Pizza, Salad, and Balls
Hey guys! Is your Sunday night wrapping up nicely?
It has been POURING all day here—hate that! Luckily, we had a lot of indoor activities that we needed to take care of today, so the rain didn’t mess with our plans.
First, we headed to the mall to return my birthday necklace and look for a new present for yours truly. I found a pair of earrings that I really love, so it was a success! I told Ryan, we need to always do my presents this way, rather than him stressing out about trying to find the right gift (he even had a bad dream about it this year!), and me always wanting to return it.
After we hit up the mall (where I also got some new jeans at Gap…their jeans fit me so much better than the $180 dollar jeans you see in high-end department stores!), we headed over to the grocery store.
Some weeks, we plan all our meals in advance, and some weeks…not so much. We kind of went in without a plan, and left with some pretty random stuff for the week. So, in other words, our meals are either going to be really good or really bad this week! We shall see.
We got home around 5:30, and I got to work on a fun Sunday dinner.
First, I got to work on a dough that, when baked, was kind of a combination between a pizza crust and a flatbread.
Whole Wheat Rosemary Flatbread
Ingredients
3 tbsp. flax
1/4 cup warm water
1.5 cups whole wheat flour
1 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 cup soy milk (or other non-dairy milk)
3 tbsp. rosemary
1/2 tsp. salt
Directions
In a food processor, combine flax and water and pulse until frothy. Add the other ingredients and pulse until a ball of dough forms. The dough will be quite wet.
Remove dough from food processor and add in a little more flour. Cover the top and bottom of the dough with whole wheat flour and place on a flat surface to roll out. You should add enough flour to be able to roll the dough flat without sticking.
Roll dough flat (it will not rise, so roll it as thin as you want for your flatbread), to about a quarter of an inch thickness. Transfer to a baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Poke all over with a fork to ensure that air bubbles do not form while baking.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes if you want to add toppings (for a pizza, etc.), or 30 minutes for flatbread (for dipping, etc.).
If using as a pizza, remove from oven at 20 minutes and add toppings, then bake for another 10-15, until toppings have cooked through.
Once the flatbread was in the oven, I got to work on our sauce:
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Ingredients
1-2 roasted red peppers (you can make your own or buy them jarred…we got ours at our grocery store’s deli)
1/4 cup raw walnuts
2 tbsp. nutritional yeast
Directions
Place all ingredients in food processor and pulse until desired consistency is reached.
For our “pizza,” we topped the flatbread with the red pepper sauce, very thinly sliced eggplant, and salt & pepper, and baked for another 10 minutes.
Delicious!
Flatbread, fresh out of the oven:
Red pepper sauce:
Put ‘em together:
And top with eggplant:
Fresh from the oven:
Another Sunday Supper:
My bird collection is growing! The middle candlestick holder was a Christmas gift from my mother-in-law. Thanks, Patti!
My plate:
This was a really good meal! The flatbread was dense and chewy, but really crispy on the edges, almost like a hard cracker. The red pepper sauce was AWESOME, and could be used in so many different ways, from wraps to pasta to dips.
After dinner, inspired by Averie’s massive ball post, I got to work on some dessert balls of my own.
I started out with a plan, but things kind of went out the window, so I can’t really give a recipe for these balls. BUT, I can tell you that they were DANG good!
The ingredients were: uncooked oats, raw cashews, dates, water, and agave nectar. I threw all of these ingredients into the Vitamix and started blending, adding a little more of this and a little more of that, until I finally got:
Mmmmm…oatmeal cookie dough!
But why make oatmeal cookie dough when you can have oatmeal chocolate chip cookie dough?!?
I added about a table spoon of Sunspire vegan organic semi-sweet chocolate chips to the dough, and formed what ended up as five balls:
As you can see, these were quite sticky…but SO GOOD!!! They tasted just like oatmeal chocolate chip cookie dough:
I’ll definitely work on another batch with more precise measurements so that I can offer up a recipe, because you DESERVE to eat these balls.
Well, I think we’re going to listen to a podcast and relax for a bit. Tomorrow brings another busy week…and another episode of The Bachelor! Woo hoo!
Goodnight, friends!
I have to agree with you on the Gap jeans! I have accumulated a few pairs of “nice” jeans over the years but I always find myself pulling on my Gap ones! You better iron out that ball recipe girl because those look fantastic!
Oh the Bachelor! It does look like a good one! : ) Guilty pleasure!!!
That flat bread looks out of this world! I may be needing to make that soon!
Sounds like you had a great weekend…have a wonderful week!
Avery has the best recipes! I’m definitely dreaming about what to make next
Oh yum. All of my favorite ingredients. Thanks so much for sharing!
Yum, beautiful pics! My two favorite pair of jeans are from the Gap, love being able to get extra long length!
That flat bread looks incredibly good!
And The Bachelor.. oh dear, no words for that show. I am addicted to it. It can be so ridiculous but we all have our addictions..
aww what a great sunday! u ended it PERF with that great meal!! yum!
Nice job. I could never be as creative or healthy as that !!
Never tired eggplant…I hear mixed things on it….oatmeal cookie dough…sounds great
Its been raining all day here too! Non-stop! What a comforting meal. I love oatmeal raisin cookies
I made eggplant today too! I’m jealous of anyone who can make the different balls because I don’t have a good food processor! Oh, and all the ball jokes!
Get that recipe up girl…my mouth is craving cookie dough right now!!!
That eggplant flatbread made me fall off my bed. HOLY MOLY!!!!!!!
What a yummy dinner!
Do we get to see a pic of the earrings?
Which Gap jeans do you like? I used to like the boyfriend jeans (a few years ago) but I think they were cut too low!
I’ll definitely post a pic the first time I wear them!
I like two Gap styles– Long and Lean, and the Curvy fit. They’re both cut pretty high on the waist, which is good for me because low-waisted jeans are the bane of my muffin-top existence
You are inspiring me to make that crust.. it looks fabulous!!! I have everything but the rosemary.. darn!
That pizza looks fantastic! So do the balls (lol)! Looks like you had a tasty day in the kitchen!
You’re so lucky that cheaper jeans fit you! It seems like the world of jeans completely hates me. It’s impossible to find the perfect pair!
That dinner looks fantastic! You make me crave pizza now.
Mm those balls look good!!
I’ve never tried cooking with eggplant before, but I’ve seen it pop up on several bogs lately. I may have to test it out!
I wish GAP jeans fit me but somehow they just don’t!! My legs are too long I guess, who knows? Dinner looks great and so does dessert. I love that we have the same plates!
I’m looking forward to a recipe for those balls. I just got some agave nectar and I’ve been looking for ways to use it.
Yum that looks so yummy! I love your eats…I think I could easily live in your house! haha!
I’ve never tried eggplant on pizza before. I gotta get on that!
That pizza looks amazing and so simple! I LOVE eggplant, especially on pizza, yum. I have the same little wire bird tealight holder. Gotta love Target!
Sorry I am a little behind here on my comments, but thanks for the shoutout, and NICE BALLS HONEY!!!!