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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My favorite toppings include pineapple, avocado, chicken, and goat cheese! And I like a good hearty wheaty crust.
Nothing wrong with frozen pizza! I like the ones they have at Trader Joe’s with pesto and broccoli or I’ll assemble my own with a frozen crust.
Frozen pizza is just so CHEAP and HANDY. I also love a crisp pizza crust, although I can’t get enough of chewy cookies! Crust is definitely a huge factor in pizza success. Chicken caesar is one of our family favorites for pizza toppings.
Yes, yes, thin and crispy pizza! Dustin doesn’t like it crispy, but he’s wrong about that, lol. When we buy it at a pizza dive, I reheat it in the oven to get it crispier again. Dustin is ok eating it soggy. Blek, lol.
Soggy…no! I love your pizza dive/reheating trick :)
I’ve never seen the allure of homemade pizza. If you find a good store-bought one, that seems to me like one of those times it isn’t worth the bother to do homemade, you know?
I rarely eat pizza anymore because of the gluten thing, but when I did, I ALWAYS had it with pineapple. Never that nasty canadian bacon or ham though – bell peppers, muchrooms, and pineapple. SO good!
I’m with you, on all fronts. Once again, twins!
If that’s frozen pizza you made it look good!!! I was undecided myself for dinner, so I made eggs. How exciting! My favorite pizza is one of tow either a tomato basil or veggie pizza with extra peppers and light on the cheese YUM!!
Thanks, Jennifer. And basil is so perfect on pizza.
I love that you manage to make frozen pizza look good! I usually love my pizza loaded with vegetables: spinach, broccoli, peppers, olives—as much as you can pile on. I have to say, though, I had pizza with shredded brussels sprouts & pancetta on top a few weeks ago and it was divine…
At least it looks like I slaved over it, right> :) Lol
Haha totally! hey, you turned on the oven and made sure it didn’t burn—that counts! At least in my book. I’ve definitely forgotten to turn on the oven before.
I just scanned through the comments to see if anyone else asked but I don’t see it — what kind of frozen pizza is that?! It looks phenomenal and makes me crave frozen pizza for the first time since like, high school!
My favorite pizza toppings are roasted red peppers AND banana peppers. I’ve been doing the red peppers for a long time but just recently discovered banana peppers as topping. So, so good. And on a super thin crust. Even better if it’s brick oven. Oh, then there’s also margherita pizza, which is its own amazingly awesome category. OMG, can you tell I’m pizza obsessed?
I knew someone would ask and here’s the thing..I don’t remember! I had a coupon for a free pizza so bought it about 6 mos ago but the box was HUGE and wouldn’t fit in my freezer, so I tossed the box and just kept the pizza wrapped in it’s factory-sealed plastic in the freezer and couldn’t for the life of me tell you what brand it was. Sorry!
LOL, no worries. And thus begins my search for the perfect frozen pizza ;)
My stepdaughter loves Hawaiian pizza and my husband loves a thin crust. I don’t care for all the salt in frozen or commercially made pizza either, so if I can, I make it myself. My favorite toppings are peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, fresh basil and a sprinkle of feta.
Yes the sodium bomb effect in commercially made dressings, pizza, sauces, etc. just do not agree with my body!
I know New York and Italy are supposed to have the best pizzas, but I like pizza from this place in Michigan called Jets. It’s a thicker crust (but not like deep dish at all) but the bottom part is really crispy and delicious. It’s served in a square pan so the edges are all crispy and crunchy. The corners are the best pieces. But yeah, I think I’ve had that about once in the past 2 years…so I rarely indulge in it.
That. Pizza. Is. A. Wet. Dream.
I hear you! It’s impossible to cook from scratch every meal!
I love thin crust and it’s crunchy-ness.. Too many toppings I love, but my top three as of today would be artichoke, rosemary, fresh basil….
We made His & Hers pizzas over the weekend…His – meat and cheese, Hers – veggies!
How I miss my kitchen at home to make homemade pizza! Sadly the dining hall pizza at college is not the best =(
On a happier note, your blog inspired me to try cookie butter from TJs! I just got it back to my dorm and I am swooning…I had to refrain from eating the whole jar at once!
i LOVE crispy, thin crust pizza. my favorite topping for pizza is honey. yes, honey. i had it at a pizza place in Cleveland, OH. drizzle honey over the zheesey, salty pizza. Trust me. you will NEVER want to eat pizza without it again. SO good. :)
I can TOTALLY see that working, actually. Salty ‘n sweet, and the texture of it all, too. I am trying it with the next pizza I have! It’s the chicken nuggets dipped in honey (mustard) principle.
Alriiiight alright, you’ve all got me majorly craving pizza drizzled with honey! I bet rosemary (per Cassie), goat cheese and honey would be ridiculously awesome. And damn, I have already gone shopping after work and I am home for good. Here craving pizza… pizzaless haha Maybe tomorrow!
Honey is new to me but someone else mentioned it and I HAVE to try it with pizza now!