Saturday Snapshot: On a Walk

I took my camera on a walk (pre-snow storm) and snapped this shot.

Breakfast Pizza

For my final pizza post of the week, I decided to do breakfast.  You already know I love breakfast food, so here is yet another way to enjoy breakfast for dinner!  Or, make it for brunch this weekend and wash it down with a mimosa :)

You will need:

• Whole grain, ready to bake pizza crust
• Fresh mozzarella
• 6-8 strips of bacon
• 2-4 eggs

Prebake your pizza crust at 450 for 6 minutes.  While it is prebaking, cook your bacon until it's floppy and cut into pieces.

Top your pizza crust with slices of fresh mozzarella and bacon.

Make small wells in the pizza crust to hold your eggs, then crack and place the raw egg onto the crust.

Put your pizza into the oven and bake for another 10 minutes until the egg whites are set.  If you have a stubborn egg that takes longer than the rest, turn off the oven and let to pizza sit in it until the whites are all set.

Slice and top with arugala.

Enjoy, and have a wonderful weekend!

Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese Pizza

My second pizza post this week features a great combination of flavors.

You will need:

• 1 sweet potato
• 1 sweet yellow onion
• 4-6 ounces goat cheese
• Ready to bake thin crust
• Fresh sage (optional)
• Olive oil for sauteing

Peel and thinly slice your sweet potato and onion, preferably with a mandolin but an ultra sharp knife will work too.

Pour a small amount of olive oil into a frying pan and heat over medium-high heat.  Add your sweet potatoes and saute until they are softened.  If you're ever unsure as to whether you have to precook a pizza ingredient, just look at your pizza crust baking instructions.  If the bake time for the crust is significantly shorter than the time needed to cook the toppings, your best bet is to precook it.

Once the potatoes are softened, place them on the pizza crust and add the onions to the pan to cook.

While you're waiting for your onions to soften, crumble your goat cheese on top of the sweet potatoes.  Then, top with the onions and a pinch of fresh sage.

Pop it in the oven for 10 minutes, slice, and enjoy!

Prosciutto and Fig Pizza

I am doing a week of pizza posts this week!  I love pizza, but there's a lot of ingredients in restaurant-made pizzas that I can't eat (weird food sensitivities), so I enjoy making my own that both John and I can enjoy.  I hope this week of posts gives you some fun new flavor combinations to try!

First up is a prosciutto and fig pizza.  This is seriously delicious!

You will need:

• 1 bag of dried figs (you might not use them all- if you have leftovers, you can make chocolate figs for dessert!)
• 1/4 pound of prosciutto
• Shredded cheese mix of mozzarella and parmesan
• Ready to bake thin pizza crust

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and slice your figs.

Layer the cheese, figs, and prosciutto onto the pizza.

Bake for 10 minutes, slice, and enjoy!

Yummm... writing this post makes me want to make this again! :)  Happy Monday!

Saturday Snapshot

As easy as it would be for me to do, I promise not to have every Saturday Snapshot be of my dog :) 

Here, I was playing with the pet portrait and macro settings.

DIY Picture Frame Wreath

I really love this newest wreath!  To make your own, you will need:

• An old picture frame, hardware removed (this will keep your door from getting scratched up)
• Twine
• Fabric flowers (I chose daffodils, they're my favorite spring time flower!)
• Wire cutters
• Scissors
• Ribbon (optional, I used mine to hide the 3M hook my wreath hangs on)

First, if you have any wobbly corners (mine was an old frame), you'll want to wrap twine around them to stabilize the frame.

Then, incorporate your fabric flowers on the sides by trimming the wires to length, tying them to the frame, and wrapping the twine around them to secure the flowers to the frame.

Hang it up, and enjoy!

This is officially the last post that I'll have iPhone pictures for!  (This is a mix of camera photos and phone photos- I think you can really tell which are which!)

Have a wonderful weekend, and come back tomorrow for my next Saturday Snapshot.

Chocolate Figs and Giveaway Winner!

I am loving this quick and easy snack!  You will need:

• Dried figs
• Dark chocolate chips
• Cinnamon
• Waxed paper

Place one cup of the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl, and microwave at 70% power for 45 seconds.  Continue to microwave in 15 second intervals, stirring as needed, until it's nice and smooth.

Then, dip the figs in chocolate, placing on a sheet of waxed paper to harden.  Dust with a touch of cinnamon while the chocolate is still wet.

Ta da!  They are so yummy :)

And now, the winner of my birthday giveaway... (thanks to Random.org) is

Jennay!

Be on the lookout for an email from me :)

Thanks so much to everyone who entered!