Best Part of Pizza......

Disclaimer: Though I could have used people's names in reference to my own pizza, that just wouldn't be very nice though I hope you all know where you fit on my slice of pizza. Please don't assume that you know where you fit and therefore get down right ticked off at me because you assume that I'm saying you're anchovies or that you're cheese...if you ask I'll be glad to tell you. This blog was written with completely good intentions and a little sarcasm and humor thrown in and therefore any backlash or outbursts from anyone who would be on my list of pizza ingredients will unfortunately result in you no longer making onto my pizza... If you can't see the humor in silly little analogies....please opt out of this read.




Okay so over the weekend I was thinking about my family and the quirks and issues that go along with being part of a largish family and thought I would blog about the wisdom filled, extremely profound analogy I came to with regards to families.

Ahem....

I really think that families are like a supreme pizza....stay with me here and follow along. So you've got the crust which is the base for the whole entire pizza. Those toppings and the cheese can't even attempt to classify themselves as pizza if it weren't for the crust. The crust is the beginning of this amazing creation....got me so far?

Okay so then comes everything else on the pizza. The sauce is definitely a significant companion to the crust and these two ingredients strongly assist each other to make this pizza even remotely edible. I myself quite like the pizza sauce...and I like that I can pick and choose...it's all pizza sauce but if you like it spicy or regular or if you like a white sauce like they put on some chicken pizzas then you get to decide. The reality is that there has to be a sauce of some sort...otherwise none of the toppings have anything to stick to and the sauce, in a lot of ways, kind of enhances the way the other toppings taste together. Okay so moving on to the toppings. They always put the good stuff on the bottom...you have to dig your way through the things that aren't your favorite and the things that are just down right nasty to get to the good stuff. Now along your journey with this piece of pizza you encounter tons of different toppings. Pepperoni and mushrooms.....mmmmm.....my favorite....I'd eat it on every pizza if I could even though I know full well that some of my other family members think pepperoni is just okay. Then there's peppers and pineapple....I like them just fine, they don't infringe on my taste buds and I definitely enjoy the pizza with those toppings on it. Okay so then there's onions and feta cheese....uhmmm now I don't hate these toppings but could certainly go extended periods of time without eating pizza with these things on it. In most cases after I eat these toppings I'm going to either wish I had opted out or have really bad indigestion....still following the analogy? Rounding out the toppings are cooked tomatoes, anchovies, and anything else funky that I'm not thinking of. These toppings are the ones, in my opinion, that most of the time wreck the pizza. I'm just saying....they often ruin the other toppings or at least impact the taste of the other toppings. I personally would never order a pizza with these toppings on it, but in certain situations would eat the pizza if I had to. I will also add that there are lots of people who love anchovies and that is their choice. So now here is where the wisdom comes in...though reading that back to myself...uhmmm that was pretty profound...

Do you know what the best part about pizza is? You can make it anyway you want to and you can eat as much or as little as you want....one slice or the whole pie! Ninety percent of the time my pizza would be pepperoni and mushrooms but occasionally I like to go crazy and throw on some peppers and pineapple. Some people like just cheese...over and over and over again....and you'll like that for awhile but there will come a time when you feel like you're missing out on something and really should take a second glance at some other toppings, not even necessarily all of the toppings but some of the other toppings could really enhance your pizza eating experience. If you are one of the ones out there who is insisting...no thanks....I'll stick to just cheese, it's safer that way and I know I like it...well I can only say from personal pizza eating endeavors that I always thought that pineapple on pizza was just a no no but after tasting it I discovered that with the right combination of other toppings it gives the pizza a nice little zing. See that's the great thing about pizza....everyone gets to make it their way....and there will be some who glance at your pizza and then copy yours, others who will think your pizza could definitely use something extra and even some who will think that your pizza is just plain gross....but who cares it's your pizza, your very own little slice of perfection.

While I sure do like that I can pick and choose I do also try to keep one certain perspective about pizza. The toppings really aren't anything without the sauce and crust in some variety. Thin crust, thick, light on the sauce, or slathered on...those really are the essence of the pizza and even if you truly don't care for the sauce or the crust, you eat them because you like pizza as a whole and the bottom line is that without some kind of combination involving the crust and sauce....your just toppings....not pizza.....and one further note....if you are one of the ones that insists you'll stick to just the cheese....I really hope you explore all the other fabulous toppings out there, you might be surprised to find how well the other toppings can relate.....

If you far and away prefer cheese pizza then you also possibly fall into the category of being the cheese on other people's pizza ....a lot of people love you on their pizza but some people are just lactose intolerant and some people choose to becomes vegans because the cheese just leaves them with a lot of upset stomachs. I for one choose to have cheese on my pizza, I love that it has its own personality and comes in different varieties....but there are definitely a lot of days when I go light on the cheese.

I really don't want the message to get lost in this little word vomit commentary. At the end of the day your family just is what it is, good, bad and everything in between. There is no changing what is. I will freely admit that for me and for my life...I take what I like and leave the rest because that is what is in my best interest. But I also know that had I allowed certain relationships to fall by the wayside based on assumptions that I thought people had of me or I of them.....parts of my life would feel like it was missing a little something.

I guess ultimately I'd rather eat a piece of pizza with a whole lot of stuff I didn't care for on it just to get to the good stuff like pepperoni and mushrooms....than to never eat pizza again.

PS....I'm realizing now, after reading through it, how incredibly deep this blurb is and therefore I understand if not everyone gets it....I still luv you.