Originating from the Italian immigrant home kitchens of Long Island, New York, the Grandma Pie is an aromatic mix of tomatoes, fresh garlic and basil, topped with cheese. Typically prepared in an olive oil rubbed square pan, this pizza was served at home or in restaurants to hungry waitstaff and cooks and dubbed Grandma pie because of its use by first-generation immigrants. Humble origins and simple ingredients belie a wonderful combination of flavors. For those enjoying the sweetness of good quality tomatoes, the ordinary crushed canned variety which in some instances leave a tinny aftertaste, will not do. The best whole or chunk tomatoes, rinsed and added to fresh cut basil and garlic with a touch of olive oil and decent, thin dough that crisps in your home oven, is what you are striving for. An alternative to chunk tomatoes is homemade sauce. You won't run short of lutein, lycopene, vitamin C or other nutrients and your taste buds will thank you. I enjoyed every morsel.
Two organic fresh chopped tomatoes Organic greens Organic baby carrots Chopped yellow squash Organic butternut squash Green beans Chili seasoning 1 package of assorted chili beans and spices 1 well-used slow cooker 6 hours With rice, this will be several meals this week and next, along with chopped salad and fruit. Though hardly glamorous, it should be good... I was feeling so good after the LMT loosened my back that I cooked, did the laundry and sat outside until a nosy neighbor appeared. I'm not sure why but they have a habit of doing that, and just when I was really silently loving the sunshine and breeze... Retreating indoors, I completed chores and spent time with the cat. He insists on being in whatever part of the apartment I occupy and it is usually littered with toys, so picking them up has become an invitation to play and a game we both enjoy. Of course, he is sleeping soundly as a result. I, on the other hand, glance at the time, noting that it is 3:15 AM. But, hey, at least I'm not plunging a toilet! Cheers.
Photo by M. Crane Apropos of nothing, just a gorgeous day...
