there's always room for pizza

i couldda been a ramone because i love pizza so much. i like my music short, loud, and to the point. i'm always brushing my bangs outta my face, so i'd have fit right i think, even with the booze, women, and drugs. then i might have gotten sick of that after a while, but i'm pretty sure i'd still love pizza and punk rock. this was a very simple pizza to make: pillsbury (chemical but vegan) pizza crust, baked plain for about 10 minutes, then i piled on toppings of sauteed zucchini, roasted red peppers, and orange bell peppers. cooked it for another 7 minutes and broiled it for about 2 minutes. yes--there's the sauce underneath and it's so simple to make i swear you'll slap yourself:

i wanna be your joey ramone pizza sauce

1 can tomato sauce
1 big ol' T of ms. dash sundried tomato and basil blend
1t granulated garlic
1t crushed red pepper flakes
dash o' salt
1t olive oil

yep, that's it. mix the ingredients together and spread on yer dough. if you use an 8 oz. can o' sauce, you'll have enough for two pizzas. or you can make some bread sticks and dip them in the remaining sauce too. pile that pizza with the veggies you love and watch rock n' roll high school.

late note: about the mac n' cheez post from a few days ago--that is the very special meal that we eat to remember my spouse's sister melanie (OBM). you're supposed to pile the beans on top of the mac n' cheez and eat it that way.

what are your favorite pizza toppings?

awwww, fudge it!

these are THE fudgey-wudgey blueberry brownies from veganomicon. these are very fudgey and very wudgey. i wasn't sure how a blueberry and chocolate combo would work, but the flavor mixing is amazing. these are quite pleasing on a hot day eaten cold outta the fridge, but i prefer mine nuked in the mic for about 15 seconds.

getting crunk in the kitchen again!

it's been a while since i've tested one of bianca's recipes for her southern cook book. anything i cook of hers is a big hit in our house, and while i've whined with exasperation how i'm not going to buy any more cook books because i don't get good mileage out of the ones i have, my super-spouse says, "we're still buying bianca's when it comes out because her stuff is really really good." so there, bianca--you happy? of course you are. shown above and below are some blurry shots of the her mac n' cheez and boozy beer beans. i can't disclose the recipe, but the mac n' cheez recipe is the only vegan one i'll eat. all the other recipes i've tried over the past year taste like blech.
i felt something was missing from the meal so i rounded it out with a simple nutty salad, which is my recipe but it's so easy i don't feel like it really needs one. if you're curious, here it is:

simple nutty salad

• 1 yellow pepper cut into thin strips
• 1c chopped english cuke
• 1/4 c. chopped pecans
• 1/4 c. dried cranberries

toss all the above ingredients in some kraft raspberry vinaigrette and yer done.