Mamita's Pizzeria - Authentic and Delicious!

We LOVE pizza so when a place says they guarantee it's the best in 50 miles or its free, we have to try it.  Tonight Ron and I tried a new place and we were very pleased.

Mamita's Pizzeria is located at 2808 W 23rd Street in Panama City.  It's in a small building set a little back from the road, but when the Highway 390 expansion is complete they will have the prime corner spot!  That could take a while so we need to keep them in business now!

The restaurant wasn't crowded.  It was quite intimate actually.  There appeared to only be 1 server. He did a great job, once we got our drinks initially. We also met one of the owners, who came out from the kitchen to say hello to us. He was very nice and thankful to us for eating there.

We wanted to try everything! We couldn't do that...but we made a great effort.

We started with Garlic Knots as an appetizer.  They were awesome!  They were light and fluffy with the perfect amount of garlic and Parmesan cheese on top.  They are served with homemade ranch or marinara sauce - we had both!

Instead of settling on a large pizza of one style we ordered three different small pizzas.

I chose Mamita's Classic (The Italian Pleaser) - pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, ham, mushrooms, onions, Italian sausage, green peppers, and black olives...Yum!!!  I loved how the mushrooms and Italian sausage were sliced thin.  I don't like thick pieces of either of these so it was perfect.

Ron picked a Meat Lovers (All The Good Stuff) - pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, ham, Italian sausage, and smoked bacon.  It also come with hamburger but Ron didn't get it on his pizza.  He said this pizza was great!

Just look at those yummy pies!!

And we also got a Buffalo Wing Pizza - mozzarella cheese, grilled chicken, smoked bacon, spicy buffalo sauce, and homemade ranch.  It also comes with onions but we left those off since Ron doesn't like them.  This pizza....OMG...this pizza is awesome!

Sorry, I didn't get a picture of the whole pizza.  It was too good and we couldn't help ourselves.

I strongly encourage you to check this place out. We will definitely be back.

Be sure to sign up for their birthday club and email club so you can get special deals.  You can do that here: Birthday Club

Follow them on Facebook too: facebook.com/mamitaspizza/

Cheesy Creamy Ranch Potatoes

Potatoes just might be my favorite food.  There are lots of ways to prepare them and thousands of recipes out there.  My favorite way to eat a potato is definitely one of the unhealthiest ways - FRIED!  :)  I have always loved fried potatoes...especially when they are fresh cut (not frozen).  I've loved them since I was a little girl.  Loved them so much that when I was in elementary school one of my Granny's would get up and make them for me for breakfast before she would go to work - and she cut them country style (round).

Baked potatoes are awesome too - that was something I always loved to get at my other Granny's when she first learned how to "bake" them in the microwave.  :)  Nothing like a "baked" potato loaded with butter and salt...doesn't matter if it's baked in the microwave, oven or grill.

Last night I made a new recipe with potatoes.  They were baked...with lots of cheesy creamy goodness...so I'm sure lots of calories.  And should I even mention that they have BACON in them?? I used Yukon Gold Potatoes in this recipe but any type would work.  Here's the recipe so you can try it too.

Cheesy Creamy Ranch Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 6 large potatoes, cut into cubes
• 1 cup ranch salad dressing
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, divided
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1/4 cup crumbled cooked bacon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder

Directions:

• Place potatoes in a large pan and cover with water.  Bring to a boil over high heat.  Boil until tender, about 6 minutes.  Drain well.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Combine salad dressing, sour cream, 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, bacon, salt, garlic powder, and onion powder in a large bow.  
• Add potatoes to mixture and stir until potatoes are coated well.
• Spoon potatoes into an 8x10 baking dish.
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake potatoes until bubbly, about 20 minutes.