pita pizza

One of perks of being a teacher at Isaac’s school is homecooked meals from the parents every so often. Tuesday night he came home with a vegetarian butternut squash and bean stew. He picked a good one!!!

I had already eaten dinner by the time Isaac got home (more on that below) but I graciously had the stew today for lunch. It was extra spicy and the fresh cilantro (which was packaged separately for a garnish) added a lovely fresh flavor to the meal.

To soak up the stew and to help with the spiciness I broke off a piece of ww pita.

As I was eating lunch the mail came and with it came a large package from Vitalicious. Of course, I opened it right away to check out the goods. Let’s just say I’m excited for all the different tops and treats I’ll be tasting in the near future. I picked out the RaisinBran top and put the rest in the freezer, per the package directions.

The Top has 15 vitamins and minerals and only 100 calories so I thought I’d better get all my nutrients in and have it for a snack. I’m glad I did- the RaisinBran flavor was quite tasty with plump raisins and a nice cinnamon sweetness. I ate 1/2 of it cold and heated up the other half in the toaster. YUM!

I prepared and packed my afternoon snack before heading back to work.

Pumpkin Pie Yogurt: The last of a large tub of Okios plain Greek yogurt, canned pumpkin, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and stevia with a little Ezekiel sprouted grain cereal for an added crunch.

And, I have to mention last night’s dinner because it was so darn tasty! I really like thin crust pizza and using pita as a crust is one of my favorite ways to make it. But, last night’s version was extra special.

The Tomato Sauce: 1 small can of tomato paste mixed with italian seasoning, dried basil and 1 glove of minced fresh garlic.

The Cheese Sauce: 2 tbsp. of garlic hummus mixed with 1 tbsp. nutritional yeast/wheat germ and water to thin (Per Mae’s pizza cheese recipe).

Toppings: Green peppers, mushrooms, and fresh spinach.

With the oven preheating at 425°, I took 1 whole wheat pita, spilt it apart to make 2 crusts, spread on the sauce and added the toppings and cheese sauce on top. This action brought back fond memories of my pizza making days while in college. Random fact: I worked at Dominos in Fairfax, VA, making the pizza AND delivering it. It’s not so often you see a girl delivering pizza, but it was actually a fun job! Plus this cutie named Isaac worked there.

I baked the 2 mini pizzas for 8-10 minutes, just until the “crust” was crispy. Oh Mae, you are a genius- seriously the flavor of the pizza cheese was right on. I probably could have added more water as my sauce didn’t spread all that well, but it was so delicious- extra garlicky and super cheesy. I have to note that wheat germ isn’t part of the original recipe but I accidently mixed my bulk bin bag of wheat germ into my bag of nutritional yeast thinking they were both nutritional yeast. Oh well, the wheat germ just added some extra nutrients and it still tasted awesome so I’m not complaining.

So I told you one of my past jobs (and there are MANY more!), but tell me, what are some of your past jobs while in high school or college?

- Brittany

Don’t forget the iherb shopping spree ends tomorrow night.

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That used to be an ice cream “creation” at Coldstone when I worked there. Who knows if they still have this flavor, considering I worked there a long time ago when I was a college Freshman. And yes, I had to sing when people gave tips – it was lame, and often times I would pretend I didn’t see them put the money in the jar so I didn’t have to sing. I was so great at beating the system, until some customers called me out on it, mainly ones with kids did this, and we were like, “ohhhh.. you did give a tip! Sorry, we didn’t even see that,” then burst into song. I still remember some of the tunes.

So anyways, back to the point, I am getting quite experimental with my oats lately and trying different variations I have seen on other blogs. This morning I used pumpkin pie filling in my oats, I realize that pumpkin pie filling has more sugar than regular pumpkin puree would have, but it was all the lady I was house sitting had, and it sweet and delicious. It seemed like I was eating pumpkin pie for breakfast, which made my day! Next time I will probably just buy plain old pumpkin puree and add my own sweetness, and I do want to add some sort of “crust”, maybe some graham crackers. Here’s my bowl of pumpkin pie oats with walnuts on top.

Last night for dinner I made 2 pita pizzas by splitting on pita in half, spooning on some tomato sauce, and adding some fresh veggies and mozzarella cheese. I popped them into the oven on 425 for about 5-7 minutes and dinner was served. They turned out to be pretty spectacular.

And, a close up:

In other news: Isaac, my love, is finally done with his training and he will be home during the weekdays from now on… I’m pretty excited about this because I was getting quite lonely.. minus blog world! Last weekend when he was home he surprised me with roses and they are still looking beautiful a week later. I love love love fresh flowers. I think they really brighten a room and they make me happy.