PIZZA TUESDAYS

Spicy roasted cauliflower, shredded rainbow carrots, tahini lemon dressing, toasted pine nuts, dates, dried apricots, grated pecorino romano cheese, fresh parsley & mint It has been the coldest, grossest April of—I assume—all time, so this pizza was a sort of sad (albeit very delicious) attempt to transport ourselves to some warmer Middle Eastern or North African climate instead of trying to use fresh spring produce when it is, for some reason, still winter. Vegetables + tahi

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

Green harissa (with jalapeño & cilantro), Brussels sprouts two ways (fresh & sautéed), orange slices, poppy seed vinaigrette, Greek yogurt, Parmesan, pine nuts & nigella seeds This salad-turned-pizza is a great way to turn wintry ingredients into a light, fresh & bright meal, especially when everything else around this time of year feels heavy and hearty. I love anything citrusy this time of year, and pairing it with a bunch of greens, a little spice and some smooth Greek yog

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

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

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

Balsamic-marinated strawberries, lemon-mint ricotta, caramelized onions, mozzarella, garlic-roasted cherry tomatoes, fresh basil This pizza is an updated version of one of our earliest pizza creations, back when we were just starting to experiment and we didn't know how to take a good picture to save our lives. We also didn't write anything down back then, so all we had was a dark photo and our questionable memory. But we were pretty sure we remembered it being tasty, so we w

Apricots, cherries, ricotta, microgreens, nectarine-balsamic vinaigrette, toasted macadamia nuts, grated Sapore del Piave cheese Fresh apricots are such a treat. They seem to only be around for a short period of time in the summer—and sometimes, if you're lucky and depending on where you live, in the spring—so you have to snatch them up while you can. Put them in salads, grill them, eat them with ice cream. And of course, their tart sweetness and thin rinds go beautifully on

Savory rhubarb-cranberry jam, caramelized onions, pan-fried chipotle goat cheese, walnuts, fresh thyme Fried goat cheese can be temperamental, but it's totally worth it for that crispy-on-the-outside, melty-on-the-inside result. A good trick is to keep it cold before frying it, so it doesn't start to melt prematurely and fall apart in the hot oil. Since you're going to be shaping the cheese discs with your hands, this might mean putting them back in the fridge for a bit after

Caramelized red apples, crispy bacon, Asiago, popcorn, Granny Smith apple slices with blackberry caramel sauce drizzle This week's recipe was inspired, obviously, by carnival food: popcorn, caramel apples, and of course we threw in some bacon for good measure (think of it as a corndog substitute). It's sweet, it's salty, it's better than winning a goldfish. Recipe Ingredients: 1 ball of pizza dough salt & pepper olive oil flour for dusting semolina flour for pizza stone a cou