Five Favorites for Friday

August 31, 2012 Off By Lisa

How’s that for some serious alliteration?

It has been a really exhausting week for so many reasons.  I’m tired.  I’m drained.  My feet hurt.  And I desperately need a shower before I crash face down on the bed and pass out.

You know what those days feel like, right?

For today, I have just a couple of quick favorites from this week…call it leftovers!

Here we go…

1.  Favorite recipe I invented this week based on concepts from Alice Waters’ The Art of Simple Cooking book:

Mediterranean Pizza (very original title, yes?)

  • Use whole wheat flatbread (Naan, pita, Boboli or whatever), any number.
  • Drizzle lightly with olive oil.
  • Add shredded mozzarella or ricota salata cheese.  Or both.  Whatever.
  • Add herbed feta cheese.  Or plain.  Whatever.
  • Add leftover Greek-ish chicken.
  • Slice or chop a couple of pepperoncini.
  • Heat in 400° oven on a baking sheet for 6-7 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
  • Top with oregano or Italian seasoning blend (fresh or dried works).
  • Slice a few red grapes and add to top of pizza after you remove pizza from oven.
  • Pour a glass of chilled white wine.  Pour pomegranate juice for diners under the legal drinking age.  Dinner in less than fifteen minutes.  This is seriously delicious.

2.  Favorite thing I said to Kidzilla this week: “Please do not put your cheeseburger on my computer keyboard.”  Self-explanatory.

3.  Favorite thing Kidzilla said to me this week:  “You are the BEST Mom, Mamma!”  Pretty sure this was because I gave her fresh fruit in a dish for a snack.  Honest.

4.  Favorite thing Fab Hub said to me this week:  “I spackled the holes in the wall.”  Don’t ask…it’s another story.

5.  Favorite purchase this week:  Mini tissue boxes with printed tissues – these are four inches high.  The designs on the box indicate the print on the tissues.  The best?  The leopard print on the left – Zilla’s favorite!

What are your favorites for the week?

Happy weekend, everyone!  Enjoy the Labor Day fireworks!

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About The Author

Lisa A. Listwa is a self-employed writer with experience in education, publishing, and the martial arts. Believing there was more to life than punching someone else’s time clock and inspired by the words of Henry David Thoreau, she traded her life as a high school educator for a life as a writer and hasn’t looked back. She is mother to one glorious handful of a daughter, wife to the nicest guy on the planet, and reluctant but devoted owner of three Rotten Cats. You can find her adventures and thoughts on living life deliberately here on the blog.

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