Pizza in July? A rant.

Our favorites: spinach, red onion, ground beef, mushrooms, mozzarella

Someone poke me and remind me what season it is.

 These are the things I know to be true:  I know Thanksgiving is coming this month.  I also know Christmas follows Thanksgiving. I am also aware that I live in Mississippi.  But come on, people!  It's 80 degrees today and over the weekend Hobby Lobby had a 50% off Christmas sale.  Christmas SALE?  Did I miss CHRISTMAS??  Maybe it's Spring and nobody told me? My capris say Spring! Can you tell my stubborn northern patience has worn thin??


 [I know people comment all the time on the majorly screwed up timeline that our retailers provide America regarding the holidays and believe me, I work in retail, so I'm inundated with Christmas cookie cutters already.  I also realize I'm probably preaching to the choir when I say, LET ME HAVE MY THANKSGIVING BACK.  And you know what? I WANT MY LONG PANTS BACK TOO.   I know I'm demanding, but if you skip Thanksgiving, then you skip my birthday, so not only am I offended that you {corporate America} have forgotten the most important meal of the year, but you {corporate America} have also taken away my presents.  Yes, I'm an adult, but I still love my presents.  And now, my soap box is accounted for until this time next year...]

turkey bacon, red onion, mushrooms, mozzarella

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With all that said, I'm ready to talk about what tastes good to me no matter what time of year, what temperature it is outside, which state or country you live in, or what holiday season you're told it is:  PIZZA.  Ask my husband, but I make a pretty mean homemade pizza, though I can't confidently say they are completely homemade since most have a secret ingredient that starts with "Great" and ends in "Value."  I almost don't want to say it out loud, but *Wal*Mart* (insert bad words at the *) makes it way into my kitchen almost every time I make a pizza.  I wish it weren't the case, but my opinions on that subject are better shared another day. ANYWAY, you can't argue with a 48 cent bargain of a mix that creates a mean thin and crispy crust.  I've made homemade crusts before and don't mind doing them; heck, I've even taught a class on it, but these little crust mixes work wonders when you only have 30 minutes on a weeknight to feed your hungry man.  And as my iPhone picture gallery shows, I take pictures of them every time they come out of the oven because they are so darn good lookin'.  They are all different in toppings, but all wonderful.

Black Bean Fiesta Pizza (vegetarian)

I guess, but am not sure, that the purpose of today's post is to rant about American "consumerism" during a boisterous time of year, and then here I go raving about pizza crust mixes bought only from a monopolizing American corporation. 
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Regardless of this vicious trap, here are some pretty tasty pizzas to admire while you ponder what *Wal*Mart*, Christmas, Thanksgiving, means to you.  My next post will be full of (appropriate) holiday cheer, I promise!

Can you tell we like red onion? Along with feta, spinach, and turkey bacon.

This is my homemade crust w/pepperoni, spinach, mushrooms, onion