It's raining...again!!! You're stuck inside...again!!!Turn that frown upside down :)
Why not make a homemade pizza?
Last night Valerie and I found a Boboli whole wheat pizza crust deep in the densely packed caverns of my freezer.
SIDE NOTE:
In my family it is somewhat customary practice to wrap up and freeze food that isn't going to be eaten immediately. This way, there's always something around for a rainy day or for an impromptu gathering. This tradition is most commonly practiced with bagels, holiday foods, cakes, cookies, brownies or pretty much anything sweet or containing chocolate. My cousins and I like to joke that if you stand around too long in my aunt and uncle's kitchen, you might very well end up packaged in the freezer.
We unwrapped the crust and thawed it out a bit before we began to coat it with a delicious bottled organic marinara sauce from Trader Joe's. Next we layered slices of TJ's rice cheese which has an uncanny resemblance in both taste and texture to mozzarella cheese.
Next we sprinkled some low fat feta cheese in between each slice of soy cheese. Feta has a wonderful taste when it's melted into the tomato sauce and pizza crust.
We added sliced fresh white mushrooms, freshly sliced Roma tomatoes, fresh spinach and minced fresh garlic.
In my fridge I also had some Trader Joe's chicken pepper sausage which I usually use for omlettes. We sliced one up and placed it on top of just one last layer of cheese. (ok, I know it was more like a pizza lasagna).
We added oregano, basil, hot pepper flakes, garlic, onion powder and a dash of salt for seasoning before we set it in the oven to bake.
Before you begin, I have found it's a good idea to prep the pan before building the pie by spraying some cooking oil or spreading a little olive oil with a paper towel and then lightly dusting it with a little bit of flour. This will help the pizza from sticking to the pan and making a mess to cut it and clean the pan.
We baked our visual masterpiece at 425 F on the top shelf of the oven for about 40 minutes.
We continually checked it after 30 minutes to make certain that it didn't burn.
We quickly found that it not only looked like a masterpiece but tasted like one too.
Scott was delighted by the leftovers this morning.
LOOK OUT MOZZA!!!!
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