Blog Catalog Group Discussions: Pizza Club

SIMPLE FLATBREAD PIZZA RECIPE'

cooktobang — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:31:40 -0600

This recipe has been an old stand that never fails to make panties drop. It also works great for parties because it’s fast, simple, aesthetically pleasing, low in carbs, and makes you look like America’s Next Top Chef. For some reason, this deceivingly simple dish gets me more props than a high school drama student. You can throw almost any combination of cheeses, meats and veggies to make your own masterpiece, but below is a classic crowd pleaser.

Ingredients:
1. 1 Lavash flatbread
2. 1 tablespoon of olive oil
3. 1 handful of spinach
4. 1 half a red pepper sliced thinly
5. ½ a chicken sausage link sliced thinly
6. 1 handful of mozzarella cheese
7. Thin slices of brie (1/4 of a triangle of brie)

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drizzle olive oil over the lavash and spread it around evenly.

Step 2
Place the veggies, meat and cheese over the lavash. It’s best to do veggies first, meat second and cheese last to hold your ingredient down. Like a pizza crust, make sure to leave some room around the edges so it’s easy to hold onto.

Step 3
Place pizza in the oven and bake for about ten minutes. The goal is to have the lavash crust golden brown.

Step 4
Remove from oven and chop into 6-8 pieces. One cut long ways and either two or three cuts short ways then serve with a bottle of wine. Go get em, tiger!

This recipe and many more like it are available on my culinary seduction blog:

http://cooktobang.com/

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Pizza: My favorite'

ajree — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:42:28 -0600

How about a thin crust, slightly overdone with pepperoni, and after cooking, fresh basil!

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Best Pizza?'

thegoodknife — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:31:23 -0600

Pizza Club UNITE!

I know the pizza club has been a bit dead lately, but a recent trip to NYC has opened my eyes again.

While in NYC we made a trip to brooklyn to a place called Grimaldi's which has been by far one of the most delicious pepperoni pizza's i have eaten in my lifetime.

So how about it, do you have a favorite pizzeria or pizza memory?

Free pizza'

thedeathkid — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:32:01 -0500

Hey, i've been working at this pizza place and each night they let me make my own pizza for dinner. I'm running out of ideas but i don't want to stop eating pizza. Suggestions on exciting topping combination?

History of cheese and cheese making'

wineandfoodtube — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:03:44 -0500

According to notable resources cheese was first made in the Middle East.The earliest type was a form of sour milk, which was discovered when domesticated animals were milked.

According to a legend, cheese was 'discovered' by a nameless Arab nomad. He is said to have filled a saddlebag with milk to support him on a journey across the desert by horse. After several hours riding he stopped to quench his thirst, only to find that the milk had separated into watery liquid and solid white lumps. Because the saddlebag, which was made from the stomach of a young animal, contained a coagulating enzyme known as rennin, the milk had been effectively separated into curds and whey by the combination of the rennin, the hot sun and the trotting motions of the horse. The nomad, unconcerned with these details, found the whey drinkable and the curds edible.

Cheese was known to the ancient Sumerians four thousand years before the birth of Christ. The ancient Greeks acknowledged Aristaeus, a son of Apollo and Cyrene, with its discovery; it is mentioned in the Old Testament.

In Roman time cheese making was done with skill and knowledge and reached a high standard. By this time the developing process had been perfected and it was known that various treatments and conditions under storage resulted indifferent flavours and characteristics.
The larger Roman houses had a separate cheese kitchen, the caseale, and also specific areas where cheese could be matured. In large towns home-made cheese could be taken to a special centre to be smoked. Cheese was served on the tables of the elite and travelled to the far corners of the Roman Empire as a regular part of the rations for the army.

During the Middle Ages, monks became creators and developers and so contributed to the many classic varieties of cheese today. During the Renaissance period cheese suffered a drop in popularity, being considered unhealthy, but it regained favour by the nineteenth century, the period that saw the start of the move from farm to factory production.
View video of cheese making at www.wineandfoodtube.com

Original Pizza'

Sangeeta — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:18:44 -0500

Will someone tell me the ingredients for 'original pizza'. In India, pizza has been so much Indianised that they taste terrible. Anyone any idea?

Do You Like Pineapple Pizza?'

mcarmine — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:28:18 -0600

Tell Me "Yes" "So So" "No" "No Way"

What is the craziest pizza you have ever eaten?'

thegoodknife — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:26:49 -0600

I'm a very conservative person when it comes to pizza toppings, but from what i have been reading in the other threads i seem to be alone in my topping preferences.

So the question is, what is the craziest or weirdest pizza you have ever eaten?

