On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:16:53 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote:

> piedmont wrote:
> > http://picasaweb.google.com/Michael....FoodCreations#
> >
> > Two more pizza pics, pizza made on aluminum foil then slid onto thin
> > pizza stone.
>
>
> Look great! I see you like olives on your pizza... so does my wife.
> While I like eating olives or having them in a salad, etc... I don't
> like them on pizza. To me, they are too salty/bitter and overpower the
> taste of the other ingredients.
>
> Nice job!
>
I used to use olives straight out of a can, nothing gourmet... just
black olive deliciousness.

Speaking of olives... here's another recipe I didn't follow (no
tomato, more kinds of vegetables) that turned out to be *delicious*.


Roasted Chicken Thighs Provençal
<http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=15 99607&adsqs=raid:1813697>
Ingredients

* 3 pounds small red potatoes, quartered
* 4 plum tomatoes, seeded and cut into 6 wedges
* 3 carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
* Cooking spray
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary, divided
* 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme, divided
* 1 teaspoon salt, divided
* 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
* 6 (6-ounce) skinless chicken thighs
* 24 niçoise olives
* Rosemary sprigs (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425°.

Place potatoes, tomatoes, and carrots on a jelly-roll pan coated with
cooking spray. Drizzle vegetable mixture with olive oil; sprinkle
with 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary, 1 teaspoon thyme, 3/4 teaspoon
salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Toss gently, and spread into a single
layer on pan.

Bake at 425° for 30 minutes. Remove vegetable mixture from pan, and
keep warm.

Sprinkle chicken with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped rosemary,
remaining 1 teaspoon thyme, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining
1/4 teaspoon pepper.

Add chicken and olives to pan.

Bake at 425° for 35 minutes or until chicken is done.

Garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired.


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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.