Hi all, today is one of the first Blogfests for 2016, this one called Lost and Found: The Valentine’s Edition brought to you by these fine sponsors: Arlee Bird, Guilie Castilol-Oriard, Elizabeth Seckman, Yolanda Renee, Denise Covey, and Alex Cavanaugh.
Do you remember that special feeling of love found? And who hasn't experienced the emotional experience of love lost? Some of you might have even lost a love only to find that person later for another go around.
Tell your story about love lost or found in our special Valentine's blogfest.
Your post can be a short fiction, an essay, poetry, or even a song--let your imagination run free. Any genre is fair game, be it romance, historical fiction, memoir, or even science fiction. After all there are no limitations when it comes to love.
Post your entry, along with the badge, and visit other participants on Monday!
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| Rubino’s Medium with Pepperoni and Sausage |
Pizza Good ol’ fashioned pizza from a single family-owned pizzeria serving the best damn pizza around. Domino's? Pizza Hut? Papa Johns? Fuggediboutit! I’ll spend the extra ten dollars and get a real manly-man pizza pie oozing with lots of homemade sweet and spicy sauce and real mozzarella cheese and whatever meats or fresh garden toppings I’m in the mood to eat.
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| Ciao's Large Pepperoni |
My two favorite such places are Ciao’s Italian on Balboa Island and Rubino’s in Mission Viejo. Sure, a large two topping pizza is $20.00 with tax. But you know once you take your first bit into the steaming hot slice of pizza where the extra money went and that it’s worth every dime!
Question What is one of your Lost and Found?
Not sure I have a lost and found, but I do love the looks of both of those pizzas; not sure which one I would order if given the chance!
ReplyDeletebetty
Betty, I wish the Ciaos had sausage added as that day as it's really an incredible pizza that will leave you salvitating for more the rest of your life.
DeleteThat looks like a great pizza! Now I'm hungry!
ReplyDeleteSusan, not sure if they deliver to Ohio. If so, be prepared to give a big tip.
DeleteGosh, to be able to eat a piece of that pizza (either one) - Yum, my mouth is watering and it's almost 1 AM.
ReplyDeleteSly move, Stephen. One of my loves throughout the years has been pizza. These look and sound great. Sadly it seems the older I get, the less my system tolerates pizza. Still when pizza calls I always succumb. I might not eat as many slices as I used to, but I savor what I do eat.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm hungry. You hit the epitome of true love!
Arlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
Tossing It Out
Ah, I can understand the love, but pizzas not my thing exactly. If I do indulge, I'm with you...pay the bucks and forget the schmucks. Or put together a mouth-watering variety yourself!
ReplyDeleteIt's about 5 a.m., but I'm feeling like pizza for breakfast!
ReplyDeleteI like Elizabeth's idea of pizza for breakfast. I have a leftover piece in the freezer. Maybe I should pull it out.
ReplyDeleteI love pizza and didn't find out it existed until my junior year in high school. I find that weird, but I was a country girl.
ReplyDeleteDon't want to lose a love of pizza!
ReplyDeleteNow I'm hungry. That's it. Pizza for dinner tonight.
ReplyDeleteBest pizza I've ever had is Giordanos Chicago style pizza. Makes me hungry just thinking about it. That stuff is epic!
ReplyDeleteCrystal, Chicago deep dish is the best!
DeleteIt's that thick, cornmeal crust pizza that I couldn't bear to lose. The rest is so-so, mere dalliances.
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing like family-owned pizza joints! I live in Austin, Texas now and can't for the life of me find a decent pizza around here, like the ones up home (hailing from western New York/Buffalo/Niagara Falls, which serves up some of the best pizzas in the world. I love pizza. All kinds of pizza. In fact I just made two pizzas last week, which turned out pretty darn good, if I do say so myself. I'll be making a few more for Superbowl too. Fun post! Great pics. Now I'm hungry...
ReplyDeleteMichele at Angels Bark
I love pizza like that. My boyfriend, The Biker Chef, used to own a pizza shop (before we met), so he is really picky about his pizza. For good reason. A real pizza is made in house, from crust to toppings. Now, I'm hungry.
ReplyDeleteMary at Play off the Page
Now I'm hungry for pizza!
ReplyDeleteSomeone once told me sex was like pizza, even when it's bad, it's still good. Now, I can't look at pizza the same way.
ReplyDeleteThere's two local pizza joints that hubby and I enjoy ordering from because they are sooooo much better than big chains.
ReplyDeleteThere was a pizza place in our old hometown in Maryland that was so good, it became the standard by which I judged every other pizza. Since we moved to Georgia in 1971, we never found a place that even came close...until a few weeks ago. It's just a little place with hand-made everything and oh-so-fresh ingredients. Much to our surprise, they even sold it by the slice, so we each ordered the special: two slices with our favorite toppings, and a soft drink. They were the largest slices we'd ever seen! As big as most whole pizzas. Oh so good. We could only eat one, and took the other slices home with us. The place is about forty miles away, but I know where we'll be going the next time we get a craving for pizza! Yep, dare I say it? We LOVED it!
ReplyDeleteSusan, I love those buy-it-by-the-slice places with a Coke and sometimes a small salad. Classic!
DeleteAh pizza; my middle son doesn't care for it much. He's just weird. Ice cream is one of my lost and found foods. Loved it as a kid, somehow lost the desire to eat it (dairy and I don't get along) and found it again in those little one serving cups. Yum.
ReplyDeleteMe too. I went a few years without ice cream, only to come back with a furry.
DeleteI love pizza now, but when I was small and my mom had a pizza place, I refused to eat it. Biggest regret of my life.
ReplyDeleteHa, ha, ha, love this! By all means, spend the money and get the best, (smile).
ReplyDeleteDixie, why buy a discounted crappy pizza? I just don't get it. Thanks for agreeing as pizza lovers unite across the globe.
DeleteI love that you chose pizza!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this! Pizza is a highly acceptable choice for this haha There's this pizza place down the street from me called Olive Oil's. Oh man, is that pizza the best. They have one with MEATBALLS on it and it's fabulous. I'm getting hungry just thinking about pizza now, thanks haha
ReplyDeleteMadilyn, meatballs on pizza? What a crazy cool idea! I need to try that.
DeleteAnd now I'm salivating... and I'm nowhere near anywhere I can get one of those! Stephen, you're a cruel, cruel man ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for being a part of the Lost & Found hop! Loved-loved-loved your entry :)
Guilie @ Quiet Laughter
Guilie, you can always make one from scratch. The key is to buy the dough pre-made, roll it out, then design the pizza rich in fresh ingredients to your satisfaction.
DeleteHi Stephen - I only 'want' pizza occasionally .. I crave the place in Johannesburg we used to go to - I got into the habit of having a Calzone, rather than a pure pizza - the crust was softer ... but I am due a pizza dinner sometime ... I'm glad you've found somewhere reasonable though and places you enjoy - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteOf course, the best pizza has green peppers and onions to go with the sausage and pepperoni. But your heart is in the right place.
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