Bread.
Lately I have this thing with bread.
I just wanna bake it all the time. All the time!
I blame the nostalgic feeling I get when I smell dough. That
amazing, yeasty, comforting smell.
Mmmm.
Thank you Granny Aggie for spending countless hours teaching
me how to beat the whatnot out of dough in order to make it just so (and, to build crazy awesome muscles). You rock. (And, you are great at
cheating at cards and drinking red wine, which makes you my hero.)
So yeah.
Today, I decided that it would be super to make a dinner of mini
things. Baby corn! Pigs in a blanket! Etc!
After thinking it through, I realized I got carried away
with ambition (especially on a Monday), and decided to save my mini feast for a
dinner party and to do the best thing ever: make mini pizzas.
Mini pizzas! My mom used to keep them in the freezer all the
time when we were kids. My brother and I LIVED on them in school. I even used
to eat them for breakfast (I know, so gross. I also ate KD Easy Mac. Whatever,
I’m over it, you should be too.).
So I got all excited and did my mini pizza dance (which, if
you could see it, would totally knock your socks off) and decided a mini pizza
party just isn’t a mini pizza party without a trip to the inlet to watch the ducks.
(Well, that might have been Derek’s idea.)
And of course, a thermos of wine.
(We actually bought a thermos specifically for covert
drinking in the park. It makes us feel fancy. And the cups are opaque and have
safari animals on them. Right?)
We totally lucked out because the forecast was looking
pretty grim, but then the clouds parted and we had the most lovely sunshiney
sunshine there ever was.
(Please excuse the continued variety of filters on my
photos. I am exploring a sea of iPhone options here. Also: a thermos of wine.)
This is the first time I've made pizza from scratch and had the dough turn out beautifully.
They were YUM and it was super simple! I used instant yeast and let the little guys here rise once for an hour then once after I shaped em. On top is broccoli, green pepper, prosciutto, and much onion and garlic. We used tons of pizza sauce and dairy free cheese too.
We packed up all our goodies and a beach towel and lugged our things to a lovely park by the inlet. When we got there there were a great many dogs. (Don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on dogs here, but seriously people, control your animals. Please don't assume that everyone is a dog person just because you are. And if your dog is irritating other park goers, come and retrieve it - don't just call it in a lackadaisial fashion. That is all.)
Inlet!
So pretty!
Here is one of the safari animal cups I purchased at the Shopper's Drug Mart while buying ketchup chips. They serve us well, and the elephant is extra friendly looking.
...duck...
...duck!
(Also, I saw a black swan crossing over a bridge the other day. It was at first very beautiful, then I became creeped out. Ever been chased by a swan? I have. My dad had a friend named Mr. Schwan... and he had swans... yeah.
Basically they were meanies and I'm forever scarred.)
Sunset by the inlet.
Lately, I'm very into orange. This looks like a flower to me.
Grarrr overexposure!
We were pretty secluded behind this tree.
The leafy branches dipped low into the water.
My favourite type of tree. :)
Derek played music by Shigeto.
I love how watery and light his music is.
And also it is awesome.
All in all, a genius idea for a Monday. Genius.
<3 S
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