Visiting my parents in West Virginia has become a time of cooking for Laura and I. They are usually still working right up to the holidays, so we spend the days exploring the house for old childhood toys and games, then plan out a menu for dinner. Our first night there, we cooked up some Shrimp Scampi with pasta, the cheese we picked up yesterday, and some slices of french bread. Mom and Dad were very appreciative, and eager to see what we'd come up with for tomorrow night.

For a follow-up, the next night was pizza. We surveyed for topping ideas, and decided on two kinds of pizza, one with alfredo sauce base for Mom, the other with a standard Ragu pizza sauce. The toppings were mushrooms, bell peppers and sausage and spinach, evenly divided so that everyone got at least two pieces of what they wanted. Once again, the biscuit dough pizzas were a hit, and we had some left over for later. Mmmm, cold pizza.