pizza

Pizza Pesto Rosso, picking beans

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This is my favorite time of year…. The days are still warm but the nights are pleasantly cool. Cool enough to use the oven. Cool enough to make mini pizzas. Little pizzas, made with prepared puff pastry, make an easy first course. These were smothered in summer favorites.  Mon mari insisted I do them again … Continue reading…

Perfect Fall Pizza for 2

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I love pizza. I love all kinds of pizza: thin crust, thick crust, deep dish, simple and supreme. When I get a pizza here it’s meant to serve one.  The crust is thin and the toppings spare…. It’s delicious and just a little too much for me (perfect for mon mari). When I have pizza … Continue reading…

Zucchini-Crust Pizza

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I got the idea for this recipe in an old Bon Appétit cook book. It was called 'Zucchini Pizza'. I don't like that name…. My reasons follow the recipe. As to the recipe….. It was good, delicious, actually. We had it as a first course and it was just right for that. It was classified … Continue reading…

Upside Down Yorkshire Pizza Pie; the update

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The wall paper is finished. Big sigh! Can you see why it wasn’t my favorite task?  The wall over the stairs?  And I was just the helper. It was a relief to get it done. And now….. The floor. Once the floor is done I can finally (I hope) get rid of the sheet rock … Continue reading…

Pizza Quiche; buying tires can be tricky

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We're driving to Italy in May for a family reunion.  We thought it might be fun to have new, good tires for the trip. As I'm trying to keep mon mari's nose to the grindstone I volunteered to do the sitting and waiting whilst the tires were put on. Some of the family is coming … Continue reading…