Some nights are fancy…
Some nights aren’t.
There comes a time in every wife and mother’s life, when frozen pizza is worth it’s $4.99 in gold.
There are nights when the family doesn’t know the difference between fancy fresh fish and frozen tomato sauce and dough from a box.
Or doesn’t seem to care. And that’s okay.
I didn’t feel like picking around the pepperoni or tasting any of those sodium-laden pepperoni oil-infused bites so I let the family make quick work of this.
Along with a random smorgasbord from my crisper drawer, including that asparagus that I bought a week ago needed attention and a sweet potato in the back of the cupboard, I had tempeh and cucumber sticks.
I could take a bath in balsamic reduction.
I had extra bananas to use and a spare orange and so we had Baked Orange Banana Coconut Donuts with Orange Coconut Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze for dessert.
As long as I was running the oven for the pizza, may as well pop in a tray of donuts was my logic.
What’s your favorite kind of pizza crust and toppings?
Thin crust is a must for me and it must be super crispy. I hate crispy and crunchy in desserts and cookies, but for pizza crust, it’s the only way to go.
Deep dish is like eating a loaf of dough to me and I’d rather save my carbs for this kind of dough.
My favorite toppings are cheese, pineapple, and a sprinkling of hot pepper flakes. Basically a Hawaiian pizza without the bacon. Pineapple and peppers give me the sweet ‘n spicy that I love, without the sodium bomb.
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I’m a crispy thin crust girl too. I had a real deep dish pizza when I was in Chicago last month (https://nextupwithj.blogspot.com/2012/03/next-up-breezing-through-chicago.html) but it upset my stomach. Those things are like a meal x100000!
I lived in Chicago for years and Giordano’s a a staple but that dough..it’s like eating a half loaf of bread per slice! It’s soooo rich and heavy.
Sometimes you just need pizza. And I actually got a random craving for it earlier this morning. This looks so good! My favorite is pizza with the thinnest crust possible, and as many veggies that can be piled on. There is a local pizza place that has one called “5-Star” and it has 5 different cheeses, a white sauce instead of red that is studded with fresh rosemary. It’s amazing!
Oh fresh rosemary would be heavenly!
I love coal-fired pizza where the edges are all crispy burnt. That’s heartbreakingly good stuff.
This post is actually pretty coincidental – I had a random craving for a rising crust frozen pizza this weekend, so for that same $4.99 you mention we had dinner on Saturday. It’s literally been at least 5 years since I bought a frozen pizza. It was pretty darn good but I was pretty darn sick the next day :(
Yeah I hadn’t bought one in ages and this was a free-with-coupon one so that was nice.
I love that you actually USE all of your fun and creative dish finds in your photos and cooking, Averie :)
Yeah what’s the point of having them if you don’t use them!
I haven’t experimented with homemade pizza too much since going vegan, but I love artichoke hearts and black olives coating my pizza. And just yum on the decadent dessert inspiration here, way to add a little weekend to the family dinner. :-)
I agree– I’m definitely a thin crust, crispy type of girl when it comes to pizza! Looks tasty!
Thin all the way. Less bread, more toppings!
bbq chicken, hawaiian, tons of veggies, olives, mushroom…. anything really! not a fan of pepperoni per say. It’s been a while though since I’ve had pizza, not too many good rice crusts out there but a few restaurants in town offer a pretty good one for special occasions.
Agreed! Last night, I ate a big salad and half of Josh’s pizza crust ;)
Not gonna lie, that pizza looks insanely delicious! Granted, I’ve been craving pizza for weeks!
well go make yourself one! :)
I never thought I’d see pizza on your blog ;-) I used to love the frozen one mostly b/c we never got them as kids. I am not too picky about crust unless it is just totally blah in flavor. Sometimes thick works, sometimes thin, and even GF (tends to be nice and crisp). Load on the veggies and I’m happy.
Trying to mix it up around here :)
I am the opposite – I love thick and doughy pizza crust. In fact I hate “cracker pizza”, which is what my husband and I call pizza on a thin crust. There’s no crust, just a cracker with toppings! ;) The best toppings are roasted veggies, a good tasting cheese and pineapple.
cracker pizza = THAT is what I love! okay there’s a name for it now. Lol we are opposites!
That. Looks. Awesome. I love pizza!!
One of my fave toppings is most definitely feta.
I’m from Long Island so pizza is a serious topic for me. I like a thin NY crust. There’s nothing like a simple “regular pie” topped with Parmesan and red pepper flakes! Yum!
your regular pie sounds about right to me!
admittedly I’m a pizza lover!
but I don’t care for thick dough-y crusts…oye.
I love fresh ingredients like tomatos and basil and cheeses. and pineapple is one of my favorite toppings.
NOM
oooh, basil and rosemary and “herb-ey” toppings like that are so good, too!
Mmmm looks delicious. I usually like to make homemade pizza with dough from Bronx, but I do have a frozen pizza or two stashed in my freezer for emergencies ;)
i totally do the same! frozen pizza and then add more fixins. Hawaiian is my favorite. And YEA!!!! I AM SO SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOOOOOO excited.
yay and I know you’re GF so enjoy them! keep me posted!