Yummy Pizza

Lauren made these SUPER yummy pizzas for dinner tonight. They tasted so good, and they’re good for you too! She found the recipe in this month’s Women’s Health. Tasty, tasty.

Individual Pizzas with Gruyere, Caramelized Onions, and Apples

Hands-on Time: 10 Minutes
Total Time: 30 Minutes

4 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 medium onions, halved and thinly sliced
2 medium red apples, halved, cored, and thinly sliced
2 cans (15 oz each) white beans, drained and rinsed
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried rosemary, crumbled
4 whole-wheat tortillas (8-inch)
2 cups shredded reduced-fat Gruyere cheese (8 oz)
1/4 cup chopped pecans


Directions:

1. Heat oven to 450°F.


2. In a large skillet, warm 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Add onions and toss to coat. Add 3/4 cup water, bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes longer.


3. Add apple slices and cook until apples are crisp-tender, onions are golden, and liquid has evaporated, 7 to 10 minutes.


4. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mash beans with remaining 2 teaspoons oil, lemon juice, salt, rosemary, and 3 tablespoons water.


5. Place tortillas on 2 large baking sheets. Spread beans evenly over tortillas. Top with the onion-apple mixture, cheese, and pecans.


6. Bake about 5 minutes, until pizzas are piping hot and cheese has melted. Serve hot.

Makes 4 pizzas.

Food and Friends| a diary of dining out.

My mom bought me the most delicate book this weekend at anthropologie. It’s so fun it makes me want to call up my girlfriends for some dinner and drinks! The book helps you keep a log of the restaurants you’ve visited, who you went with, what you ate, and what you thought about the meal. A cute idea for keeping dining memories! And it’s really so true– some of the best memories I’ve had with my friends are over a delicious meal. Food and Friends, the perfect pair.
Alright, who wants to go out to dinner?!!

Sunflower Butter vs. Peanut Butter

Meet my new friend:
Sunflower Seed Butter

Although I do still have a [VERY] special place in my heart for peanut butter, I am forced to eat my beloved PB&J’s with sunflower butter this summer, as my reading specialist internship is at a “peanut-free” school. Which I guess would now make it a SB&J. Which really, just sounds weird.

Truthfully, sunflower butter is actually pretty tasty and when slabbed on some bread with some extra delicious raspberry preserves I can barely tell the difference.

But still we should ask ourselves– Which butter is better??

After doing a bit of research (my own taste tests and those of others) I have come to the conclusion that although peanut butter ultimately tastes better, it is not in fact better for you. For nutritional value sunflower butter takes the gold. It has lesser amounts of monosaturated fat and it is richer in vitamins, protein, and fiber. And although it might not taste as sweet or salty, it has less additives, and is more hearty in flavor.

And if you feel up to it– go ahead and mix some of your own!

Click here for an easy recipe from Domesticfluff (a really awesome blog!):
Still I do wonder– when my internship is over will I rejoin forces with Peanut Butter? We have, after all, been lovers for SO long– a true connection that runs deep.
Only time will tell.

Five Guys in Boston!!

Today Zan and I had big plans for the beach. It was going to be awesome. I slathered on some SPF, packed the cooler full of snacks, and grabbed my towels from the closet. We even put the top down on Zan’s convertible. The sun was shining and life was good.
Then, it started to rain.
Should we go? We debated. Probably just a sprinkle.
Onward we went. Out of the city and up to the shore.
And the sky got darker. And darker. And the Heavens opened up.
Dang. Double Dang.
How disappointing. BUMMER. Until we spotted this:

And life was good again!
Five Guys in Boston (or technically the North Shore)…. DREAM!!!!!
Five guys is one of the best burger joints in the country.
(only 2nd to In-N-Out in Cali)
Simple food and simply delicious.
Burgers. Fries. Shakes.

This photo is of the regular bacon cheese burger.
I prefer to get the little burger (one patty) because it’s really all my stomach can handle.
The burgers are SUPER delicious and you’re allowed to get as many toppings as you want FREE. Incredible.
Thanks Five Guys. You made my day.
After some research, it turns out there are several FG around the Boston area. Super sweet. Click here to find the one closest to you!