Pizza, Pizza! One Wednesday night after work my boyfriend and I were struggling to create a dinner that was inventive, yet took under an hour to prepare. We decided to make our fave dish--pizza--from scratch. (Well, we didn't make the crust or sauce, so it was technically Semi-Homemade.)

Our next task: purchasing ingredients.  We chose as follows.

Pizza #1: Basil Marinara Sauce (Trader Joe's), Mozzarella, Feta, Old Taylor Street Cheese Sprinkle (The Spice House), Orange Peppers, Onions and Mushrooms.

Pizza #2: Vodka Cream Sauce (I recommend Trader Joe's or any equivalent sauce at Jewel), Mozzarella, Parmesan, Old Taylor Street Cheese Sprinkle, Mashed Potatoes (mash a baked potato) and Rosemary.

After taking the pizzas out of the oven, we let them stand for about seven minutes and then they were perfect.

I would highly recommend getting creative with the ingredients. Delizioso!

The Thursday before Halloween I received surprise TipsyCake cupcakes in the office from my mother (how "sweet"). Their specialty is custom cakes, such as the spooky lava cake below. The cupcakes were chocolate and vanilla with a thick whipped cream center. They were the moistest cupcakes I have ever tried and contained much frosting, but cannot be compared to the complex flavors of the treats made by the custom cupcake shops that have popped up all over the City.