10 Tools You Need for a Perfect Pizza + Ice Cream Date Night

If you ask me, there’s no better food combo than pizza and ice cream. Pizza is one of my husband and I’s favorite meals to make together during the summer and is actually pretty easy to master once you get the hang of it and have the right gadgets. But the pièce de résistance? Is the ice cream (or in our household, gelato) that follows. Find the recipes and all the tools you need from Macy’s to conquer this winning combo below!

Whether you and the new hubs want to enjoy a romantic date night alone at home chef-ing it up together or you decide to host your closest friend for a weekend gathering, this BBQ Short Rib Pizza from Abby is where it’s at. You only need to equip your kitchen with a few simple tools from the Macy’s Registry to enjoy this meal time and again.

BBQ Short Rib Pizza Recipe

 



Sweet Tomato BBQ Sauce

BBQ Short Ribs

Store bought pizza dough

1 russet potato per pizza

Buffalo mozzarella

Salt and pepper

Extra virgin olive oil

½ stick of butter

¼ cup of flour

1½ cups of warmed whole milk

¾ cups shredded smoked gouda

  1. Preheat oven to 425°
  2. Mix up your Sweet Tomato BBQ Sauce and spread a thin layer on your rolled out pizza dough.
  3. Cook your potatoes about halfway through so they are a bit tender. This will allow you to easily slice your potatoes into thin slices. Season your slices with salt and pepper.
  4. Start topping your pizza, first with your potato slices.
  5. Layer on slices of buffalo mozzarella.
  6. Layer on your pulled BBQ Short Ribs
  7. Season your assembled pizza with salt and pepper and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
  8. Depending on the thickness of your crust, you’ll want to cook your pizza anywhere from 10–20 minutes. Less time for thinner crusts and a bit more time for thicker crusts.
  9. While your pizza is cooking, prepare your smoked gouda cream sauce that you’ll drizzle over the pizza when it’s done.
  10. Melt a ½ stick of butter and add in a ¼ cup of flour, stirring for 1 minute.
  11. Add 1½ cups of warmed whole milk, stirring continuously.
  12. Add ¾ cups shredded smoked gouda, stirring until totally melty and delicious.
  13. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  14. Remove your pizza from the oven, drizzle with smoked gouda cream sauce and serve!

Martha Stewart Collection Two-Tone Paddle Board | OXO Pizza Wheel | Martha Stewart Collection Mercer Dinnerware | Vera Wang Wedgwood Polished Gold 5 Piece Place Setting | Pyrex Bake, Prep + Store Set | Cuisinart 8-Cup Food Processor | Calphalon Classic SharpIN Self Sharpening 15-Pc. Cutlery | All-Clad 3 Piece Pizza Stone Set

Coconut Gelato with Sea Salt Caramel Popcorn

2½ cups whole milk

1 cup coconut milk

¾ cup cream of coconut

½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes

½ cup coconut sugar

1 tsp coconut extract

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp cornstarch

¼ tsp salt

  1. Combine milk, coconut milk, coconut sugar and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a low boil, but be careful not to scorch. Combine corn starch and cream of coconut and add to saucepan.
  2. Cook on low and whisk often so that clumps do not form. The mixture is cooked when you can run a line on the back of a spoon without the mixture coming back together.
  3. Pour mixture in a glass dish and let sit until at room temperature. Once it has cooled, chill in the refrigerator for 12 hours.
  4. Add mixture to an ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer’s directions. Half way through, slowly add the coconut flakes. Transfer to a container and freeze until desired firmness.
  5. Serve topped with Ava’s sea salt caramel popcorn and enjoy!

 

Cuisinart Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet & Ice Cream Maker | OXO Ice Cream Scoop

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Photography: Leila Brewster Photography | Video: Elysium Productions