Pizza Night

This one's definitely a foodie post. If you're not interested, might wanna skip. ^^;

I've been making pizzas lately. They're extremely versatile, and something about watching the dough rise just makes me happy. Plus, they go over great when entertaining. I get to be creative AND seem like an awesome chef-type person. Win all around. Had a pizza party Friday night. Here's what went down in the kitchen:

Used the same wheat dough for all of them. Pretty simple recipe that I found online at http://allrecipes.com/recipe/amazing-whole-wheat-pizza-crust/
Nothing fancy, but it did come out rather nice. Will probably use it in the future, but modify it to try using only whole wheat flour instead of a mixture. Realized when it was time to put these together that I seem to have lost my rolling pin, so a bottle of Martinelli's cider became an impromptu rolling pin. Worked much better than expected.

Exhibit A: Vegan Potato Pizza

Thanks to Mich for the idea of potato on pizza! Used my homemade pesto sauce, thin sliced potato, salt, pepper, some random spices, and a light coat of olive oil on top. Simple and tasty. My second favorite of this batch. Next time though, maybe bake the potato slices a little bit on their own beforehand for texture.

Exhibit B: Pesto Pepperoni

Was going to make a traditional pizza for the least adventurous of my friends - pepperoni, mushroom and olive. However, I'm seriously in love with my pesto sauce, so I used that instead of tomato. Conclusion: Yes, pesto does go well with just about anything. Layered the cheese liberally. Probably the least healthy of this batch. Worth it.

Exhibit C: Spicy Hawaiian

My definite favorite of the night! For the sauce, spread a liberal layer of cream cheese and a sweet chili sauce. Cheese, Canadian bacon, pineapple, and jalapeno on top of that = yum! Sweet and spicy in just the right amounts for delicious. <3

Exhibit D: Vegan Veggie

Used pesto, then a liberal layer of roasted red pepper hummus on this one. Topped it with olive, mushroom and sliced tomato. I like the texture and taste the hummus gave it, but felt like it was missing something... I'd say artichoke heart but that sounds strange with hummus... Think I'll try zucchini on this one as well next time.

Couple that with smoothies and games and the night went really well. ^_^

If anyone has ideas for next time, toss 'em out there; I love trying new things. <3