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Viva Italia with a #Simple Margarita Pizza and Tiramisu Dinner and #Dessert in no time #Recipe #GourmetGetaway

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Viva Italia its dinner the #Simple way #Recipe

I love to create different theme nights in our home; most of the time we cook German dinners but one of our all time favorite dish for the entire family is real Italian Pizza. I have to be honest, Pizza is my all time favorite food, no matter where we go, no matter what kind, I will always grab a Pizza.

So it was a no brainer when I went to World Market the other day and saw that they had a bunch of Italian products on sale and around the store that I would have an Italian night for the family. Of course, I like things simple and quick, so check out how I was able to create a fun dinner including dessert in about 30 minutes or so and everyone got what they wanted. You could even have the kids help you, was that easy.

Simple pizza ~ with a few shortcuts

Viva Italia with a #Simple Margarita Pizza and Tiramisu Dinner and #Dessert in no time #Recipe ##GourmetGetaway

You need for the Margarita Pizza:

This is how to make the Margarita Italy’s favorite Pizza

Viva Italia with a #Simple Margarita Pizza and Tiramisu Dinner and #Dessert in no time #Recipe ##GourmetGetaway

  1. Take Pomi Tomatoes and put in your blender, add Italian Seasoning mix, garlic and fresh basil; blend ~ puree all up; this is your homemade Pizza sauce with some help.
  2. Spread Pizza Sauce on your thin crust Pizza dough; top with Tomatoes, basil and fresh Mozzarella ~ Done Voila.. That Simple
  3. Pre-heat oven to 400F ~ per package instructions and bake 8-10 minutes!
  4. My kids wanted to add different things though their Pizza so we made one with roast beef and cheddar cheese; one we used Italian sausage that we picked up at world Market and one we made cheese only; the possibilities are endless and whatever suites your family need will work just fine ~ make it your own

Viva Italia with a #Simple Margarita Pizza and Tiramisu Dinner and #Dessert in no time #Recipe ##GourmetGetaway

We served our Pizza with a wonderful wine from World Market for hubby and I, Tavernello will compliment the Pizza dinner just perfectly and for the kids I served up a World market Italian Soda; the kids loved all the different flavors from Italy and I loved that it was all authentic Italian food for less than a Pizza delivery.

Viva Italia with a #Simple Margarita Pizza and Tiramisu Dinner and #Dessert in no time #Recipe ##GourmetGetaway

We couldn’t round out the night any better than with the most famous Italian dessert ~ Tiramisu. We all know Tiramisu takes forever to make and who has time for that, right? I want it now and I want it simple; so I came up with a simple way to make Tiramisu single serve (you could make a baking dish full as well) in no time at all while the Pizza’s are baking in the oven.

Make a Simple Single Serve Tiramisu

Viva Italia with a #Simple Margarita Pizza and Tiramisu Dinner and #Dessert in no time #Recipe ##GourmetGetaway

  • Lady Fingers ~ cut in pieces
  • Italian Chocolate ~ chopped
  • 1 cup LavAzza Espresso ~ chilled
  • 1 cup heavy cream ~ whipped
  • 8 oz Mascarpone cheese
  • 2 Tbs sugar
  • splash of vanilla extract

Perfect dessert Simple Tiramisu #recipe copy

  1. Mix your whip cream, sugar, vanilla extract and mascarpone in a bowl; set aside
  2. Cut your lady fingers and place a nice layer on the bottom of your bowl/glass
  3. pour chilled espresso over your Lady Finger layer
  4. put a layer of Whip cream / mascarpone filling on top
  5. add another layer of lady fingers
  6. another sip of espresso
  7. another layer of cream filling
  8. repeat till your glass/bowl is full
  9. sprinkle chopped chocolate on top
  10. ~SERVE Chilled ~

Viva Italia with a #Simple Margarita Pizza and Tiramisu Dinner and #Dessert in no time #Recipe ##GourmetGetaway

Since the kids weren’t big on coffee I left the coffee out for them and just gave them the lady fingers to dip into the Mascarpone/cream filling and they loved it. For hubby and me to round out the night I served our Tiramisu with a beautiful red Lambrusco Dolce, matched dessert beautifully and gave us a special Italian flair right here in Florida.

See, Tiramisu doesn’t have to be difficult, take hours to make or be expensive; this simple Tiramisu was worth every bit and the flavor was amazing; my family raved all night long and asked to make it again soon. I have to admit, I was hooked on the cream filling, too.

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Comments

  1. I love the rich dessert and can’t wait to make this recipe! The rich Tiramisu looks amazing and I know that my family loves pizza too!

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  3. Can you believe our World Market does not sell wine? I love Italian food and am seriously ready for one of those pizzas. World Market is one of my favorite places to shop.

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  13. I loves this meal idea! It’s nice that you can find good ingredients at World Market because our regular grocery store doesn’t carry many of these special items. My son would love, love, love the pizza! He would also love the Italian Soda.

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    • Thanks Norma… I bet your Hubby would love it, too.. really doesn’t take that long the Dessert you could make ahead and keep in the fridge for a day or two and the Pizza just throw it together before he gets in.. 🙂

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    • Thanks Brett… I love making my own sauce.. I can never find one that isn’t too thick or too sweet, so I make my own Tomato sauce and we LOVE it.. great on Pasta, too.. not too heavy just perfect

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    • NO Carmen.. NO Alcohol was used in the recipes.. I just paired the wine with the dinner.. that’s ALL.. you can certainly leave that out and if you aren’t crazy about the Espresso, you could leave that out and just eat the cream and the lady fingers… Was very tasty, too 🙂 ….

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