Did someone say burrata?

Burrata...the penultimate cheese- creamy on the center, soft skin on the outside. It's my absolute favorite of the cheese family. So good I could eat it like an apple, but I won't, because that's not ok, and I'd really prefer to eat it carefully to savour it. If you've never had burrata, I beg of you to please do your best to find some and prepare yourself something wonderful and indulge.

Mozza makes a pretty noteworthy caprese salad with roasted tomatoes and burrata. If you've had it, you know just how good it is. If you haven't had it, you should. Can't make it to Mozza, not to worry. The Mozza Cookbook has the recipe and if you can get your hands on good burrata, this is exactly what you should do with it.

My take on the Mozza caprese

Do you love burrata? What's your favorite cheese and your favorite way to eat it? Maybe you should schedule some burrata time this weekend and then come back and tell me all about it post cheese consumption!

Pork Loin with Chimichurri Sauce

Chicken, beef, fish- it gets old sometimes. Pork tenderloins are a nice way to liven up the week.
I found this great recipe for pork tenderloin in chimichurri. Chimichurri is such an easy sauce/marinade to do and packs a flavor punch! The fresh herbs, citrus, and a bit of red pepper go a long way. We don't always do the best job of meal planning, but do manage to pull it off. The next time I make this recipe, I would like to marinade the tenderloin over night for extra flavor. We only squeezed in about 20 minutes of marinading time and it was still very flavorful.
We baked the tenderloin while roasting tomatoes (hello little lovers!) and asparagus wrapped in prosciutto. Yes it was a pork kind of night, but who doesn't love prosciutto??

It's not delivery...

It's my favorite "semi-homemade" pizza! Trader Joes is an invaluable resource in my kitchen. They make great pizza dough and pizza sauce that I like to use for making pizzas. One of my favorite pizzas to throw together is with prosciutto, asparagus, shallots, roasted tomatoes (obsession!) and for the purposes of this pizza, goat cheese. YUM!
This is such an easy pizza to throw together. I roasted the tomatoes with the shallots in olive oil, salt and pepper at 400 for about 30 or 40 minutes. While that is in the oven, I sliced some prosciutto, chopped asparagus, sliced goat cheese, and prepped the dough. The dough is pretty self sufficient. You take it out of the bag, let it sit for about 20 minutes, roll it out, top it off and enjoy after about 15 minutes. This is a great quick and cheap dinner. Enjoy!