mama, smitten: What We Do Best

We have a cat. (If only she was still this small and tiny). There are many words that we can use to describe this said cat. Let's stick to the basics: mischievous, ferocious, bipolar, viscous, and snuggly.

This cat causes quite a raucous yesterday morning when this girl was woken up at 4am because her adoring husband couldn't find his keys. Yes, you read that right...4am! Poor Daniel had to do inventory at 4:30 in the morning. I felt bad enough for him, but never thought it would cause me to loose an extra hour of sleep.This cat likes to play with things left on tables and counter tops, eventually pushing them off onto the floor. If your wife has bags under the table piled with items for work the next day, your keys may just end up there.

I'll do my best to make a long story short. This girl had to drive loving husband to work at 4:15am in the morning before work, come home, forget her lunch, and put together a fabulous breakfast for Mother's Day in my classroom. You might think that such a dysfunctional morning would make for a complete miserable day, but it surprisingly wasn't too bad. I have an amazing sermon on Sunday to thank for that. Memorizing encourage verses definitely gets me through anything and everything.

So, last night we LaFuze's did what we do best- make pizza! We have it down to a tee! I can still remember the first time I made Daniel a homemade pizza. They always say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach! We have since perfected it and love getting creative. Last night's dinner was what my husband would call "Epic"!

Start with some pre-made whole wheat dough from Trader Joe's. Have the professional pizza maker roll it out nicely on a pan sprinkled with cornmeal.

Meanwhile, roast some of your favorite veggies. Mine included bell peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, and red onion. We also cooked up some chicken sausage from Trader Joe's. (Sun dried tomato is our fav.)

Once the veggies are done and the dough is prepped, we spread pizza sauce evenly on the crust. Then, we added ricotta and a small amount of mozzarella on top. Our veggies came next along with the sausage. This pizza was definitely split between Daniel and I. Can you tell which side is which? Top it all off with freshly grated parmesan.