oh hawaiian, how i’ve missed thee

Tonight, I had something I haven’t had in LONG time: pineapple on my pizza.

Per our usual lately, Andrew and I opted for a quick (i.e. take-out) dinner since we spent much of the day toiling away at our various projects (updates to come soon).

We’d just received a mailer for a new place that just opened up–Leo’s–in East Aurora and after Andrew mentioned they had hawaiian on the menu, I was sold. Neither Pasquale’s, John and Mary’s nor Capelli’s (all our go-to pizza places) even have pineapple on the menu! SAD.

The good news: I got ham and pineapple on my pizza, and their wings are pretty good. I still have two slices of my personal-size pizza to eat tomorrow.

The bad news: It really wasn’t that good at all. Really sub-par crust, if you ask Andrew.

So, we won’t be going back there any time soon, I don’t think.

However, there is hope: Our neighbors have gotten pineapple on their pizza before (is it weird that I know that?), and I don’t think they got it from Leo’s, since it’s so new and all. Must ask them from where they order their pizza…

Again, LOTS of progress being made all over the place this weekend. Will post photos as soon as I can 🙂

a totally blog-worthy dinner

At least in pictures.

How I managed this when I didn’t even leave school until after 5:30, I don’t know.

Lemony Kale Salad

Cedar-Plank Grilled Salmon with Mango-Kiwi Salsa

Whole-wheat Spaghetti with Mint Pesto (can’t remember where I found the recipe…)

(Actually, I do. I assembled the mango-kiwi salsa the night before and the mint pesto was some I had in the freezer from earlier this summer.)

As we don’t have a grill at the moment, I had to broil the salmon. Andrew loved it–I did it dry (no olive oil because I was lazy) with salt and pepper on top under the broiler from probably less than 8 minutes or so–it created a crust on the top and it was lovely!

Andrew didn’t love the salsa, so I didn’t keep the recipe, but it was pretty good. I have leftover salsa, so I think I might mix it with some plain yogurt and use it to dip crackers or something.

The kale salad was yummy, and they give a couple variations on it (at least the magazine did), so I’m planning to try another one on Thursday with our Vegetarian Moussaka!

all stocked up

Perry’s was on sale at Wegmans the other day.

Only $2.99 each! (The night before, it was $5.49 at Tops. I know because Andrew and I arrived at Kone King at 10:07 thinking they were open until 11, but they close at 10 since school is back in session. The next best thing: pick up ice cream across the street at Tops.)

So, the next morning when I was grocery shopping at Wegmans, of course I was going to pick up a few of my favorites! And plus, now that summer is over, it’s not like we’re going to be going out for ice cream on an every-other-night basis… And they aren’t ALL for me; I got the Rainbow Sherbet for Andrew 🙂

Just call me an ‘ice-cream-aholic.’