It's Friday! This calls for a celebration in the form of a pizza party.... ....a pizza pocket party that is! Pizza pockets are like a cross between a slice of pizza and a calzone... except calzones are known to be humongous, and pockets have perfect built-in portion control. These guys are also more neat & tidy to bring to work as leftovers than pizza. First, we take a precooked whole wheat pizza dough to rest on the counter coated in some flour. You can be an overachiever and make your own dough, but truth be told, I most often take the easy route and buy dough from the farmers' market or my local grocer. Next, we chop and sauté some garlic, onion and broccoli. Once cooked, we combine the veggies with the mozz and ricotta cheeses, then add in some salt, pepper and lemon ... [Read More]
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White Broccoli Pizza
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]
NYC Ladies’ Trip + Pizza Night
Happy Father's Day!! It's been a weekend full of fun for me thus far. Backing up to Friday, my cousin, best friend Meaghan, and I all met up at my other best friend Danielle's house to get ready for a night out in NYC. We thought we'd be coming back to Jersey after going out, but D surprised us by getting a hotel room in the city for the night. First, we checked into the hotel and got ready. We kicked off the night with some of my parents' homemade wine... ...which eventually (and not all that surprisingly!) turned into this: Keepin' it classy. ;-) We had dinner at our hotel's restaurant, Rare Bar & Grill, where I enjoyed this beautiful portobello mushroom burger: The burger was topped with goat cheese, spinach, sun dried tomatoes, button mushrooms and a ... [Read More]