Top This Pizza

I ventured to Whole Foods again this weekend and found some great finds but my best find is the whole wheat Top This Pizza Crust. I love this crust because it is super thin and is great for a quick and easy dinner.  I made two pizzas so that Joe could have leftovers for lunch for the week.


One pizza was made with caramelized onions topped with fresh spinach and the other had turkey pepperoni. My favorite was the onion and spinach one I just love greens on top of my pizza, if you haven't tried this yet it is a must! My favorite green topping on a pizza is fresh arugula but unfortunately I didn't have any at home when I made these.

The key to making the caramelized onions is to use a non stick pan and keep the heat up medium high and stir the onions frequently and they come out delicious, I didn't even need to use butter or oil.

Cook the pizzas at 450 degrees until the cheese is melted. I add the spinach or greens right at the end and let them cook for just a minute or two. Let cook then slice and serve and enjoy some delicious pizza!

 

 

Question: What is your favorite type of pizza dough?

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Chicken Sausage Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes

I have been loving the hot italian chicken sausage from Whole Foods lately and they were all sale this week so I picked up a few of them. I decided to put a spin on my usual chicken sausage with broccoli rabe and pasta. I removed the casing from the sausage like I have in the past and cooked it in a pan with a little chicken stock and garlic. Once the sausage started to cook I crumbled it up, while that was cooking I boiled a pot of pasta for my whole wheat pasta shells and chopped up two vine ripe tomatoes. I added the tomatoes, cooked pasta and a little water from the pasta to the sausage mixture and let cook a few minutes. Right before I was able to take it off the stove I added a few cups of spinach and let it wilt in. This was a quick and easy dinner that was delicious!

 

Enjoying dinner with my bride mug from my wonderful niece

Question: What is your favorite recipe to make with chicken sausage?

Training Run and Fish Tacos

Yesterday morning my sister, Kristina, and I woke up early and got ready to head out for our last long training run before her first half marathon on the October 23 in Newburyport. Running near her house is very hilly so we had no choice but to conquer some long hills. We left early enough to beat the summer heat we encountered here in Boston over the weekend. She did awesome and we completed the 13.1 mile run in 2:08 which was a 9:48 pace. We were both happy with this especially since Kristina was at a wedding the night before and had a crazy busy weekend.

After we showered and had a quick breakfast Kristina, my mom and Abigail took me to meet Joe at Whole Foods where he was doing our food shopping for the week. He bought some tilapia from the fish market so last night I made fish tacos. Before cooking the fish I preheated the oven at 350 so i could heat up the wheat tortilla shell. I cooked the fish in a nonstick pan with some lime juice and I seasoned the fish with Mrs. Dash Fiesta Lime seasoning. I cooked the fish for about 3-4 minutes on each side once the pan was hot. While the fish was cooking I cut up some fresh avocado and pulled some chopped onion out of the fridge.

Once the fish was cooked I assembled the tacos which were delicious and filling. I could only eat one and wished I had room for more since they were that good.

Question: What is your favorite type of taco?

Country Music Festival

Saturday my mom, sister and I all headed to the 102.5 Country Music Festival featuring Jerrod Neiman, Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley.


It was a hot day but we managed to keep as cool as possible tailgating before we headed inside for the concert. For lunch/dinner we grilled spinach and feta chicken burgers from Whole Foods which were delicious.

I'm not a huge Jerrod Neiman fan but I love Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley. All three of them put on a phenomenal show.



Sorry this one is a little blurry the lighting wasn't the best for pictures

Question: Do you like country music, if so who is your favorite artist/band? Mine is Zac Brown Band,who I will be seeing at the end of the summer.

WIAW

Welcome to another week of WIAW. Hop on over to Peas and Crayons to join in on the party.

Yesterday morning I finally made a green monster smoothie and it was delicious. It will be the first of many for sure! In the smoothie I had almond milk, chia seeds, protein powder, spinach,  raspberries and ice.

 

 

Lunch was a mango salad with chicken from Qdoba with extra guacamole. I can't believe how many people don't like guacamole, I wouldn't know what to do without it.

Dinner was easy and so delicious. I had bought some homemade raviolis from Whole Foods which I made with Newman's Own Fra Diavolo sauce (which I want to try on pizza next). I bought plain cheese raviolis which were just okay (I tried one) and vegan veggie raviolis which were to die for! If you live near a Whole Foods you need to try these.

 

Question: How do you feel about guacamole, love it or hate it?