White Pizza

Here is my White Pizza from Monday night.

I found the recipe here and this is my variation on it

White Pizza

2 Tbsp. butter

1/2 of a medium sweet onion sliced thinly

refrigerated pizza dough

(I got mine from Sunflower Market but you could probably find it at Trader Joe's)

olive oil

2 cups shredded pizza blend cheese (Italian blend works too)

2 cloves garlic minced or chopped finely

1 pinch thyme

1 pinch pepper

2 small-medium sized mushrooms, sliced thinly

1 medium tomato sliced thinly

5 basil leaves coarsly chopped

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. Melt butter in a saucepan and add chopped onion. Cook over medium heat until the onions are carmelized. Remove from heat and set aside.

3. Roll out pizza dough into a circle on a cookie sheet. Lightly coat dough with olive oil and bake for about 10 minutes until the crust is very lightly starting to brown.

4. Remove pizza crust from the oven and top with cheese, garlic (evenly), thyme, and pepper. Add the tomato slices in a single layer and scatter carmelized onions, mushrooms, and basil over the top.

5. Place pizza back into 425 degree oven and bake until the crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly and completely melted

6. Remove from oven and enjoy!

This was the first white pizza I had ever made or eaten and it was delicious! I will definetly be making this one again.

Happy Wednesday Eating!

(and thanks everyone for sweet comments from yesturday's post ♥)

Lasagna

As I was walking from my lab section to the MU to grab something yummy before my lecture class I walked right past these beautiful flowers and couldn't help but stop and snap some quick camera pictures.

Spring in Arizona is like a big huge present we get to make up for how stinking hot it will be in about 6 weeks.

Any-who it is once again Wednesday so I am back with a meat-free recipe to whip up for dinner tonight. I, in fact, will be making this for dinner tonight for that oh so sweet guy I once in awhile blog about while we watch Brad Pitt kill some Nazi's in Inglorious Bastards. Just screams romance doesn't it? Especially eating something this red and saucy but we've been craving it so oh well.

Lasagna Roll-Ups

from an AMAZING vegetarian food blogger I found Leslie Sarna

1 box lasagna noodles

Tomato sauce

1 large tub ricotta cheese

a handful of fresh parsley, chopped

a handful of mozzarella, shredded

a handful of grated parmesan cheese

a handful of fresh spinach chopped

a handful of fresh basil chopped

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine all the filling ingredients in a bowl. Cook teh lasagna noodles till they are done, but still al dente. Cover the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish with the tomato sauce and on a clean surface, lay a noodle down and spread cheese mixture in the center an=bout 3/4 of the noodle. Start at one end and roll up noodle and place in the prepared baking dish. Repeat with all noodles. When you are done, cover them with the tomato sauce and sprinkle some mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Bake for 30 min until the cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown .

I will try to sneak a picture of the finished product tonight (and of him if I can!!) but again I don't want to scare him off with my paparazzi skills just yet.

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Picnic Time

I live in sunny Arizona and March is pretty much the most magical time of year here. Saturday is forecasted to be a lovely 76 degrees and I'm making the most of how glorious it is outside right now, before it becomes deathly hot and miserable and I then voice my fears about melting.

How am I making the most of my time?? by going on a picnic of course!

♥

Now I need your help! This isn't just any old picnic, this is a a perfect Saturday afternoon picnic with a certain special gentlemen. Since I'm planning this picnic I want it to measure up to how amazing this picnic was.

You can help by answering some questions and giving some good advice!

please and thank you

I'm planning on making

Drinks

Agua Fresca (?)

Wine

Appetizers

Hummus (?) with baguette bread slices

something else

Main Meal

Roasted Veggie and Black Bean Burritos

and/or

Pasta with Eggplant and Mozzarella

Dessert

Oatmeal Cherry White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cherry Cheesecake Cookies

What do you think of the working menu?

Any meat-free appetizer suggestions?

Any wine suggestions?? something good and inexpensive

Will it be too girly to wear a summer/springy dress?

Any picnic tips and tricks to share??

Thanks so much bloggy loves... hope you all have a wonderful weekend =)