Primal Philly Cheese Steak Pizza

I found this incredible pizza crust recipe and knew I wanted to give it a try. I made the crust according to the recipe, but I put my own spin on the toppings and went with a philly cheese steak style.

Ingredients:
(I don't usually use exact measurements.)
one green bell pepper, diced
half on onion, diced
some steak, cut into tiny bite sized pieces
organic marinara sauce (I got mine at Trader Joe's)

Forgive the awful cell phone pictures. I couldn't find my camera.

I precooked these toppings by sauteing them in a pan together over high heat until the onion and peppers were slightly soft.

After taking the crust out of the oven I realized it was slightly over done around the edge, but the center was still a little soft. Next time I will probably bake it at 400 instead of 425 and watch it closely.

I slathered on a little marinara sauce, threw the toppings on, then a little mozzarella cheese. Then put it under the broiler for a minute or two to melt the cheese. This was agony for me because I could see the edges of the crust getting darker and darker, but I knew the cheese needed to be melted.

When all was said and done this pizza was yummy! The burnt edges were actually pretty tasty too. I'm looking forward to trying it again with different toppings.

Roasted Yams

This is as easy as a recipe can possibly get!

Ingredients:
Yams, peeled and cut in 1/4 inch slices
Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Toss yam slices in a generous amount of olive oil. Arrange slices on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake until tender, about 30 minutes.

Collard Greens

Now I've never cooked collard greens before or even tried them. I'm really not sure how the tradition southern kind taste, but these were mighty good!

Ingredients:
1 bunch collard greens
half an onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, minced (add more if you love it like I do)
1/2 cup chicken stock
olive oil
pinch salt & pepper

Directions:
Drizzle olive oil in the bottom of a large pot and add garlic. Heat over medium. Once olive oil is infused with garlic add the diced onion. Cook for about 5 minutes on medium. Add washed collard green to pot, let them sit in the pot loosely, you don't need press them to the bottom. Poor chicken stock over the top of the greens. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and cook greens over medium for 45 minutes.

Play with the recipe and add whatever you think sounds good.