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restaurant review: z pizza

August 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment

I haven’t done a restaurant review in forever and I thought this one would be a great place to start doing them again!*  I had heard of Z Pizza before but after Matt tweeted about how great it was I knew I had to try it out!

 

I live in Carrolton, which is a little too far from where Z Pizza is located in Flower Mound to get pizza delivered to us so we went there to check it out in person!

 

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When we walked in we were pleasantly surprised by how fresh it felt inside this pizza joint!

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And there are so many different types of pizza/choices of toppings to choose from.  They also have salads and sandwiches on the menu as well.

 

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I love how obvious it is that Z Pizza has a commitment to healthy eating and that definitely starts with their dough which  is 100% organic (regular OR whole wheat!!)!  Then they add fresh produce and other toppings of your choice after that!

I’ve never seen so many veggie options at a pizza place before- it was definitely hard to make a choice!

I couldn’t decide between the Berkeley or the California and in the end I went with the California with a whole wheat crust.  (next time I’ll check out the Berkeley for sure)

The California pizza included tomato sauce, mozzarella, tomatoes, red onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, zucchini and black olives.

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First of all the crust was fantastic!  It was crisp but it still had a nice chewiness to it!

Then there were the veggies- they were super fresh.  I adore  zucchini and mushrooms on my pizza so this was perfection!  It also had the perfect amount of cheesiness on it.  And also they carry vegan cheese!

My only complaint about the pizza was that I thought that it didn’t have quite enough sauce on it.  Easily remedied though- that definitely wouldn’t stop me from going back!!

 

 

Two happy campers with bellies full of healthy pizza!

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* (Here’s the disclaimer where I state that I paid for this meal with my own money. Z Pizza did not give me anything in exchange for this review and all of the opinions expressed in the review are my own!)

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five things Friday!

August 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment

YAY- it’s time for another edition of five things Friday!!  I think that in the world we are living in today, though there are certainly so many horrible things going on that it is oh so important to recognize the blessings we receive even though they aren’t always obvious to us!

So here are my five blessings for this week!

1) My FOUR YEAR wedding anniversary with this fella!  Definitely doesn’t feel like it’s been four years!

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2) My health!  Even though I’m not quite where I want to be with my weight loss yet I think it’s super important to me that I remember where I started and how I’m never going to go back to that! (down over 40 lbs so far!)

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3) A roof over my head and healthy food in my belly.  I haven’t talked about this at all but we’ve been struggling to get by lately and that has been very rough on me emotionally.  I still have no idea how I’m going to pay for school next semester since I was denied for financial aid.  And even though this is soul crushing there’s a chance I may have to take a year off and get a job and save up to finish my last year of school.  But I’m still so very thankful to have a roof over my head.  And I’m praying for those finances to pay for my last year of school and I’m hoping that will somehow be provided for. 

 

4) This blog.  A place where I can complain, rant, celebrate, whatever I want…  It’s the only place I can go where no one can tell me what I’m doing is wrong.  Though it may not be fancy and I may sometimes neglect it a little when things get hectic it’s always here for me when I need it!

 

5) Books!  When I need a way to escape from reality for a little bit reading has always been there for me!!  Here are a couple of my faves this summer:

  • The Mortal Instruments series. The newest of the series came out this summer and after I read it I decided to reread the entire series. I can’t believe I have to wait till 2014 for the next installment!
  • The Divergent Trilogy.  Another fantastic series!  The newest recently came out and it was OMG fantastic!!
    And that’s another Five Things Friday!  Till next time!
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Blueberry oatmeal muffins

August 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment

I got some organic blueberries on super sale at the farmers market last weekend and we’ve already eaten most of them right out of the package but I wanted to save some back for some blueberry muffins. 

 

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These are super delicious- a great grab-and-go breakfast or snack option when you’re in a hurry!  Also, I’ll never buy supermarket blueberries again after trying these from the farmer’s market. So. Much. Better!

 

Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

(Print this recipe!)

by Sarah Collins Chapman

Prep Time: 5 min

Cook Time: 20-25 min

Ingredients (12 muffins)

  • 11/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1/2 cup oats
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1 T baking powder
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup milk (I used unsweetened almond milk!)
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 11/2 cup fresh blueberries

Instructions

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray muffin pan lightly with cooking spray.

Combine dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl.

Add wet ingredients and stir until just combined.

Carefully fold in blueberries.

Divide batter evenly into the muffin pan. You should get 12 muffins.

Bake muffins for 20-25 minutes until toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.

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Hope you enjoy these- have a great day!

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Holy Hiatus Batman!

August 1, 2012 by 3 Comments

Wow!  I really didn’t intend to be gone this long from blogging!!

 

It started as a wait for a little bit after we move to get internet hooked up to save a few bucks kind of thing.  Then it turned into a there is no internet service where we live thing.  Seriously we called every internet company in the area and they all said that they didn’t have service where we live.  We finally found one that did and had the WORST time dealing with them.   Also the worst customer service I’ve ever dealt with. (I’m talking to YOU Verizon!!)

 

Anyway what else is going on?  Just working, trying to finish up unpacking the new house and killing time till school starts up again!  Yes I’m that person that can’t wait for school to start!!  I’m super excited to go get school supplies (seriously new pens, notebooks and spirals are the best!) and I’ve got all but one of my textbooks purchased. 

 

Also I got a fun new toy!  The fitbit!!  (FYI I paid waaaay less than that so don’t freak when you see the price!  I got it brand new on eBay for much much less than you can get it from their website or even from Amazon!)

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I actually got it several weeks ago but I haven’t been able to do anything with it since I didn’t have internet.  I just started wearing it yesterday and I’m having fun playing around with all the stuff it does! 

Here are my stats from yesterday…

I didn’t put it on till about 10 am.  I worked out around lunchtime so that’s why there’s a huge spike (4 mile walk and some dumbbell arm stuff).  The rest of the afternoon I kinda sat around and played on the internet since it’s been months and months since I’ve been on my computer!

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And it also tracks sleep, which I didn’t really think I would be interested in but it turns out that I sleep terribly and I didn’t know it!

 

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Terrible right?  I’m going to wear it again tonight to bed but I’m going to try to go to bed a little earlier and drink a little sleepy time tea before I go to sleep and see if that helps any.  We’ll see!

I get bored with gadgets pretty quickly so I’m hoping I won’t be tired of this in a few weeks and end up selling it!

I have a few recipes coming up in the next few days that are delicious and I can’t wait to get posted so stay tuned!!

 

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