This is your chance

[fresco]

My son and I are dining alone this week, so there is pizza in our very immediate future--say in about two hours' time.

The dough is ready. A tin of tomatos laced with olive oil and topped with onions and garlic is roasting in the Weber outside, to be turned into sauce. I have a fairly extensive list of ingredients available.

If you want to help design a pizza or pizzas (our tastes are sufficiently different that two is a possibility) chime in now--and quickly.

Ingredients include

Olives

Smoked Mennonite sausage

Smoked mennonite bacon

A chunk of mozza

A chunk of feta

Two peppers, one yellow, one orange

The remnants of spinach from last night, cooked.

Potato

Leftover grilled chicken (although I've never found it worked well on pizza)

Fresh and dried oregano

Fresh basil

Onion

Garlic

There is also most of a fresh pineapple, which my son would probably want on a pizza, but I loathe.

He would prefer the mozza, I'm happy with either feta or.

I like fewer rather than more ingredients.

Ideas?

[tryska]

you'll hate this but if it were me, it would be bacon, pineapple and yello peppers on mozzarella.

[fresco]

My son would agree.

[Savour Chef]

Here's mine:

Olives

Smoked mennonite bacon

A chunk of feta

Fresh and dried oregano

Onion

Garlic

[MatthewB]

Feta, peppers, olives

[PopsicleToze]

Spinach

Sauteed Onions

Feta

Let son make his own

[Al_Dente]

Here's mine:

Olives

Smoked mennonite bacon

A chunk of feta

Fresh and dried oregano

Onion

Garlic

mmmm, smoked mennonite...... a la Homer

I'd go with that. Add some marinated mormon and a touch of dry aged amish, and you've got yourself a PIZZA... or something.

[fresco]

The Mormons tend to be a touch dry.

[tanabutler]

Tomato sauce topped with (in this order):

mozzarella

lightly sautéed yellow bells/garlic

bacon

Or leave off the bacon and do peppers/garlic with mozzarella and the fresh basil. I wouldn't put them together: the smoke could clash with the basil.

[Marlene]

bacon, ham pinapple, extra cheese.

[Toliver]

I like fewer rather than more ingredients.

Awww, what fun is that? Minimalist pizza? Fie on that...eat a cracker instead.

I like a melange of ingredients, the more the merrier. "Hey, it's a party in my mouth!"

I'd suggest a half-and-half, if you're only making one pizza. Give your son his tomato sauce, pineapple, mozzerella and meat (bacon and/or sausage...what!? No ham?).

For your half, red sauce, basil and feta...close to a traditional margherita (sp?) pizza.

Sounds great! I hope you can post a pic of the final "pie".

[redwinegulper]

roasted peppers

carmeized onions

feta

oregano or thyme if u have

and don't forget the salt

yum

[Pouncy]

I'd go for the mozzarella, bacon, onion, garlic, and spinach, with a light smaer of sauce underneath.

[fresco]

The son threw a bit of a curve at me, but a good curve. He opted for pineapple as a snack, an hour and a half at the gym, and then a pizza topped with mozza, sausage, onion and pepper. He may be developing a palate.

I'm leading towards the combination suggested by Savour Chef (and with minor variations, others): bacon, feta, olives, onion, garlic, fresh and dried oregano.

But wait: there may be a further complication. I may be joined by two friends. She is reasonably anti-food and will insist on pineapple and ham and will have to settle for bacon. He will eat anything, so probably what I'm having.

Thanks for all of your suggestions--they were great.

Sorry, no digital camera, so no pix.

[bilrus]

The son threw a bit of a curve at me, but a good curve. He opted for pineapple as a snack, an hour and a half at the gym, and then  a pizza topped with mozza, sausage, onion and pepper. He may be developing a palate.

I'm leading towards the combination suggested by Savour Chef (and with minor variations, others): bacon, feta, olives, onion,  garlic, fresh and dried oregano.

But wait: there may be a further complication. I may be joined by two friends. She is reasonably anti-food and will insist on pineapple and ham and will have to settle for bacon. He will eat anything, so probably what I'm having.

Thanks for all of your suggestions--they were great.

Sorry, no digital camera, so no pix.

You can't let that bacon go to waste. Maybe a side of bacon? Or dessert?

Edit - I see i misread another post. Your version sounds right on.

Edited August 6, 2003 by bilrus (log)

[guajolote]

I'm glad no one recommended putting the potato on the pizza.

[Katherine]

I like fewer rather than more ingredients.

It's not the American way, but I agree with you totally here. There is an exact quantity of toppings that belongs on a pizza, and putting more on makes it a confused and soggy mess. If you want a pile of toppings, make it deep dish.

Every time I make pizza, my daughter says it's the best she's ever had. And she's a person with exquisite tastes.

[coughy]

I had a delicious very thin crust spinach, feta, shrimp and roasted garlic pizza the other day. Boy, I wish I had another one!

[fresco]

I'm glad no one recommended putting the potato on the pizza.

It does sort of horrible--kind of like the corn you find on pizzas in London--but potato on a pizza with cumin, onion, and yogurt is surprisingly good.

Son's pizza was a big hit--he arrived home with a friend and there was plenty for two.

First of two more--pineapple and bacon--just went into oven.

Edited August 6, 2003 by fresco (log)

[Jinmyo]

First of two more--pineapple and bacon--just went into oven.

Matter and anti-matter: bacon and pineapple.

Get out of there before the oven explodes, fresco!

[fresco]

Matter or anti-matter--as long as I don't have to eat it, doesn't matter.

[Jinmyo]

Poor poor bacon.

[NeroW]

I'm glad no one recommended putting the potato on the pizza.

Put the potato on the pizza.

[fresco]

I'm glad no one recommended putting the potato on the pizza.

Put the potato on the pizza.

That's telling them spud duds.

[Katherine]

I'm glad no one recommended putting the potato on the pizza.

Put the potato on the pizza.

With bacon.