it's september?!

Yesterday was a big one. I left the house around 10:30 to be at a pilates session by 11, worked out for a whole hour, squeezed in a little sacred chow for lunch and was back in time to work from 1:30 until I clocked out at 10:13PM. Ugh. I came home exhausted, not to mention mildly dizzy as my head is so congested I'm starting to forget what it's like not feeling like I'm holding up eighteen pounds on my neck. Does anyone have any spectacular sinus de-congestion remedies that don't involve a neti pot?
Anyway, I got home around 11 thanks to the MTA (really? why are there R trains running on the B track?) and wanted something quick. Enter, pre-made pizza crusts. Yes, I do not make my own pizza dough, it's true.

Am I lazy? Yes. But, moreso, I don't have a pizza stone, or a pizza peel or the patience to wait for dough to rise at 11pm, so Mama Mary's Gourmet Whole Wheat Crust suits me juuuuust fine. In fact, Mama makes a damn good crust.
I had leftover sauce, olive tapenade, leftover ricotta and a little eggplant in the fridge, which i cut into pieces, length wise, coated in olive oil, salt and pepper and put in the grill pan for about 4 minutes per side. I baked each differently and then topped with the grilled veg. They spend about 8-10 minutes in the oven and come out crispy and thin and delightful.

I also made a salad of the baby vegetables I picked up at the farm market the other day. The beets were roasted when I made my lasagna, so I just threw in some pretty yellow tomatoes, the baby fennel and a couple fronds. I make a dressing of about two parts olive oil to one part balsamic vinegar, about a teaspoon of honey and a generous pinch of salt and cracked pepper, I will measure it one day, but really, it's the best when I throw stuff in a bowl. The vegetables were tiny, tender and super flavorful. I loved the fennel and can't wait to buy it again! I ended up having enough for lunch today and I'm pretty excited about that.