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Why didn't I just make it from scratch?

Friday, December 04, 2009

Tonight we had a tight turn around between activities because of a special Christmas movie night at the school. So I decided to pick up frozen pizza for dinner. For myself (and my husband) I picked up the store brand healthy choice pizza -- I was really disappointed with the pizza.

So why didn't I plan ahead and make it myself... well today I was tired and didn't really feel like cooking or dealing with rolling out dough... plus I really need to figure a better way to roll out the dough so I can have thin crust pizza.

Next time, if I don't have time/energy to make a pizza, I will have a salad - it'll be much more satisfying!
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MAIDSERVANT 12/5/2009 4:04PM

    If I'm craving a really thin crust pizza, I'll make a crust out of rice flour instead of wheat flour. Brown rice flour works great, and it has a nice flavor (and you can add onion or garlic powder and some italian seasonings straight to the crust). It's kind of runny, so there's nothing to roll out.

Here is the recipe that I use, but instead of potato starch, I use corn starch, and instead of potato flour, I use buckwheat flour.

http://www.recipezaar.com/G
luten-Free-Thin-Pizza-Crust-495
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This crust is gluten free and dairy free as well.

Comment edited on: 12/5/2009 4:04:59 PM

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L3DESIGNS 12/4/2009 4:00PM

    Thanks for the suggestions... The pizza had flavour but just not the traditional flavours... the tomato sauce was nearly missing (my guess it has too much sodium to be on their pizza....). The mushrooms and garlic were great - and the crust might as well have been cardboard with the flavour it had.

Guess I learned.... I'll use a tortilla next time.

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AREBMAN 12/4/2009 11:56AM

    Live and Learn! Some of those healthy choice meals are bland. Love the lean cuisine ones though!

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LAURAKOHORST 12/4/2009 11:52AM

    The learning curve is getting smaller. congrats and keep up the great work. emoticon

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SPARKLOVE 12/4/2009 11:30AM

    It good that you ask yourself "What could I have done differently?" Life is a ever learning process. Joy

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KATELJM 12/4/2009 11:11AM

    Large tortillas can also work. For emergencies, take bread slices and roll them thin. That's if you have a craving for pizza flavors, and a salad doesn't seem satisfying.

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MOLLIEMAC 12/4/2009 8:34AM

    If you're stuck for a thin crust try using a multigrain wrap- they work well and are really crisp. Salad is good....MJ

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1888MICHELLE 12/4/2009 8:02AM

    I like to make my own dough and then the complete pizza. Instead of baking it, I just wrap it up and pop it in the freezer until I need it.

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PINDOC 12/4/2009 12:26AM

    When I was back in college, I loved my quickie pizza's. I bought Jiffy pizza crust, those cheap little boxes. I'd top them with sauce, sometime cheese, sometimes not, and all the veggies I could pile on it.
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Lean Cuisines are my favorite store-bought pizza. Last time, I put pineapple on their bbq chicken. Yummy combination!

Of course, I LOVE salads, too! emoticon

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AMBERLEIGHM1 12/4/2009 12:14AM

    Thanks for saving us the same fate, I think the salad sounds wonderful, I never get tired of them:)

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