I helped a friend move today. In related news I hurt myself today.
I had plans for dinner. I wasn’t in any condition to make follow through because of the extreme back pain. Freezer pizza to the rescue. To one I added banana peppers and cotija To the other I added kielbasa, jalapeno and red onion.
It’s a great way to turn scraps and leftovers into food.
Cost per person, $5 plus extra toppings. It’s almost impossible to put a dollar worth of toppings on a pizza.
I do this with Aldi pizzas! Less than $5 a pop, add red sauce, extra pepperoni and cheese, whatever, kids fucking LOVED it.
My secret sauce is preheating the oven with the pizza stone in there. Won’t even attempt pizza without a stone.
Dear reader, if you haven’t tried a pizza stone, get one immediately. No need to pay a bunch of money, it’s basically a big chunk of ceramic. LOL, go get a chunk of tile at the hardware store.
Unglazed terracotta planter bases from garden stores work amazingly as pizza stones too and they’re usualy like $3-4 for a big one - just make sure to wash it well and do a burn-in cycle to get rid of any residues.
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My pizza stone hasn’t been in my budget ever. But I did end up with an extra 12-in cast iron skillet. I put that in the oven when I preheat. I can’t cook the pizza on it because repeated bakings has removed all the cure. But it definitely acts as a good heat battery. I tried finding a good lead detection stick to see if I could test some terracotta tiles but I couldn’t find one on Amazon with a good enough rating.