España

I will be spending 6 weeks in Spain this summer, and 8 weeks in Europe total, and as the time slowly approaches, I am starting to feel the excitement.

My plan (just a plan, remember!) is to blog in both Spanish and English about the delectable things I try while I am there. After finding out I got a $1,000 scholarship this weekend, I am even more excited about it, particularly about the FOOD! This means I can spend all of my free time nibbling and munching my way through the country without worrying about all of the money I'm spending.

Most of my time will be spent in Santander, a small coastal town on the Northern tip of Spain, not too far from France. It is going to be a seafood extravaganza, and I can't wait!

So stay tuned, and be prepared for some mouth-watering photos and tempting words.

Getting creative with the Co-op

Because my sister is part of a co-op, we always seem to have an over abundance of vegetables. At first it was great, but after a while you get sick of trying to invent ways to use sweet potatoes and kale. So one night, after weeks of arugula, I remembered a pizza I once had with my grandmother in Germany, who, by the way, does not like arugula in the slightest. But I liked the pizza and remembered it, so I did my best to recreate it.

I grabbed some fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and prosciutto, sliced it all up, and layered it on top of my homemade dough. And while the dough could have been rolled out thinner, I was being lazy, and it turned out great anyway.

The only complaint I have is I should have made two pizzas. I definitely didn't get enough.