{"id":8398,"date":"2011-01-21T13:10:57","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T23:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=8398"},"modified":"2023-02-16T19:59:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T05:59:19","slug":"review-california-pizza-kitchen-hawaiian-recipe-frozen-personal-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2011\/01\/21\/review-california-pizza-kitchen-hawaiian-recipe-frozen-personal-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: California Pizza Kitchen Hawaiian Recipe Frozen Personal Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theimpulsivebuy\/5376535888\/\" title=\"California Pizza Kitchen Hawaiian Recipe Crispy Thin Crust by theimpulsivebuy, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5281\/5376535888_4a5fdf905d.jpg?resize=500%2C460\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" alt=\"California Pizza Kitchen Hawaiian Recipe Crispy Thin Crust\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The Hawaiian pizza sounds like the result of a love story that happened in the 19th century between an Italian explorer and a Hawaiian princess who couldn&#8217;t be together due to her family&#8217;s disapproval, but before heading out to sea to return to his home country, the Italian explorer showed his love for her and how he would remember her forever by baking a pizza that combined Italian ingredients (cheese, sauce, and ham) with a local Hawaiian ingredient (pineapples) for their last meal together.  <\/p>\n<p>But, alas, that&#8217;s not how the Hawaiian pizza was invented.  Instead, it was created in 1962 by a couple of canucks in Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>It may be called the Hawaiian pizza, but, to be honest, most Hawaii residents don&#8217;t order it even though it&#8217;s offered by the major pizza chains and a few local restaurants. I guess we find the idea of having pineapples on pizza as disgusting as most of the country. I know it might be disappointing to hear that people from Hawaii don&#8217;t like the Hawaiian pizza, but you can just included that on your list of things you didn&#8217;t know about Hawaii&#8230;and here&#8217;s more.<\/p>\n<p>No one lives in grass huts.  The state motto is Ua Mau ke Ea o ka \u00ca\u00bb\u00c4\u20acina i ka Pono, which means, &#8220;The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.&#8221;  The Victoria&#8217;s Secret store in Hawaii doesn&#8217;t sell coconut bras. It does snow in Hawaii.  Hawaii residents don&#8217;t drink Mai Tais. The beach water in Waikiki is warm because of all the tourist kids who pee in it.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, that last one isn&#8217;t true.<\/p>\n<p>But, as for most Hawaii residents not eating Hawaiian pizzas, that&#8217;s true. Although, I did eat the California Pizza Kitchen Hawaiian Recipe personal pizza for this review.  Also, there were a couple of times at a Pizza Hut buffet that I had to eat their Hawaiian pizza because they were all out of the others.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theimpulsivebuy\/5376534692\/\" title=\"California Pizza Kitchen Hawaiian Recipe Crispy Thin Crust Before by theimpulsivebuy, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5125\/5376534692_5bd943966b.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"California Pizza Kitchen Hawaiian Recipe Crispy Thin Crust Before\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The California Pizza Kitchen Hawaiian Recipe personal pizza is made up of a crispy thin crust, tomato sauce, reduced fat mozzarella cheese, hickory smoked ham, and, of course, pineapple.<\/p>\n<p>The packaging looks like a mini version of their larger frozen pizzas, which is probably a cheerful upgrade from the old packinging for these personal CPK pizzas when they were called &#8220;California Pizza Kitchen Pizza For One.&#8221;  The older boxes had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2008\/05\/19\/california-pizza-kitchen-for-one-sicilian-pizza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emblazoned on the front, in a large font, &#8220;For One,&#8221;<\/a> which I imagine was depressing for some single people, and for others, a way to let people know they were available.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theimpulsivebuy\/5376533168\/\" title=\"California Pizza Kitchen Hawaiian Recipe Crispy Thin Crust After by theimpulsivebuy, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5086\/5376533168_b147eafcc8.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"California Pizza Kitchen Hawaiian Recipe Crispy Thin Crust After\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned earlier, I&#8217;ve had Hawaiian pizza in the past.  However, I should mention that I don&#8217;t find them utterly disgusting.  I just think they&#8217;re a little weird because of the use of pineapples, but overall they&#8217;re decent tasting.  With that said, I thought the flavor of the California Pizza Kitchen Hawaiian Recipe personal pizza was disappointing for a Hawaiian pizza.  While the pineapples are definitely noticeable, even though I didn&#8217;t have many chunks on the pizza I bought, the other ingredients fell flat.  The sauce and cheese were bland, and the ham didn&#8217;t provide much flavor to compliment the pineapples. But the crust did end up crispy, thanks to the included cooking tray.<\/p>\n<p>Yay! Cooking tray!<\/p>\n<p>If for some strange reason you really like Hawaiian pizzas, I&#8217;d stay away from the California Pizza Kitchen Hawaiian Recipe Frozen Personal Pizza because you&#8217;ll probably be disappointed.  But if you&#8217;re single, putting it in your shopping basket will let everyone know you&#8217;re available.<\/p>\n<p><small>(Nutrition Facts &#8211; 1 pizza &#8211; 370 calories, 110 calories from fat, 13 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 25 milligrams of cholesterol, 720 milligrams of sodium, 46 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 7 grams of sugar, 19 grams of protein, 10% vitamin A, 30% calcium, 8% vitamin C, and 8% iron.)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><b>Item:<\/b> California Pizza Kitchen Hawaiian Recipe Frozen Personal Pizza<br \/>\n<b>Price:<\/b> $3.99<br \/>\n<b>Size:<\/b> 6.2 ounces<br \/>\n<b>Purchased at:<\/b> Target<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b> 4 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b> Noticeable pineapple flavor.  Crust was crispy.  Good source of calcium.  Good way to let people know you&#8217;re available.<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b> Trans fat.  Bland cheese and sauce.  Ham lacked any flavor.  Not a lot of pineapple chunks.  Ending up in a particularly warm section of water at a beach.  Bad way to let people know you&#8217;re lonely. Hawaiian pizza not the result of forbidden love.  Wearing a coconut bra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hawaiian pizza sounds like the result of a love story that happened in the 19th century between an Italian explorer and a Hawaiian princess who couldn&#8217;t be together due to her family&#8217;s disapproval, but before heading out to sea to return to his home country, the Italian explorer showed his love for her and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1786,1571,1747],"class_list":["post-8398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-california-pizza-kitchen","tag-frozen-food","tag-pizza"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10303,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2011\/09\/29\/review-hot-pockets-limited-edition-spicy-hawaiian-style-pizza\/","url_meta":{"origin":8398,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Hot Pockets Limited Edition Spicy Hawaiian Style Pizza","author":"Marvo","date":"September 29, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Hot Pockets had to eventually make their Limited Edition Spicy Hawaiian Style Pizza because they were running out of normal pizza varieties to stuff into their crust. 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