The pizza in the photo above is a pizza I made. When I made this pizza, I had no idea there was a day celebrating pizza makers. I make my own dough, but I use pre-made sauce. My family loves my pizza. But whether you pull out a frozen pizza and pop it in the oven or make everything from scratch, you can celebrate the day with the delicious pizza of your choice.
Pizza making started in Naples, Italy, centuries ago. The flatbread covered in different toppings was an inexpensive meal for the working poor. When Neapolitans immigrated to the United States, they brought pizza making with them. Pizzas actually became more popular in the US than in Italy in the early twentieth century. The first pizzeria started in New York City in 1905. Pizza eventually became popular throughout the US after World War II.
You may be wondering what pizza has to do with romance? As I think back over the books I’ve written, I know many of my heroes and heroines share a pizza at some point in the story. Also, in my upcoming book, Puppy Love and Christmas Joy, the hero’s mission is to put his family’s Italian restaurant on a solid financial footing. He wants to buy a wood-fired pizza oven for the restaurant and add pizza to the menu. He has an ally in one cute little girl, who loves pizza.
Puppy Love and Christmas Joy is the fourth book in my Happiness in Hallburg series, which features a puppy and a child who are intent on matchmaking. Puppy Love and Christmas Joy is ready for pre-order at the bargain price of 99 cents. The book will release on November 21, 2023. You can find buy links below.
Here are all the books in the series.
Are you a pizza maker? What is your favorite kind of pizza? I will give away an ebook copy of the first book in the series, Puppy Love and Mistletoe, to one person who leaves a comment.
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Merrillee Whren is an award-winning author who writes inspirational romance. She is the winner of the 2003 Golden Heart Award for best inspirational romance manuscript presented by Romance Writers of America. She has also been the recipient of the RT Reviewers’ Choice Award and the Maggie Award for Excellence. She is married to her own personal hero, her husband of thirty plus years, and has two grown daughters. She has lived in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Chicago and Florida but now makes her home in the Arizona desert. When she’s not writing, she spends her free time playing tennis or walking while she does the plotting for her novels.
Your pizza looks fabulous and tasty! Congratulations on the latest release in a great series. For many years I couldn’t find a suitable non dairy substitute that made great pizza, but a few weeks ago I tried almond milk mozzarella and it’s delicious especially on a black rice pizza base with homemade passata, roast chicken, spinach and bacon. Though I think my first preference will always be pepperoni. Thanks for the post!
Fav pizza is thin crust cheese pizza and sometimes I do make my own pizza
Hi Merrillee! Thanks for highlighting World Pizza Making Day. This retiree enjoys researching unusual fun days. Yes, I have made my own pizza. I am a traditionalist. I often use a Jiffy Pizza Crust mix. I also use pre-made sauce topped with pepperoni, browned sausage, chopped green pepper and mushrooms and shredded Italian cheese mix.
Your book is preordered. I enjoy books were couples share a pizza. Think that is more prevalent in the Midwest than sharing Chinese. Our small SW Michigan town has many pizza businesses (carryout chains and local restaurants with takeout), but few Chinese takeout places. Enjoy the beautiful fall weather. Happy Writing.
don’t make it
We mostly buy our pizza but we have made our pizza from time to time. It can be a bit time consuming because we make it from scratch, the dough(a few times we might have cheated if we were short on time) & sauce(always homemade). We even tried the cheese in the crust once but it didn’t come out as good as Pizza Hut. Our go to pizza is a pepperoni & bacon pizza and if we are splurging, we’ll make it stuffed crust.
It’s been a long time since I made a homemade pizza! If I want one now, I either buy a frozen one from Publix or I go to Dominoes. The only thing is, there’s so much leftover, that I usually have a medium for 4 days! So, I haven’t had one in awhile. However, I just may buy a Stouffer’s french bread pizza.
I love pepperoni for a traditional pizza and BBQ chicken for a non-traditional one. This summer I started making fllatbreads and found that I really enjoyed it.
OK, I need to try this. I am GF and DF and it sounds like your pizza fits the bill! I tried my own with a Sharf GF crust and vegan cheese. It was terrible and I still LOL when I think of it :))
My kids love making pizza – they really just like cheese and tomato but I can sometimes persuade them to add a few veggies by making a face shape.
Hi Dianne,
So glad you are able to figure out how to fix a pizza you can eat. Pizza is one of my favorite foods. So I would miss it if I couldn’t have any. I love pepperoni, too.
Hi Andrea,
I have to have at least pepperoni on my pizza. The one I always make has pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushrooms, and black olives. I do make cheese pizza for my granddaughters.
Hi Renate,
Thanks so much for preording my book!! I can’t put green peppers or any kind of peppers on my pizza anymore. Peppers give me indigestion. I still love them, but every time I eat them, I wish I hadn’t. :( We have lots of pizza places near us, too, but we eat most often at Mod Pizza. Have you ever eaten at one?
Hi bn, I hope you eat it, even if you don’t make it. :)
Hi Joannie,
Yes, pizza making is time consuming, especially if you make your own dough. I started making my own when we were newly married, thanks for a recipe a friend gave me. It’s been a hit for years.
Hi Trudy,
Do you have a Mod Pizza near you? We got there often. They have mini pizza, just right for one person, and they have their mod size, which my husband and often order, one for each of us. Then we eat half and save the other half for another meal.
Hi Jessica,
I love pepperoni. I have never tired BBQ chicken. I’m not very adventuresome when it comes to my pizza tastes. I stick with the same old thing.
Hi Ruthie,
So fun that you include your kids in your pizza making. My granddaughters love to help me make pizza, especially the dough.
I haven’t heard of them! I’ll have to check it out and see!
I am not a pizza maker. I love pizza, but it does not love me. Every once in a while, I will give in to my craving. We usually pick up a frozen pizza. My husband puts it in the oven. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you.
I have made homemade pizza in the past but not recently due to lack of time. I love to add a variety of cheeses on mine. Occasionally, I might add onions or mushrooms. Sometimes I may add pieces of meatball. Just kind of depends on my mood.
Hi Debra,
So sorry that pizza doesn’t love you. I know about those food items that you love, but that don’t agree with your system. I’ve noticed more foods that bother my stomach as I get older. Peppers, cucumbers, and now even watermelon, and I love watermelon.
Hi Cheri,
It is fun to experiment with pizza, if you’re brave. I’m not. I stick to the old tried and true. Our pastor’s family has a pizza contest for family birthdays, and the birthday person gets to choose which pizza is the best. They have had some interesting combos.
I totally forgot to reply. I don’t make pizza but when I do have it I like Hawaiian pizza. (ham and pineapple)
Your pizza looks delish! I LOVE pizza….I even have a shirt that says “pizza is my love language” 😂 I’m not much of a pizza maker, but I’m a pro at baking frozen pizzas 😆 My family’s favorite though is when my hubby makes them on his pellet grill! They somehow get the perfectly crispy crust & are so much better than the oven. Now I want pizza for dinner…. 🤤🤤