Pizza night!

So believe it or not, but this is the first time I've made pizza in our apartment. My goal was to not buy any ingredients that we didn't already have. This is probably how pizza was originally developed, bread with leftovers on top!

First course: Local salad greens, hood river pears (thanks to mom and dad), raw almonds and sunflower seeds, simple vinaigrette.

Pizza 1: I called it the Rustic; potatoes, sauteed collard greens and cabbage, crimini, sharp cheddar, marinara.

Pizza 2: Marinara and crimini; cheese is expensive!

Pizza 3: Sharp Cheddar, Pear, Herbs. Before and after. Olive Oil it when it first comes out of the oven, Delicious!

Even Portland can be beautiful in Spring!

Taken from the parking lot behind our apartment. Its amazing that we have blossoms in February! More to come...

Weekly Rations

Well, here is what I brought home from the food co-op last week. Its basically our week of food, missing some farm eggs and a few more veggies from the farmers market. I usually buy yogurt and butter every other week, as they last a couple weeks. The nice thing about the co-op is that everything they carry is organic, so you aren't tempted to compare prices. They also make everything very affordable and buy from local farms so there is usually some local veggies even in winter (this week's local stuff was garlic, onion, cabbage, kale, and the yogurt too).