Quicky Pizza

Ah, college life has begun! I've been pretty busy between my last post and now - I visited my sister in Mexico (the food there is AMAZING), I took the Food Protection Course test for NYC (and passed, yay!), and moved to my dorm in Boston for college!! This week I've been busy with orientation stuff, and starting my classes, and now I have to go home to bake a HUUUUUGE order of cookies!!! ahhhhhhh

DUN DUN DUN

But in my world of food, I have a few things to share that I hope you will like =)

Ramadan is happening right now, so my meals for the moment mostly consist of food snagged from the dining hall before it closes, microwaveable popcorn (100 cal packs, SO GOOD) and VitaTops, MY FAVORITE STUFF EVER <333,>BUT I have some dishes on reserve that I need to catch up on sharing with you, so here goes:

Quicky Pizza!!!

I made this when we got back really late from our trip to Mexico...it was so good, so easy, and so QUICK to make. I love it <3

The flatbread provides a stable pizza crust, and the rest is basically the same as any regular pizza - warm, savory tomato sauce, gooey browned mozzarella cheese, and fresh toasty herbs, tied together with a hint of EVOO. YUM.

This is more of a guideline than a recipe, since you can use whatever you have on hand or just whatever suits your fancy.

Ingredients:

- Flatbread, one (I used an onion flavored one, but use whatever you have, even a pita bread can work) - Tomato sauce, as much as you like (I used Arabbiata, which is spicy, and it was REALLY yummy) - Mozzarella cheese, shredded, as much as you like

- Parmesan cheese, finely grated, as much as you like

- Extra Virgin Olive Oil (optional)

- Herbs and seasonings, according to taste (optional...I used fresh basil and garlic salt)

1) Pre-heat the oven broiler and put the flatbread under it until toasty (this is to avoid sogginess...I didn't actually do this, but I think it would make it less soggy)

2) Put the flatbread, toasty part down, on a baking sheet, and spread the top with the tomato sauce. Top with the mozzarella, parmesan, and a slight drizzle of olive oil, then put the herbs and seasonings or any other toppings on it.

3) Place under the broiler until the cheese is melted and golden. Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes, as it is probably too hot.

4) Put on a plate and enjoy! (You might have to eat it with a knife and fork)

Some options I am considering for the next time I make this:

- Putting some nice velvety goat cheese or tangy feta on top!

- Topping with chopped kalamata olives

- Putting gobs of ricotta cheese between the mozarella and tomato sauce

- Roasted red peppers, sauteed mushrooms, caramelized onions w/ a small amount of blue cheese, ETC - really, the possibilities are endless.

Have fun with this!

Hopefully I will be writing soon about some more things, so stay tuuuuuned =)