Movin' On Up

Have I mentioned that I am getting ready to move soon?  I may not have come out and said it, but my roommates and I are getting ready to pack up and move it on out.  Our landlord (who lives in an Italian Villa an hour north of Venice... jealous much?) is selling our townhouse so we don't have much of a choice in the matter.   Anyways, it's times like this when you start finding things in your house you didn't even know you had... including wayyyy too many pairs of shoes (I am too embarrassed to actually state how many I have, yet I can never quite seem to find the ones that match my outfit), that swirly twirly cake stand that I just had to have for my baking adventures still in its wrapping, and my sister's bridal shower scrapbook which is still a work in progress a year and a half after the wedding date (sorry sister!).   The list could go on and on but I'll spare you, instead I'll get to the point, after a weekend of cookouts and a week of random leftovers do you ever feel like your fridge is full of absolutely nothing?  Half a chicken breast, two slices of salami from lunch, a few slices of leftover bacon from breakfast, a handful of grilled onions and peppers from taco night, leftover basil from that tomato and mozzarella salad... there isn't enough of any one thing to make a meal but you feel bad throwing out all of this perfectly good food.  

Some people feel hopeless and turn to delivered Chinese food or pizza, but Joe and I have discovered something we both enjoy... make your own pizza night!  Layout all of your leftover food, dig in your fridge for condiments (i.e., BBQ sauce, franks hot sauce, leftover tomato sauce), and go to the store or your local pizza parlor for a $2 ball of dough and have a pizza making contest!!  Sometimes I have made my own crust if I really don't want to leave the house but store bought is still good and easy too.   Joe and I get to spend some time together doing something we both enjoy (I like cooking, and Joe likes competition... and meat) and we clean out the fridge at the same time!  Add a side salad and you have a completely new meal.   I realize this isn't anything new and may be completely obvious to you... but it's our new thing so I thought I would share :)  I haven't found a great crust recipe that I want to share yet... but it's coming, I promise I'm working on it.