Pizza! hold the red sauce

i am so sorry i have not been very good about posting this month. its a crazy month for us - wedding season has begun!!

the other night i made a perfect pizza - i do not like red sauces but i do love cheese and bread so i made up this delicious version of a sauceless pizza.

i got a whole wheat thin crust pizza crust from Harris Teeter

for the sauce:
in my mini food processor i added:
-olive oil twice around the container
-1 clove of garlic
-handful of frozen spinach
-crushed red pepper flakes
-shredded parmesan cheese, one handful
-touch of sea salt

then i grinded that in the mini food processor. once that was to the consistency i liked, i brushed it on the crust, leaving almost an inch around the edge.

then i added 4 thin slices of prosciutto

then i topped it with very generous portions of shredded mozzarella cheese.

i followed the instructions on the thin crust label - heated the oven to 450
degrees and once the oven was ready i turned it down to 425. i placed the pizza crust directly on the rack, in the middle of the oven. i put a baking sheet on the rack below it to catch any cheese or sauce that might drip.

it only took 8 minutes and it was incredible!!!

enjoy!! and please let me know any variations you might have for an alternative to the red sauce!

leftover nachos

i am loving this bridal shower that i had almost a week ago!! my fridge is stocked full of delicious leftovers that i can mix and match into great new meals! im like my very own taco bell. they have like 7 ingredients that they combine to make so many delicious menu items and they are always coming out with something new! they are genius and i am imitating their genius in my very own kitchen.

so yesterday i had the most incredible nachos ever. it took about 1:30 secs to whip this masterpiece up.

i used:

leftover pita chips
shredded cheddar cheese -leftover from the mini mac&cheese bites
1/2 jalapeño - leftover from the "less is more guac"

i spread the pita chips on a plate, added the shredded cheddar. popped in the microwave for 30 secs. and added a slice of jalapeño to each pita chip. absolutely amazing and i truly believe it had to do with the pita chips. here is my friend, rebecca's recipe for the pita chips.

Take the pitas (she did 2 batches, one plain and one whole wheat) and cut them open (cut around the rim) so you have two circles.

Then brush with olive oil on the inside portion. Sprinkle with
salt and pepper over the olive oil.

Then stack them and cut them into the
wedges. Cut the stack like your cutting a pizza into 6 slices.

Then put the wedges on a cookie sheet (with aluminum foil on the bottom) and bake at 350
for 10 minutes. Keep a close eye on them because they can burn really easy.

enjoy!!
my camera has yet to be replaced so here is a picture of my puggle puppy cosmo. he loves the nachos as much as i do. i let him lick the plate when im done but no jalapeños for him!