PIZZA TUESDAYS

Roasted garlicky broccoli, lemon-poppyseed dressing (with Greek yogurt, agave & orange zest), spiced cranberry-apple sauce, red onion, almonds, sunflower seeds, chili flakes & grated manchego Cranberry sauce is something I love eating and making, but really only have this time of year. And since we usually only get one (okay, maybe 2-3) Thanksgiving dinner, we wanted to try and find other ways to use this deliciously tart and sweet compote. As it turns out, cranberry sauce is

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

Poached pear dumplings, blue cheese sauce with basil & walnuts, arugula, raspberries We’ve played around with using dumpling-style toppings on pizzas before (see: Samosa Pizza). It’s a bit decadent to have dough on dough, sure, but it’s also extra tasty! This time we wanted to sweeten the deal with some poached pears that are peeking out of the little dumpling blankets they’re in. It’s cozy and delicious. Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of pizza dough flour for dusting semolina fl

Homemade apple butter, caramelized onions, roasted butternut squash, Swiss cheese, pecans, bacon Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of dough flour for dusting semolina flour for pizza stone olive oil salt & pepper 1 white onion, thinly sliced 1-2 teaspoons brown sugar 1-2 tablespoons butter dash of sherry vinegar 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeds scooped out & cut into 1-inch cubes 1 handful pecans ½ cup shredded Swiss cheese 2-4 slices bacon *For the apple butter:

Buffalo mozzarella, homemade mango chutney, Cap'n Crunch cereal, tomatoes, poblano peppers, onions, dried noodles, cilantro, roasted peanuts, vindaloo curry & red chili powder This recipe is inspired by the chaat (a type of Indian street food) made at Desi Chaat House in West Philly. We went here pretty frequently in college and are almost 95% sure they use actual Cap'n Crunch cereal in their chaat. To be honest, I don't even know what traditional ingredient the cereal is sup

Rhubarb-apple compote (with cardamom, cloves, brown sugar & allspice), baked onions with balsamic vinegar, honeycrisp apples, baked rhubarb (with pear juice & lime zest), blue cheese crumbles, Graham cracker pie crust, walnuts, fresh oregano Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of pizza dough olive oil flour for dusting salt & pepper Graham cracker pie crust handful of walnuts handful of fresh oregano leaves 1-2 white onions, peeled & cut into about 8 wedges each 1-2 tablespoo

Brie, dates, pickled Seckel pears (pickled with cinnamon sticks & cloves), toasted pecans, arugula April Fools’ Day surprise: M&Ms stuffed crust April Fools' Day is a great time to prank your dinner guests. But if you're like us, you still want your food prank to be delicious—because otherwise, what a waste. Our solution: a surprise stuffed crust. You can of course stuff it with cheese or something more traditional, but we decided to go with the extra surprising and colorful

Poached plum jam (with vanilla bean, whole anise star, cardamom, cinnamon sticks, cloves, honey & red wine), shaved manchego, pretzel pieces, arugula, orchid blossoms Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of dough flour for dusting semolina flour for pizza stone olive oil salt & pepper edible flowers of your choosing (we found orchids at Reading Terminal Market, but it might be a good idea to just look up edible flowers in your area—you might even be able to pick them yourself!) h

Cilantro chutney (with dried ancho chile, tamarind paste, mustard seeds), fried spiced paneer, vegetable samosas with cauliflower, potatoes, peas, peanuts, green chiles, ginger, cumin seeds & ground spices (bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, coriander, fennel, cardamom) Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of dough flour for dusting semolina flour for the pizza stone salt & pepper olive oil For the samosa dough: 1 ½ cups pastry flour 3 tablespoons melted butter ½ teaspoon salt pinch

Oven-roasted Jerusalem artichokes, plum chutney, Gruyere, candied & spiced almonds, crispy kale chips (with almond butter, cumin, chili powder, dried garlic, cayenne & salt) Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of pizza dough flour for dusting semolina flour for the pizza stone olive oil salt & pepper 2-3 large Jerusalem artichokes (or sunchokes), scrubbed thoroughly and sliced about ¼ inch thick plum chutney (we got ours here) 1 hunk Gruyere, shaved For the kale chips: 1-2 bunc