, then just a bit on the top. Then, stick it in a 450 degree oven (on a baking sheet), for about 2-3 minutes, just to give the crust . . . → Read More: Pizza Night: We Love You
By mlb, on June 7th, 2006%
This here is a spur of the moment kind of dinner. I had little fresh, marinated mozzarella balls in the fridge, as well as flat bread and spinach and basil. Add some cherry tomatoes, red onion and olives and you have yourself a Pesto & Mozzarella pizza (or 4 of them, as the mini-pizza case may be). This combination can also easily be used as the toppings for a large pizza as well, which I think I really, really want to try sometime soon, as this was fabulously good.
Another nice thing about this meal (and almost all of the vegetarian dishes that I’m posting about this week) is the stealthy use of spinach. It’s so good for you and so easy to slip into things. For a pesto, use 1/4 – 1/2 spinach and 1/2 – 3/4 basil. Use this baasil/spinach pesto on pasta too. Sneaky!
Individual . . . → Read More: Vegetarian Week: Individual Pesto & Mozzarella Pizzas
By mlb, on March 2nd, 2006%
Yes, I realize that this is kind of a lame post. It’s short, it’s a packaged item and salad dressing hardly counts as a recipe! I know, you-know-who-you-are (jwa). Too bad, for I am sleepy! Ha!
There was a new kind of flat Italian pizza at Trader Joe’s the last time we went and I couldn’t resist as I am quite fond of these tasty, frozen pies. Pizza Mascarpone with artichokes, mushrooms and sundried tomatoes. I just threw a few pine nuts on top and popped it in the oven last night.
While it cooked, I threw together an awesome spinach salad with just baby spinach and a peppery oil and vinegar dressing that both jwa and I really liked with the hearty spinach leaves.
Peppery-Dijon Dressing
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp Penzey’s creamy peppercorn
Whisk together mustard, vinegar and . . . → Read More: Trader Joe’s: Pizza Mascarpone
By mlb, on January 19th, 2006%
Yesterday, after a hard day of giggling over the line, “Welcome to the SH, bitch,” I got home from work and wanted my new favorite Trader Joe’s item: Flat Bread with onions, gruyere and ham. Mmm! It’s really very delicious. But, I felt the need to have a salad or something remotely healthy with it. After a quick survey of the kitchen I came up with half a bag of arugula, a mango that was a day or two away from being too ripe, some parmesan, a sweet onion and the jar of pistachios.
I made a quick orange vinaigrette based on a recipe I found in my e-mail recipe folder* and jwa and I had a satisfying dinner!
Arugula, Mango and Onion Salad with Orange-Rosemary Vinaigrette
1 bag of arugula
1/4 sweet onion, sliced thinly
1 mango, peeled, the flesh cut from the pit and diced
20 pistachios, shelled
1 small handful grated or . . . → Read More: Arugula, Mango and Onion Salad with Orange-Rosemary Vinaigrette
By mlb, on December 19th, 2005%
Yeah, I’ve been out of school since 1995 — so? I used to make this both as an undergrad and a grad student. It’s cheap, it’s quick, it’s easy and it’s Mexican food and yet it’s a pizza. It’s awesome. And really, you can fancy-pants it up as much as you want. You could make your own pizza dough, make your own enchilada-type sauce, roast peppers, shred chicken, etc., or you could use the 99 cent Jiffy Pizza dough mix, buy jarred sauce and eat dinner for two+ days for around $10.
For old times sake, I usually go the pizza dough in a box, sauce in a jar, veggies-only route but that’s just me — for I am both sentimental and lazy.
Cheap & Tasty Deep Dish Mexican Pizza:
2 boxes pizza dough mix
water
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 can refried beans
1 jar/can enchilada sauce (you . . . → Read More: A Cheap College Favorite: Deep Dish Mexican Pizza
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About Me I like to cook. I like to eat. I like to take photos. I live in SE Portland with my husband jwa and a grumpy, old lady cat named Chelsea. That is all.
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