monday night catch up.

What do you do when one of your best buddies returns from a two-week vacation? Well if you are me, you immediately demand they come over and then force feed them artichokes and homemade pizza. What you don’t do that?

The pizza was a bit of a melange, once I realized my intended ingredients had gone bad in the fridge. So, I threw together this sauce and topped it with steamed spinach and mozzarella. The crust was thin and crispy, get the recipe here. 

My lovely, equally gourmet obsessed friend, was kind enough to return home with artichokes – delicious and surprisingly hard to find around these parts. I’ve had an artichoke obsession since dining at Bandara in Chicago years ago. They steam them, slathering them in butter, pepper and salt, and then char them on the grill. You rip off and dunk the petals into a dip I have never been able to pin-point (I use Ranch) and rip the meat out with your teeth. It sounds odd, but trust me, it’s amazing. 

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