Pizza Party

A bunch of us went over to Wynnie's for dinner tonight. We had a ton of leftover veggies and meat from our BBQ dinner a few days ago, so we decided to put them to good use and make pizzas. Ben made the dough and pizza sauce from scratch and, let me tell you, there's nothing quite like fresh homemade dough and sauce — all those pizza chains will never be as good. We had a little topping station all set up on the kitchen table and proceeded to make our own personal pies:

Ben's fresh homemade dough

Ben's homemade pizza sauce

A mountain of mozzarella cheese

Pepperoni!

Spicy Italian sausage

Steak with homemade bacon BBQ sauce

Eggplant

Portobello mushrooms and asparagus

Broccoli

Red onions

Assembling my personal pizza!

My masterpiece: Pepperoni, Italian sausage, steak, portobello mushrooms, extra cheese, and basil

As you can see, I sort of bypass vegetables when there's a plethora of meat on the table. But it was seriously one of the best pizzas I've ever eaten. I'd almost forgotten how good homemade pizza is — the last time I ate one was on my birthday, also made by Ben. The dough was so perfect: soft, fluffy, slightly chewy, and crispy in all the right places. The sauce wasn't a typical tomato sauce, either; there were different spices and whatever secret ingredients Ben used that made it more zesty and savoury. (I love that I have a chef for a best friend. Seriously, he really comes in handy.) There was a lot of preparation work by Ben and Wynnie, and our pizzas were proof that taking the time and care to make food really makes a huge difference. Ben had planned on making a dessert pizza that consisted of bananas, cinnamon, sugar, and a lot butter... but we were all so full by the time we ate our own pizzas that we just couldn't even think about eating anything more, so he didn't end up making it. It's too bad, because it really sounded quite epic. But at least I have lunch for tomorrow!