Modern BLT

Dinner on Wednesday night was supposed to be the boneless pork loin roast with baked acorn squash, but I just didn't have the patience to deal with the long cooking time for both of those, so I referred to a recipe I had found on Annie's Eats earlier that day that looked incredible, the BLT Pizza, a recipe with quick prep and short cooking time.

Annie's recipe instructs on how to make your own pizza crust, but for a quicker alternative with the same homemade taste, I recommend using Harris Teeter's refrigerated pizza dough which you can find near the deli department. One ball of dough is usually more than enough for two people. 

Grocery List:

1. 1 ball of pizza dough
2. Olive oil to brush on dough before baking
3. Shaved Asiago, Parmesan, Romano (Caesar cheeses) cheese blend
4. 4 slices bacon (Reserve drippings)
5. 2 Tbs. Cider vinegar
6. 2 1/2 tsp. Maple syrup
7. 1 1/2 tsp.Dijon mustard
8. 1/4 tsp. Salt
9. 1/2 tsp. Black pepper
10. 4 c. Green leaf lettuce
11. 1 Tomato, seeded and diced
12. 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
13. 1/2 c. Feta cheese, crumbled

Shaved asiago, parmesiana, romana topped pizza crust

This ended up being amazing. I already want to make it again.

My Angel on Horseback

Cameron is no cooking rookie. Getting home from my trip to Birmingham for the Miss Alabama Pageant, I was greeted by my man with a dinner plan. While I was away, he discovered a Simply Recipes version of angels on horseback: Chipotle Lime Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp and decided to treat me to a home-cooked meal to welcome me home.

Grocery List:

1. Large shrimp, peeled and deveined (We doubled the Simply Recipes recipe and used ~30 shrimp)
2. 4 Tbs. olive oil
3. Zest from 2 limes
4. Juice from 2 limes
5. 1/2 tsp. chipotle powder
6. 15 strips thin bacon, cut in half (30 pieces)
7. Skewers for grilling

Angelic bacon. P.S. Adding bacon to any recipe is cheating!

Peeled and deveined shrimp soaked in olive oil chipotle lime marinade

After wrapping the shrimps in bacon and skewering them, grill 'em up

Brush more of the olive oil chipotle lime dressing

I relaxed with a drink while the shrimp cooked

Perfectly grilled

The real angel :-) Cam's grilling talent definitely rivals the baton twirling and hand bell playing I witnessed at the pageant.