"Pizza and candlelight?" Bill asked as he sat down at the small intimate living room table where we often eat casual meals.
"Sure, why not?" I responded with the beam of my best smile. "I'm a candlelight kind of girl."
"I tend to think of pizza as knee food." He continued.
"Knee food?"
"Food, you eat propped up on your knee."
"Oh, I see."
Sometimes pizza is a welcome departure! Even though I'm a professional caterer, food writer and passionate about extraordinary food, there are many times when I'm not being paid to create culinary nirvana, I opt for something super simple. And I mean super simple! It doesn't get much simpler than sliding a frozen pizza onto a hot pizza stone in the hearth and setting the timer for 12 minutes.
Meanwhile, it doesn't take too much effort or artistry to set a pretty table. Vintage gingham check place mats with coordinating cloth napkins, a casual candelabra with fiesta colored votives and some black plates set the stage for a casually elegant Tuesday night supper of pizza by candlelight.
Lately, I've been thinking quite a bit about pizza and that a favorite brand of frozen pizza baked, then cut in bite size pieces would make a fabulous appetizer for a party! I'm going to do just that this fall at one of little soirees at the manse. It will be interesting to watch and see if anyone notices that it's pizza!
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