PIZZA TUESDAYS

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

Sautéed yellow beets with beet greens, Swiss chard & shallots, red currants, Bucheron cheese, toasted croutons This pizza should make you feel very French and rustic and like you just hopped off your bicycle after spending the morning filling your basket with the freshest produce and cheese and probably bundles of lavender from a farmer's market in Avignon. Or something. The point is, it's simple to throw together and it's all about really good ingredients. So it'll taste gre

Grilled new potatoes with black garlic vinaigrette, dill sour cream (with lemon & shallots), fried red chilies & garlic slices, fontina, fresh chives & tarragon You heard it here first: black garlic is the new Jerusalem artichoke. While it’s apparently been around in high-end cuisine for quite a while, my bet is that this will become the new trendy superfood before we know it. And it deserves it, too. It’s fancy, it’s healthy, it’s got a rich, molasses-y, balsamic-y, tamarind

Sauteed fennel, chanterelle & maitake mushrooms, aquavit & gjetost cheese sauce, shallots & dill We came up with this pizza after a visit to Adam’s parents in Minnesota, where Scandinavian cuisine is second only to cheese, and where we tried Aquavit and gjetost for the first time. Aquavit is kind of like a Scandinavian gin made with caraway and other flavors. It’s intense, but definitely worth trying. Gjetost (pronounced yay-toast) is a strangely sweet, almost caramely rich c

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

Roasted shallots & sweet potatoes with cinnamon & nutmeg, brie, blackberries, red bell peppers, parsley & honey vinaigrette Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of dough olive oil flour for dusting semolina flour for pizza stone salt & pepper 1 cup blackberries 2 sweet potatoes, peeled & cubed 1 large shallot, sliced 1 red bell pepper, diced 1 hunk of brie, sliced ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 2 tablespoons parsley For the vinaigrette: 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil ½

Bok choy gratin with Gruyere & Parmesan, fresh fava beans, sauteed mixed mushrooms (shiitake, crimini & oyster) Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of pizza dough flour for dusting semolina flour for pizza stone olive oil salt & pepper ~1 cup mixed mushrooms (we used crimini, shiitake & oyster), sliced couple handfuls of fresh fava beans ½ cup breadcrumbs For the gratin: ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons fine breadcrumbs 1-2 bunches bok choy, tough stems trimmed, remaining stems & cen

Asparagus, goat cheese, fresh strawberries, crispy fried pancetta, crumbled hard-boiled eggs, tarragon sherry vinaigrette This is one of those pizzas where we're just going to have to ask you to trust us. Yeah, strawberries and asparagus and hard-boiled eggs don't sound like three things that go together (we'll leave pancetta out of this—no one is doubting the pancetta), but somehow, magically, deliciously, it works. Promise. Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of dough olive oil s

Spinach-artichoke dip (with artichoke hearts, brie de nangis, Greek yogurt, Monterey Jack, sun dried tomatoes, shallots, garlic, thyme & paprika), grated Parmesan, roasted red pepper hearts Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of pizza dough olive oil flour for dusting salt & pepper 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed & drained 8 ounces artichoke hearts, finely chopped 5 ounces Brie de Nangis (we got this on a recommendation from Di Bruno Bros, but you can ask your local ch

Za'atar spice blend with olive oil, fresh burrata cheese, fresh chopped mint, diced tomatoes, kalamata olives, cucumber slices, crispy shallots Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of pizza dough flour for dusting semolina flour for pizza stone olive oil salt & pepper 2 tablespoons za'atar spice blend (thyme, sumac, sesame seeds—we got ours from the Italian Market in Philly) 2 balls fresh burrata cheese (ours was from Di Bruno Brothers) 1.5 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped 2 clo