Class of 2013!

{Mich with a snake in West Palm Beach, FL}

Congratulations to my baby sister, who is graduating this weekend. I will be heading up to my old stomping grounds in Ithaca this weekend. How lucky for us to have the same amazing Alma Mater! It makes these obligatory university visits quite pleasant for me, as I have many memories attached to the campus.

I've got a few fun dessert posts coming soon, as I had to whip together some yummies for a bake sale last weekend. But since it's Friday and Memorial Day weekend and my sister's graduation, I'm just relaxing a bit today.

Will be back Monday with something more substantial; I promise.

{Chalk Sound, Turks & Caicos}

{Mich with a honey bear}

{getting ready for a beach day in Grace Bay, T&C}

xoxo.

What I Ate: Pizza with Arugula

This is a great pizza recipe for brunch. It's got salty prosciutto and asiago cheese, sweet sun-dried tomatoes, soft fresh mozzarella cheese, spicy arugula, and the thing that makes it brunch-y: a fresh cracked egg.

This 'What I Ate' post is going to be a little different, as I decided to make a video, which I haven't done before (on this blog, anyway). I'm hoping to get into the groove of filming more and more, as it's also a fun hobby, in addition to blogging and photography.

{making the dough}
{this is a double recipe - 2 cups of bread flour}

{preparing the dough}
{split it in two so I could make two pizzas}

And this is where I began filming:

So to make the pizza, I pressed the dough into a flat disk, rubbed a bit of olive oil all over and then sprinkled on some garlic. Then, I spread a bit of tomato sauce all over and sprinkled on some dried basil, dried oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, and fresh cracked black pepper. And I grated some asiago cheese all over the pizza. Then I stuck it in the oven (350 degrees) for about 10 minutes or until the dough started to puff up. I pulled the pizza out and topped it with prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, and a fresh cracked egg. The pizza went back in the oven for another 10 minutes or until the whites of the eggs were soft-set. It came out of the oven again and I added a bunch of arugula and then popped it right back in the oven for just a minute or two to barely wilt the arugula.

{the finished product}

{the egg makes me so happy}

{the wilted arugula makes me happy too}

{yum.}

{happiness = an oozy egg yolk}

{colorful food is the best food}

{buon appetito}

Cheers.