Pizza Recipes

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    Pizza – The Grandma Pie

    ByPhil Torre

    My first exposure to a pizza called a Grandma Pie was at a local pizzeria here in Monroe, CT, Julian’s. The Grandma Pie at Julian’s was like a Sicilian, rectangular with a thick fluffy crust, but topped with fresh mozzarella and a garlicky sauce. Since then I have seen Grandma pies in New York pizzerias…

  • Grilled Pizza Dough

    ByPhil Torre

    From American Pie: My Search for the Perfect Pizza by Peter Reinhart (Ten Speed Press, 2003) This dough needs to be very extensible and supple because it is pressed out quite thin, almost as thin as a flour tortilla. The dough is easy to make, but the technique for properly grilling a pizza, as perfected…

  • Neo-Neopolitan Pizza Dough

    ByPhil Torre

    After trying countless pizza dough recipes over the years, this Neo-Neapolitan dough from From Peter Reinhart’s Artisan Breads Every Day cookbook has become my absolute go-to. What I love most about it is its versatility—it performs beautifully whether I’m cooking indoors in my home oven or firing up my Roccbox in the backyard. Indoors: I use…

  • Grilled Pizza

    ByPhil Torre

    Grilled pizza. It doesn’t sound right, does it? Whenever I tell my friends that I am making grilled pizza, they usually give me a skeptical look. It is not until I finish explaining the process that I hear a hesitant, “That sounds good.” Nobody really is completely sold on the idea until they actually taste…

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    Charcutepalooza: Fresh Bacon and Pizza

    ByPhil Torre

    I have never taken part in a blogging challenge or event before, but when I heard about Charcutepalooza, I knew I had to participate. Charcutepalooza is the brainchild of two food bloggers, Mrs. Wheelbarrow and The Yummy Mummy. Each month for a year they pick a recipe from Michael Ruhlman’s excellent book, Charcuterie, and the…