I have a soft spot in my heart for:_________ (fill in the blank)

Pizza.

Actually for that I have a soft spot in my stomach, but for that only a specific kind: NYC pizza.

Danish wedding cookies. They come in a little pink bag and I see them in the store and get a little sweaty. It's sick.





and I love this! The quote "I don't mention her babe in here". Was that Freudian or what?

NYC pizza is the only way to go.

You are a very wise man.

And you have great discernment.

I must advise you brothers are in error.

In a local Chicago restaurant a Chicago deepdish pizza is the best pizza. It's not the only way to go, but it is the best way.

If this was in the middle ages, and the RC, we might have to cook you with the deepdish

I must advise you brothers are in error.

In a local Chicago restaurant a Chicago deepdish pizza is the best pizza. It's not the only way to go, but it is the best way.

If this was in the middle ages, and the RC, we might have to cook you with the deepdish

Pizza with pineapple is the best and authentic salami.

Pizza with pineapple is the best and authentic salami.

Pizza with pineapple is the best and authentic salami.

I've eaten pizza with pineapple on it before (normally with chicken as an additional topping), and I like it a lot.

I've never even heard of anyone putting salami on a pizza before, and I'm half Italian, and I've eaten a lot of salami over the years.

Anyhow, salami and pineapple...?

I guess that would work, but salami and green olives sounds a little bit better to me.

Ham and pineapple is standard fare, called the Hawaiian

Salami is not quite ham? Maybe closer to pepperoni

Some people think it almost sacrilege to put pineapple on a pizza

They want to know, "WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?" I say, "Why not?"

I have even had raisins on pizza

Fresh tomato on pizza instead of tomato sauce or paste is yummy also

Pizza!

Now that you've mentioned it, yes, I have had ham and pineapple on a pizza as well, and I liked it.

I just like pineapple in general, and I don't have any problem whatsoever with putting it on pizza.

In fact, I once had some chocolate-covered pineapple, and that was quite good.

Raisins on pizza?

Now, that sounds a bit weird to me, and I actually love raisins.

Would I ever try it?

I guess so, but it doesn't sound very tempting to me. More like something that I'd have to endure after accepting a challenge or something.

I'm fine with fresh tomatoes on a pizza, and I have had that before as well.

Anyhow, since we're on the topic of pizza, my favorite combination of toppings is mushrooms and black olives.

I once dated a woman from Finland, and over there they put shrimp on pizza.

Shrimp (or bacon) is probably my favorite food on the planet, but I'm not sure that I would like it on a pizza.

If nothing else, now I'm craving pizza!

(He zips up his human suit and heads towards the nearest city)

P.S.

The pizzas in those photos look pretty good.

Thanks! Those are home-made pizzas

As to the raisins on pizza, they were Flying Wedge concoctions

I do not recall what all else was on that particular type besides pumpkin and sunflower seeds

They made quite a few very tasty alternatives to your standard fare. Szechuan chicken, anyone?

Many people seem to like pepperoni, but that would pretty much be a last choice for me...

Hawaiian was a long time fave, but as I've aged I eat less ham... and a lot less less shrimp, also.

Zero shrimp, really. My home-made pizzas have a lot of mushrooms on them! They are so meaty

The bottom layer is zucchini Between the z&m and cheeses is often onion and yellow pepper

Good luck on your pizza foray

Now we're really getting into some really foreign territory.

Pumpkin and sunflower seeds on a pizza?



I guess that could work.

I guess that it all depends upon how one views pizza.

For example, I mentioned that I love rice and beans as a base food just yesterday (I think it was yesterday). In other words, all sorts of other things could be thrown on top of it, and I would enjoy it. I'm thinking that the same principle probably applies with pizza as a base food or that which is built upon as a foundation.

Yeah, I've never really been a big pepperoni fan myself, but I have eaten it on pizza a number of times. Normally when I'm sharing a pizza with somebody else and they insist to have that as one of the toppings.

Zucchini?

BLECK!!!

Not really a big zucchini fan, so I don't crave that on anything except somebody else's plate of food...lol.

Well, time to continue my trek to the nearest city...

(He pauses to eat two pedestrians along the way. Old habits die hard)

Someone once asked, what's the big deal with people liking pizza so much?

My answer was, we like our daily bread with a bit of cheese and tomato

I am perplexed at the repugnance people portray toward zucchini on pizza

It is really almost tasteless? But still hearty, chock full of nutrients, and actually a fruit

One cup (223 grams) of cooked zucchini provides:

• Calories: 17
• Protein: 1 gram
• Fat: less than 1 gram
• Carbs: 3 grams
• Sugar: 1 gram
• Fiber: 1 gram
• Vitamin A: 40% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI)
• Manganese: 16% of the RDI
• Vitamin C: 14% of the RDI
• Potassium: 13% of the RDI
• Magnesium: 10% of the RDI
• Vitamin K: 9% of the RDI
• Folate: 8% of the RDII
• Copper: 8% of the RDI
• Phosphorus: 7% of the RDI
• Vitamin B6: 7% of the RDI
• Thiamine: 5% of the RDI
• It also contains small amounts of iron, calcium, zinc, and several other B vitamins.
  

I wouldn't call it "repugnance". At least not at my particular end.

Instead, it's much more in line with what you just said about it being "really almost tasteless".

Why would I want to eat something that is tasteless?

My mom used to make a lot of zucchini when I was growing up (well, growing up in theory, but not necessarily in practice...lol), and I remember having to douse it with salt because it was like eating boogers (not that I ever ate boogers...well, maybe once...lol) without it.

Anyhow, to each their own.