the weather has been amazing here for the past couple of days. extremely sunny and extremely nice temperature, which seems even better when i find out it's been snowing where my parents live. don't get me wrong, i like snow. but not in april.

not too much of an eventful weekend. i did a bit of shopping and saw a movie on saturday. yesterday i went to a clothing swap, which turned up a few really good finds. including an awesome pair of cowboy boots. yesssss. and last night neil and i went jogging because the temperature outside was perfect.

in cooking news we made pizza the other night. super simple and super good. i suppose i'll give it a really simple name: pesto pizza.

Pesto Pizza
Makes one pizza.

Ingredients
-1 pre-made pizza crust. (any brand will do, as well as any size. suggest using a thinner crust - it really isn't that thin and the pizza bakes better with a thinner crust)
-pepperonni (as much as you would like)
-three kinds of cheese: mozzarella, romano, and parmesan. (again, as much as you would like but do NOT go overboard, the pizza won't cook properly).
-pesto sauce
-olive oil
-half of a chopped red onion
-handful of kalamata olives, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to temperature (as designated on pre-made pizza crust wrapper).

Remove the pizza crust and place on cookie sheet. Light brush olive oil over the pizza crust. Next add pesto sauce to the surface, spreading evenly. Leave a ring around the outer edge of the pizza for a crust. Next add a handful of mozzarella cheese, spreading evenly. Evenly spread out the kalamata olives and red onion. Next add handfuls of the romano and parmesan cheese. finally place pepperoni wherever you'd like. Make sure NOT to overload on any cheese or toppings or the pizza will not cook through evenly.

Place in oven for time suggested on the pizza crust wrapper. Remove when the cheese is turning light brown and/or the bottom of the crust has browned. For a crispier crust remove the pizza from the baking sheet before placing it in the oven (highly recommended).