MONDAY NIGHT BITES

After another Monday back at the office, the only thing that felt right for tonight's dinner was the good old pizzetta. We had a few leftover ingredients hanging around and because Meena was breaking out of the office a little early, she ran to Gracefully to pick up the rest.

By the time I got home, Meena had done most of the prep work. Everything was chopped and diced and all I needed to do was throw it all together. Here's the list of ingredients:

* Take One: The Parm
- leftover panko chicken fingers
- field greens
- fresh mozzarella
- dried basil
- tomato sauce
- parmesan

* Take Two: Classic Anchovy
- anchovies
- field greens
- parmesan
- tomato sauce
- fresh mozzarella

* Take Three: The Euro
- balsamic reduction
- brie
- field greens
- parmesan
- black forest ham

* Take Four: Sweet & Salty
- anchovies
- balsamic reduction
- parmesan
- fresh mozzarella
- field greens
- black pepper

* Take Five: Meatlover
- leftover panko chicken fingers
- fresh mozzarella
- tomato sauce
- chili paste
- dried basil
- black forest ham

I think we both agreed that all the options were good ones last night. I think the clear winner was the Euro, oddly. I didn't have high hopes for that one, but it was really, really good. I wish I had made three of those. The Meatlover was an afterthought and honestly just a way to use up the rest of the ingredients. The "chicken parm" was the only one we really envisioned prior to getting started. I'm always amazed by the unbridled passion New Yorkers have for chicken parm and chicken cutlets. I see people order it in droves every lunch hour. So I guess this one is my nod to all those parm lovers.

Anyway, all was good. And an excellent way to get ready for a massive TWO-HOUR BAUER HOUR!