PIZZA TUESDAYS

Basil & ramp pesto, roasted paper-thin potatoes, fresh burrata, fried red chiles & ramps, lemon zest, za'atar, watercress It's ramp season, baby! I don't care that they are no longer the trendy allium of the moment (nor do I know what is, that is a very specific category), I will always get excited about ramps being around. Part of it is that they seem to pop up for such a short time, so—like quince, blood oranges, Meyer lemons—I feel a sense of urgency to buy and use all of

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

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

Mashed root vegetables (celeriac, rutabaga, parsnips, carrots, Yukon gold potatoes), sun-dried jujubes, sauteed oyster mushrooms, shaved carrots, fresh tarragon, Gruyere We found these sun-dried jujubes at the Fair Food Farmstand in Reading Terminal Market. Like most jujubes found in the US, they are meant to be eaten in their dried form, and the result is a sweet flavor kind of similar to dates, but slightly milder. Rather than being sticky like dates, though, the texture is

Marinated sardines (with grapeseed oil, sherry vinegar, thyme, parsley & Aleppo pepper) with avocado, toasted almonds, scallions, red onion, mint & lemon juice This recipe was adapted from Gabrielle Hamilton's Prune cookbook. I've never been to the restaurant in New York, but I was completely won over after reading her memoir Blood, Bones & Butter, so I thought I'd give one of her recipes a try on a pizza. It's definitely an adventurous one, but if you are down with the recen

Roasted Fuyu persimmons, cucumber slices, balsamic-roasted grapes, camembert, pistachios & preserved lemon I’ll start off this recipe with a short PSA: don’t get the hachiya persimmons. Trust me, we’ve tried. If you don’t want to suffer bizarre fruity cottonmouth, you have to wait until they are insanely ripe and mushy, and if you’re like me, you are never patient enough to wait that long. Plus, they will not hold up to roasting. So just make sure you double check that you’re

Sauteed lion’s mane mushrooms (or pom pom mushrooms), broccoli rabe pesto, roasted carrots & spring onions, celtuce (or celery lettuce), goat cheese, sherry vinaigrette Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of dough flour for dusting semolina flour for pizza stone olive oil salt & pepper 1 log of goat cheese, crumbled 2 lion’s mane mushrooms, torn into chunks 2 tablespoons butter 4 carrots, 3 cut into wedges lengthwise & 1 shaved on a mandoline ½ bunch spring onions (the kind w

Shaved Pecorino Romano, seared shaved Brussels sprouts, homemade whole grain mustard sauce, bacon, roasted red peppers, toasted hazelnuts Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of pizza dough flour for dusting olive oil salt & pepper 1 pound Brussels sprouts, a couple layers of outer leaves removed, bottom cores cut off, remaining sprouts shaved (either roughly in a food processor or ideally with a mandoline) 2 teaspoons garlic, minced hunk of Pecorino Romano, shaved 3-4 slices o

Olive & fig tapenade (dried Turkish figs, kalamata olives, dried apricots, capers, tangerine-fig balsamic vinegar, fresh rosemary, olive oil), cream cheese pistachio truffles (with roasted garlic, cream cheese, Greek yogurt, fresh basil, fresh oregano, feta, sun dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, crushed red pepper, pistachios), pink chioggia beet chips Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of pizza dough olive oil flour for dusting salt & pepper 2-3 Chioggia beets, very thinly slice

Roasted parsnips, herbed ricotta (with crushed red pepper, sea salt, fresh cracked black pepper, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, fresh sage, parsley, rosemary & thyme), sliced yellow beets, yellow onion, shredded parmesan, arugula Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball pizza dough olive oil flour for dusting semolina flour for pizza stone salt & pepper to taste 3 large parsnips, sliced into ¼ inch rounds 2-3 yellow beets, sliced thinly (on a mandoline if you have one) 1 teaspoon f