Staple Food from Across the State

Charlotte is right, who doesn't like pizza? Kevin and I create some kind of pizza practically every week. Like my sister, we don't have the patience for making our own crust on week nights, so we have experimented with other options. Tortillas work well in a crunch but we have found an even better alternative: naan. Without a co-op in Memphis, a majority of our grocery's come from Whole Foods and Easy Way. Whole Foods carries a whole-wheat naan that is fabulous. It's good just toasted with garlic or as a personal pan pizza base. The topping options are endless, but one of our favorites is mixed cheeses, marinara, smoked salmon, red onion, and spinach.

Another week night staple in our midtown kitchen is burritos. Simple, fast, nourishing, and delicious: all the requirements for a meal at the end of a busy day. We usually use tempeh as our "meat," but morning star had a sale on their burgers this week.

This particular night we used:

Morning Star black bean burgers (chopped up)
red, yellow, and orange bell pepper
onion
mushrooms
spinach
Heirloom tomatoes
clinatro

I'm cutting down on my dairy but Kevin went for the whole shebang, adding mexican cheese and sour cream.