Savannah: One Foggy Morn

My friends and I woke up on Saturday morning with a fun-filled day ahead. We were going to be going to Tybee Island's Annual Pirate Fest. I love Pirate Fest. Me, bf, and our friends Brooke and Joe, went last year. We took the boat over and did NOT expect to see every person in the place in pirate gear. We looked soooo dumb in our civvies. We quickly bought eye patches and funny teeth to fit in. This year was different. We went all out on our Pirate costumes (although I called the one my bf picked "pirate hoe").  This year we were ready to have the maximum amount of fun... all while listening to Eddie Money. 

Before we were to head off to Pirate Fest at 5 p.m., we thought we'd take advantage of what was sure to be a beautiful (and 80 degree) day down on the coast. The morning was a foggy one, but still so pretty. 

Stellar and Chum were out enjoying their morning on the dock, complete with a stolen stuffed animal surely from one of the neighborhood children. 

You could not have asked for a more stunning view. I have never seen it this foggy, so we were all snapping away. 

Late friday afternoon we went clamming, but I forgot my camera. I love to collect shells and sticks from the beach and bleach them. Then I put them all over my house. I found a few "keepers" this time as well. 

By the time I had sprayed off my coastal art, most of the fog had cleared and we were ready to set off!

This was to be our noble stead for the day a.k.a "Easy Rhino."

The marshy water was green with marshy goo on top. Pretty. 

Here is our old crab trap. We had popped over to the hardware store to get a new one the day before. 

Stellar and Chum are ready to board our ship! Shortly after they were hustled back to the fenced in yard where they would await our arrival. I love to have the dogs on the boat, but with guests, I feel  like I am saying "I'M SORRY!", "I'M SO SO SO SORRY!", and "I'LL PAY FOR THAT!" over and over again. We were just going the hang out for an hour or so, so I knew they would be fine in the yard. 

Our first order of business was to pull up the crab traps (hint: We are sure glad we did. Wait until tomorrow's post!)

It was high tide. I love the drive out to get the traps at high tide. Its smooth sailing....

We got ourselves a bunch of delicious blue crabs. Here are Joe and bf pulling the traps in.

I always feel bad for the poor little crabbys. If I see a feisty one that just really wants to live, when no one is looking, I throw it back. They're delicious, don't get me wrong, and they DIDN'T die in vain, but it makes me feel better to toss one back. 

After our crabbing adventure we headed off for Wassaw and then Ossabaw. 

STAY TUNED TOMORROW FOR MORE ON OUR SAVANNAH ADVENTURE......

Do you ever feel badly about killing something you catch (edible creatures only please)?

Pizza on the griiiill

Pizza on the grill is one of my favorite meals to cook. Its not only FUN, but you can also make it as unhealthy healthy as you want.

The first time I ever had pizza on the grill was in Savannah when a friend of a friend cooked it. He made one with red sauce and sausage and.... mmm... it was good. But my favorite out of the two he made was a white pizza. It had garlic spread instead of red sauce and chicken and cheese.... and more I am sure.

My favorite kind to make is Greek pizza. I have an unhealthy olive obsession and so my greek pizza might as well be called Olive Pizza. I can slap kalamata olives on just about anything.

First, I went off to get my ingredients (and a whole ton of Lara Bars).

1. A regular piza crust or wheat crust (I got both)
2. Pizza sauce
3. Mozzarella cheese
4. Turkey pepperoni
5. Large white onion
6. KALAMATA OLIVES!!!!
7. Homegrown tomatoes

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1. Feta cheese
2. Pickled jalepenos
3. garlic salt
4. olive oil

The best, the homegrown tomatoes. I didn't use them on my pizza, but I did put them in my accompanying salad. 

The first thing I did was put Olive Oil on the top AND bottom of the crust. Then I put a ladle full of sauce on the pizza crust and spread it around. 

Then I sprinkled garlic salt along the crust of the pizza.

Cut up one large onion. I like to slice mine.

Then sprinkle a thin layer of Mozzarella.

Add your sliced onions

Then add your pepperoni. I usually use regular pepperoni, which is awesome, but this time I went for the turkey.

Then I added my sliced Kalamata Olives (I would typically add a butt-ton more, but of course... I ran out. The horror.)

Next, I spread my pickled jalepenos

A layer of crumbled feta cheese. All those years working in Greek restaurants (Hey there, Old Towne) made me a die hard feta fan. 

One more final layer of Mozzarella....

TO THE GRILL! I put my grill on low, about 400 degrees. I've done it hotter before, but then you risk burning the bottom. 

After about 5 minutes, I check the bottom to make sure its not burnt. Also, you definitely want the cheese melted. 

Look at those yum grill marks. 

Then, serve it up! Sooooo easy!

It is a jam-packed, pizza crust + cheese of flavor!

Here is my side salad of homegrown tomatoes with romaine and parmesan. I love Brianna's Salad dressing. The one I used tonight was the Homestyle Balsamic. 

On two other notes...

While I was making my pizza, bf was busy making his famous Gazpacho. 

It looked too delicious not to take a picture of it. This is a meal we will leave in the fridge for about a week. We eat it for breakfast, brunch, lunch, lupper, supper, and mid-night snack. Mmmm... and so healthy. 

We can't eat without feeding the dogs, Stellbell and Chumble Pie. Usually I feed them the Rachel Ray Nutrish for dogs. But, as I so often do... I ran out of dog food. Usually, there is some chicken or SOMETHING I can feed the beasts, but my cabinets were bare to the bone. 

So I whipped up some brown rice, pepperonis (from the pizzas, duh), cheese, and chicken broth. It must have been so delicious because the kitchen was dead quiet besides the jingling of collars hitting the bowls. 

I think StellBell may have growled at me a bit. He was not into having his dinner disrupted. 

Chumble Pie was knocking her bowl against the wall, hence the cheese and rice everywhere. 

They love little treats like that. Looks like everyone in my household had their own thing going on tonight. 

Do you ever feed your dogs "people food?"