Showing posts with label pineapple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pineapple. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Balcony Eats with Ms. Amy

I have been fully utilizing our amazing new outdoor seating area! It is truly heaven. Remember the view? To die for!
Well, needless to say, last night was another Balcony Eating Dinner Extravaganza! Amy came over for homemade pizza!  Now, homemade pizza is my jam.  As you will remember from the delicious asparagus and prosciutto pizza that I made with JVo making pizza is easy and filling!  Amy and I decided to go with the usual prosciutto (my jamalamadingdong- yes, repetitive, but true none the less!) and add the left over pineapples from my Raspberry Pineapple Greek Yogurt Popsicles from Sunday.  This was super easy!

Ingredients:
1 pre-made whole wheat Trader Joe's Pizza dough
1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons minced garlic
3/4 cup basil and marinara pizza sauce
1 cup pineapple
1 package Trader Joe's prosciutto (5 strips)

Steps:
1) Spread olive oil all over spread out dough on a pam-ed pan
2) Sprinkle with garlic
3) Spread tomato sauce over pizza
4) Top with pineapple and proscuitto
5) Top with reduced fat mozzarella cheese (we used about 2 cups, but it was a little excessive)
6) Throw that sucker in the oven at 400 degrees F until the cheese starts to slightly brown and the crust hardens- about 20 mins. 

Don't mind the awkward floating head situation in this picture, weird angle Amy- good one! :)

While I sprinkled on those pineapples, Ames enjoyed a fountain soda- is there anything better tan a nice cold fountain soda?
Pizza went in the oven (as well as some easy to make sprouts- olive oil, vinegar, garlic salt and parm) and it came out this master piece!
 HOLY CHEESE

Dinner on the patio was amazing- per usual.  Amy is a better blogger than me (bad Jessica) and took the pictures. Thanks Ames!  One slice of Pizza on this plate, four consumed total. Happy Jessica. Another fab night with Ms. Fruitsaladlife! 

Raspberry Pineapple Greek Yogurt Popsicles

Morning bloggies.  I have been so excited to share this easy peasy recipe with you and I was waiting for just the right time. This beautiful morning calls for an early AM homemade popsicle recipe! Who doesn't want popsicles at 8:37am?

I first got the idea of making popsicles from Amy over at Fruit Salad Life who created delicious looking Mango Popsicle Treats.  I am not a huge Mango girl so I decided to make popsicles using two of my favorite summery fruits, Pineapples and Raspberries!  Here we go:

Ingredients:
1/4 cup Pineapples
1/4 cup Raspberries
1 cup Fat Free Vanilla Greek Yogurt (I went Trader Joe's brand- OBVI)
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons Agave Nectar

Steps:
1) Throw it all in a blender
2) Pour into popsicle molds
3) Freeze... until frozen
4) EAT



(grapes anyone?)

These are amazing and after a nice little work out to cool down and feel refreshed.

Or, as Jessica did, share them with your sister after a fabulous dinner on your new balcony (Chicken, Sweet Potato Fries,  Vinegar Parmesan Brussels Sprouts)

Look at Sissy K enjoy these suckers (yes, pun intended)
These deserve a Star Fabulous Rating of about 7/10 I'd say.  The flavor is amazing and really delicious but I personally like my popsicles a little mroe icey and a little less creamy. If you are a creamy popsicle kinda person- these are more like a 9/10 for you.  Perhaps next time I'll try it with extra seltzer water for a little fizz!
Star Fabulous Rating: 7/10