What is the most rare variety of pizza you've ever eaten?'

aleare — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:13:30 -0600

The most rare variety of pizza I've ever seen and eat was in a downtown restaurant in Buenos Aires, I don't remember the name of that pizza, it has salmon, rucula and feta cheese. Rare but tasty!

And you?

c'è qualche italiano?i am a pizza men'

tuttovolume — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:16:17 -0600

sorry pizza man sono da poco iscritto a questa comunity ci sono solo ragazzi di lingua inglese o c'è qualche italiano,a proposito io faccio il pizzaiolo e sono napoletano

Pizzacono'

bnsullivan — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:43:13 -0600

Anyone ever hear of this -- or actually see it or try it?

http://virtualscratchpad.com/2008/01/pizzacono.html

Pizza like Pasta came from the East?'

peterahon — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:36:39 -0600

There was a theory that when Marco Polo went back to his country he also brought with him Asian cuisine.

Pasta is Italian version of the noodles and ramyon of the east.

Pizza, it is the pao (white bun with meat/veggie fillings) of the east. It was said that a cook was not so successful with the pao/buns since the filling would come out, so one ingenious cook exposed the fillings of the flattened bun and instead of steaming it, he baked it and voila! a PIZZA!

Any Italian to debunk this claim or perhaps affirm it?

Chicago or NY?'

EmperorAnton — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:45:39 -0600

What type do you like better. I am a fan of the NY style pizza.

Homemade Pizza or Pizza out?'

gosmelltheflowers — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:39:57 -0600

We love trying out great pizzas in the places we travel too. Nothing like authentic Italian pizza right out of the fire oven, but sometimes a good homemade pizza is just as appealing and you know exactly who made it! : )

So which do you prefer, homemade pizza, pizza from a store or do you have a favorite restaurant?

What's your favorite pizza restaurant ?'

didijuliano — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:56:12 -0500

Post some photos of your favorite pizza place.

Anyone have a Pizza dough recipe that's gluten-free?'

jjloch — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:04:21 -0500

Ugh. I found out I have to eat gluten-free foods. I loooove pizza. Can someone suggest what products I can use for a crust?

Thanks!!!

JJ

It's gotta have huge crust! Do you agree?'

Melinda — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:08:02 -0500

Big crust? or no?

Tomato sauce for pasta and pizza'

theitalianvoice — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:23:25 -0500

Hi everybody!!
I never wrote here, but I guess you'll be interested in my new blog's entry.
As I'm Italian, I suggested the real Italian recipe of the tomato sauce with photos, it's perfect for pasta, but also great for pizza, if you bake it at home.
You'll find everything in my blog http://www.xanga.com/theitalianvoice, please let me know what do you think about it, if you want to try my recipe or if you already did it, I'd be happy to share opinions with you (I'm going to leave to Rome for the weekend, but I'll be home on Tuesday or Wednesday).
See you soon, ciao!!

Ode to the Pizza Delivery Man'

helloitsme — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:18:27 -0500

Let's hear it for the pizza delivery guy! They are often robbed in my jurisdiction, even though they carry very little cash. The thieves ALWAYS take the pizzas, too. So I hereby recognize the braveness of the pizza delivery dude, bringing us that steaming goodness and laughing in the face of danger.

What's the craziest thing you'd do for a free, tasty large pizza?'

EavesdropWriter — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:55:14 -0500

Goodknife, I think you should pick the winner. You're our pizza-topia leader. Winner, please realize you'll be eating an imaginary pizza, likely in .jpg format.

What was the last type of pizza you ate?'

thegoodknife — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:22:00 -0500

I just devoured a wolfgang puck uncured pepperoni frozen pizza. tasty, but had that expected frozen pizza taste.

Who Said Pizza Had to Have Meat?'

Norski — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:21:24 -0500

I'm not a vegetarian, vegan, or whatever.

However, I've had non-meat pizzas. Long, long ago. The taste was surprisingly good.

So, what say you?

How do you like pizzas with all grain/vegetable/plant products?

Has anyone tried an anchovy pizza? Not something-and-anchovies: anchovies as the primary topping.

Purist or Pushing the Envelop?'

EavesdropWriter — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:20:37 -0500

Do you go for all these whacky pizzas with lettuce and other foreigns on them, like at California Pizza Kitchen, for example, or are you a holding the line with traditional toppings?

I feel distinctly unfulfilled when I go out on a limb and try some trendy concoction. Sigh.

We just ordered up a pep & xtra cheese for dinner. Thanks to this group, I've been salivating all day.

What is your favorite type of pizza?'

thegoodknife — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:34:42 -0500

pepperoni is #1 for me.