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Magazine Mondays: Pizza!

Date: Jan. 11th 2010
Category: Gnocchi, Pasta, Pizza and Rice, Magazine Mondays
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I would have to say that pizza is in my top three favourite foods. Rare is the time when I have uttered, much less thought, the words “Don’t really feel like pizza right now.”

And it’s unlikely that you’ll be hearing me say that anytime soon. In fact, probably never.

I don’t know if it’s a beautifully blistered, thin crust, the tangy sweetness of simple tomato sauce, the creamy texture of mozzarella or the beauty of a basil leaf laid gently atop a just-cooked pie, but pizza is a thing of beauty to me. (In case you’re wondering, in Toronto, as far as I’m concerned, this is the only place to go for really really really good and worthy pizza.)

I think what I like most about pizza, though, is that you can make excellent pizza at home rather easily and for very little money.

Prior to Christmas, I treated myself to a copy of Jim Lahey’s stunning cookbook My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method.

Over the weekend, I delved into the pizza section and made the Pizza Patate (Potato Pizza). I had intended to save the pizza for a write-up about the book (will definitely still do one) but then I realized that there was an on-line source for the recipe, albeit a slightly different version.

You can find the recipe here but just note that it’s not the exact same recipe as the one found in his book.

This is a slightly unusual entry for me for Magazine Mondays as it’s technically not a recipe I found in a magazine, but hey, I’m the creator of MM so I get to do what I want!

I hope this will be a bigger and better year for Magazine Mondays. I have a lot of plans for the “non-event” and hopefully I can see them through. Mostly I hope to stick to one of my resolutions for 2010 which is to purchase fewer magazines and instead focus on cooking from the ones I already own.

Here’s hoping!

And here’s who joined me for the first edition of MM for 2010:

Tia of Buttercream Barbie made an Apricot Orange Coffee Cake from Cook’s Country and Hawaiian & Mushroom Pizza.

Janie of Panini Girl made Mediterranean Rice-Stuffed Escarole from Gourmet.

Tamy of 3 Sides of Crazy made Sour Cream Dutch Apple Pie.

Poppyseed of Poppyseed and Tiger Lilies made Hazelnut and Currant Baked Apples with Sticky Marsala Sauce from Issue 38 of Donna Hay.

Chaya of Sweet and Savory Says it All made Honey Ginger Chicken with Peppers from Food Everyday.

Have a fabulous week, everyone!

Ciao!

17 Comments

Rosa

01/11/10 at 9:39 pm

A wonderful pizza!

Cheers,

Rosa

Tamy ~ 3 Sides of Crazy

01/11/10 at 11:52 pm

I had pizza for dinner tonight - I sure wish I’d seen this first!!

Claudia

01/12/10 at 7:13 am

I’m trying to buy fewer magazines - part of the decluttering of mind, body, home. I am susceptible to every cover recipe though. Came home with two magazines yesterday. The pizza - is scrumptious - I don’t make enough pizza. Now, I need to go through your blog looking for your recommended books. I have a gift certificate and a paycheck - a dangerous combination!

Ciaochowlinda

01/12/10 at 7:31 am

I’ve made this pizza a few times and I finally bought his new cookbook. It is an addictive experience. Yours looks perfect.

tIA

01/12/10 at 10:19 am

your pizza looks so good, so gourmet. i love your photography too. thanks for creating MM! it’s awesome.

Nazca

01/12/10 at 11:26 am

Chips/fries on a pizza?! I’m gonna have to look into flights to your part of the world!

Simone (junglefrog)

01/12/10 at 3:45 pm

Funny enough I’ve never been a really big fan of pizza. But that was probably because I had never tasted a truly homemade pizza and the pizza places we have here are well, not the best. But ever since I made my own pizza dough and tasted a real pizza, I am sort of hooked!

Chaya

01/13/10 at 11:16 pm

Your pizza looks wonderful. I should make pizza more often. You can be my motivation.

Katie @ cozydelicious

01/14/10 at 11:24 am

I have been trying to convince my husband for years that potato pizza is actually really, really yummy. Maybe your beautiful pictures will do the trick! Or I’ll just have to make it, blindfold him, and fore him to taste it!

Tami

01/14/10 at 11:22 pm

Mmm….mmm…mmm potato pizza is my absolute favourite. Sometimes its a tough sell, but once you’ve had it you totally get it.

Janet

01/15/10 at 5:30 am

Ivonne,

Wow, I wish I was visiting Toronto soon to taste that pizza from Terroni!

I was so tickled reading this because I am half Barese - my family came from a tiny town outside the city called Modugno. (The other half of me is Sicilian - it was a “mixed marriage”

I have some cugini whom I haven’t seen in years who live in Toronto too.

Here’s a simple Barese pizza topping that is absolutely delicious:
A LOT of carmelized onions and sliced black olives. Cook the olives a bit with the onions toward the end of the carmelization process. Add some red pepper flakes, salt and black pepper. Cheese is actually optional on this one and I am a big fan of cheese on a pizza

Janet

Erin

01/16/10 at 1:47 pm

I remember the first time I saw a recipe for pizza with potatoes, I thought it was crazy! Then I tried it, and saw the light. This looks like a wonderful version, and I can’t wait to hear more about that book.

Erika from The Pastry Chef At Home

01/17/10 at 12:36 pm

I just made my first pizza last week and enjoyed every second of the dough making process! I don’t think i’ve ever had a pizza (and i’ve had a lot having lived in Italy too!) with potatoes on it. Your photo is gorgeous…i’ll have to try the version from the link for now!

01/18/10 at 8:04 am

That looks delicious. I’ve been wanting to try potato pizza. I’ll have to check out the book as well.

All Recipes

01/18/10 at 9:25 am

Lovely pizza recipe.

Will give it a try

Ev.

Jessica

01/27/10 at 11:59 am

Oh my your pizza looks delicious (especially on my empty grumbly stomach!) I’ve been wanting to try his crust recipe for a while. Just may be a push to do so now!

barbara

02/8/10 at 5:22 am

Ivonne this is my favourite pizza. I love the thin sliced potatoes.

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