Build Your Own Pizza Party!

Happy Hump Day everyone!

Last night we attended a wonderful dinner party! Our friends S&C hosted a surprise birthday dinner for our other friend Sugar that turned out to be a great success! They did a “build your own pizza” party and it turned out so delicious and fun! They told us they got all of the ingredients at Trader Joe’s…seriously, who doesn’t love that place?! They had two types of pre-made dough, wheat and Italian herb. Then they had a ton of toppings! They had a spicy salami, three different cheeses, peppers, spinach, a white sauce and a red sauce, an aioli, onions, Mediterranean flavored chicken, mushrooms, bacon and more! It was so fun to pick out your toppings! Here are Mr. Tan Lines and I’s pizzas below that turned out delicious!

I just think this is such a great idea, then it got me thinking what other fun dinner party ideas could I do where there is interaction and I came up with a pretty good list! 

Mashed potato station, prepare a large amount of plain mashed potatoes then have multiple toppings for people to choose from, such as: bacon, different cheeses, chives, tomatoes, sour cream, onions, mushrooms etc.  Obviously this one would be a side dish to a fun menu!

I think everyone’s go to is a taco bar, I like that idea…its just been done before! However it’s so delicious so I tried to think of a few ways to jazz it up, for instance prepare various meats, like chicken, ground turkey and beef. I think multiple cheeses and topping options-out of the ordinary would go a long way. You could also do taco pizzas, get crispy tortillas (or crisp them yourself) and have guests build their own taco pizzas! Baked tacos are also a growing trend, just place all of the hot items in your tortillas and bake away, everything comes out gooey and delicious!

I think another easy one is a dessert bar, buy frozen yogurt in a few flavors and give guests the luxury of topping it with whatever they want!

If you want to get really fancy you could do a make your own paella station. I’m envisioning preparing the rice in advance, then having the guests place rice and their selected seafood into a bowl, then each person’s selections are placed into oven safe bowls and cooked off!

Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner?? Omelet stations are so much fun, similar to the paella, have guests pour eggs and their favorite add-ins into a bowl, then cook each one. Oh my goodness breakfast opens an entire new menu! You could do the same thing with waffles/pancakes, have guests mix their favorite mix-ins with the premade batter and fire away!

I think this list really could be endless!

I also made that dip I mentioned yesterday…I was late on taking the picture but it took all of five minutes to make and it was a huge hit, as you can see it as almost all gone!

Here is a picture of me and the girls :)

Last week I also made Mr. Tan Lines a cake just because :) I bought the sugar free versions and you 100% could not tell the difference! It was so yummy! But I think it’s safe to say my cake decorating skills might not ever improve…