Where there’s gooey, there’s greatness

Whatever happened to good old pan pizza with just pepperoni and mushroom for toppings?  Now every time I order my pizza, they always ask me what I want to put on it.  That gives me headache.  I would want to say, all the works, but then what’s really in with “all the works”.  

When I get a pizza, be it at Domino’s or those fancy Italian restaurants, it takes me awhile to come up with what I want.  My typical order’s usually with cheese and some meat.  Sometimes I go vegetarian and have those red bell peppers and mushrooms on top.  I’m not really extravagant with my pizzas I usually just like them plain and simple.

My sister was visiting me and she brought this store-bought pizza dough.  She said since I love pizza so much I should start making my own.  I accepted the challenged and hurriedly went to the store to get me some of my favorite cheeses.

I didn’t have time to make my own marinara sauce so I decided to get a canned one.  The store doesn’t carry that much cheese so I only picked what I think makes the best combination.  I got parmesan, gorgonzola, cheddar and Monterey jack.  The two are sharp in taste, but the combination of white, yellow and blue on my pizza is hard to resist.

Although a four cheese pizza doesn’t include red sauce on it, I still put some in mine.  Just a super thin layer coz I don’t like my pizza to dry out.  I thought it would be a disaster, because there’s just too much cheese in it.  But it turned out pretty well.  I like the almost burnt taste of the gorgonzola.  I like that it was really gooey, and it wasn’t salty at all.  It was a good thing that I put marina sauce on it.  The pizza dough was moist and it was crispy on the side. 

Nothing but Pizza

Last night I had some cold pizza and a beer for dinner. I was alone in the apartment and I didn’t want to order in too much food. The beer’s been sitting in the fridge for so long that why it’s really iced-cold. The pizza’s a left-over from the other day, so it was still good.

Actually, after re-heating the pizza in the oven, it was really still good. Just like how it was served to us at this Italian restaurant. My friends and I decided to order 3 different types of pizza because we couldn’t decide on a certain topping. I wanted just plain mozzarella with basil and tomato sauce while the rest wanted pepperoni, mushrooms and other cheeses. It was pizza galore on our table. Imagine just 4 of us eating with 3 whole 16” pizzas.

You may think that Singapore food is just about seafood dishes, but they make a mean pizza around this side of Asia. I have to admit though that some restaurants here in Singapore serve mediocre pizzas, but there are some which actually serve authentic Italian pizzas. Some even transformed them into halal dishes to offer some variety.

We all love thin-crusts. I guess to avoid the guilt of eating too much carbs. But thin-crust pizzas are definitely better. It’s light, crispy and do not overpower the taste of the toppings. I like my pizza because of the fresh basil and mozzarella. The mozzarella’s sliced just enough that when it melts it turns into this gooey substance.

I prefer if the sauce used is made fresh daily. I like the tanginess of the fresh tomatoes. You can’t have that if it’s from a can. But I’m not very picky, as long as it’s not too heavy, and spread evenly on the dough, we’re good.

I finished at least 3 slices, I wanted more but had to control myself for fear of unbuttoning my pants. We all went home with some left-over pizzas.