Sunday, February 15, 2009

Rosie And Maxine Share Another Romantic Valentine's Dinner Together.

I just got back to the beach after spending time in Danville with my dear friend Maxine and Mama Hawthorne. Mr. Hawthorne had dropped me off while he continued on to visit with his Mommie. And once again, Maxine and I shared a lovely romantic Valentine's dinner together. Here's last year's Valentine's dinner at Maxine's.
Maxine had already prepared the foccacia crusts.
I was in charge of the sauce and the toppings.
I had picked up some Roma tomatoes and dropped them in boiling water for about 20 seconds so I could easily remove the skins which are not digestible.
A little olive oil went into my pan along with some minced garlic, sliced onions, chopped tomatoes, dried sage, bay leaves, and salt and pepper.
Whenever I'm using pepperoni on pizzas, I always nuke the slices for about 40 seconds or so to get rid of the grease. Else, all that grease would end up on the pizza.
I added in a small can of tomato sauce for better flavor. Winter tomatoes suck.
A bit of red wine went into the sauce and the cook.
Red, green, and yellow peppers and squash.
Maxine had a bag of "pre-shredded" cheeses, so I Semi-Ho'd it with the cheeses and applied the first layer.
After cooking for a little more than an hour, my sauce is ready.
I like a thin layer of sauce on my pizzas, as does Maxine.
Next, I added some browned ground sausage bits, some cooked Italian sausage slices, and the nuked pepperoni.
Peppers and squash slices went on next.
Finally, I grated some Mozzarella cheese, topped the pizzas, and popped them into a 450 degree oven until the cheese was melted and slightly browned. And no, the two of us aren't scarfing down two whole pizzas tonight. I took some over to Mama Hawthorne's and brought some home with me.
Maxine proudly shows off the pizza.
Pizza #1.
Pizza #2.
Here's my one and only thin little sliver. And this is where life gets so unfair.
This is Maxine's first slab. Now, you've seen Maxine. She's teeny tiny. She turns sideways and disappears. But my God, the woman can put some food away. And you've seen me. I am not obese. But I come from hearty peasant stock and I probably have 40-50 pounds over Maxine. Life is soooo not fair.
And here she is going through a bag of cookies and candies I brought her. I did not partake of any. And she probably weighs less now than before she started eating because she's burned calories by chewing and I've probably just gained weight by watching her eat. May I just say, "BITCH!" And Maxine, you know I mean that in the best and nicest possible way, dear.

4 comments:

Sara said...

Looks like fun, you can never go wrong with homemade pizza.

Kathy said...

Liar, liar pants on fire. Rosie, you are a SMALL woman, a mere waif.

Rosie Hawthorne said...

But I'm still 40 to 60 pounds more than Maxine. And that's 20 pounds of give and take.

I know I'm not overwei ...

I'm under-height.

Queenneenee said...

ooooo....those look so yummy! I neer knew about nukin the pepperoni. GREAT TIP! Thanks!