Quick Pizza and a curious appetizer

                Everyone knows that teenagers have voracious appetites. And what's a better way to keep those crazy, fun-loving teenagers fed than with pizza? And crazy, fun-loving teenagers want it quick! Their lives are too full of adventure (and fun-loving craziness) to be slowed down by a long, needless wait for pizza.

                Got a houseful of boisterous teens? You just know they're bound to be hungry; look at the way they're gnawing the wax fruit on the coffee table. What's a concerned parent to do? Why, pizza! And it better be quick!

                What, you may ask, do crazy, fun-loving teenagers want on their pizza? Pepperoni? Hardly. Sausage? Nope. Canadian bacon? Not even.

                No, what today's teenagers want on their pizza is a healthy topping of sardines.

 

                No recipe with this one, but how hard can it be to make a sardine pizza? Looks like sardines, tomato sauce, some nondescript cheese, and scallions (I'll bet your mouth is watering already).

                I picked up a box of Jiffy pizza dough (none of that pre-made stuff for me). I spread the dough in a pan, then added tomato sauce, scallions and sardines. I also added black olives, mozzarella and some Eye-talian seasoning, then into the oven for 20 minutes @ 425 degrees.

  

 Hmmm, 20 minutes to wait. What to do, what to do. Monopoly? Nah, takes too long.  Hey! How about a healthy beverage? Low-calorie (for those of us watching our waistline) and delicious, to boot!

   No recipe here, just pour broth over ice. I think I can handle that.

"When in doubt, pinky out."

    I have to say, it's nothing short of weird. Strange, even. Not terrible, because broth is, in fact, pretty tasty. But it's a lot tastier when it's mixed with beef instead of ice. I think this would turn most crazy, fun-loving teenagers into sullen, irritable teenagers with bad manners and dirt under their fingernails. Speaking of teenagers, how about that quick pizza?

     A work of art, isn't it? In case you're curious, baking sardines in an oven will give your kitchen a slight... aroma. But how does it taste?

      It's not the worst meal I've had (like the time my friend and I tried to make soup with beef jerky). But I've definitely had better.

     So if you frequently have lots of crazy, fun-loving teenagers in your house, I'd suggest serving glasses of iced broth and sardine pizza; you'll never be bothered again. Of course, your own teen will be shunned for the remainder of his/her high school days, forced to spend his /her crazy, fun-filled years as a recluse, destined to lead a life of boredom, reviled by society.

Until next time, Bon Appetit!