Mom's Homemade Pizza, Tempeh-Shiitake Saute, Sweet and Spicy Mixed Grain Salad

I need to get my blog caught up! I had a full day today, starting by waking up at 6a for the opportunity to photograph Hillary Clinton (I think that I got a few good shots!). We had a few appointments in the evening; it was around 8p when I started working on dinner. Just then, my Mom called to say that she had an extra pizza that she had just made.

I capitalized on that and enjoyed her always-very-good homemade pizza. I served a sweet and spicy mixed grain salad (millet, bulghur, wild rice, tamari, sunflower seeds, carrot, red onion, scallion, dried cranberry, mint, lemon juice, tamari, cayenne, black pepper, parsley, white wine vinegar, olive oil) that I had purchased, and made a simple saute of tempeh, onion, and shiitake mushrooms, mixing in 3/4 tablespoon of pesto just before serving.