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5 Ways to Celebrate National Pizza Day 2021
These days, we’re all at odds. We’re all struggling in different ways. And we are all trying to find common ground in these challenging times. But one thing we can always depend on? One unifier we can all agree about? One thing we can turn to for comfort and joy and satiation?
Pizza.
Cheese, sauce, dough — it’s a recipe that brings us together. And we’re happy to use any excuse — all the excuses — to gather around the table and share a pie. So, naturally, we’re happy to indulge on National Pizza Day (mark your calendar for Feb. 9). Want to join the delicious festivities? Here are five fun and yummy ways to celebrate.
Make Your Own Pizza Night
There are all sorts of ways to enjoy pizza. You can make it on a bagel. You can buy prepackaged dough. You can even put it on the grill (treat yourself to a nice pizza stone).
Of course, if you want to take your DIY-ing up a notch, you can invest in some serious pizza-making tools. For starters, everyone could use a good pizza slicer and server (or this nifty two-in-one tool). But if you really want to become a pizza-making aficionado, splurge and get yourself a wood-fire pizza oven (chef kiss!).
Take a Load Off Order In
Celebrate without lifting a finger. Ordering in is a gift — and you deserve it. So put your feet up, and have a pie with all the fixings delivered right to your door. Browse your local Grubhub options with Rakuten; you could earn Cash Back on your order.
Have Dessert Pizza
Not into the salty, savory, cheesy perfection that is pizza? (We don’t like to judge but — seriously?!) To each his own; you can still have your (pizza) cake and eat it too.
Create a chocolate-chip cookie or brownie pizza-pie skillet, and slice up some sweetness. You can also try a sugar-cookie base, and top with frosting and fruit or chocolate sauce and candies. The super sugary options are endless.
Throw a Virtual Pizza Party
In light of the pandemic, we may not be able to party in the traditional sense, but we can still celebrate with friends and loved ones.
Make someone’s day by playing the part of pizza delivery person; bring a whole pie to their doorstep — surprise! Enjoy your respective pizza pies together over Zoom. Or, have a cooking party and prepare your DIY pizzas together in your respective kitchens.
Not into virtual dinner dates? Organize a pizza picnic in your living room. Set up a blanket, put on a movie, and enjoy an entertaining evening with your family.
Want to enjoy a date night with your pizza loving Boo? Set up a pizza and wine tasting party with different toppings matched with different varietals.
Proclaim Your Love for Pizza
Those of us who really worship a good slice, wear our pizza-loving hearts on our sleeves — literally. There are so many fun and fashionable ways to show your passion for pizza-eating: get a kitschy pizza pool float, pizza art, buy pizza tees for the kiddos and decorate with pizza-themed throw pillows. Heck, you can even splurge on a crystal-embellished pizza clutch. If that doesn’t scream celebration, we don’t know what does.
Happy National Pizza Day. Enjoy a slice — or a whole pie!. Opt for pepperoni or go toppingless. At the very least, we can agree to disagree on the best ways to eat it. Just don’t forget to shop with Rakuten for all your Pizza Day essentials. You can earn Cash Back and save big — so you’ll have even more money in your pocket for ordering dinner. Win-win.
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