Softer and fluffier than focaccia or pizza, think of this as a flat loaf of very flavorful bread topped with gooey cheese. If you want it a little crisper, just bake it longer. And here's a bonus:...
When basil is in season, I can't make enough pesto. The classic Italian sauce native to Genoa tastes delicious on everything from pasta to pizza to grilled fish. It's excellent stirred into salads or slathered on sandwich bread. Although store-made pesto
Calzone is a close cousin to pizza; you could even call it wrapped up pizza because the filling is encased in the delicious dough rather than sitting on top. Want to impress your family? Need a handy food, easy to eat at a picnic or party? Calzone fits the...
A banana cream pie with a twist: an almond crust, with a thin layer of dark chocolate, a single layer of fresh sliced bananas, and a sweetened condensed milk custard. This is a nearly no-bake pie. The only time you have to turn on the oven is to bake the crust for 12 to 14 minutes.
This Hawaiian grilled cheese is bursting with pineapple, Canadian bacon and jack cheese! I don’t know what it is about Hawaiian pizza, but it was always my favorite when I was a kid. Maybe because it was different? I love pepperoni and cheese pizza, that’s a classic. But the Hawaiian, was just so much fun!...Read More »
Several pie crust recipes - an all butter pie crust, or pate brisee, an all butter crust with almonds, combining butter and shortening crust, and how to pre-bake or blind-bake a pie crust.
Four years ago, I participated in my very first cook-off and had no idea what I was getting into. At that Pillsbury Bake-off in Hollywood, CA I was so lucky to
I love cheesecake, but rather than go the traditional, predictable Springform pan route, I sometimes like to bake them in a rectangular pan and cut them into squares.
