Catterina's Delizioso Pizzeria

Eight weeks I've been waiting to make this pizza!  Starting with the purchase of a pizza stone, followed by an inspiring article in a magazine that challenged me to create the crust from scratch.  The toppings were self-invented or maybe hallucinated - caramelized onion, oven-roasted peppers, grape tomatoes and garlic.   All spread over a pesto sauce and then lovingly covered with Canadian mozzarella and shaved parmesan.  I donned my apron, threw on the Blues Classic - "5-10-15 hours" and some Muddy Waters (Italian blues?) , and channeled Giada for a couple of hours.  Check it out - and go and buy yourself a pizza stone.  They weren't kidding when they said that it perfects the crust. 

Bet you all were wondering whether I made it back into Birch today.   Nope.   The machine was still on strike and I was called in early to fill a spot in Oak.   At this rate, I will have seen the entire forest by the time I am finished.  Which, by the way - thanks to the statutory Monday coming up, and extra thank yous to the union who won't work on a stat unless they are paid triple time plus a cruise, my sentence just got extended an extra few days, from the 26th to the 29th.   I asked about doubling up on Cryptonite to save a couple of days but apparently it might endanger the planet, and so it looks like my tenure is lengthened accordingly.  A bit of a bummer, unless you count the time I get to spend with Bee.

Today I poached some gorgeous Martha Stewart-type lilacs off the road side of a fence edging Beaver Lake.   I always knew I was meant for a life of crime.   In the late afternoon we went to Island View Beach, then topped off the day checking out a tea shop where for about $7.95, they promised us we can achieve Nirvana!  Who knew it was that easy, eh Buddha?