Mini Pizzas
Fucking discontinued by Pillsbury
Kshh, Kshh, Kshh.
Shhhhhhhh!
I whisper-yell at my brother
Hoping not to wake, mother
Thunk, he places it on a small plate
Immediately, I begin to salivate
A long-forgotten frozen treat
He puts it in the oven to heat
The aroma begins to fill the room
Pepperoni, bacon and mushroom
Melted cheese and chewy dough
Which makes my waistline grow
Burned fingers
The feeling lingers
Jumps from hand to hand
With heat, I can’t stand
I can’t wait until it’s cool
My brother begins to drool
Waiting for his to come out
Delicious beyond a doubt
My mind still remembers the flavour
The very thought I will savour
How I miss the taste of thee
Pillsbury took it away from me
Authors Note:
My favourite childhood or teenage snack was these microwavable mini pizzas made by Pillsbury. My brother and I used to sneak out of bed to warm up a couple and take to bed, just the memory makes me hungry for one. But since adulthood, Pillsbury has discontinued these treats, and I will never forgive them for this transgression, as I still crave them to this day.
Here is a petition page I found, begging Pillsbury to Reinstate them: https://www.change.org/p/urge-pillsbury-to-reinstate-their-frozen-mini-pizzas
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I never had pillsbury mini pizzas before, and that's because I always had totinos pizza rolls growing up as a kid. Mini pizza bagel bites. Not the lunchables stuff. I never had that stuff before. Well, I think I got it once cause I always saw it on commercials and I thought that it was something that all the cool kids ate cause all the cool kids were eating them. Then when I finally got one as a little kid, it didn't taste really good and I was still hungry afterwards. A lunch that mom taught me to make (and that she would also make on more than several occasions, love You mom) was already made for enjoyment, but a lunchables lunch, especially the pizza ones, was just lunch with extra steps with took extra time that I should've been using to savor my meal's flavor. Well, is there a recipe that's available that would allow You to make Your own mini pizzas? Cause I know that people take mozzarella cheese and pepperonis and stuff pillsbury biscuits with them for cheap and easy calzones.
Well how very dare they! :o
Loved the story that grabs hold of the reader at easily as something most of us can relate to. I remembered sneaking into the kitchen with my sister in the middle of the night to pilfer some forbidden snack. Great job!
I’m glad I had my dinner before reading this otherwise I’d have been phoning for take out pizza! Can’t believe they discontinued your favourite pizza snack. That must be unconstitutional! Great writing Donna!
I feel like Simon Cowell hitting the buzzer and swinging around in my chair; I subscribed, you got me good! I remember toaster oven pizzas, obviously I am older! Sneaking out of bed for some innocent fun wins all.
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So they were discontinued everywhere! Gzz on ts
Congrats on Top Story!🥳🥳🥳
So funny, Donna! I will sign and help Pillsbury see the error of their ways.
The foolish cruelty of them to deprive you- how dare they?!
I can totally relate to being angry at a company for discontinuing a beloved product! Hello Hansen used to make a sneaker that I wore every. Single. Day. For, no word of a lie, 13 months straight. This poem made me extremely nostalgic for something I’ve never known Donna!! Beautifully told piece of narrative in verse! Congrats on a well deserved top story 🥳🥳🥳🥳💖
I've signed the petition! Ugh it's soooo annoying when people discontinue things, especially food! I've had so many food that I like that have been discontinued. Hopefully Pillsbury, brings it back though. Also, I loveeeeee pizza! Mmmm, your poem made me soooo hungry! Congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
I got a pizza after reading this 😂😂😂 COngrats on top story, Donna! 💖
Hey Donna!! I hate it went they take our favourites away. It really does feel like a personal transgression. Loved your fun and peppy piece! Excellent to read something from you again. ☺️ I’ve mostly been very quiet of late. Hope you are well. Have a good one!😊
I hate when the food I loved as a kid disappears (damn you, Zima!) Anyway, great Top Story!
Great poem! I wish I could have one of these pizzas! Congrats on the Top Story!
Man, I could use a pizza. Congrats on top story!
Omg those things were so hot! The cheese always burned the roof of my mouth, but I must've been a masochist, because I'd torture myself every. single. time.😆 They were just too good to wait for.
I came for the subtitle and stayed for the awesome lines!
Wow, that’s shocking that Pillsbury discontinued!!! Love how you made the announcement, congratulations on top story !
OMG Pillsbury shouldn't have discontinued!!! Love the flow and the rhymes!!! Loved it!💕❤️❤️ Congratulations on Top Story!!!
[Ignites lightsaber] I am one with the Force, give us pizzas. P.S. grats on the top story!
Back to say Congrats Way to go
I'm so sorry about your pizza. May it rest in peace. Or hopefully get resurrected. lol. this is great. Congrats on the TS.
Yum 🤤 nicely written!