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A Beautiful Sunday

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Dscn5000

It has been a beautiful Sunday.

After too many weekends spent at work, I find myself returning to the routine of the Sundays that I love. Late mornings, the newspaper, coffee, catching up with my mother, time with my cookbooks and most importantly, food.

Today was an especially beautiful Sunday thanks to the sunny skies and the incredible dinner we enjoyed at Oyster Boy for a belated celebration of my mother’s birthday.

But what made it most beautiful was the pizza. I was supposed to make this pizza for an article for Paper Palate covering the March issue of Bon Appétit magazine. I’m behind with my Paper Palate writing (my apologies to Andrew), but I’ll catch up. In the meantime, if you can still find the March issue of Bon Appétit than do pick it up as it’s a good one.

Of particular interest is the basic pizza dough recipe from Giada De Laurentiis. We have a family pizza dough recipe that is our standard, however, I’m always game to try a new one. Giada’s recipe is very easy and quick to make. I mixed it all by hand but you can use a food processor as the original recipe indicates. Also, there’s only one hour of rising time required before you shape your pizza and bake it. That means you could come home from work, start your pizza and serve it with dinner an hour and a half later. Not bad.

I tried the three-cheese pizza recipe also included in the issue and judging by how quickly it went, it’s a good one.

Enjoy what’s left of Sunday and have a wonderful week!

Ciao!

Three-Cheese and Mushroom Pizza

Adapted from the March 2007 issue of Bon Appétit magazine.

Dscn5001Note:  Here’s the original pizza dough recipe and the recipe for the Three-Cheese Pizza with Pancetta and Mushroom Pizza. I omitted the pancetta and made my own marinara sauce.

  • 1 batch of pizza dough
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1-1/2 cups tomato puree
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup fontina cheese, grated
  • 1 cup mozzarella, grated
  • 1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano, grated
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • handful of basil leaves, torn
  1. In a saucepan, heat the olive oil and add the onions, garlic and red pepper flakes.
  2. Saute over medium heat until the onions and garlic soften, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add the tomato puree and bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Simmer the sauce until it has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes.
  5. Remove the sauce from the heat and let cool for about 10 minutes.
  6. While the sauce is cooling, preheat your oven to 475 degrees F.
  7. Divide the pizza dough into two and shape each half into a rectangle that’s roughly about 13 x 8 inches. The dough will be very thin. Transfer the dough to two baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
  8. Divide the sauce between the two pizzas spreading it evenly but leaving a border of about an inch all the way around.
  9. Sprinkle the fontina, mozzarella and parmigiano reggiano evenly over the two pizzas.
  10. Sprinkle the mushrooms evenly over the cheese.
  11. Divide the torn basil and sprinkle evenly over the two pizzas.
  12. Bake the pizzas for about 20 minutes, or until they are golden brown and the cheese has melted and is very bubbly.
  13. Remove from the oven and let the pizzas cool for a minute or two before slicing and serving.
  14. Enjoy!

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47 Comments


03/18/07 at 10:46 pm

God. I. Need. That. Pizza. Now. *sigh*

I don’t even care about the dough.. the cheese, the glorious cheese.. so goldeny brown and delicious..

That’s about the most beautiful pizza pie I’ve ever seen.

xoxo


03/19/07 at 12:01 am

All this talk of “golden brown” and “bubbly” cheese. And those pictures. Food porn, pure and simple! Keep it coming!


03/19/07 at 1:38 am

pizza! that looks gorgeous!


03/19/07 at 2:18 am

I am glad you are back too. I really like Fontina cheese and find that if you are using this cheese it add a luxurious flair to simple recipe. This pizza is drool-worthy. Missed ya!


03/19/07 at 2:46 am

Sigh indeed!! I was so wanting pizza tonight, but our town doesn’t have good offerings and I didn’t feel like cooking…..now I think I better make that recipe, pronto!


03/19/07 at 3:38 am

Your pizza looks wonderful! I could eat it now, although it is not yet 9 am!!!

A little beauty…


03/19/07 at 5:03 am

That pizza looks great…i love the rustoc look it has as well as the bubbling cheese of course! :)

I love happy Sundays with good food and company :)


03/19/07 at 7:33 am

The crust looks perfect, I could cut a piece off right now! Great looking recipe.

Dena

03/19/07 at 9:21 am

Do you use a pizza stone? That pizza is a thing of beauty… were you happy with the crust?

Maria

03/19/07 at 9:32 am

I love most of Giada’s recipes. Your pizza looks great. Can I have a slice? :)


03/19/07 at 10:38 am

It really was a beautiful Sunday, I went for a great ski in the sunshine.

And I’ve tried this pizza, (I have a subscription to Bon Appetit) and it was great!


03/19/07 at 2:17 pm

This makes me never want to order out for pizza again. Your is gorgeous and is what real pizza should look like.


03/19/07 at 3:05 pm

Sounds like a delightful Sunday as they should be.
Certainly plants the seed for a pizza at our house.


03/19/07 at 4:06 pm

aww dang, wish i had your delicious pizza for lunch. it’s making me quite hungry with all that ooey melted cheese and crispy crust. yumm.


