My new blog!

Hey friends,


Welcome to my new blog. This is intended for all varying types of foodies. The foodies who only eat at the best restaurants, the foodies that spend their days and nights cooking, and the foodies that order pizza every day. Yeah you. We all have one thing in common: our love for food. So fuck the whole I don't cook thing you have going- its not very pretty on you. Cooking is the new basketball. Its sexy, fun, and gets you smelly. So get your hands dirty and go for it. One idea I've been playing with is meals in 20 min - for the on the go college student or working mother. I mastered the art of 20 minute meals my senior year of college when I had exactly 20 min to cook.. and eat. Fun.


But the point is, anyone can cook. I'm sick of hearing my friends say they can't. All you have to do is take a bunch of foods you like, throw them in a pan with some oil, and go nuts. The rest of this blog follows that golden rule. Only in some more detail. But the rule persists- regardless of the ridiculous hilla- concoctions, the rule is, once again- take a bunch of foods you like and throw them together. Don't think. Just cook.

And never stop singing. Or dancing.


Enjoy.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Leek, Broccoli, and Roasted Pepper Pizza


Yum.
Ok, so I didn't exactly cook this from scratch.  I'm not a baker.  I don't measure things (all the numbers I use below are estimates) I don't like following directions (so don't follow mine) and I like winging things (so substitute whatever I use for whatever you feel like).


I used a sick focaccia from Sam's club for $2.99 which is what made this dish so friggin easy and fun.


Ingredients:
Dough (can buy pre-made) or focaccia
Whatever vegetables (or meat) you want as toppings (in my case: leek, broccoli, and roasted peppers)
Cheese (I used sliced Mozzarella and grated parmesan)

Tomato sauce
Make your own with tomato paste, olive oil, oregano, basil, paprika, garlic, chili powder, salt, pepper, sugar
Or buy pre-made marinara sauce

Directions:
Defrost your dough or pre-made crust
Preheat the oven to 350
Sautee the vegetables together with a little olive oil for about 20 minutes (depending on the veggies)
I threw in a touch of rosemary and garlic salt
Slice mozzarella


Ok the rest is pretty easy.. I mean I had never done it before..  Stack it all up- crust, sauce, cheese, veggies, I topped it with some parmesan, and throw it in the oven.  I can't remember how long I put it in the oven for.. but since your ingredients are mostly already cooked, I aimed for melted cheese as my indicator for when it is ready.. depending on the dough/crust it may be different.. so .. wing it... you're bright.
Top with fresh grated pepper.
Goes great with a merlot.

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