Showing posts with label pizza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pizza. Show all posts
Monday, November 5, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Places to eat in Madison - Paisan's
Daughter #2 moved to Madison, and asked me, where should I be sure to go out to eat? So this is the start of a series - Places to eat in Madison
First up - Paisan's.
Funniest, and most accurate review of Paisan's I have read said "Ownership of a UW alum license plate and likeliness of an appreciation for Paisan's are in direct correlation.". That is a true statement - or at least certainly the correlation is there for anyone who has gone to UW Madison.
There is a definite split in views on Paisan's - either people think it is the best thing ever, or they think, meh, kind of average. Put me in the column of best thing ever. First up - best Pizza ever. Thin, crispy crust, great toppings (love me some of that italian sausage). The Porta salad also gets high marks. Sandwiches - good. Pasta - only meh. Stick with the Pizza.
If your interested in an adult beverage, you have to have the Sangria - available in white or red versions, it is the original wine cooler, only it tastes good.
Only downfall is the prices have gone up - $13 for a small pitcher of sangria? That used to buy you two large!
First up - Paisan's.
Funniest, and most accurate review of Paisan's I have read said "Ownership of a UW alum license plate and likeliness of an appreciation for Paisan's are in direct correlation.". That is a true statement - or at least certainly the correlation is there for anyone who has gone to UW Madison.
There is a definite split in views on Paisan's - either people think it is the best thing ever, or they think, meh, kind of average. Put me in the column of best thing ever. First up - best Pizza ever. Thin, crispy crust, great toppings (love me some of that italian sausage). The Porta salad also gets high marks. Sandwiches - good. Pasta - only meh. Stick with the Pizza.
If your interested in an adult beverage, you have to have the Sangria - available in white or red versions, it is the original wine cooler, only it tastes good.
Only downfall is the prices have gone up - $13 for a small pitcher of sangria? That used to buy you two large!
Friday, October 12, 2012
Home Made Pizza - thin crust
Not going to claim this is top end wood fire pizza oven pizza. But compared to what you can normally get, pretty good.
Pizza on the left (overcooked, but not burnt) mushrooms, onions and spinach on a garlic olive oil crust. Pizza on the right, same vegies, plus garlic shrimp and turkey Italian sausage, with tomato sauce over the garlic olive oil.
We used these crusts -
Good eats - and better than delivery - low calorie, especially since the crust is very thin and made with 100% whole wheat flour. We also use very little cheese
Pizza on the left (overcooked, but not burnt) mushrooms, onions and spinach on a garlic olive oil crust. Pizza on the right, same vegies, plus garlic shrimp and turkey Italian sausage, with tomato sauce over the garlic olive oil.
We used these crusts -
Good eats - and better than delivery - low calorie, especially since the crust is very thin and made with 100% whole wheat flour. We also use very little cheese
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Low Calorie, Low Fat, Low Carb - Great Tasting Pizza
As anyone on a diet can tell you, pizza is terrible for you.
The crust is a big pile of sugar, the cheese is full of fat (as are many of the ingredients) and you eat way to much of it at one sitting. But it tastes so good!
Most diet options are bad options that don't really satisfy the craving for pizza.
The hardest place to start is the crust - most diet crusts are not really crusts, and don't really satisfy. We just found one that does - a thin crust, whole heat, low fat, low sugar pre-made crust - from Wisconsin!
Golden Home Bakery makes a 100% whole grain, thin thin thin pizza crust. One serving - which is a third of the pizza, not a tiny slice, is 130 calories, 1.5g fat, 25g carb, 4 g fiber and only 1 gram sugar. Not great for you, but really pretty good.
The best part is - it tastes great! I mean it is a good crust that holds up well and is a real "cracker" crust - which is my favorite.
Smear on a little sauce (go edge to edge - if you don't the edges get too crispy), add toppings (go cooked onions and mushrooms, thin sliced tomatoes, a little italian sausage (turkey or chicken!), some basil from the garden, a dusting of cheese (just a dusting - no layering it on), some penzey's pizza seasoning - bake for 12-14 minutes at 450 degrees...Tastes great. I mean it really does.
You can have pizza and not kill your diet. Purchased at Gordy's in Eau Claire - Birch Street.
The crust is a big pile of sugar, the cheese is full of fat (as are many of the ingredients) and you eat way to much of it at one sitting. But it tastes so good!
Most diet options are bad options that don't really satisfy the craving for pizza.
The hardest place to start is the crust - most diet crusts are not really crusts, and don't really satisfy. We just found one that does - a thin crust, whole heat, low fat, low sugar pre-made crust - from Wisconsin!
Golden Home Bakery makes a 100% whole grain, thin thin thin pizza crust. One serving - which is a third of the pizza, not a tiny slice, is 130 calories, 1.5g fat, 25g carb, 4 g fiber and only 1 gram sugar. Not great for you, but really pretty good.
The best part is - it tastes great! I mean it is a good crust that holds up well and is a real "cracker" crust - which is my favorite.
Smear on a little sauce (go edge to edge - if you don't the edges get too crispy), add toppings (go cooked onions and mushrooms, thin sliced tomatoes, a little italian sausage (turkey or chicken!), some basil from the garden, a dusting of cheese (just a dusting - no layering it on), some penzey's pizza seasoning - bake for 12-14 minutes at 450 degrees...Tastes great. I mean it really does.
You can have pizza and not kill your diet. Purchased at Gordy's in Eau Claire - Birch Street.
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