again and again

maybe i'm just supposed to get a dad belly?
is that a thing?
i mean,
it's been a good many years since i blarped all the way out
and while i enjoy the effects of a positive self-image
it turns out i may enjoy the effects of a megadope pizza pie even more.
yeah.
another 'nother late night pizza showed up last night.
uh-huh.
i was eating salad again, like always,
when a little voice that sounded just like me started whispering suggestions
about how good a little caramelized onion and kale pizza could be.
and when i agreed?
that same voice hinted that i could pretty easily batter up and bake some
super savory seitan shreds for the top, too.
and i'm gonna be honest with you guys:
that sounded like exactly what i should do.
so i did.
check the teleport:

kaBOOOOOOOM.
that's the fuego all day, bro.
baby kale on the bottom,
crushed tomatoes,
minced daiya mozzarella and cashew chee',
fried garlic sprankles,
caramelized onions.....
that's all pretty delicious.
but then the seitan comes through and turns it up to eleven.
yeah.
that's 1/4 cup chick pea flour,
GPOP, a lotta smoked paprika, thyme, sage, salt, pepper,
and enough non-dairy s'milk to make a thiccc batter.
i just tossed a cup of shredded homemade seitan in there,
rolled it around,
and baked it on parchment on a baking sheet while the oven was heating up.
i'm just sayin'-
pizza is usually awesome.
but this bad boi was was UNusually extra awesome.
it worked out for my mouth,
and it did yet another quarter inch of add-on to my waist.
ugh.
cold, wet, dark, and dirty....that was the day-
and then hot, crisp, saucy and tight....that was the pizza.
-
i made another 'nother fast-action crust,
with absolutely all the flavor you could ask for.
so much so i might eff around and make another one of these before too long.
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wait, is it windy?
yup.
neighbors,
i really dunno what this day is gonna bring,
but so far this air movement is NOT encouraging.
if (and these days that's the key word) my appointment shows up,
then the first half of today is gonna be a lotta scratchy lined animals.
that's pretty cool.
and afterwards, i gotta get into the XI-mas spirit.
i mean it.
i'm the least prepared i've ever been for this year's presentation.
ha.
y'know?
i'm digging deep and i'm putting the pressure on myself to fire it up.
i'm running out of time, so the fire needs to really get hot, and quick.
all these people are important to me, and i wanna do something nice;
never quiet, never soft...