It's baaaack...

my appetite, that is. And I should say, back with a vengeance. I am ALWAYS hungry lately. I've even started waking up in the middle of the night craving different foods. I will usually lay there for a good hour with gnawing hunger pains before I'm able to fall asleep again because I just can't bring myself to eat in the middle of the night. Anyway, because food seems to be my passion lately I had to share a new favorite recipe.

BBQ chicken pizza straight from the pioneer woman.

Best. Pizza. Ever. So pretty and oh so yummy. Picture and recipe found here. If you are like me you will be tempted to skimp and go for the cheaper, already grated and in a nice little bag cheese. Don't. You'll thank me later. Promise. Oh and here is the BBQ sauce recipe I used.

2 cups apple cider vinegar
4 ounces tomato paste
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
3/4 tablespoon steak sauce
3/4 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tablespoon hot pepper sauce

Mix all ingredients together in a sauce pan and let simmer for 10 minutes.

It's nice and tangy, perfect for the pizza.

And can I just say, it feels so good to be alive right now?! After being horrendously sick for a good 4+ months it feels great to be able to make and enjoy food again, to be able to go mt. biking and hit the gym everyday, to be able to play with my monkeys and take them out on excursions again. Heck, it's even nice to be able to take a hot shower. I spent the depths of winter taking nothing but freezing cold showers because like so many other things, the smell of heat, even just from hot water, would always make me yack. I'm much more appreciative of the simple things now. Life is good.