Some parts of this recipe turned out well, but there are some things we'd change: Reduce the time that the pizza crust goes into the oven during its initial bake so that the edges don't turn out as crispy after the final. The pizza is also quite topping-heavy, so it might be better to reduce the ground sirloin from 1.5 to 1 pound. Also, this is way more than four servings! Rachael Ray is crazy when it comes to portion sizes.

The popcorn was super yummy, but SPICY! It'd make a good party snack on its own.

Ingredients for mega meatball pizza and zippy Italian popcorn	Raw pizza crust seasoned with oil, rosemary and salt
Ingredients for mega meatball pizza and zippy Italian popcorn

Recipe source: Rachael Ray's 365 No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners

Every once in a while, an evening just calls for homemade pizza. This time, we weren't quite up to making our own dough, so we purchased the 2-pack of Freschetta Build & Bake pizza crusts and a tub of their sauce as well.

Jonas adorned his pizza with several layers of both pepperoni and cheese, and Julia artfully arranged her toppings of kalamata olives, capers, feta cheese, and mozzarella on hers. A few of Jonas' pepperonis fell off in the oven, but both pizzas tasted great!

Julia's pizza prior to baking. She thinks she gets bonus points for presentation.	After baking
Jonas' pizza after baking

Recipe source: None, we just made it up as we went along.