This blog will help you towards healthier lifestyle choices!

I owned a State Approved K-6 for over 20 years and when it closed, I was devastated. However, I decided to make lemonade out of lemons and so I thought: I went to school for 40 years (one class at a time) and I have a PhD, I'll just look for a better job.



And, I did.....look that is, the "finding" part eluded me. I was 60 years old, never got sick and could outwork almost anyone half my age but, as I was looking for a job, it was NOT looking for me!



In the first two years after my school's closure, I applied for over 450 jobs (everything from Starbucks, to Admin Assistant to jewelry sales) and had no luck.



Finally a friend asked why I was counting the jobs and I realized I was focusing on what was NOT happening instead of what might happen so I quit counting, but not applying.



In order to survive, I sold my house and lived off the proceeds while I continued applying. I lived extremely frugally because I knew that the money would not last forever.



Over the years, I have continued to live frugally and apply for jobs. However, there truly is ageism in America today and I have been unsuccessful in getting a "real" job.



What I have been successful at is cobbling together a life by working at my many part time jobs! Currently, I have 2 jobs each day (subbing in the Auburn School District and tutoring at Sylvan Learning Centers). And I do other jobs occasionally such as Real Estate Broker, Author, and Editor.



Because I am a Health Coach, my passion is helping people be healthier.
Over the years, I've learned much about how to be healthy even if I wasn't wealthy so I decided to share my expertise with you! I will bring you tips, recipes, and many ideas on how to choose a healthy lifestyle, even if you are eating out of the local Food Bank and/or don't have much money to pay for gym memberships!

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Pizza Song and Recipe!

This was posted on my other blog some time ago:

This song is to the tune of "Loch Lohman" and it's about the ingredients I received (and those donated by a friend) yesterday at the Food Bank.  My friend is out raking leaves while I'm inside making the pizza from our combined ingredients. 

Song: You bring the tomato paste

You bring the tomato paste and I'll bring the pizza crust
And, we'll make a pizza together.

Chorus:
Together we'll share our food bank bounty, and we will make a pizza together!

You bring the soy cheese and I'll bring the pineapples
And we'll make a pizza together.

(Chorus)

You bring the Gimme Lean and I'll bring the olives
And we'll make a pizza together.

(Chorus)

You bring the cherry juice and I'll bring the bell peppers
And we'll make a pizza together.

(Chorus)

Pizza Recipe: (fairly freely adapted from the 1960 Betty Crocker Cookbook)
2 Pizza crusts received from Food Bank
1 1lb can tomatoes, drained (reserving at least 1/2 cup liquid) and then diced
1 6oz can of tomato paste
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbs crushed oregano
1 Tbs basil
1/4 cup soy cheese, grated (actually, it doesn't grate very well, so I cut it into small squares)
Gimme Lean non-meat sausage (cooked)
Fresh pineapple (cut into small squares)
1 small can sliced olives
1 can artichoke hearts
1 Bell pepper (whatever color they are giving out at the Food Bank) sliced very thin


Place pizza crust on cookie sheet or pizza pan.
Heat a frying pan and, when hot, add a little olive oil.
Break Gimme Lean into little pieces and brown in a frying pan.  If necessary, add a bit more oil to make it not stick.
Drain tomatoes, reserving 1/2 cup juice. 
Dice tomatoes and place on crusts; sprinkle with with salt and pepper to taste.
Cover with the cheese and drizzle with olive oil (only 1 TBS per crust). 
Sprinkle with non-meat sausage, pineapple, olives, bell peppers.
Combine tomato paste, reserved tomato juice, garlic, and herbs. 
Spread over sausage, tomato, pineapple, olive mixture.
Drizzle with olive oil (only 1 TBS per crust).
Scatter more soy cheese on top.

Bake in very hot oven (450) for 20 minutes or until crust is done and veggies are soft.

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