4/24/09

Wow have we been doing a lot of work. Pizza Friday is a welcomed reminder that people can not spend their days working working working. Everyone needs a day to relax (even me I have learned) and knowing that we just might have to have pizza and entertain is a good enough excuse for me to plop into the chair and wait for guests who may or may not come.

Did you know that we have never had a Friday when no one came? Or at least I don't remember one. How exciting! People talk to us a lot about "I don't know how you can do this..." or "It would stress me out to...." I am telling you this. If you don't come, I will make everyone in the family continue to work to pack and clean and try to sell the house at the higher price that I forced the Realtor into.

So, no pressure, but who is coming to Pizza Friday to guarantee that my poor family can have a break from my slave driving? I promise to be nice! Pizza's on the grill - rain or shine.

4/17/09

The house is clean. I mean really clean. So... I am not saying that I don't trust you, but... be prepared to sit out side. Need to use the loo? We have a cracked rain barrel in the back yard. Ok. So it isn't that bad, but Brendan said that if he has to be clean all the time, you all do too. The good news is that our outdoor furniture is more comfortable then the indoor furniture.

You can rock, you can lay down, you can recline in any number of ways or you can just sit back and direct it all in our plethora of outside chairs. There are lawn games for those who don't sit still and there are rakes for those who are just too helpful for their own good. What more could you ask for?

Sign up now and be the first to try the pulled pork and cole slaw pizza. I think it will be delish.

4/10/09

Don't be discouraged by the for sale sign in the yard. We haven't moved. Yet. Brendan says we need a bigger house for parties. So there. We will find one. But first we have to find someone to buy ours. To do that, we have to move stuff.

We are on for this Friday. In addition to your topping, money, alcohol, or whatever else you all bring to pizza Friday, you might be asked to put in a little manual labor. We are moving furniture to storage on Saturday AM and there might be a few things that failed to make the journey outside. If so, lug a box in one hand, your beer in the other and leave me to worry about what to do with your slice of pizza. I promise to take good care of it.

I have no idea what topping I will bring, if any. I do know there is some Stoli Doli left and if you didn't have it last week, know this. It will not make it through this week. Trust me. You must make some for yourself. You will not be disappointed.

Are you coming? Are you bringing the Fried Chicken? The Ranch dressing? The strudel topping? Do tell...

I should design all pizza

Ok, So probably not. But I was pretty happy when the cub foods tricked me into buying some fried chicken. And by tricked I mean put it on sale, and cooked it in store so the smell was too exciting to resist.

What does fried chicken have to do with pizza? Everything. Take some good ranch dressing, add cheese, fried chicken. Bake. Top with fresh lettuce, tomatoes and a little more ranch dressing and you have yourself a pizza. While I always think damn, we should repeat that flavor, this Pizza had me looking around the table to see who would fall for the "look over there" trick so I could snatch their piece out from under them. I am still dreaming of a little cactus bread some night. Anyone up for making that happen? Keep dreaming of your fabulous pizza ideas. I am excited to try them.

And then there was the Stoli Doli. All I can say is that I am glad I was too stupid to make this in college. I would have attended even fewer classes then I did already. It was amazing. You couldn't tell that it was straight alcohol. You couldn't tell that it was only smirnoff vodka. All you could do was drink and wonder why you ever questioned importing pineapples in the winter. Yes locavores... there is a time and place for everything.

4/3/09

I should really post more often. So that if you wanted to invite yourself you would not sit at home thinking.. hmm... is it on? Is it not? She usually posts, and now she didn't... so what does that mean? Chances are, party is always ON. Is that the way these things work?

Perhaps I should mention that Brendan has been making Stoli Doli. Perhaps I shouldn't. I hear they limit your ability to walk. Let alone drive.

We have fresh mozzarella, pineapple, artichoke hearts and celery. Is anyone out there? Anyone coming?