Pizza!

As a vegan, I can't just go to the supermarket and pick up a pizza when I want one...they all have cheese. So I've been looking for a recipe for whole grain pizza dough and haven't been able to find one. Maybe because I'm actually to lazy to kneed dough and make one myself. LOL! Which brings me to my new discovery! Pre-made pizza crust!!! Yes, I know they have them in supermarkets everywhere, but they are not whole grain or vegan. Thanks to the wonderful people at Earth Fare yesterday, I found one! Yay! So of course, last night we had pizza...oh so good! The vegetables I have listed are the ones we wanted...feel free to put whatever you want on yours.

Pizza

1 California Style Pizza Bread
pasta sauce
1 tomato, very thinly sliced
baby spinach
kale
1 onion, very thinly sliced
1/2 red bell pepper, medium diced
fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
Italian Seasoning

Preheat your oven to 450F. Place pizza crust on baking sheet. Spread a generous amount of pasta sauce over the bread then pile on your vegetables. Bake for about 10 minutes. This pizza is very filling since the crust is whole grain (sprouted wheat berries). Enjoy!





Pizza Bread Front

Pizza Bread Nutritional Information

English Tea Store Tea Pots

I love hot tea. Like most Americans I have always had a cup or mug of tea. The problem with having a cup of tea is that before you're able to drink it all, it's cold. Now I love iced tea, but I don't like hot tea when it gets cold. Just like I don't like iced tea when it gets warm. I found this store online a couple of years ago and have been really happy with everything I've purchased...especially my "Tea for One" tea set. The tea pot sits on top of the cup and saucer for storage so it doesn't take up a lot of space. The pot holds almost 2 cups so it's just the right amount. When you try to make a pot of tea for one person in a larger teapot, it doesn't hold it's heat because the pot is too big. This one's just right. I like to pour half a cup and keep topping it off with fresh, hot tea! I'm giving the link for the tea for one section, but FYI, the pot I bought is the English Tea Store brand for $6.95! I'm thinking about getting a fine china one though for those times when I feel like being fancy! LOL!

Here's the link to English Tea Store Tea for One section.

Mio Review

So I found some Mio and got a couple of flavors to try...Sweet Tea and Fruit Punch. I like that it's in a squeeze bottle and I can add how much or how little I want. That would be nice; sometimes I just don't want full strength. I think this would be easier to keep in my purse so I can squirt some into a bottle of water at the zoo or just a glass of water at someone's house. I know I can do that with Crystal Light, but then you're wasting the rest of the package. I'm just too cheap to do that. After all, the more money I spend on food and drink, the less I can spend on yarn! LOL!

Okay, so there are reasons to get Mio. So now...how's it taste? The bottle says to put 1 squeeze into 8 ounces of water. That was a little strong for me. I kept adding water until I liked it so I figure that I like about half strength. FYI: I like full strength Crystal Light. I like the taste; it's a lighter taste, maybe a little sweeter taste than Crystal Light.

It costs more than Crystal Light, so you'll have to judge it on taste and convenience. Am I going to give up my Crystal Light? No. But I will carry a Mio in my purse when I'm out and about. Being able to stop and get a glass of water at a drive-thru sounds awfully convenient to me. Surprisingly, the commissary carries it (WHAT!?!) and it's quite a bit cheaper than a civilian store, so if you can shop at the commissary, get it there.