Happy Halloween blog friends! How adorable is that? Check out 49 other hilarious animal Halloween costumes here: http://www.hlntv.com/slideshow/2012/10/24/animal-pet-cute-costume-halloween?hpt=hp_c2 Today's post is about one of my well-known favorite kitchen creations -- pizza! For last weekend's homemade pizza night, I decided to use a bunch of fresh broccoli I had on hand to make this delicious pie: First I rolled out my whole wheat dough, then placed it on my pizza pan: Next I chopped the broccoli, minced the garlic... ...and brushed olive oil evenly on my dough. Next I spread shredded mozzarella & provolone cheese, spooned ricotta cheese, and placed broccoli and garlic evenly on top of my dough, seasoning with salt, pepper and basil: I baked the pizza in the oven at 400 ... [Read More]
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Broccoli Mac & Cheese: Take 2
Happy weekend! I'm excited for this weekend for a few reasons - 1.) The Olympics are about to begin any minute now! 2.) Adam's birthday is in a couple of days, and tomorrow we're celebrating it. I have a few surprises up my sleeve for his pre-bday day of fun! More on that later, but now onto food... Last week, I blogged about my failed mac & cheese attempt. As I mentioned then, I was eager to buy more ingredients to give it another try, and tonight I did just that. Macaroni & cheese is such a classic dish, but there are so many ways you can jazz it up a bit. Pasta, cheese, butter, and breadcrumbs obviously make for an indulgent dish, but I wanted to lighten it up a bit for a few reasons: #1 - so that I didn't feel guilty about eating a dinner with a ton of calories and ... [Read More]
Broccoli Red Pepper Quiche
Yesterday marked my first mountain biking excursion of the year. Biking on a rocky, mountainous trail is both exhilarating and scary. One of the things I love about San Diego is that we have access to so many things in such a short distance -- from the beach and wineries, to mountains and countryside. The place where Adam and I went biking yesterday is just a couple minutes away, yet it felt like we were in the middle of nowhere. It was a lot of fun and a nice workout. Speaking of bikes, this weekend my hubby got another kind of bike: That's right, I suppose I'm going to be a biker babe now! Adam has been wanting a motorcycle, and what better time than soon after he returned home from a deployment, right?! He's in the process of getting his motorcycle license, and soon we'll be ... [Read More]
Peanut and Broccoli Pasta & A Pizza Combo for One
Today's Fitness Highlight A lot of the time for the cardio portion of my workout at the gym, I cycle on a spin bike. My gym just got new spinners that are more high tech than the old ones, telling you how far you've cycled, how many calories you've burned, etc. I took advantage of this new training tool and instead of biking for a specific amount of time today, I set a distance goal... and I spinned 15 miles with the resistance set at a decently high gear. Go me! Food In case you don't know, I'm crazy about fruit. My usual fruit staples include berries, bananas, apples, mangoes, and kiwis (and I suppose avocado is technically a fruit, and one that I eat often!), along with others that I will randomly buy in season. I'm also a veggie fan (It only makes sense, as I am a ... [Read More]