Sugarlace

I am blessed to have great friends who are always game to do anything. From running marathons to dressing up to the nines on Halloween parties, they are always bursting with ideas that really makes our group a very VERY interesting one.

Cat's White Sangria - recipe to follow soon!

On this occasion, a friend, Carl, had this great idea of hosting a pizza party alongside his girlfriend and housemates. This particular house is the scene of many a happy dinners and barbecue parties, and I’m proud to say that almost everyone in the group are either gifted in cooking, baking, mixing drinks (are they called mixologists, then?), or just simply organising and hosting parties. We are also lucky to have chef and cook friends who are absolutely fantastic in the kitchen – they are that good that I’m guessing if I throw them a jar of gherkins, an onion, and a chocolate bar, they’d be able to create something wonderful.

One hot day...

A 40 degree day and dough making? Sold!

Migs the Dough Master

This pizza party isn’t any other pizza party though – the boys will provide the dough (courtesy of Hugo’s dough recipe!), and the guests were to go crazy with the toppings. And boy did we go crazy! If you think you’ve seen the craziest pizza toppings before, well you haven’t until you see what the henyos or geniuses have come up with:

1. Sisig and Chicharon Pizza by Erwin

If you’re familiar with sisig and chicharon, you would instantly know that this is a match made in food heaven. I missed out on this pizza but it looks pretty damn good!

Thanks Cat Juan for the photo.

2. Longganisa & Chili Dilis by Carl

Longganisa (similar to lap cheung but extra sweet and sticky) and dilis (small dried fish) on a pizza – a very interesting breakfast approach on pizza!

Thanks Cat Juan for the photo.

3. Kimchi Pizza by Sandro

Sandro’s on a Korean frenzy, and this pizza did not disappoint! Tuna and kimchi pizza topped with sesame leaves – it tasted very Mexican with the spicy kimchi but oh what a pizza this was!

4. Mushrooms, Camembert & Spinach Pizza by Gutsy

This was a traditional pizza minus the pizza base – and it worked! I loved the flavours and “crunch” of the mushrooms and the meltingly good camembert combo!

5. Marshmallow & Sweet Potato Pizza by Amy

One hot day + sweet, sticky pizza = happy campers! This was such an interesting twist on dessert pizzas and who would’ve thought sweet potato would be such a good pizza topping?

6. Sausage and Egg Pizza by Blake

Can you be any more Aussie than this? Sausages & eggs & barbecue sauce!

7. Corned Beef & Eggs by Ala

Tinned beef might be appalling to some people, but this is a staple ingredient in a Filipino kitchen cupboard. And with eggs, this has become another breakfast (or lunch… or dinner…) take on your ordinary pizza!

8. Roast Chicken, Cranberry & Rocket Pizza by Mr J

Yes, this was Joseph AKA Mr J AKA the boyfriend’s pizza contribution: a Googled idea that turned out to be a wonderful pizza!

9. Vegetarian Pizza by Len & Chris

The vegetarian in Len did not deter her from making a spectacular pizza – mushrooms, spinach, onion, garlic & topped with ricotta cheese. Splendid!

10. Japanese Inspired Pizza – Grilled Unagi, Silken Tofu, Bonito Flakes, Dried Chilli & Fresh Cucumbers on a Sesame-Caesar Salad Dressing Base by JP

The chef in JP has once again outshown us all – and no one’s complaining. This maestro has created a masterpiece with this pizza: how can you go wrong when you have grilled unagi, tofu, and bonito flakes?

11. Cheese & Garlic Pizza by Migs

Migs, the master dough maker, opted for the more basic but still equally fantastic cheese & garlic pizza. The verdict? Bellissimo!

12. Nutella & Vanilla Ice Cream with Sprinkles Pizza by Tim & Lisette

The mum and dad of the group gave us kiddies what we’ve been waiting for if we eat our broccoli and peas -  a dessert pizza so good you’d be licking your fingers! The ice cream also made the heat bearable – everyone just dove in!

13. Nutella, Mallows & MnM’s Pizza by Me!

Lastly, lucky 13 pizza is by myself. Another Nutella pizza but with more lollies (and this is due to my lolly-induced system thanks to my office mates who battles 3:30itis with… guess what… lollies!).

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Are you having pizza overdose? We didn’t! It was a great night of interesting ideas and fun company – what better way to combat Sydney’s 40 degree heatwave than to spend time with your friends over some spectacularly delicious food?