Friday, February 10, 2012

missing frozen pizza? EMERGENCY PIZZA HELP

Going GLUTEN Free
has been really good for our family...
everyone is feeling SO much better,
 & healing is happening in our systems. 
Less inflammation, 
less of everything ICK that comes from having
Gluten sensitivities
but
we make our own bread
our own cookies
our own muffins
our own dinner rolls
from scratch
we make nearly 
EVERYTHING
even pizza 
from scratch
but 
sometimes...
you KNOW those times,
when you've been EVERY place BUT home
running, running running
ALL over creation
and what you REALLY want is something simple
easy
not dramatic
just yummy food
that is 
a bit of a 
shortcut.
AND
sometimes
as much as we LIKE
 Dinty Moore Beef Stew
(which is gluten free/Casein free fyi)
we just don't WANT it
we want something
crunchy
cheesy
easy
like
frozen Pizza
but have you ever LOOKED at the price OF
gluten free FROZEN pizza?
it's just .. 
WOW expensive
and being on the 
DAVE RAMSEY plan
doing that
is like watching ME hyperventilate
because you'd be doing that 
WOW expensive frozen pizza TIMES 8
which = fall over in the isle paying
or
8(WOW $$) = FOITIP
(a little home school moment)
WAIT!
times 8?
Are you counting Dusty & Teanie?
Do the bunnies REALLY eat pizza too?
no
but C.S. & Machine Man eat about 2 of them each!
2(C.S) + 2(M. M) + M + P + B + L.M = 8
That said
we've looked for 
alternatives to the frozen gf pizza.
now 
PLEASE do not misunderstand.
we HAVE a wonderful
amazing 
gluten free crust we MAKE from scratch
but this post is NOT about 
those happy times.
THIS post is about when LIFE is CRAZY
and 
YOU NEED HELP
when making from scratch is just 
NOT 
possible ! 
when?
When would that be?
ok..
list of reasons to NOT make from scratch...
exhaustion
preservation of sanity
lack of time
energy
patience
illness
defeat
too much traffic
eating at a pizza party with friends
the list is really endless
but
it's there if you stop to look..
so in THOSE cases
I have a freezer with a case of these inside!
UDI's to the rescue!
yep
super yummy, 
crunch crusts
and right there in my freezer
but WAIT!
Pizza.. YOU are eating PIZZA?
what about that Little Man is allergic to Casein?
that MILK protein thing you blogged about 
HOW can he have Pizza with out CHEESE?
isn't Buddy allergic to Dairy too?
What do you feed THEM on those Emergency Pizza nights?
you don't make them eat frozen PEAS do you?
oh..FEAR NOT
we are not that cruel
though
truth be told Frozen Peas are a favorite of Little Man right now
Mama did her research
&
they eat THEIR pizza with this

not always with cheddar.. but
If I find the Mozzarella
I buy it.. 
this time they didn't have it at the store
and ya know what?
the boys didn't care they LOVED it
it is casein free
gluten free
soy free
 & who KNOWS what else it's free of
it's wonderful
it tastes good
and it MELTS more like cheese 
than any other "fake cheese"
because of SOY allergies
this is the only "fake cheese" we've found so far
thankfully it's also the BEST

this is our favorite "topping"
I know
it's probably awful
but as far as I recall none of us are allergic to any ingredients
also it tastes good
AND
we eat so darn good ALL the time
it's sort of OUR way of feeling
AMERICAN
(giggling)
now. we ARE American's by the way
and we LOVE our Country
we just don't GET how most folks here eat...
there are no words 
Buddy is SUPER excited! 
he LOVES his pizza

look at Little Man GO after that slice!
I love watching him eat things that he LOVES to eat
Toddlerhood is SO fun 
OH MY! 
what sauce?
oh..
any that has not gluten or cheese or well any dairy
we like Trader Joes Pizza sauce
but we often get other kinds
we just 
READ 
READ 
READ 
all the lables

so there ya have it
if you EVER need a fast and easy pizza crust
this one's fun & fast, 
just top it and pop it in the oven !

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