...a delightful summertime pizza pie ~

...Hello dearies!!

" Don't let's ask for the moon.

We have the stars."

~

Are you all enjoying the last little licks of

summertime?!!

...speaking of licks,

can you guess what this is?

how `bout now?!

yep!

...it's homemade pizza!

not just any ole pizza...

but what I like to call ~

de~light~ful summertime pizza!!

now, if you just gotta have meat on your pizza

you could very easily put your fav topping on

(next time around, I'll be using some prosciutto!)

but 

don't look for it today,

on these particular pies

it's our vegetarian day!

(hence the word de~LIGHT~ful!)

Do you enjoy garden fresh produce?

perhaps you enjoy the farmer's market delights?!

or maybe you

grow your own organic produce?

well,

I've got you covered

as this recipe showcases them all ~ perfectly!!

and the best part is

only a few ingredients are necessary!

I don't know about you but in these lazy days of summer,

I'm all about simplistic yummies!!

so without further ado

I give you

~ Summertime Pizza ~

*pizza dough

I take a little help here and "trader joe dough" it!

if you have a favorite recipe, feel free to you make your own

ahem,

 if you do have an ancient family secret pizza dough recipe ~ email me would ya`?!

I promise,

I don't make any dough, selling pizza in my etsy shop!!

(hahaha!!!!)

....hhhmmmm

note to self

research pizza dough profits...

now, where was I?

oh yes,

you could even use a boboli pizza crust

BUT 

you'd also MAJORLY cheat yourself out of seeing, smelling, tasting, touching ~

bascially using alllllll of your senses ~ engaging into this beautiful pie process

but I understand, really I do, so do what's best for you at this point of time.

I'm just sayin`

it won't be AS tasty!

*2 TBLspoons cornmeal

*2TBLspoons good, fruity olive oil

*1/4-1/2 head of escarole (torn to bits)

*1 large handful basil (torn to bits)

*2 beautifully smelling peaches

*flaky sea salt - freshly ground black pepper

*1/2 cup mozzarella (chunk it, slice it, shred it ~ it's really up to you!)

now, I just so happen to reeaaally like cheese, so I add more

same goes for any of this! ~ even swap the fruit if you like,

there are no pie cops patrolling around

so go ahead, it's okay to live dangerously here!!

*heat your oven to 425degrees

*grease your pizza pie sheet with olive oil and sprinkle with the cornmeal

*stretch your pizza dough to your desired shape

you can even get all fancy and through it up in the air like those hunky pizza boys do at the local wood fire oven joint ~ 

...my beloved had to get the ladder out when I tried that... 

*scatter the escarole, basil, peaches, flakey salt & fresh pepper

and creatively place your mozzarella cheese

remember, we eat with our eyes too and cooking is also an art form!

*drizzle with fruity olive oil

I let my pizza rest for about 20 minutes

`cause I like to see my pie rise, it's just so darn satisfying

so if you're in a hurry

may I suggest take out??

...from the hunky pizza joint down the street?!!

(I'm not tellin` ya the name of it ~ get your own joint!!)

*then bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is golden bubbly goodness!!

 

tada!!!

doesn't that look good?!

I do hope you will give this summertime pizza a try

and let me know if you liked it

or if you added some other tasty ingredient to it

 as summer is winding down quickly

and I would love to capture it again

 at least

 one

 more

 time!!

here's to tasty morsels!!

*quote taken from:

 Now, Voyager

...deliciousness Sunday!!

~ WARNING ~

the post you are about to read

may make your mouth water!

Oh Happy Day!!!

Just as soon as I can get my hands on a bouquet of jonquils

okay,

and some foil wrapped chocolate dove eggs!

but just a few ~ honest!

( ha!)

It's time for

(and this is where angels sing in harmony....aaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!)

~ Crunchy Vanilla-Almond French Toast ~

with Fancy Fruit Topping, Sweet-n-Smoky Bacon

~

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

(thank YOU Rachel!)

It is,

well ~

heavenly deliciousness!!

(is that a word?)

And the way I like herald in spring

every year!

Can't you just smell the tasty bacon

and the perfectly toasted almonds

enrobing the french bread?

go ahead

try...

Put your nose up to the screen and ssmmmeeeeellll...

no ones looking,

I promise!!

come on...

admit it ~

You know you want a bite of this tasty goodness!

Well

Today is another recipe share day

'cause I'm random like that!

that,

and this recipe is sooooo goood

It begs to be shared!!

So

fire up your pans,

here it is:

~ Almond crusted French Toast ~ 

* 8 large eggs

* 1 cup half-and-half

* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

* 2 pinches salt

* 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground or freshly grated

* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

* 3 cups corn flakes, lightly crushed

* 1/2 cup sliced almonds, lightly crushed

* 4 tablespoons butter

* 12 (1 1/2-inch-thick) slices challah bread or soft "Italian" style bread

* Medium or dark amber maple syrup to pass at table

* Mint sprigs and edible flowers, suggested plate garnish

~ Fancy Fruit Topping ~

* 1 pint raspberries

* 1 pint blackberries

* 2 tablespoons sugar

* 1/4 cup orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Arrange bacon on slotted broiler pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar and place in oven to bake until crisp, 20 to 22 minutes.

Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

In a shallow dish, beat together with a wire whisk: eggs, half-and-half, vanilla, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon. In a second shallow dish combine flakes and nuts. Add 2 tablespoons butter to warm skillet. Place a cookie sheet lined with foil (for easy clean-up) near the stove. Coat 4 to 6 slices of bread in egg, depending on the size of your skillet, then coat bread in cornflakes and nuts. Cook slices 2 minutes on each side and transfer toast to cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining slices and transfer toast to oven. Bake 10 minutes, with already cooking bacon.

While bacon and toast are in oven, combine fruit, sugar and liqueur in a serving bowl and reserve.

Remove toast and bacon from oven. Warm syrup in a small pitcher in microwave 15 seconds on high. Serve toast and bacon on plates with optional garnish of mint and edible flowers.

Pass syrup and topping at the table.

I also like to have a mimosa with my happy spring breakfast!

This concludes deliciousness Sunday

Enjoy ~

p.s. on a side note,

I am working on a

very special

spring giveaway

I think you are going to love!