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<\/a><\/p>\nThey were super cute and excited to be let outside for a bit. So on Saturday, we played with the dogs, I went to the gym, got a pedicure with a friend, spent a couple hours gardening, went spirits tasting, grocery shopping and then home to make pizza. Exhausted yet?<\/p>\n
I had a Living Social deal for Eastside Distillery<\/a>–a tasting and tour for two including some salted caramels (yum1!). It was a busy place when we got there. I didn’t know we had to make a reservation so we didn’t get to do the tour, bummer, but we did get a tasting. There were two vodkas, two rums and four bourbons.<\/p>\n We got 4 tasting each and that was the limit. I tried the two vodkas and the two rums. I LOVED the coffee rum. That’s what I ended up buying. I cannot wait to give it a try! The coffee rum didn’t need anything. It could totally be served over ice and that would be good.<\/p>\n Since Michael is a whiskey fan, he tasted the bourbons. There was a bourbon infused with Oregon Bing cherries. It wasn’t quite as thick and sweet as a\u00a0liqueur\u00a0but close. The distillery was really cool. It was in a warehouse with half of it converted to a tasting room.<\/p>\n They also served a mini cocktail mix–you had a choice, the ginger vodka lemonade, the coffee rum drink with milk, or a Bloody Mary. I went with the Bloody Mary because I was considering buying their mix. It was tasty! I could really taste the cilantro they added to the mix.<\/p>\n After the tasting, we bought some more soil so I could finish up the garden and the fixings for pizza. It’s been so long since we’ve made our own pizza and then with Michael going gluten-free it kind of went by the wayside. Michael bought some gluten free pizza mix from Bob’s Red Mill.<\/p>\n The dough was sticky and not as elastic as the regular pizza dough. It wasn’t necessarily difficult to work with, just difficult to keep together and in a shape resembling a pizza. But it doesn’t have to look pretty, it just has to taste good! I topped the pizza with fresh mozzarella, spicy ground sausage, roma tomatoes and a mixture of fresh rosemary, oregano and basil from my garden.<\/p>\n The crust was REALLY good. I was impressed. I had low expectations because gluten-free anything is often disappointing. I was not disappointed by this pizza. I loved it! It tasted just like regular pizza, the crust had a little crisp to it–almost like a cracker but not that crispy–and the flavors were fantastic.<\/p>\n The pizza was a great finish to the very, very busy day I had. We relaxed and watched a couple episodes of Homeland before crashing. On Sunday I finished up the last bits of my garden. I wanted to plant some flowers as well as the veggies and herbs I usually do. I found some huge pots in the shed that we’ve never used so I filled a few of those.<\/p>\n The Garden Tour:<\/p>\n From left to right: pineapple sage, oregano, basil and rosemary. With one lone marigold to shoo away the aphids. The sage and oregano are from last year and I had to trim them back a lot to thin out the overgrowth.<\/p>\n Blue Salvia and Starlette Dianthus. I tried to buy perennials because I hate wasting money on flowers that bloom for a month or two and then die and never come back! Of course we got jalapenos, too:<\/p>\n I wanted to try some new things this year. I got a Purple bell pepper, brussels sprouts, and straightneck squash. The squash isn’t supposed to take over the whole garden (supposedly) but time will tell. I have no idea what to do with the Brussels sprouts so I need to research that.<\/p>\n Finally, I got two plants I’ve wanted for a long time: Russian Sage and a sunflower. I put both in pots because I know from experience the Russian Sage takes over everything. I am so happy that I got a sunflower! They are my favorite flower and it’s so nice being able to look outside in the garden and see it.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n