Spotlight: Culinary Circle Pizza

Yesterday a co-worker of mine told me Shop N Save was having a special on Culinary Circle pizzas; they are originally $6.98 but the sale price was $3 between 4-7pm.  I've been craving pizza a lot lately and since we were making a trip to Shop N Save we decided to try it since we'd heard good things about them.  I chose the Rising Crust Spicy Italian Sausage pizza which had mozzarella and minimal cheddar cheese, a nice robust sauce, and very tasty Italian Sausage.  They do offer a thin crust version of this pizza but the calories were the same (weird, I know!) so I opted for the self rising crust.  A slice of this pizza is 330 calories and since I had 800+ calories left for the day I decided to go for two and I paired it with a homemade side Cesar Salad (spotlight coming soon) and ended up having a well rounded and filling meal (803 calories total).  I have found that I have become more disciplined in choosing what to eat and controlling my portions; while I still have to be conscious of "eating clean" I can enjoy some of the same foods, occasionally, as long as they are in moderate portions.

I highly recommend  Culinary Circle's pizzas as being one of the better frozen pizzas so pick one up on your next grocery store trip.  Culinary Circle has a full line of products ranging from sauces to entrees, be sure to check those out as well!

Pi Day

Today was my best friend's last day in town so I decided to take her to the Central West End for lunch and some light shopping.  We ended up at Pi Pizzeria.  I'd heard many great things about Pi so I figured I'd give em a try, it was fantastico!  Pi offers thin crust and deep dish pizza selections, and being a native Chicagoan I have to admit I had my reservations.  Although a little skeptical, I tried the deep dish and I have to tell you, Pi did not disappoint!  I ordered the Bucktown (named after one of Chicago's trendy North side neighborhoods).  The Bucktown came w/ chicken, mozzarella, feta, red peppers, red onion and we substituted the artichoke for spinach, and held the green olives.  All of those ingredients were held up on a light and airy cornmeal crust, which is what differentiates it from many deep dish pizzas.  All the ingredients were very fresh making the pizza lighter than most but still sufficiently satisfying!  Pi also caters to vegans and those that are gluten-sensitive by offering vegan and gluten-free crusts.  If you are ever in the Central West End, please stop by Pi (and sip on a White Sangria while you wait)!

Pi Pizzeria
CENTRAL WEST END: 400 N. Euclid @ McPherson, 63108, 314.367.4300