I think by now I probably don’t need to go on about my sweet love affair with the sweet Walla Walla onion. But, as I approach my 11th summer here in the Northwest, I realize that the novelty of the WWO has faded some. Summer approaches and I no longer get that excited feeling for the ultimate grilled cheese and onion sandwich. Was I taking it for granted? Did I not remember the twenty plus years I spent unaware of the sweet and spicy combination that I fell in love with oh so many years ago? Maybe it was the 11-year itch that crept up on us. The excitement of this relationship was gone.

So, imagine my surprise when, upon opening the Pagliacci Newsletter that arrived in the mail last week, I learned that their seasonal pizza, the Crostata, was none other than a cheese and onion pizza. That’s right. Grilled WWOs, with fontina, gorgonzola and mozzarella cheese. Well, this I hadn’t seen before. I immediately requested to the husband that we order pizza. We scheduled it for Saturday (we had meat defrosting in the fridge, and defrosting waits for no one).

Oh tasty Crostata. Oh sweet Walla Walla. How I missed you so. It’s like that Pina Colada song. You were there all along, I just didn’t know you liked Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain.

Crostata Pizza, the seasonal from Pagliacci's

Hooray, we’ve found each other again. This weekend, we’ll celebrate with a delicious grilled cheese and onion sandwich.