A Pizza Pickle

Friday night in our house is pizza night. Every Friday night I make my homemade pizza dough, throw on some sauce and cheese, put some toppings on one of the pies, and chow down. Except that last night - somehow - I have no mozzarella cheese. None. I searched throughout the fridge for even a partial bag but to no avail. What's a DUDE to do? I could have run out to the store to buy some, but my oldest was throwing a fit about not being allowed to watch a movie tonight, so my options were limited. After reviewing what I had on hand I decided to improvise.

The first pie I made pretty standard, except that I shredded some muenster cheese instead of mozzarella.  I figured that since it was a soft, mild cheese it would serve as a decent replacement for the mozzarella. Reviews were positive overall, but it was clear that this was a replacement lineup and the original would have been much better.

The second pie was less divergent. Ricotta cheese made this white pizza easier to manage the loss of the mozzarella, and it was topped with onions, red peppers, olives, and Italian spices to complete the picture.

It's always difficult for me to split my attention in the kitchen, and a humungous tantrum from a 6-year old is a mega-attention hog. The white pizza ended up being a little more crispy than I normally cook my pizza, but we'll forgive the pizza and the kiddo. Dinner is served and it is tasty - and that's the most important thing.