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Posts tagged “pizza”

Spring Eating: Grilled Pizza with Herbed Mascarpone, Smoked Salmon and Asparagus

A comment from our earlier post on Jamie Oliver's proper polenta sent us scurrying to Michael Chiarello's Napa Style website to find his own recipe for polenta served up platter-style. Well, we didn't...

Weekend Cooking: Calzones to Eat Now or Freeze for Later

We would put calzones in a 'Perfect Meal' category all their own. You can stuff them with just about anything your heart desires. You can eat them hot or cold, and they also freeze and re-heat well. T...

Recipe: Homemade Calzones

Recipe for homemade calzones, to eat now or freeze for later.... ...

Good Product: Muir Glen Organic Fire Roasted Tomatoes

We used these to make a quick sauce for our thin crust pizza this weekend, and at first the roasted-ness was "Hmm..." but in the end we decided it gave the sauce a richer flavor and married well with ...

Recipe: Homemade Thin Crust Pizza

The key to a really good pizza is, of course, the crust. We make pizza at our house at least once a week, so you can be sure this recipe comes to you after years of very meticulous and scientific kitc...

Top Chef Chicago: What Did You Think?

OK, here's what we learned last night while watching the first episode of Top Chef Chicago: The contestants are still cocky, faux hawks are apparently still a popular hair style, and Bravo is not afra...

Top Chef Chicago: Premieres Tonight!

Tom and Padma are back.... Are you in? Season 4 of Top Chef is cooking in Chicago, and the first challenge tackles the city's signature food: deep dish pizza. Pack your knives......

Word of Mouth: Pissaladière

Pissaladière [pee-sah-lah-DYEHR] n. Tart topped with anchovies, onions, and olives - a specialty of Nice, France As Clotilde says over Chocolate & Zucchini, it's hard to go wrong with an onion t...