#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨
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Ham and Gruyere French Bread Pizza

August 27, 2008 · Narrative

Ham and Gruyere French Bread PizzaBesides doing 30 minute meals, Rachael Ray is also known for having countless hamburger recipes, even going so far as to dub herself Queen of the Burgers.  You can add French Bread pizza recipes to that list as well.  We’ve made her Nacho Bread Pizza, the Mega Meatball, the Bacon Avocado and Watercress Griddle Pizza, the Carbonara Pizza, the Cheese and Caramelized Onion Pizza, the Smoked Salmon Pizza and her Really French, French Bread Pizza (my favorite I think).  Geesh, now that I’m looking at the list, perhaps she should write a pizza cookbook next!  Over the weekend, we checked another one off the list…  Ham and Gruyere French Bread Pizza.  A recipe from the May 2008 issue of her magazine, Every Day with Rachael Ray, I ripped this out ages ago to make.  There happened to be a fish recipe on the other side, and I made that first and promptly forgot about the pizza recipe.  That was, until my friend Madeline mentioned it recently.  Up to the top of the pile it went.

Now technically Rachael calls this recipe French Bread Pizza.  To me, that’s a tad misleading since it’s on French Bread, that name gives no description about the actual pizza itself, so we’re going to call it Ham and Gruyere Pizza around this neck of the woods, thankyouverymuch.  For those that are quick to protest that her recipes take longer than 30 minutes, this is a good one to tackle.  I had it tabled in 20.

Now the taste.  In a word… good.  If I made it again, I would add just a smidge of white wine to the white sauce because to me, the white sauce and Gruyere scream fondue, and fondue screams alcohol.  Just sayin’.  Gruyere tends to be a little pricey, so if you want to go budget, you can substitute Swiss or Jarslberg, or go with a nice mix.  I used the Gruyere, and although the recipe doesn’t state it, you’ll need roughly half a pound to shred enough for the two cups it calls for.  That will save you guessing at the cheesemonger like I was this weekend. 

At twelve bucks a pound, you’re using about six dollars worth of cheese, and you could do worse.  All told, maybe the recipe comes in around $12-13 or so to make, and it makes a lot, so that’s not terrible.  We had enough for The Husband and I for dinner (Nicholas took one look at it and explained to me that he could be a big help by eating leftovers), and enough for my parents the next night.  “Mom, look at how full the refrigerator is.  I can eat something from there so you have more space.”  Sneaky little thing.

This would be perfect for an in-home movie night.  Make a couple of pizzas with the kids, pop some popcorn and enjoy what’s left of school-starts-next-week freedom.

Hungry for more pizza recipes?
101 Cookbooks has the recipe for the Best Pizza Dough Ever.
My favorite farmgirl has recipe for a Tomato Pesto Pizza.
You can find a Cilantro Chili Pizza at Brownie Points.
And Paris-based David Lebovitz has the very unusual Cocoa Nib and Spiced Lamb Sausage Pizza.

A year ago today… Cocktail Napkin Memories.
Two years ago today…
writing for Cooking Light.
Three years ago today…
nothing.

Tomorrow?  Supper Club!

Ham and Gruyere French Bread Pizza
Recipe courtesy of Every Day with Rachael Ray, May 2008

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup whole milk
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon honey mustard
1 baguette, split lengthwise and halved crosswise
1/2 pound deli-sliced ham, chopped
2 cups shredded gruyère cheese (about half-pound if you buy in block form)
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

1. Preheat the oven to 400°. In a small saucepan, cook the butter and flour over medium-low heat, whisking, for 1 minute. Whisk in the milk, then season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and whisk in mustard.

2. Slather a quarter of the white sauce over each baguette quarter, then top with the ham, gruyère and thyme. Bake until the cheese is bubbly, about 12 minutes.

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Comments

  1. Talli van Sunder, DPT says

    August 28, 2008 at 11:34 am

    The french bread pizza looks yummy! :-)

    Reply
  2. Sarah says

    August 28, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    I’m confused — the recipe calls for 1/4 cup honey mustard, but the directions say to use 1 tbsp. What am I missing?

    Reply
  3. Michelle says

    August 29, 2008 at 11:45 am

    The actual recipe was for the pizza and a salad. The remaining 3 Tablespoons where to be used in the making of the salad dressing.

    Reply
  4. Melody_NC says

    August 29, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    Sarah, the remaining honey mustard goes toward the salad dressing for a cucumber salad that was listed with the original recipe to go along with the pizza. So if you’re just going to make the pizza then you only need 1 tbsp.

    Reply
  5. Cate says

    August 30, 2008 at 12:10 am

    Sarah, Michelle and Melody are right. The original recipe had a salad as well … trying to remember, think I might have used all the mustard for the sauce anyway. Brain fuzzy, that was d-a-y-s ago. ;) Updating recipe now though.

    Reply

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#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨

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