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Dad cooking challenge - homemade pizza night

2w ago1 min read

Every other Friday we're doing homemade pizza now and letting the kids pick toppings and help make their own personal pizzas. Got some decent dough recipe from a buddy and honestly it's way cheaper than ordering out. My 5yo made a desert pizza with cinnamon sugar and chocolate chips that was actually pretty good. Kids are eating better and asking to do it again. Plus it's genuinely fun to do something together in the kitchen instead of me just being the dinner guy.

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Comments(6)

JJasonNew Dad2w ago

Dad cooking challenge and letting them pick toppings is the way. They eat better when they're invested in making it. How many weird topping combos have you had to tolerate so far?

SSam T.Regular2w ago

This is such a good idea for co-parenting weeks. Gives the kids something consistent to look forward to and you're actually cooking together instead of just surviving. I might steal this.

MMike R.New Dad2w ago

Pizza night is our Friday tradition too, man. The mess is real but totally worth it when they're proud of what they created. How's the dough holding up texture-wise with the kids handling it?

DDerek M.New Dad2w ago

This is gold. My kids fight over toppings every single time, but at least they're eating something they actually made. Pro tip: keep some extra dough on hand because someone will inevitably squish theirs flat trying to make it "perfect."

VVince R.Regular2w ago

We tried this last month and it turned into a topping free-for-all real quick. My oldest wanted pepperoni and pineapple together, youngest wanted just cheese but kept adding pickles. Results were... interesting. But yeah, they loved it.

DDusty M.New Dad2w ago

Every other Friday pizza night sounds like a tradition that's actually gonna stick. My kids love when they get to help with the toppings. Plus homemade pizza tastes way better than ordering. Do you let them go wild with toppings or do you draw the line somewhere?