Saturday, May 3, 2025

FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIAL

I'm not sure how it started but it's become a ritual now.

Friday Night Pizza.

One of the few meals I can prepare without a recipe.

It starts with a frozen, thin crust, pepperoni pizza from the grocery store and then gets loaded with ingredients before going into the oven.

Last night as always it was extra pepperoni because Judy and I both love it.

Then a sliced leftover smoked sausage link, a chopped yellow pepper, some pared Parmesan cheese because I was out of Mozzarella, and topped with some minced fresh chives from a pot on the patio.

Normally I add a generous dash of Italian Seasoning, some Oregano, and a slash or two of Crushed Red Peppers but last night I forgot.

Here's the pie ready to go into the oven.


And here's how it looked about 15 minutes later.



It's probably not gourmet food but it's our Friday Night Ritual and we're keepin' it!

15 comments:

Boud said...

That looks great. Maybe I'll adopt this ritual, too.

LL said...

Looks like the Meat Lover's Pizza at Pizza Hut! Our new favorite is the Mushroom and Truffle frozen pizza at Costco. Totally hooked! Think of the Friday Night Ritual as comfort food.

Ellen D. said...

Great idea! Looks yummy.

Diaday said...

Friday Night Pizza is a good segue to the weekend. We love to spruce up store bought pizzas, too.

RedPat said...

I had never really added stuff to a frozen pizza until you talked about it a few years ago and now I add stuff all the time. I haven't tried the chives before but will the next time.

Steve Reed said...

Yum! I like that you "personalize" the frozen pizza. At least you're giving it some effort. :)

Yorkshire Pudding said...

I am not a big fan of pizza but yours looks delicious! I didn't realise that Taylor was an Italian name.

Val said...

The "before" picture is pretty enough to hang on the wall as art! The "after" picture looks tasty, but I'd be exhausted from picking off the pepperoni. It's the one thing I don't like on a pizza.

Red said...

You're keepin' it and you're not sharing.

Debby said...

Yummo.

River said...

Pizza used to be my friday night dinner too, I don't remember when I stopped that. I always bought a frozen cheese pizza and added my toppings.

Travel said...

Looks so good, enjoy!

CheerfulMonk said...

😊👍❤️

Margaret said...

I love pizza--it's so easy to customize! I'm craving a taco pizza with added lettuce, tomatoes and a drizzle of sour cream and salsa. Yum.

Granny Sue said...

Wow! That looks downright edible.