{"id":11553,"date":"2010-07-16T12:31:02","date_gmt":"2010-07-16T16:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=11553"},"modified":"2010-07-16T12:31:02","modified_gmt":"2010-07-16T16:31:02","slug":"pizza-thursday-report-for-july-15th-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/07\/pizza-thursday-report-for-july-15th-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Pizza Thursday Report for July 15th, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza2.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11556\" title=\"Pizza\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Hi my pretties!\u00a0 <strong>How is everybody&#8217;s week going so far?<\/strong> This is our first week back after a week long vacation and I don&#8217;t mind telling you that at the start it was a little rough going.\u00a0 Ouch!\u00a0 Vacation blues mostly.\u00a0 You know, where you sit there and think to yourself, &#8220;Wow do I really have to go back to normal life and that old tired schedule again?&#8221;\u00a0 Yeah.<\/p>\n<p>The week has been good to us though!\u00a0 We have been out to dinner to celebrate our anniversary since we didn&#8217;t get a chance to go out last week.\u00a0 We have spoken to close friends on the phone and we are going out to dinner with friends this evening.\u00a0 So while we have returned to that old and tired schedule, the week has definitely had some highlights.<\/p>\n<p>I have also planned another foodie trip!\u00a0 YaY!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fakefoodfree.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">My BFF Lori <\/a>mentioned to me that <a href=\"http:\/\/foodblogforum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Food Blog Forum<\/a> (Run by Steamy Kitchen and White on Rice) is <a href=\"http:\/\/foodblogforum-atlanta.eventbrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">hosting a seminar in Atlanta in September<\/a>.\u00a0 It is a one day seminar with a cocktail meet n&#8217; greet on Friday evening and an after party on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>After some chit-chat with Scott and checking of flight prices, attending was a definite go!\u00a0 So OHC is off to Hotlanta for a seminar, meeting with old friends, and possibly meeting some new friends!\u00a0 The seminar also looks fantastic!\u00a0 Hooray! So now I&#8217;m all kinds of excited!\u00a0 If you are going let me know!<\/p>\n<p>And now on to the pizza, which is why you&#8217;re here, right? <img src='\/images\/wink.gif' alt=';)' \/><\/p>\n<p>Did a bit of a twist on the pizza this week.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t really want to refer to it as Mexican Pizza but well, I don&#8217;t know what else to call it!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11555\" title=\"Pizza \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Whole Wheat Crust<\/li>\n<li>Pizza sauce + salsa<\/li>\n<li>Moz and shredded Mexican cheese<\/li>\n<li>Red onions<\/li>\n<li>Green peppers<\/li>\n<li>Broccoli<\/li>\n<li>Carrot<\/li>\n<li>Pinto beans<\/li>\n<li>Mushrooms (Scott&#8217;s side)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza3.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11557\" title=\"Pizza \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza3.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This pizza was so good!\u00a0 The combo of the salsa mixed with a bit of pizza sauce was fantastic!\u00a0 It did make the sauce really watery during cooking though so if I make this again I&#8217;ll probably have to address that in some way.<\/p>\n<p>I lightly sauteed up the red onions and green peppers to give them that smoky cooked flavor similar to what you would get if you ordered fajitas.\u00a0\u00a0 I just happened to have some leftover pinto beans in the fridge so I figured, why not?\u00a0 Might as well toss those suckers on there too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza4.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11558\" title=\"Pizza \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/OHC-07-15-10_pizza4.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I was pleasantly surprised by how well everything just sort of blended together to create a lovely pizza.\u00a0 I also considered putting a dollop of sour cream (read 2% Fage) on each slice but ended up going without.\u00a0 I should have though because I bet it would have been fantastic!\u00a0 When Scott has leftovers today I might sneak a taste just to see. <img src='\/images\/wink.gif' alt=';)' \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Blackstone_merlot.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11554\" title=\"Blackstone Merlot \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Blackstone_merlot-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Blackstone_merlot-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Blackstone_merlot.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Last night&#8217;s wine was a Blackstone Merlot which is a really decent merlot for a very reasonable price.\u00a0 My suggestion though it to make sure it breathes well before sipping.\u00a0 Even once it&#8217;s poured in the glass, give it a minute or two before you partake.\u00a0 It really needs that extra time to develop.<\/p>\n<p>We watched such a mix of things on the Tube last night!\u00a0 Antiques Roadshow (you know how us grans rock it), House Hunters (people are strange), and Kathy Griffin (who&#8217;s mom is getting more famous than she is!).\u00a0 Then I crashed out in bed and slept the sleep of the <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">innocent,<\/span> worn out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell me how you&#8217;re doing gang!<\/strong> <img 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This is our first week back after a week long vacation and I don&#8217;t mind telling you that at the start it was a little rough going.\u00a0 Ouch!\u00a0 Vacation blues mostly.\u00a0 You know, where you sit there and think to yourself, &#8220;Wow do I really [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,51],"tags":[69],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-30l","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11553"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11553\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}