I read a lot of food blogs to inspire me to cook. I love cooking, but dont always know what to make. I tell Matthew to pretend like he is in a restaurant and to order anything he wants, but it doesnt always work. Which means, I end up making the same things over and over again. One of my staples has become homemade pizza. Usually its BBQ chicken pizza topped with cilantro and red onions. Lately I havent even wanted to cook the chicken, so tonight it was pepperoni. Last week I made a great vegetarian pizza topped with zuchini, squash, tomatoes, mushrooms, and feta cheese. I wish I had taken a picture, it was beautiful!
I have included the dough recipe below in case you want it to become one of your staples as well. However, I am needing some more inspiration for my toppings. So.... what's your flava... tell me whats your flava?
P.S. Matthew wont eat any other pizza, and he doesnt like CPK after having homemade.
1 c warm water
1 T yeast
1 T yeast
2 1/2 c flour
1 t salt
1 t sugar
2 T oil
Mix 1 c water and yeast together. Let sit for 5 min while mixing remaining ingredients. Combine yeast mixture with flour mixture and let sit for 10 min. (I am usually too impatient to let it sit, but it turns out better if you do.) Roll out, add your toppings and cook for 20 min at 425.
4 comments:
My favorite is based on a pizza I ate a Z Pizza one night. It was a "southwestern" pizza... but nothing like tacos. My re-creation went something like this: For the sauce I use prepared pesto, but I chopped up a half a chipotle in adobo into it (they are pretty hot, just to warn you... but it is what gives the pizza its kick). Then the toppings are sauteed shrimp, corn (yes, corn!), very thinly sliced red onion, a little sprinkle of pine nuts, and mozzarella. Then when it comes out of the oven, I top it with chopped cilantro. I think the version at Z pizza also had sausage... but not regular sausage... they were almost like the Portuguese sausage that you get on things in Hawaii. It was really yummy. My version is pretty good, too...
what is this flava you mention, i do not understand. ha. j/k. i am a fan of bbq chicken with pineapple, if you're feeling crazy add bacon as well. You can make this for me when you move to P-Town. YYYYYYEEEEEEaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!
Canadian bacon, mushrooms, black olives, red onions, lots of kinds of cheese and sometimes pineapple. Lots of good tomatoe sauce.
Corinne, I'm flattered that you created my likeness on your pizza -
:-}
mmmm... makes me hungry! matt is lucky to have such a motivated chef as you.
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