Mini Pesto Pizza on Sourdough with Zucchini, Fontina, and Eggs

Sourdough starter: yeast, sugar, water, flour

fresh basil

Pesto: basil, mint, parmesan, olive oil, toasted pine nuts,
lemon juice, salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper, garlic

pesto!

next day (actually several days later) - combined the sourdough starter with flour and water

and then that rises for a while

Marcel watching dough rise

mixed the dough for a few minutes

kneading the dough

dough greased up and ready to rise

pizzas prepped (during presidential debate)

cracked an egg on top and cooked for a few more minutes - done!

Red Beans and Rice

Ingredients: 2 lbs red kidney beans, 2 onions, 4 stalks of celery, 4 cloves garlic, 2 large bell peppers, 2-3 quarts of chicken stock, 1 ham hock, smoked sausage, 4 bay leaves, thyme, fresh parsley  - creole seasoning, salt, and pepper to taste.

Sort and rinse beans.

 

Soak beans in 4 times the amount of water overnight or...

bring to a boil, let boil for 1 minute and take off fire for one hour before discarding water.

Chop the veggies.

Drain the beans to get rid of the brown water.

Saute vegetables for about 15-20 minutes.

Add vegetables to the pot.

Add ham hock to dish.

Add bay leaves and thyme

Cook until beans are soft - may be several hours

slice up sausage

saute sausage in separate pan to brown

Add sausage to beans. Season with salt, pepper, creole seasoning, and chopped parsley.

serve it up over rice

serve with toasted french bread