Obsession: Pizza

I've noticed that my obsession are getting more and more unhealthy. Oh well. I'm currently loving pizza. Ok, that's a lie, I'm always in love with pizza, but let's be real, so is everyone else. Being the cheap monetarily-responsible and lazy lazy person I am, ordering out and paying delivery fees doesn't appeal to me. What does appeal to me is the ability to make pizza at home using pre-made mini pizza dough! I found these in the bread section of the commissary and all you do is add ingredients and throw them in the oven.

I should have taken a picture of the package so you know what to look for when you go to find this miracle product, but alas, I did not. Epic fail on my part. Anywho, all you do is preheat your oven to 450, lightly brush the pizza with olive oil, add your toppings, and those it in the oven for about 10 minutes! I've come up with some very tasty combinations over the last week...

Tomato sauce mixed with ricotta cheese (left over from stuffed chicken breasts mentioned earlier), and finely chopped mushrooms as the base. Mozzerella cheese, pepperoni and black olive. Yum.



 Tomato sauce base, lots of ricotta (omg I love ricotta cheese) and mozzerella cheese mix, pepperoni

Left over alfredo sauce base. Topped with spinach, pre-cooked chicken, and cherry tomatoes. Parmesan cheese with a small amount of mozzerella mixed in.


Perfect for lunch, dinner, or just a snack :) The combinations are endless! Its also a great way to get rid of some leftovers you have!

Obsession: Pita Bread

Right now, I am loving hardcore on pita bread. I have been filling them with everything imaginable. I've made a cheeseburger pita, a tuna and avocado pita, and this delicious toasty roast beef and swiss pita. Fun to fill, and easy to eat with one hand while using the other to detain a 9 month old. I wonder what I'll come up with for lunch today?!

Grill

Last night, I manned the grill for the first time ever. There is no reason why petite and dainty little ole me should have been risking life and limb around that big black fire-spittin' contraption just to cook a few burgers and dogs. Oh wait... there was a reason for me to do it? Was it that my husband was so glued to his xbox last night that he wouldn't have even realized if the back porch went up in flames, taking me at the ripe old age of 25 to meet the big man upstairs? You bet.

It was intimidating, bright, hot, super smokey, sizzling, and a little scary- everything an 80s rock and roll video is. And I conquered it. I hadn't felt such a sense of accomplishment since my grandmother told me I was a fairly decent mother. Jackpot.

As rewarding at the end product was (especially my veggie skewers pictured above, which I am now currently obsessed with), I will leave the grilling to Chris, and all the other manly men out there... oh and Spongebob Squarepants... he flips a mean crabby patty.

.: Dieting isn't so bad :.

Currently obsessed with: Salads!


On a diet where very few carbs are allowed, and even fewer sugars, this salad has been a staple for the last two months. Easy to make, easy to add to, perfectly filling!


I look forward to lunch, everyday. 

 
Romaine Lettuce
Sliced Tomato
Diced Avocado
Blue Cheese Crumbles
(not pictured but always a favorite: Crispy Bacon Bits)