Fruit

by : Reiko Fruit, Pizza/Flatbread

Uchi Pizza with Pistachio Avocado Cream
うちピザ、ピスタチオアボカドクリームのせ

My husband and I had Uchi Pizza for lunch today, because we were both working from home.

What’s Uchi Pizza?

Well, “Uchi” means “home” (in Japanese), and as you can guess, this was made and eaten at home.

This pizza was not only homemade, but also a result of good teamwork.

My husband made the crust (the night before), and it made our kitchen smell like heaven.

The crust turned out just the way we like it.

Thin, crispy, and light, yet, still having some nice chewiness.

I used to think every meal has to contain some sort of meat or seafood.

I was so wrong!

This pizza was loaded with seasonal veggies (this time we used yellow squash, red onion, green peppers, tomato, and purple cabbage); The cabbage was sprinkled after the pizza was cooked.

And it was absolutely perfect and satisfying.

Yes, earlier I said it was a teamwork, and you may ask what was my contribution.

Well, you’re looking at it (lol).

Pistachio avocado cream.

We dotted the pizza with this beautiful cream right before serving.

This was so delicious, and it tastes so much better than cheese (vegan or not) y’all, if you ask me.

Loved our Uchi Pizza.

I’ve never been really a huge pizza fan, but I realized that I was not a huge meat/cheese pizza fan because I do LOVE this type of pizza.

Lucky me.

My husband made some extra crusts, so we can enjoy pizza again soon.

Pistachio Avocado Cream: pistachio, avocado, soy milk, apple cider vinegar, nutritional yeast, salt, sugar

I just recently got this cute watermelon.

They were sold as “personal” watermelons.

My husband says it doesn’t mean you cannot share.

Well, doesn’t it??? (lol)

Monkey Tacos
モンキータコス

Just saying “Monkey Tacos” makes me smile!

It’s fun!

I read somewhere that if you give a funny name to a veggie dish at school cafeteria, kids will eat more veggies.

(Unfortunately, this trick did not work on my husband, who is not a big fan of banana.) 🙁

Toasted tortillas, sunflower butter, and banana slices are the base.

But after that you can go free-style.

This one was the berry-berry version: strawberries and blueberries.

And this one was the sunshine version: mango and nectarine.

Love fresh fruit.

Make sure you add fresh mint, cilantro, and jalapeno slices.

Well, these are tacos after all.

And surprisingly, these add awesome freshness to my monkey tacos.

Princess
プリンセス

The color of cantaloupe is just so pretty.

It screams “princess”!

The ingredients are simple: cantaloupe pureed with sugar and lemon juice, vodka, and seltzer.

I like cantaloupe, but I usually hesitate to buy one, because some of them are just not sweet at all, and there is no way to know before you buy it, cut it, and then taste it.

But the other day someone at work who knows that I like fresh fruits and veggies told me that the cantaloupe she bought the day before was so sweet and encouraged me to get one from the same store she got hers from.

I was not able to make it to the same store, but I did get one from a different grocery store.

And mine was sweet and delicious, too!!