Pizza

Sunday Night Dinner & a “Movie”. Felt like a Pizza Night last night, followed by snuggling on our chair & a half to watch PBS/Masterpiece Theater’s “Press”! Thanks to BFF, Tess for recommending this Brit Series. Who else is watching this? For some reason, last night’s pizza was OUTSTANDING! Better than usual.

1. Trader Joe’s Garlic & Herb Pizza dough (usually I use their whole wheat, but there weren’t any yesterday). Place in a big bowl, cover & left out at room temperature for about 4 hours.

2. Trader Joe’s No Fat Pizza Sauce

3. Trader Joe’s jarred roasted red peppers, sliced.

4. 8 oz of Trader Joe’s Cremini Mushrooms sliced & sautéed

5. Trader Joe’s canned artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed, & sliced

6. 1-½ links of No Evil Italian Sausage Plant Meat-The Stallion (contains 1g fat, 2g fiber, 25g protein per link). Sliced thinly, & browned with a little EVOO. Made in Asheville, NC. Check out their website. www.noevilfoods.com/

7. A few sliced pitted Trader Joe’s kalamata olives

8. About ½ cup of Chloe Coscarelli’s left-over Mozzarella Sauce, drizzled over the top. I’ll NEVER use anything else to top pizzas. Most plant-based mozz is made with coconut oil-which is highly saturated FAT. This tastes great, is easy to make, & you can conveniently freeze leftovers.

9. Top with big handfuls of Trader Joe’s Organic Arugula AFTER the pizza is done. Turn off oven, & put back into the oven for about 5 minutes.

Bake in a pre-heated 425 degree oven, with pizza on a pre-oiled rimmed baking pan (or use parchment paper). Mine took about 17 minutes for the crust to brown & be perfectly crisped.

Chloe Coscarelli’s Mozzarella Sauce

Use about ⅓ to ½ cup of the sauce on top of your pizza-drizzling or spooning it on top.

Ingredients

1½ cups raw cashews (If you don’t have a high-powered blender soak overnight or boil for 10 minutes and drain)

1 cup water

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1½ teaspoons sea salt

1 garlic clove

1 teaspoon onion powder

2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

In a blender, combine cashews and water.

Blend on high until very smooth, about 2 minutes.

Add lemon juice, salt, garlic, onion powder, and cornstarch, and blend until smooth.

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