Cinch up those oven mitts for your pizza royale. Get ready to knead out some fresh fun, whether you’re a calzone caddy or a stromboli star, these extra ideas are guaranteed to deliver a piping hot good time.
Extra Toppings
- Dough options: Up the ante by experimenting with different doughs: classic, whole wheat, or even a fun flavor like cauliflower or spinach crust.
- Sauce boss: Don’t just use jarred sauce! Set out ingredients and challenge each other to create your own signature sauce with a flavor blast.
- Turn down the oven: If one of you is a major pizza pro, consider creating a handicap. Perhaps the more experienced chef can only use three toppings, or needs to make a uniquely shaped pizza (star, heart, etc.).
Dough Down
- Blind taste test: Cut pizzas into slices and have a blindfolded taste-off to determine the winner based solely on taste.
- Create judging categories: Award points for originality, presentation, dough quality, sauce, and overall deliciousness.
- Themed pizzas: Choose a theme like “breakfast pizza”, “dessert pizza” or “around the world” (Mexican toppings, Thai-inspired, etc.)
- Prize for the pizza champ: The winner gets a goofy pizza-themed trophy, the right to choose the next date night activity, or a free pass from doing the dishes!
Crust Us, Atmosphere is Everything
- Pizza soundtrack: Create a fun playlist filled with Italian classics, or just anything upbeat that will put you in the mood for some good food!
- Wine or beer pairing: Pick a specific wine variety, flight of beers, or create a themed cocktail/mocktail to complement your pizza creations.
- Italian Movie Night: After indulging in your pizza creations, queue up a film set in Italy like The Talented Mr. Ripley, La Dolce Vita, or Under the Tuscan Sun.
