Recipes

  As promised, here’ the spicy oil recipe. This is a staple ingredient n our house; one that I can use for many things.  When I don’t have any, I just sprinkle some chili flakes on my pizza, but the little extra time this takes to put together makes for such a better overall flavor.  The oil is spicy and flavorful without being too hot.  Instead of drizzling a little…Read More…

I have been really busy the past couple of weeks and haven’t been able to post any recipes, though I have some interesting ones to share as soon as I can get them all together and posted.  I decided to post an interesting sauce that I came up with for one of these pizzas that I will share shortly.  I came up with this as I was trying to figure…Read More…

I got an email from a Pizza Quest member recently asking about pizza stones and “00” flours.  We chatted back and forth and he has enthusiastically shared one of his family’s favorite pizza recipes.  It’s the pizza he starts every pizza making session with.  From what he says, if he doesn’t get it right “The Family” let’s him know. I’m really excited to try this pizza.  When Andy described his…Read More…

Here we are at the end of my “in depth” study of eggs and pizza — a 3 pizza egg-sperimentation.  This will surely not be the last pizza I make with eggs as there are an infinite number of possibilities to explore using this ingredient on pizza.  The immediate connection is breakfast, which pizza fits right into, performing as the toast that accompanies any good breakfast — helping to serve…Read More…

Eggs-perimentation – Numero Dos: I love Eggs on a pizza.  They are a perfect topping being both a topping and possibly becoming part of the sauce of the pizza.  If you time it right, you can get the egg to cook to that perfect Sunny Side Up – runny deliciousness.  After the pizza comes out, you simply take a fork and knife, or a spoon and break the yolk and…Read More…

  Eggs   The first time I had egg on a pizza was at a little French Creperie in Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.  My family was visiting me while I was working up there, and we took a weekend trip over to the island.  One morning we went to this little place I read about known for having a good cappuccino.  When I saw that there was a…Read More…

  A Second Transformation – How do you reheat your pizza? One morning recently I woke up thinking of making my second favorite pizza: Left-Over Pizza.  I often eat these babies cold, right out of the fridge — there’s just something I really like about a cold slice of pizza.  This is a great grab and go breakfast, washed down by a hot cup of coffee as I drive to…Read More…

I remember standing in line late one night, or rather early one morning on New Years Eve, down in Hermosa Beach at one of our favorite local NY Style Pizza by the slice establishments called Paisanos.  I always used to joke with my wife and friends when one of the owners would call out to someone “Hey Paisano!”  I would say, “I thought I was Paisano!”  When they showed up…Read More…

Sometimes you just want comfort food.  This pizza is comfortable and comforting.  This is a pizza that will warm the cockles of your heart.  There isn’t much fanciness about it.  This version isn’t what we’d call artisan, or pushing the limits of artisanship anywhere.  It’s just good.  It’s just sauce, cheese and salami.  You can, of course, make this fancier.  You can go down to the deli, or your fancy…Read More…

I remember standing in line late one night, or rather early one morning, on a New Years Eve down in Hermosa Beach at one of our favorite local NY Style Pizza slice specialists called Paisanos.  I always used to joke with my wife and friends when one of the owners would call out to someone “Hey Paisano!”  I would say, “I thought I was Paisano!”  When they showed up a…Read More…