PIZZA TUESDAYS

Spicy shakshuka with cherry tomatoes, jalapeños, red bell peppers, Middle Eastern spices, feta, baked eggs, homemade za'atar pita chips, fresh parsley & mint I always get nervous about putting baked eggs on a pizza, because it's so hard to get the timing right. You want the eggs to be cooked, but also runny, but also you want the pizza crust to be cooked and not burnt. So if we're doing egg pizza, we usually go fried or poached or something else that can be made separately an

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

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

Oven-roasted cherry tomatoes & chanterelle mushrooms, garlic scape pesto with walnuts & Parmesan cheese, fresh feta cheese, toasted pine nuts Garlic scapes are such a great find this time of year. They make you feel like you went out and foraged for wild garlic even when you just walked down the street to the farmers' market. They're also super versatile and they go great with our chanterelle mushrooms (also a great find that we wished we had foraged for). You can, of course,

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

Matcha & Parmesan pesto, goat cheese, roasted kohlrabi with kelp chili salt, fresh radishes, hazelnuts I love the combination of roasting the kohlrabi and keeping the radishes fresh on this pizza. Roasting brings out the mild, sweeter flavors of the kohlrabi, which is a great contrast with the sharp bite and crunch of the fresh radish slices. As for the pesto—matcha is super good for you, but flavor-wise, it's not for everyone. This pesto uses just a hint of it (though feel f

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

Spinach, feta, cottage cheese, sauteed red potatoes with paprika & garlic, kataifi (shredded phyllo dough) So yes, sometimes the “deconstructed” pizzas can get a bit silly, but what is pizza dough if not a spanakopita wrapper taken to a delicious, bready new level? A spanakopita pizza is just natural. We discovered kataifi, a type of shredded phyllo dough, at International Foods & Spices in West Philly, and it seemed like the perfect way to make the phyllo aspect a bit more p

Oven-roasted Brussels sprouts, delicata squash, fennel, onions, purple carrots, hinona kabu turnips, freekeh with red wine vinegar, kale, crumbled feta, pine nuts, fresh pea shoots The great thing about this recipe is that you can really substitute whatever vegetables are in season. We found these strange purple hinona kabu turnips at the farmer’s market, so we had to try them out, but you could just as easily use another type of turnip or radish. I wouldn’t lose the fennel,