Pizza Pie and Lonesome

I miss my daughter who has been with friends and family the last 4 days. We had some 15 yr old issues. I wish she was here to share this pizza. We so enjoy eating together.

Thinking of her I made a pizza like this.

Dough:
3 cups organic, unbleached, unbromated white flour- Bob's Red Mill
1 pkg active dry yeast
1 tsp salt
1 tblsp organic white cane sugar
1 cup warm water
2 tbl olive oil
Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add water and oil, stir till moistened, knead for about 10 minutes. Form into a ball, wet with additional olive oil, cover and let rise in a warm place till dble in size- 1 to 2 hrs. Halve and flatten and spread dough onto oiled pizza pan or cookie sheet. Prick dough copiously with a fork. Spread more olive oil thinly on top of dough.Save and refrigerate the other half of the dough for tomorrow.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Topping:

1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
1 cup chopped baby bella mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped sweet bell peppers, red, green, yellow or any
1/2 cup diced tomatoes and green chilies, canned
1 cup finely shredded parmesan or Italian mix cheeses
garlic and basil to taste

Method:
Saute' onions, mushrooms, peppers in additional olive oil until soft , about 10 min over med heat. Strew evenly over pizza dough.

Distribute tomatoes and chilies, garlic and basil over pizza. Top with cheese. Place on lower rack in 450 degree oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is bronze or brown as desired.I like it a little burnt.

Serve with sour cream as desired.

If my daughter could smell this from 75 mi away perhaps she would come home.

Chicken Salad w/ Curry and Grapes and Yoghurt on Flatbread

In appreciation of this springlike day w/ warm sun and melting snow I ate lunch on the patio today.

The chicken salad included red grapes and green onions and sweet red bell pepper seasoned with garlic, curry powder and some heat. I used half mayonaisse and half unsweetened plain yoghurt as the moistening agent. A tiny bit of honey. I incorporated chopped salad greens( eg., spring mix)into the chicken salad rather than using it as a bed.

I ate it on torn pieces of pita or flat bread that I made with frozen whole wheat dough that I rolled out thin, pricked w/ a fork and baked.

You could do this of course with any fowl - chicken, turkey, pheasant or grouse. When you are eating on the patio it is outdoor food.

I had a glass of wine. My dog chased squirrels.The snow diminished. It was a window of sensory opportunity . Bring it on.