PIZZA TUESDAYS

Jalapeño hummus, avocado smash with lemon juice & cilantro, feta, fresh radish slices, radish sprouts, chili flakes, everything bagel spice & fried eggs I don't care how basic it is, avocado toast is delicious. It's healthy, it's versatile, and we have been making it a LOT lately. Breakfast, lunch, whatever. Some people go for the avocado slices, but I prefer the smash. It lets you get away with different levels of avocado ripeness, and you can add some additional flavors int

Green harissa (with jalapeño & cilantro), Brussels sprouts two ways (fresh & sautéed), orange slices, poppy seed vinaigrette, Greek yogurt, Parmesan, pine nuts & nigella seeds This salad-turned-pizza is a great way to turn wintry ingredients into a light, fresh & bright meal, especially when everything else around this time of year feels heavy and hearty. I love anything citrusy this time of year, and pairing it with a bunch of greens, a little spice and some smooth Greek yog

Sliced avocado, strawberry-rhubarb salsa with onion & jalapeño, garlic tostones (fried plantains), crumbled cotija cheese, squeeze of fresh lime juice This is the perfect pizza for a warm April day, when spring produce is in season but your heart says it's time for summer. And to go along with the theme of being impatient, see: this plantain recipe. While most sweet fried plantain recipes require you to wait until the plantains are super ripe and nearly black, these Puerto Ri

Spicy sesame stir fry with nameko mushrooms, purple daikon, Swiss chard, sesame seeds, cashew-cilantro drizzle, Parmesan The great thing about a stir fry is that you can easily make a lot of substitutions, based on what you have lying around, what you can find at the market and/or what's in season. We found some seasonal ingredients at our local farmers' market that go well with Asian flavors: nameko mushrooms, which are slightly nutty and have a shiny amber look, and purple

Mexican street corn (with queso fresco, jalapeños & cilantro), parmesan-zucchini crisps, BBQ sauce This recipe is inspired by street fair snacking and summer produce. The cheesy street corn is salty and spicy, and it's going to be hard to let go of enough of the zucchini crisps to put them on a pizza. My mouth is watering just thinking back on it. And for the barbecue sauce, feel free to use whatever you have in your fridge at the time—we had some leftover pomegranate BBQ sau

Roasted plantains with homemade jerk seasoning, stir fried onions & bell peppers, queso fresco, homemade pomegranate BBQ sauce drizzle, fresh cilantro For this recipe, we were experimenting with creating our own rubs and sauces. As a meat-eater/vegetarian couple, we don't really cook much meat at home, which means jerk rubs and BBQ sauces don't make their way into our kitchen with a lot of frequency, but that doesn't mean we don't enjoy a nice complex mix of mystery spices. S

Baharat-roasted cauliflower, grilled pineapple salsa with bell peppers & jalapeños, crumbled feta & lime juice Continuing this week's accidental theme of spice mixes, we are using a baharat, which is a popular Middle Eastern spice blend using ingredients like chili, coriander, cardamom & cumin (plus a few non "c" spices too). There are many different recipes for this, so feel free to experiment a bit with what you find online, or just buy a pre-made mix, which can be found at

Greek yogurt & feta sauce, butternut squash & red onion with spices (nigella seeds, cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, turmeric), pumpkin seeds, diced jalapeño This recipe was adapted from Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty More. It was the first time we had discovered the smoky, toasted onion flavor of nigella seeds, and we couldn’t wait to make it again on a pizza. You can find the seeds at most spice stores, or order them online, but if don’t feel like searching all over for the

Caramelized Jerusalem artichokes with preserved lemon, harissa, onions, bell peppers, yogurt sauce, pomegranates, mint & feta Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of dough flour for dusting semolina flour for pizza stone olive oil salt & pepper handful of pomegranate seeds For the caramelized sunchokes: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoons water about 1 pound Jerusalem artichokes, cut into ½-inch pieces salt & pepper to taste 1 teaspoo

Gobi Manchurian (Indian-style fried cauliflower in tomato-chili sauce), green bell peppers, grilled paneer, cashews Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of dough flour for dusting semolina flour for pizza stone salt & pepper olive oil 1 green bell pepper, seeded & sliced 1 package paneer, cubed handful of unsalted cashews 1-2 heads cauliflower, broken into florets vegetable or canola oil for frying For the batter: ½ cup flour 4 tablespoons corn flour ½ teaspoon chili powder