Friday

Balearic pizza (recipe in the comments)
Melon chunks

Hot tea
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Things are still busy here - I think this is the pre-trip flurry! We had to talk to a friend on the phone, make a grocery list, and finish up some last minute work tonight, all before cooking dinner! So, we chose to divide and conquer - unusual for us. M made pizza, while I made the list. It was lovely. This is a recipe from one of my dad and stepmom's favorite cookbooks. Somehow the recipes in this book really manage to capture the real flavors of the Mediterranean - all of the Mediterranean too. It's out of print now, but I love it. Anyway, this isa simple pizza to make, but is unusual for most people. No one we've ever served this to hasn't loved it. And you make two, so you can freeze one if you're not serving a crowd. I would make a lot of sides to make a single pizza serve more than two and a toddler :)

Prep Notes
Difficulty: Easy
Chopping: Onion, garlic, bell pepper, melon
Time: 25 minutes, plus 20-30 minutes to bake
Make ahead: This one is an excellent keeper - you can even freeze it!

Reaction
J: "Pizza perfection."
M: "Pan-Mediterranean goodness."