Adventures in…Grilling Pizza…in SHAW!...

I love my new apartment…really I do.  But sadly, as much as I have compared to the old apartment (windows, light, drawers…an apartment that doesn’t smell dank all the time), I would love to have a place to grill out.  Enter my wonderful friends Carmen and Aster!  I had been dying to try grilling pizzas and Carmen and Aster have a fabulous rooftop deck (I’ve brunched there before, remember?) –...

Market Week: Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella White Pi...

This simple Summer pizza has a bit of a back story (but then again, don’t all of my dishes have some disaster behind them).  It all started innocently enough when I came across a post by Pete from Pete Bakes about creating a make shift brick oven using unglazed quarry tiles.  I was growing disenchanted with the relatively small size of my pizza stones, so the idea of using these tiles to create a larger baking surface...

Carmelized Onion, Spinach and Mushroom Pizza with ...

I really should be baking… I really, really should be baking… Damnit, why are you making a pizza? Did you not hear me? You should be BAKING!!!! Why do I even bother fighting my foodie urges? ...

Tara’s Take on Pizza…and Everything...

I so love For the Love of Food’s Taste and Create monthly blog event. The concept is simple: two food bloggers are paired together and must create (and blog about, of course) a recipe from their partner’s blog. My Taste and Create partner this month was Tara over at Tara Blogs About Everything, who also happens to be a Daring Baker! This Summer, I took a bit of a break from the Daring...

Goat Cheese, Artichoke and Roasted Red Pepper Pizz...

I have found the Holy Grail of pizza doughs…and I am a better woman because of it. This dough can take on any toppings and still come out crisp and sturdy. It can withstand my falling asleep slightly while waiting for it to cook in the oven and still come out tasting fantastic. And since I still had three balls of dough left from the original recipe, I decided a homemade pizza would be a good way to pass the time...