Grocery shopping and pizza Misfortunata

Today was another lucky day of sweet discounts... 1 kr ($ 0.18) for an apple/orange. So, I rushed to the store as soon as it was open... you know, it's not just our household that checks the newspaper. :) As I was picking up apples (they all look disturbingly perfect - glazed and same-sized) a young shop assistant came over and started rearranging the boxes. Nothing out of the ordinary and worth noticing, right? Well, I wish so. But when she picked up a half-full box and poured the remaining apples in another half-full box, my heart ached. It's not potatoes. It's apples! If one mishandles them, they go bad faster. This is some serious offense against them. I still remember picking up apples with my dad from our garden. He'd make sure each apple is picked with its stem (longer shelf-life) after which we'd wrap them in paper and arrange them in boxes with as little space between them as possible (less movement and damage when being transported). We'd check each apple for worm traces or other imperfections that cause quick rotting, so we could leave them aside for immediate use. Then every once in a while, my dad would check the boxes in case there are apples that have started going bad. The paper prevents the spread of rotting, but he still thought he should be diligent about it. And we always have apples until spring. Maybe not as perfect as the ones in stores (because they're not as juicy as when they're picked up), but all natural. So, you see... when I notice anyone being careless about apples, I get a bit on edge. Nothing personal. ;)

Now, about my pizza Misfortunata... I'm not sharing the dough recipe, because it simply didn't live up to our expectations. This means I'm still on the lookout for the perfect pizza dough. :/ The topping was amazing though - mozzarella, onion, maize, pepper and parsley. Combined with some salad, it made the perfect easy meal to go with an episode on Project Runway. I'm not much about fashion, but I love seeing things created from scratch. Plus, I'm a woman - anything to do with clothes is in my blood. :) 

You know how short skirts are always a hit... I'm particularly excited that there's a trend to wear maxi skirts with a see through top layer. They make for such a youthful and elegant look. So, I think I'm gonna get one for this spring/summer and wear it like this.

Potato pizza

Remember when I said rice is better than potatoes unless they're baked? Well, today I baked some potatoes with other vegetables and mozzarella. The way I arranged everything in the tart form reminded me a lot of pizza, so that's how I called it.

I admit I get a little zealous when I work on my idea of palatable art. It's also a great thing nobody around me is too eager to give their opinions on how food should look, cause I might get in a war over it, metaphorically speaking. 

Ingredients

5 boiled potatoes

125 g. mozzarella 

3 eggs

50 g. milk

1/2 red pepper

1 carrot

peas

cauliflower 

basil

spearmint

Method

1. Slice the potatoes and the mozzarella.

2. Cut the rest of the vegetables in your preferable way.

3. Arrange the potatoes and the mozzarella in a tart form like shown on the picture above. Fill the middle with diced potatoes.

4. Decorate with the rest of the vegetables.

5. Whisk the eggs and the milk. Add the spices to it.

6. Pour the mixture, starting from the outer layer of the form and finishing with the middle. Be careful, not to spoil your arrangement.

7. Bake at medium high temperature until ready.

Next time I would put the peas more to the periphery, cause they weren't covered by the egg mix and got a bit too dry.