"When the moon hits your eye..."

"... like a big pizza pie, that's amore."

Homemade mini-pizza topped with one special pepperoni
Photography by Jeff

Pizza (or "za" as we call it) is Jeff's first love. Fortunately, I understand this and made mini-zas for dinner on Tuesday night. Very easy "recipe" (I think this is my dad's original idea) : just get whatever ingredients you like (pepperoni, mushrooms, zucchini, red peppers, cheese and tomato sauce) and put them on a flour tortilla (no dough required for the thin crust!). Garnish lightly with garlic power and basil, then place in a 375C oven for 12-15 minutes.

In keeping with the theme of Italian cooking, we made another of our favourite meals tonight: pesto pasta with bbq chicken and roasted tomatoes. Again, this is very easy to make: marinate the chicken with lemon juice, soya sauce, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper, for 4-6 hours before bbq-ing. My momma made a suggestion to subsitute lemon with maple syrup or honey - I'll have to try that next time. As for the pasta, simply toss cooked penne and green beans with pesto sauce.

I particularly like having this on a warm night because it's just so fresh! And watermelon for dessert is a perfect accompaniment!

Me in the kitchen also watching the NBA playoffs on my laptop

Photography by Jeff

Summer has arrived with watermelon

Photography by Jeff

Tomorrow, I'm going to try making curry beef and naan bread. Wish me luck!

-ange xx