I am a sucker for any kind of dip and chip situation. It’s one of my major food weaknesses, if you want to classify it as a weakness. Over the years, I’ve learned that I have no willpower when it comes to store bought pita chips and I could easily polish off a bag with some hummus in a short amount of time. Not one of the worst things in the world, but I don’t always feel so great afterwards obviously.

Making your own homemade baked pita chips is too easy not to do. Nothing beats how fresh they taste, and when I use my favorite pita rounds I feel even better about them too. If you are tracking your food for weight loss or health reasons, making your own is such a great option to really enjoy them as a snack.

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What’s great about having a food blog is you basically have a food diary that documents what you’ve eaten over the years and if you’re lucky, a little story behind it. For example, I stumbled across this recipe for Greek Salad & Hummus Pita Pizza in my blog archives recently and was instantly brought back to a season that I remember eating these very very often. These pita “pizzas” are so incredibly light and delicious I really wanted to share them again with you, in case you are looking for new ideas for lunch or light dinners. ‘Tis the season for light dinners right?

Since I’ve been in a bit of a lunchtime rut these last few months, I know what I’ll be having this week. 🙂

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My parents have owned a pizzeria since I was 4 years old. I have so many memories of sitting in a booth in our pizza shop in New York coloring on white paper plates and playing with pizza dough (our version of play-dough) for hours. My kids have no idea how good they have it, ha ha! I don’t ever remember complaining about being there (though my mom might have a different memory) and looking back I would never change a thing.

The best part of your parents owning a pizzeria or restaurant? Obviously, the access to the food. That’s a no brainer. I can’t tell you how many slices of (good, NY style) pizza I’ve had as my after school snack.

Peppers and eggs has always been an item on my family’s restauarant menus for as long as I remember (we have owned 3 over a span of over 30 years). I think it’s definitely a NY Italian thing because I recently saw it on the menu of our local pizza shop and it brought a smile to my face. My husband actually ordered it and it was so so good. Peppers and eggs is traditionally served on a long toasted Italian roll, loaded with mozzarella cheese. The combination of soft, toasted Italian bread and the peppers, eggs and cheese is just perfection.

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