"Don't you just love a bargain"..Great Cookbooks at the Christmas Tree Shop

Like most people who like to cook, I love cookbooks! I have a huge collection and just when I think that I have enough, I find just one more that will change my life, its a problem. For a while HomeGoods was my stop for cookbooks. I would see a book I wanted at Williams and Sonoma and wait a few weeks and then find it on sale at HomeGoods. Now I have seen great cookbooks at Christmas Tree Shop and even cheaper than HomeGoods! I got the newest Martha Stewart's Cooking School book for a 3rd of the price of Williams and Sonoma. Just $10!
I recently found a great recipe for one of my bargain finds, "Vineyard Harvest" by Tina Miller with Christie Matheson and photos by Alison Shaw. I think it was $6.99. I love Martha's Vineyard, they have some great farms and this book highlights that with great seasonal menus. Some of the recipes are intermediate to difficult, but some are very easy. I made a pizza recipe from book and I loved it! Below is my adaptation of it. If you come across this book, its worth the $6.99 especially if you are from the Cape. I was a little sad that such a beautiful, thoughtful, cookbook was only so inexpensive.
One of my favorite recipes from the book was the spinach and goat cheese pizza. The flavors went together very well, especially the rosemary. Just use very little because it can be over powering.  I got some truffle oil at HomeGoods, I drizzled it on the pizza, it was delicious. Always the bargain shopper!

Spinach and Goat Cheese Pizza

Adapted from Tina Miller

Printable Recipe

1 red onion cut into eighths

Olive oil as necessary (recipe calls for 6 tbs. I used less)

1 bag of spinach washed and stems picked off

A pinch of salt and pepper

Dough for 1 8in pizza (I buy Trader Joe's, they even have whole wheat)

cornmeal as needed

1 tsp. fresh chopped rosemary (maximum!)

1 tsp. parsley

1 clove of garlic minced

1/3 cup crumbled goat cheese

optional: truffle oil (I found some at HomeGoods)

1. Heat oven to 350.  Toss onions with olive oil to completely coated.and spread onto a cookie sheet.  Roast onions for about 15-20 minutes, until onions are lightly browned and soft.  Set aside. Turn the oven up to 500. If using a pizza stone put it on the bottom rack now.

2. While oven is heating up, heat some oil on medium-high , about a tbs., in a saute pan.  Add spinach, salt and pepper to pan and saute until wilted. Set aside.

3. Stretch out the pizza dough, then roll out onto a floured surface until thin. This part is a little tricky. If you do not have a pizza stone place dough on a parchment paper covered cookie sheet.  Or put the cornmeal and dough on a pizza paddle. I do not have one of those pizza paddles, so I very carefully slide the rack with the stone out and sprinkle cornmeal on stone. Place dough on the stone.

4.Drizzle olive oil, sprinkle on rosemary, salt, pepper and parsley on dough. Top with spinach, onions and goat cheese. If you have a paddle slide it onto the stone.

5. Bake for about 10 minutes or until crust is brown and cheese is soft.

6. If you have truffle oil drizzle with truffle oil and serve.