Pizza Party

I have two little boys – ages three and four – and in our house I'm in charge of dinner each night. So one of my favorite things to do in the evening when I get home is to cook with the boys. It's fun to do together, it lets them be creative and, when they've had a hand in the creation, it gets them interested in trying new foods. And I can state unequivocally, there is no better oven that compliments their enthusiasm and eagerness to get from creation to completion better than the TurboChef oven.

Of course, one of our favorite things to make is pizza. Our local market sells a great fresh pizza dough that I bring home at least once a week now and it is always a culinary highlight for them. They can really have fun with a pizza and handle just about every aspect of it by themselves (although they seem to be a little behind in the dough spinning category). So when I stumbled upon this video at the very clever "Tamra Davis Cooking Show", I was inspired to take our pizza-making to the next level. Last weekend was Henry's 3rd birthday party and instead of the backyard inflatable jumper or the piñata, we let two-dozen kids loose on a table full of pizzas. It was a ton of fun and the kids got a kick out of eating their own creations. We cooked up eight fresh-made pizzas in about 30 minutes – four minutes each with the TurboChef oven. We could never have pulled it off any other way. Even the parents got into the act, taking turns manning the oven and slicing up pies.

Coincidentally, I spoke to a customer just a few days later and she shared the same sentiment. Dee-Dee in Chicago said, "One of our favorite things to make in our TurboChef on a regular basis is Chicago-style deep dish pizza. With five kids and many different tastes, we make several different kinds in one meal. The TurboChef lets me offer a greater variety of options for the family with no problem. I can make four different pizzas in the same time it takes to make one in a conventional oven. That means everyone is satisfied and harmony is achieved at the dinner table." Keep in mind, you're typically talking 30-45 minutes for a typical scratch recipe for deep dish pizza. TurboChef cooks one up in about six and a half minutes.

Bottom line, thanks go out to Tamra for the inspiration and to TurboChef for helping us pull it off in record time. Henry and his friends had a blast.