West Coast Pizza

Sometimes, when I'm feelin' crazy, I venture away from my beloved Food Network idols into the land of Martha Stewart. That woman is awesome. She has got it figured out. In terms of how to cook, garden and do all those lady things, girlfriend has got it goin' on. I could care less if she wanted to make a few extra dollars being a sneaky snake in the financial world.* That does not concern me in the least. What does concern me, is how much I eat when I create one of her delectable meals. Here's a much lighter variation of pizza that is packed with great flavor and different textures. I changed the recipe because I don't have an accessible grill until after Memorial Day (thanks CP - whomp, whomp) and I edited it to my tastes. Thanks Martha!

West Coast Pizza

Ingredients:

1 Pillsbury Thin Crust pizza dough
4 medium Roma tomatoes, sliced
1 medium avocado
4 oz. Goat cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup basil, chopped
1 cup spinach
Olive oil

Recipe:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees or follow instuctions for the dough you have purchased. Stretch dough over well-oiled or sprayed baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and drizzle with a little bit of olive oil. Top with tomatoes, Goat cheese and basil. Bake until almost done, about 2 minutes remaining. Add the avocadoes on top and finish baking. Immediately add the spinach to the top and let it wilt and warm for a about a minute or two. Slice and enjoy!

I must warn you that this pizza is really good and may result in you eating a few too many slices. Which may be a good thing, because it is NOT as yummy the next day. Everything gets sort of soggy. Still edible, but not as crisp and delicious as the day you made it.**

So there you have it. No new updates, except that I got my HAIR CUT!!! Finally!! Holy rat tails.. that's what was up. I went out last Friday with a bunch of my girlfriends and realized that I literally had rat tails hanging from my head on either side in all the photos. It was sad. And gross. So, I took charge of the situation and went to Bubbles in the Pentagon City mall to see Jane. I was nervous, but she was great. She also didn't talk a lot. Which I kind of liked. I also found out I have dry hair.. who knew? And, I spent only $7 on three new shirts and a sweater from Banana Republic with giftcards I had been hoarding!*** So, I left there last night with a shorter, layered look, new clothes and a smile on my face!  I'm excited for this weekend so I can take lots of "new hair" pictures!! Yay!!

Have a great Thursday!!

 








* Sneaky snake = a term I stole from Casey. I think that it adequately describes MS's shady-ness in matters of finance. I'm talkin' about Enron, y'all.. Remember?

** This is the opinion of the author and does not reflect on all of Martha Stewart's ideas in any way. Just sayin'.

 *** Hoarding -- it creeps me out, but when it comes to giftcards, it is a must. Seriously, if you save them up, it is amazing all the stuff you can buy at one time. I recommend.