Recipe Index

Vegan Pesto Pizza with Eggplant

Published January 18, 2024 by Peggy Paul Casella 2 Comments

Topped with charred eggplant slices and bright-red pickled peppers, this vegan pesto pizza is a satisfying, comforting meal for any time of year.

Popular Pizza Toppings: Cup and Char Pepperoni

Published January 3, 2024 by Peggy Paul Casella 2 Comments

Want to make restaurant-quality cup and char pepperoni pizza at home? In this post, you'll learn which type of pepperoni works best, what makes it curl, and how to get the most delicious results in a standard oven.

Prosciutto Pizza with Roasted Red Peppers and Balsamic Glaze

Published November 16, 2023 by Peggy Paul Casella Leave a Comment

OK. I'm going to say it: Slices of uncooked prosciutto laid on top of a just-baked pizza are annoying to eat. The cured meat, though delicious, isn't easily bitten through, so when you try to taste it together with the pizza, you either end up dragging a whole slice of prosciutto into your mouth or […]

Pizza FAQ: What is a pizza peel, and how do you use one? [VIDEO]

Published July 28, 2023 by Peggy Paul Casella 2 Comments

Finally got that baking stone or steel (or outdoor pizza oven) you've been wanting? Before you heat it up for your first pizza night, you need one more tool: a pizza peel. In this post, I walk you through what a peel is, why it's essential, which kind(s) you should look for, and how to […]

3-Cheese Broccoli Pizza with Sweet-Hot Peppers

Published June 29, 2023 by Peggy Paul Casella 1 Comment

Plain broccoli pizza is great and all, but when you add lemon-garlic white sauce, three different cheeses, and sweet-hot peppadew peppers, it blows all the other veggie pies out of the water.

Sloppy Joe Pizza (a Pizzafied Classic)

Published May 26, 2023 by Peggy Paul Casella Leave a Comment

Just as delicious as the original — but a lot less messy — sloppy joe pizza is easy to make and will satisfy your comfort food cravings any time of year.

White Cheese Pizza with Garlic and Mozzarella

Published April 20, 2023 by Peggy Paul Casella 4 Comments

White cheese pizza means different things to different people. Some envision a luscious bechamel sauce topped with mozzarella and dollops of ricotta. Others are happy with olive oil, shredded hard aged cheese, and a drizzle of heavy cream before and after baking. And then there are the New York style die-hards who want their pizza […]