03/19/07 at 6:14 pm

that would be perfect for a Sunday lunch - boy does that look yummy


03/19/07 at 7:31 pm

I just made a mushroom pizza last night…it looks very close to this..sooo yummy!
I just love your blog and photos!!!


03/19/07 at 7:38 pm

Oooh, the sight of that golden, oozy cheese is making me hungry again - and I only just had breakfast!


03/19/07 at 8:40 pm

I’m glad you were finally able to enjoy your weekend! I love making pizza dough.


03/19/07 at 8:54 pm

Ivonne, I was just checking out her recipes too! I’m thinking I’ll have to try my hand at the pizza dough. This looks incredible - bravo!


03/19/07 at 9:06 pm

Oh, that makes me hungry! I also adore lazy Sundays…I, too, have been working too much and missing my blog! Cheers to more relaxation!


03/19/07 at 9:08 pm

That pizza looks amazing! All that delicious cheese… I’m getting hungry just looking at it.


03/19/07 at 9:42 pm

I think you and I have some weird mindlinking going on…

I so desperately wanted to make *this* pizza on Saturday, but I wasn’t able to…

j

cityfarmer

03/19/07 at 10:20 pm

Could I have a beer with please


03/20/07 at 12:43 am

THAT looks absolutely deeee-licious!


03/20/07 at 3:41 am

YUM-MEE!! If only I could just reach in and grab a slice of that!


03/20/07 at 7:51 am

Pizza!!! An universal word… you won’t starve anywhere… just say pizza! Yours looks so delicious. Have a great week!


03/20/07 at 7:57 am

oh that looks so good, so homey and rustic too. i’m glad i have pizza on the menu tonight because that is making me hungry!


03/20/07 at 8:05 am

I’m so jealous…I am so out of my routine it sucks. Your pizza looks fantastic!


03/20/07 at 10:11 am

Bellissima pizza… vedo che la fai proprio come si fa in Italia e non come la fanno gli Statunitensi… con tanti ingredienti sopra che il pane della pizza non si sente neanche.
Ciao.


03/20/07 at 3:02 pm

Pizza? No, thanks. I have an apple… ;-)
PS all purpose flour? is that hat you/your family uses?


03/21/07 at 7:14 am

woooooooooooooooow really beautiful , its a wounderful,


03/21/07 at 9:50 am

Wow!!! So much better than take-out, looks delicious :-)


03/21/07 at 11:17 am

certainly would be a beautiful sunday with that for dinner!!!


03/21/07 at 3:29 pm

This looks divine, pizza is a huge weakness of mine. So glad you are having beautiful days, Ivonne!


03/21/07 at 3:52 pm

let’s see garlic, onions and basil leaves…you had me at hello! :)


03/22/07 at 8:40 am

Fantastic! I have this issue, and have been meaning to try the pizza dough recipe. Thanks for the timely reminder. :)


03/22/07 at 11:56 am

Thanks so much for this! I made the dough on tueday night and we made the pizza last night. It was amazing!!! Dh and I ate the whole thing - 2 slices for my lunch today. I may have to do a once a week, pizza night. Absolutely love your marinara recipe. I added some fresh oregano from the garden. Thanks so much. This is a keeper!!


03/22/07 at 12:32 pm

First the sweets and now pizza….Wow!


03/22/07 at 3:23 pm

Pizza fever has hit the blogosphere! This looks yummy Ivonne!


03/23/07 at 4:12 am

What a nice big pizza you made! Your home-made sauce looks excellent!


03/23/07 at 4:16 am

wow…that homemade pizza looks so good, and I bet its a lot better for you than pizza hut. Cheese and mushrooms…how did you know my favorite pizza toppings?


03/25/07 at 2:28 pm

That looks wonderful (and now I’m starving!). I can’t wait to try your recipe…and to see what you share with us next!

Fondly, Andrea


03/26/07 at 1:56 am

Your pizza it’s so beautiful , I love that.
Candy


03/26/07 at 9:32 am

Mmmmm, pizza!! It looks delicious! There really can’t be anything better than homemade pizza, can there?

We usually use only mozzarella in our pizza. We’ll have to try adding some fontina too.

That dough sure uses a lot of yeast! 2+1/2 tsp for 2 cups of flour!

-Elizabeth

P.S. Just in case you’re curious to see the comparison, here is our pizza dough recipe (I always add a little wholewheat flour to mimic stoneground flour): http://etherwork.net/recipes/pizza.html#dough


03/30/07 at 1:37 am

Your pizza looks yummy!!! Im dying to try the pizza dough. Have a question though, I dont know whats the quantity of 1 envelope active dry yeast? We dont have small packs here, could you kindly let me know? You think about a tbsp will do? Or more? Thanks, hoping for an answer.


04/1/07 at 10:51 am

Excuse me for jumping in here to answer Dee’s question. (I suspect that Ivonne emailed the answer but thought other readers might like to see too): In North American, 1 package of yeast is equivalent to 2+1/2 tsp (about 7gms)

It’s my feeling that even this amount is too much for the flour amount in the Epicurious pizza dough recipe, but maybe that’s just me. I wouldn’t use more than a tsp yeast for 2 cups of flour. (Because this is 1 April, I feel compelled to say that my answer is NOT a hoax.)

-Elizabeth

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