Making Pizza at Home
Pizza has become associated with fast-food: something that you order for delivery or buy pre-made or frozen to cook at home. This is unfortunate, as pizza is one of the easiest and fastest meals you can prepare for yourself. Nothing can replace fresh ingredients, and your own imagination as to how to make the perfect pizza for your family.
To begin with, you need pizza crust or dough. You can buy pre-baked pizza dough shells and I have found these to be quite good if you are in a hurry. There are also partially baked pizza shells available that also work quite well. My pizza dough recipe is available here - I often like to partially pre-bake the dough for about 10 minutes before adding the toppings to get a crispier crust. The extra effort involved in making your own dough is well worth it. You can also buy raw pizza dough, ready to roll out before making your pizza. Once you have your pizza crust ready to go, nothing can be simpler - just add your toppings in the desired order and bake in a hot oven. Ceramic pizza stones are a handy accessory to help make your oven bake like a real pizza oven. They are pre-heated when you heat the oven, and some chefs leave them in the oven all the time because of the way they hold the heat for baking, etc. |
Recipes
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Here is our take on making pizza dough - this recipe constantly gets rave reviews from other sites on the web and is our most popular recipe! |
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I'm often asked which pizza sauce I use, and while I have to admit to occasionally using store-bought tomato paste with added herbs and seasonings, this is the recipe I prefer. |
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Broccoli and Mozzarella cheese combined with a wonderful pizza sauce and cooked meats - this calzone is better than anything on home-delivery!
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I don't think I've ever seen this one on the menu at any restaurant, but it is certainly a favourite with our family!
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If you like fajitas, you'll love this unique Fajita Pizza! Take care with the spicy ketchup or hot sauce, unless you really like it spicy! |
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Focaccia with Olives, Onion and Parmesan Focaccia makes an excellent appetizer, or a great accompaniment to any pasta dish. This is our favourite version of this classic Italian recipe! |
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Focaccia with Red Peppers, Olives, Onions, Rosemary and Parmesan A beautiful variation of classic Foccacia and so easy to make! |
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Franco-Italian Pizza with Chicken and Rosemary Franco-Italian pizza makes a great change from the typical North American version of pizza - the flavour of the chicken and rosemary makes a wonderful pizza!
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Mexican Chili Pizza - Mexicano Pizza Some like it hot! Mexicano Pizza combines the wonderful flavours of chili and salsa with Cheddar and Mozzarella cheeses. You'll love it! |
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A hearty pizza enhanced by the addition of fresh broccoli! Nobody in our area delivers such a fine pizza. This will be sure to become a favourite at your house! |
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Quiche Pizza? Is it a quiche, or is it a pizza? You decide, but I guarantee that you'll love it either way! Basically it's a deep dish pizza with the addition of an egg layer - absolutely delicious! |
