PIZZA!!!

[mysteryowl]

What do you want on it? It is party time!




(Rec if you want to join the party)

[DarthDem]

1. Pepperoni!

I'm basic that way. Others here like all the black olives, peppers, etc. and I'm good with that too.

[mysteryowl]

5. Great! They you can share.

[elleng]

2. I'll try a new 'everything' pizza,

once I get a crust I can eat; have to go NO-carb.

Suggestions welcome!

[mysteryowl]

4. The best is a cauliflower crust pizza from Trader Joes - yum.

You can buy it by itself and put your own stuff on it or buy one with cheese and I think pepperoni.

It really is good and low cal.

[elleng]

7. Thanks, saw it there but (foolishly) didn't buy it.

Friend may bring it 'soon,' as I'm not near TJ now.

[mysteryowl]

9. If you are a baker, here is a recipe

Cauliflower pizza crust

1 1/2 lb Cauliflower (florets only - about one large head)
1 1/2 cup Grated parmesan cheese
1 large Egg
1/2 tbsp Italian seasoning (optional)
1/2 tsp Garlic powder (optional)

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C). Place a piece of parchment paper onto a pizza peel if you plan to use a pizza stone (recommended), or a pizza pan.
Pulse the cauliflower florets in a food processor until they are the consistency of rice. (Use the grate attachment if you have one.)

In a saute pan on the stove, stir fry the cauliflower for about 10 minutes, until the cauliflower is very soft. (This is important! The texture will be off if it's still crisp, so keep cooking until nice and soft.)
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk the egg. Stir in the parmesan cheese. If using Italian seasoning and garlic powder, stir those in as well.
When the cauliflower rice is cooked through and soft...

Option 1 (more effort - recommended if making one large pizza): Place the cauliflower rice into a kitchen towel and squeeze over the sink.

Option 2 (easier - better for making 2 smaller pizzas): Stir the cauliflower rice directly into the egg/cheese mixture.

With both options, make sure it's mixed very well. You may need to press with a spatula.
Spread the "dough" onto the parchment paper with your hands, to about 1/4" thick. You can make one large pizza or two smaller pizzas, depending on which option you chose in the previous step.

If using a pizza stone (recommended for best results), use the pizza peel to transfer the parchment paper onto the stone in the oven. Otherwise, just place the pan into the oven. Bake for about 20 minutes, until the top is dry and firm, and the edges are a little golden.

Let the pizza crust cool for at least 5-10 minutes at room temperature to firm up more. Add desired toppings. Return to the oven for about 5-10 minutes, until cheese melts.

[elleng]

12. Thanks, NOT a baker,

but actually made bread 35+ years ago, once, and barely a cook; retired, home alone, so 'easy' is my go-to now!

Have to re-do my beef stew recipe, and replace potatoes with something(s.)

[lunasun]

13. I like cauliflower crusts

https://www.califlourfoods.com/products/3-pack-of-original-italian
6grams

Premade frozen but more carbs though

https://www.thekitchn.com/costco-new-cauliflower-crust-pizza-reviews-258556

[elleng]

14. Thanks, have seen ads for califlour foods;

NOT near costco.

[mysteryowl]

18. Sounds like maybe it is time to start baking

[lunasun]

20. Can order the crusts I'm sure. I'm in a big city so they are all over . I'm not on any special diet

but all the brands are so yummy and lower carbs is always a good thing imo.
I also like cauliflower “rice”


Disclaimer :my tastes may differ from others
I have a relative who sez they would rather die thean eat the foods I like
I say eat your veggies!
They are good for your health imo,but some people will not like the cauliflower products maybe just knowing it’s a veggie

[elleng]

21. Thanks. DID get some cauliflour 'pancakes' from TJ,

and HATED them, the parmagiana therein made them AWFUL, and I LOVE parmagiana!

[lunasun]

24. Pancakes? hmm don't see how that would work with cauliflower but do give the pizzas a chance if

you get a chance
Perhaps just not from TJ’s if they are not good at using it in prepared items

[elleng]

28. Will do.

[mysteryowl]

3. Pineapple

[underpants]

6. Beef slices of tomato black olives

[mysteryowl]

10. Huh?

Is this two or three different things?

[underpants]

15. Commas matter

Beef, slices of tomato, black olives.

[mysteryowl]

16. Ahhh

[Demovictory9]

8. Calzone

[mysteryowl]

11. Great. It can be done!

Are there different items in calzone?

[lunasun]

22. I'll have a spinach mushroom cheese calzone please!

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[mysteryowl]

25. Yum

[area51]

38. Oh, yes!

[defacto7]

17. But I don't want to leave! Please, please, I'll be good! Don't throw me out!

[mysteryowl]

19. What? Why are you crying?

[defacto7]

34. Shhhh... secret.....

"pizza" is the DU code word for being "shown the door" so to speak, kicked off the site for bad behavior or breaking the TOS. So if someone says, "so and so just got the pizza" you'll know what they mean. It's not really a secret though, newbies might not know the "lingo". "Lingo" means... oh never mind.

[jmowreader]

36. To amplify defacto7's remarks...

In the early days of this fine website, the mods would change the avatar of someone who got banished from here to a picture of a tombstone with the words "here lies a disruptor. He disrupted...poorly" on it. So, when someone got kicked off DU he was said to have been tombstoned.

Tombstone is also a brand of frozen pizza.

[rurallib]

23. Thin crust, a superb sauce (need suggestions), hot Italian sausage,

onions, olives, tomatoes, oregano.

My mouth is watering

[tblue37]

26. Pepperoni & mushrooms. nt

[flotsam]

27. Greasy thin crust

with smoked scamorza...

[mysteryowl]

29. Oh wow, I looked it up

that is a cheese, an "elastic and stringy Italian cheese". Sounds good.

[flotsam]

30. Like mozzarella

but with a slightly stronger taste and smoke flavor. This was readily available back in the day in the Bridgeport-New Haven corridor in Connecticut. Turned a plain cheese pizza into a masterpiece.

Edited to add: Pronounced Skamoatz.

[mysteryowl]

31. Excellent

[Cracklin Charlie]

32. Roasted artichoke hearts!

Roasted red peppers, and roasted garlic paste instead of marinara!

And, of course, mozzarella, and loads of parmigiana reggiano. And, if it’s not too much trouble, could I get a crunchy romaine salad. I’ll be good with that.

[SeattleVet]

33. Double anchovy on a super-thin crust, homemade sauce, baked in...

a 700+ degree pizza oven for a short time so the crust forms scorched blisters.

IOW, a pretty standard pizza from Johnny's in Mount Vernon, NY. They opened when my mother was a little girl in the early 1940's, and are still run by the same family (after moving the restaurant 3 times). It was honored in a display at Ellis Island this past summer as one of the 4 oldest pizzerias in the US.

The last time I was there I introduced a 5th generation of our family to these exquisite creations.

[eppur_se_muova]

35. Seems like more of an occasion for popcorn ... nt

[lillypaddle]

37. Pizza

onions, green peppers, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, extra sauce and cheese, please.

Yum!

[smirkymonkey]

39. Spinach, artichokes and feta

or ricotta and roasted tomatoes.