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Cappicolla and Buffalo Mozzarella Pizza

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This pizza was the result of having the right kind of ingredients. It truly just made itself. Simple, yet oh so tasty! You can ramp up the taste, if you use buffalo mozzarella. If not available, any whole milk or regular mozzarella will do. Ingredients: Dough for 1 pizza (Dough recipe will make 2 regular sized pizzas or 4 thin Neapolitan pizzas) 4-6 oz. of buffalo mozzarella (whole milk mozzarella is fine) 2-3 cloves of garlic minced 2-4 oz . of parmesan cheese 1 16 oz. can of stewed tomatoes or pizza sauce (One can is enough for 2 pizzas) 4-6 slices of cappicolla (thinly sliced Italian ham) ¼ cup fresh basil or more (if available) olive oil, salt, and pepper to taste Directions: Roll out dough to desired size. Drizzle olive oil on dough. Spread evenly. Drain and crush tomatoes with a fork and then spread evenly on pizza Mince garlic and spread on tomatoes or sauce Slice mozzarella and spread over dough Spread the parmesan on the pizza Cover pizza with th...

The Ultimate Recipe Challenge Winner: Gail J. Churinetz!

I never doubted it for a second! Our own Gail J. Churinetz, a long time member of the Pizza Therapy Ohana  won the The Ultimate Recipe Challenge on The Food Network . A huge congratulations goes out to Gail and her family. Gail has been a dedicated foodie and pizza fanatic for many years. As a matter of fact I still have a bunch of her recipes on a CD she made for me a number of years ago. As an aside, Gail is such a pizza purist, she has all of the water she uses for he pizzas, imported straight from New Haven ! And as I understand it, The Water for her award winning pizza, came right from the tap at Sally's Apizza on Wooster Street . The award winning pizza: a Crawfish and Andouille Sausage Pizza . Gail's recipe was up against some very stiff competition. In the end, her recipe won over the judges. While, I do not have permission to share her pizza recipe, you can get copy of the recipe at this link . Also, here is the link for Gail's Award Winni...

Bacon, Spinach and Tomato Pizza

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An Original: The B, S and T (Bacon, Spinach and Tomato Pizza!) I am always trying to come up with new tastes for my guests. This was a recipe that evolved out of having some friends bring different ingredients for pizza. The result was a real crowd pleaser and a wonderful marriage of different tastes. Ingredients: • Dough for 1 pizza • 1/4 to 1/2 lb. of bacon, cooked • 1 cup of fresh spinach, washed and drained • 1/2 to one whole tomato thinly sliced • 4-6 oz. of mozzarella cheese • 2-4 oz. of parmesan or provolone cheese • 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced • basil, oregano, salt and pepper to taste • olive oil Directions: 1. Wash and rinse spinach. Drain and set aside. 2. Cook bacon, and drain on paper towel. 3. Roll out dough to desired size. 4. Drizzle olive oil on dough. Spread evenly. 5. Spread remaining minced garlic on dough. 6. Evenly spread spinach on dough. Add desired spices. Reserve a pinch or two. 7. Sprinkle mozzarella and parmesan chees...