Alphabet Pizza

September 8 is International Literacy Day.  While menu planning I wanted to figure out what food would work for dinner on this day.  The family helped me come up with the idea for Alphabet Pizza.
Pizza with toppings for all the letters of the alphabet from A-Z.  It took us some time and creativity but we did it.  It also took some time to prepare.  We had some of the ingredients, but others we had to buy specifically for this.

We ended up with 5 pizzas with these toppings/ingredients:

A- Artichoke Hearts
B- Bacon
C- Chicken
D- Dough
E- Eggs
F- Fennel Seed
G- Green Pepper
H- Ham
I- Italian Seasoning
J- Jalapenos
K- Kielbasa
L- Lemon Pepper
M- Mushrooms
N- Nacho Cheese
O- Olives
P- Pineapple
Q- Queso
R- Red Pepper
S- Sausage
T- Tomatoes
U- Uncooked Spinach
V- Very Good Pepperoni
W- White Sauce
X- Xtra Cheese
Y- Yellow Pepper
Z- Zucchini

Some of these (dough) we used on multiple pizzas but here is generally what pizzas we came up with:
Artichoke hearts, bacon, chicken, white sauce, yellow pepper, lemon pepper, tomatoes, uncooked spinach

Eggs, fennel seed, green pepper, queso, sausage

Italian seasoning, jalapenos, kielbasa, mushrooms, red pepper, zucchini

Nacho cheese, olives, very good pepperoni, Xtra cheese

Ham, Pineapple

 
I didn't think about it until today (even though it's on the calendar) and a friend was mentioning it on facebook, but today is also the 50th anniversary of when the original series of Star Trek aired.
Of course we had to celebrate that.  After alphabet pizza, you only have so much energy, though.  So we watched the first episode of Star Trek (the one that aired 50 years ago today) while eating our pizza.
Jeremy also got creative and came up with some Star Trek jokes while helping me make pizza.

What happens to a Vulcan when he gets sick?
He becomes "ill" logical.

Where do Klingons like to fish?
On a Worf.

What is the number one cause of death in the Federation?
Wearing a red shirt.

It was a fun evening.

"I Am The Terror That Flaps in the Night"

Look who's been watching Darkwing Duck lately.  I love introducing things from my childhood to my children.

Almost Missed It

Yesterday, October 15, was the birthday of author, P.G. Wodehouse.  Jeremy and I had talked about celebrating, but we got so busy with things yesterday.  We didn't even check out any of his books at the library while we were there.  Can you believe it?  So I thought we wouldn't actually celebrate.  Oh, well.

However, after I put the older kids to bed last night, I found Jeremy in the kitchen making brownies.

A while ago Jeremy and I made a non-alcoholic drinking game for the TV show, Jeeves and Wooster (based on books written by P.G. Wodehouse).  We made lists in three categories.
For things that happen in most episodes, such as when Jeeves says, "Very good sir," you take a bite of a snack or a sip/drink of a beverage.  For other things that are somewhat common, but don't happen as often as in the first list, such as when one of Bertie's friends falls in love at first sight, you take two bites or drinks.  The last category is for those things that rarely happen, such as when Aunt Agatha makes an appearance without calling Bertie a name, and you get to take a handful or gulp of your snack or beverage.
Our snack of choice for this game is brownies and our beverage of choice is colored flavored sugar water (a.k.a. Kool-Aid or the like).  That explained Jeremy's brownie making in the kitchen.

So after the older kids were in bed we sat down with our brownies and Kool-Aid and watched the first episode of Jeeves and Wooster.  By the end we were a little sick to our stomachs, but just a little.
It had been a while since we played that game and it was fun.