what i've been eating

i LOVE having my own kitchen again...which you've probably noticed from the number of food-related posts over the past three weeks.  i love everything about it: shopping, planning, the cooking itself.  being able to cook again + not having many friends (yet) in my new city = i haven't visited many houston restaurants yet, so i'm relying on a lot of recommendations as i plan where i'll go with my visitors this weekend.

yesterday i made this potato salad and it was wonderful.  no mayo, just a mustardy-vinegarette over it, which made it light and summery.  and lots of veggies (snap peas and asparagus) were mixed in so it felt more like a salad salad than a potato salad.  yummmm.  i ate up the leftovers as quickly as possible.

today i made pizza dough using the recipe from the cooking class i took in new york this spring.  i topped it with crushed tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, parmesan cheese, caramelized onions, and sauteed mushrooms.  it was OUT OF THIS WORLD.  if i could only eat one food for the rest of my life, this would be it.

let me also say there is no more perfect dessert than blackberries and peaches sprinkled with a tiny bit of sugar and allowed to get juicy.  YUM.