A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something Brussels sprouts never do. P.J. O’Rourke During the pandemic, we read about a new vegan brewpub that opened in San Francisco called Above Ground. Though we haven’t yet ventured beyond our Covid pod to goContinue reading “Week 48: Pesto, Tempeh Bacon, and Shaved Brussel Sprouts Vegan Pizza”
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Week 43: Comfort Food
Food is the most primitive form of comfort. Sheilah Graham Westbrook As we wind down our year of vegan pizza making, I am gravitating towards making my favorite pizzas again. December 5th was national comfort food day and I thought that deserved celebration (especially during this crazy year!). This pizza combines many of my favoriteContinue reading “Week 43: Comfort Food”
Week 36: Pizza My Love
I think of dieting, then I eat pizza. Lara Stone This week my partner and I made the pizza together, starting with the dough. Pizza making is a fun date night activity (so is vegan sushi rolling!), so if you are looking for something fun to do with your honey this weekend… you just mightContinue reading “Week 36: Pizza My Love”
Week 31:Viva la Pizza!
Pizza… It’s what America’s having for dinner! José N. Harris, author Mi Vida Here in California we are on week 3 of high heat, high winds, and smoky conditions from nearby fires. Most days it’s too smoky to open our windows or use our window box AC unit, so we’ve been sweltering inside, watching plumesContinue reading “Week 31:Viva la Pizza!”
Week 28: A Midsummer Night’s Pizza
If music be the food of love, play on. William Shakespeare Here in Northern California we have been blessed with a mostly mild summer, with daytime highs between 80-90° and cooler evening temperatures. Baking a pizza necessitates cranking up the oven to a hot 450° for 45 minutes before baking. If it’s sizzling wherever youContinue reading “Week 28: A Midsummer Night’s Pizza”
Week 17: Green is Good
Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises. Pedro Calderon de la Barca When shelter-in-place began we put our names on a waitlist for a local produce delivery service. This week we got our first box of Imperfect Produce. Inspired by our bounty, we decided to make aContinue reading “Week 17: Green is Good”
Week 11: Freshness
Freshness is essential. That makes all the difference. ~ Julia Child All Hail Kale! We skipped over this recipe several times, thinking kale pesto sounded like basil pesto’s less popular cousin. But, we walked by a big bunch of fresh kale at eye level in the grocery store, calling our names. We put it inContinue reading “Week 11: Freshness”
Week 10: Zest
In bad times and in good, I’ve never lost my sense of zest for pizza. ~ Walt Disney (roughly transcribed) Hallelujah, Basil is in Season We thought we would have to wait a few more weeks for basil to be in season. But we found a big container of fresh, emerald green basil nestled inContinue reading “Week 10: Zest”
52 Vegan Pizzas 