Call it the curse of the frozen vegetables. This pizza from Trader Joe's is topped with mushrooms, tomatoes, red peppers, artichokes, asparagus, and black olives. And you can't taste a darn thing. More

This pie confirmed what I suspected back when we tried Trader Joe's Margherita: with frozen pizza, simple is not always better. A few toppings can be a welcome distraction from frozen pizza's inherent weaknesses. More

[Photographs: Maggie Hoffman] I didn't grow up with frozen pizza. My dad used to pop two English Muffins in the toaster oven for us, and top them with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, but that was the extent of my quick-faux-pizza childhood experience. So I come to frozen pizza with an open mind. Is it possible to find tasty frozen pizza? Are there any worth keeping around for when you're in a pinch? We'll see. I started out simple this week with Trader Joe's frozen Pizza Margherita with Mozzarella and Grana cheese.... More