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This dish was one of my dad's specialties. Pulling off the leaves of artichokes and dragging them between your teeth was fun! Eating the stuffing was wonderful. The absolute best taste was the "heart". (Life is like eating an artichoke...) Ingredients 4 artichokes 1/2 Cup of Seasoned Italian Breadcrumbs (You can easily make your own by toasting bread, cursh bread, and add seasonings) 12-15 chopped olives (1 can) 12-15 chopped mushrooms (fresh taste better but use canned mushrooms if you must) 2-3 cloves of finely chopped garlic 1-2 Tablespoons of finely chopped Italian parsley olive oil salt and pepper to taste Directions Bang artichokes on counter (leaves down) to loosen leaves. Rinse in cold water. Remove stems. Peel and put aside. Remove and discard small tough leaves from bottom. Use scissors to remove sharp tip from each leave. Chop stems and chop mushrooms. Sautee in olive oil until stems are tender and mushrooms have given up their water. In a bowl combine brea...

If you ever thought about building a pizza oven in your backyard this video is for you. You will discover step by step the entire process. You will see how the pizza oven is built brick by brick. It really is poetry in motion. The owner explains the oven was built with help of his grandfather, Ronnie Swan, in 3days. He was able to get some assistance from local artisans who shared the workload. This oven is used quite a bit to make pizza on a regular basis. If you are interested in seeing the pizza oven in person you can go to: 17 westmoreland street, glasgow. You can find the website at this address: www.southsidestudios.org I wonder if they know Master Pizziolo, Domenico Crolla ? Here is a very useful resource for learning more about cooking with an outdoor oven. A wood fired oven is the way to discover pizza perfection: pizza on earth, and in your back yard, Albert Grande Learn to Make Pizza Discover How to Make Pasta Learn About The Legends of Pizza

Christmas came a little early for me, this year, in the form of a brand new KitchenAide . Oh yeah. I was first introduced to the KitchenAide by Chef Peter when we co-taught a cooking class, a couple of years ago. One of his first recommendations was to make it our main kitchen appliance. We used it mix dough for pizza and pasta. We were able to make cookies and cakes. We even used one of the attachments to make sausage. This did it all, except clean itself. Over the years, I've made lots of pizza dough. I make the dough by hand, because I like the feel of mixing my own pizza dough. When you have a limited amount of time to teach a class, however, you need to save some steps. When I used the Kitchenaide to make dough, the whole process went much faster. After a short while, I became convinced. Chef Peter, was right. It became our most valued appliance. The students loved using it. It was easy to operate, and easy to clean. We really noticed a difference when we used it to make pa...

I found this video very helpful for anyone learning to work with pizza dough. Note that the pizzaiolo is very gentle but firm with his dough. You really need to get a feel for the dough as you work it. I like the trick he uss to fix a hole in the dough. I think he makes some wonderful points. But most importantly he works the dough as he stretches and shapes it. Right on. If you want to make pizza, you need to learn as much as possible. This is a great pizza resource from my friends Tony Gemignani and Diane Morgan: pizza on earth, good will to all! albert grande Pizza Therapy Legends of Pizza And now in Beta Testing, A Pizza Community: My Pizza Face Dot Com

This is one of the best pizza tossing videos I have ever seen. I appreciate this pizzaiolo. He shares his love and passion for making pizza. He makes his art of tossing pizza a show. What I find most unusual, this guy is tossing his pizza in the back room. He really should be in the front to the house. Plus he sings as he tosses. What a show! Feel the joy... To make great pizza you absolutely need a pizza stone. I recommend this one without reservation. pizza on earth, good will to all, albert grande Make Pizza Be Happy Discover The Lengends of Pizza

Over the years I have gotten many emails from pizza lovers. I wanted to share the latest from Curtis, who has just completed his first pizza book... Dear Albert: Peter Reinhart suggested that I reach out to you. Your site is quite impressive! I mean to spend some time looking through it in detail. I have found a few pizza web sites but had not come across yours. You show a strong passion for pizza and for helping others enjoy making pizza. I share a similar passion and desire. I would like to ask a favor of you. I began making Chicago-style pizza soon after I got married (now 20 years ago). My wife and I received a Chicago-style pizza set as a wedding shower gift. The kit had a deep-dish pizza pan, pizza cutter, pan lifter, and a pizza cookbook specializing in Chicago-style pizza. One day I asked my wife if she was ever going to make pizza; she said, "You go ahead." So, I did. I used the kit tomake pizza quite frequently. After a while, I was able to duplicate an...

Here is a Turkey Pizza Recipe, sent from my friend Jeff from Canada, I wanted to share. Jeff writes: Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to you and all your readers. Here's to all my friends looking forward to making a delicious turkey gourmet pizza. Here goes: Ingredients perfect dough, Find a dough recipe here. 2 hrs room temp rested after 24 hrs in fridge, soft and ready to roll out , large 16" full bodied red tomato pizza sauce, ( Albert's side bar: You can use stewed tomatoes, use fresh tomatoes or try this basic red sauce .) oregano and basil flavored a little garlic olive oil on dough before sauce mozzarella cheese oven roasted turkey roasted red peppers, zucchini, eggplant onion, feta cheese last on top , Note: Beautiful color combination Directions: 4 min at 600 degrees, spun for another 4 times rotating to get best hot spots in commercial Bakers Pride oven finished at 10 minutes making sure bottom is toasty brown indicating cooked work of art cut into 10 all for me :...