Invariably most of the traffic from all the cool, exotic places all over the world that visit my blog are heading to my Good Friday post from 2009 http://nwflgal.blogspot.com/2009/04/good-friday.html . Sometimes I think the purpose of this blog is that one post.
I basically want to start posting something daily about my faith and have decided to add Northwest Florida Catholic Gal to the lineup. It will be under construction for a while but I'm going to post something daily this week, since it's Holy Week and all. So head on over if you're interested.
Link: http://nwflcatholicgal.blogspot.com/
Cousin Joan has been with us a few days (This has been the best Holy Week ever), and after some errands we had a little time to kill. We paid a visit to Sea Shell City, a local tourist spot. It's been open for something like 27 years! The friendly lady at the counter told us their shells come from world food banks and are essentially a by product. I think that takes the three R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) to a whole new level, don't you? Loads of shells, t-shirts, mugs, knick knacks, etc make up "a little something for everybody" our lovely hostess spoke about. Their particulars are:
Sea Shell City
8771 Navarre Pkwy
Navarre, FL 32566
850-939-8210
Note: a "Sea Shell City" website comes up when you google it, but the google maps site doesn't match the Navarre shop. Some kind of glitch in the matrix, I reckon. After a very less than exhaustive search, it doesn't appear they have a website.
Here's a pic of their shop:
While at Sea Shell City, I found a perfect example of my alter ego (my prednisone self). I think you'll see what I mean:
I am having to eat like a diabetic thanks to my new buddy Prednisone. Whole grains, lean proteins and lots of fruits and vegetables are new to me, but it's been fun experimenting with some new recipes. Yours truly is the original junk food junkie. Cue music:
Wow, that was random and hokey, but strangely appropo...
Here is the great whole wheat pizza dough recipe link: http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/recipes/view/47382/Whole-Wheat-Pizza-Dough . I'm not going to copy the whole recipe here because it's easy to print from the Wolfgang Puck website. One thing about the recipe: It doesn't list temp and time. I baked it on 425 for 10 to 15 minutes. It makes 4, 9" pizzas. With one of them, I stretched it out, brushed with olive oil and dusted with Italian seasoning. Crispy pita type chips were the end result and were great dipped in some homemade hummus. Here's a pic of one of the pizzas topped with chicken, broccoli and onions. Oh, with the pizza dough, it uses ALL whole wheat flour, no white flour, AND it is yummy - who knew? I ended up adding a tiny bit more water than called for to pick up the wheat flour bits at the bottom of the food processor and thought I botched the whole thing. After the rising process though, it just all melded together and was actually a really nice, easy to work with dough, unlike other times I've handled whole wheat flour.
AUNT RAE'S HUMMUS
4 or 5 cloves of garlic (BAM)
1 can of chick peas
1-2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter (I live in the Panhandle of FL and therefore rarely have Tahini on hand but Tahini is typically used)
Juice of 1/2 a lemon - more if needed
Salt to taste
1 Tablespoon Cumin (optional)
Olive oil
Water
In a food processor (you have to have a strong one or it can burn up your motor) process the garlic first. Dump everything else in except the olive oil. I imagine I use 2-3 tbsps of olive oil but I've never really measured. Turn the food processor on and drizzle the olive oil in until processed well - usually looks a little grainy at this point. I then add a little water, like 1/4 cup and more if needed until it looks smooth. I think I read somewhere that water is the secret to a creamy consistency. Garnish with a little cilantro or pine nuts and a bit of olive oil in a happy puddle on top: Ok, I never do this but like when I have bought it at the store that way! Dip in with corn chips, pita chips, celery, carrots - use your imagination.
2 pics: One of the hummus fixin's and one of the hummus and pizza dough pita chips.
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