PIZZA TUESDAYS

Brussels sprouts & apples two ways (sautéed & fresh), whole grain mustard, blood oranges, lemon zest, dried cranberries, toasted almonds & pine nuts, scallions, cheddar & grated pecorino romano Okay sure, we did Brussels sprouts and oranges two pizzas ago. But this one is different? For one, these are BLOOD oranges. They are a totally different color! And we have apples and mustard this time! But for real, this is basically an early spring version of that winter salad pizza,

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

Mac & cheese with pumpkin, onions, Cheddar, Mozzarella, garlic & nutmeg, topped with scallions, chives, cherry tomatoes & toasted panko bread crumbs This pizza may not be the most elegant or refined of the pies we've created (especially compared to the previous one), but sometimes you just have to give in to pizza comfort food a little. We'd made a mac & cheese pizza before, though this was in the days when we were still bright eyed and bushy tailed and not writing anything d

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

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

Buffalo mozzarella, roasted corn, bacon, & kiwi salsa with avocado, peaches, red bell peppers, jalapeños, green onions, hot sauce, lime juice & honey Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of dough flour for dusting semolina flour for pizza stone olive oil salt & pepper 1 ear of corn, shucked pat of butter 1 ball of buffalo mozzarella, shredded/torn into bite size pieces 2-3 strips of bacon For the salsa: 2 avocados, peeled & sliced 3 kiwis, peeled & cut into ¼-inch cubes 1 te

Grated parmesan, sauteed bok choy, scallions, ginger-sauteed red & yellow bell peppers, baked eggs, toasted sesame seeds Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball pizza dough flour for dusting semolina flour for pizza stone olive oil salt & pepper ½ bunch bok choy 1 clove garlic, minced pinch of red pepper flakes ½ cup grated Parmesan 3 eggs 2 scallions, thinly sliced ¼ cup sesame seeds 1 red bell pepper, sliced 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced ½-inch chunk of fresh ginger, peeled