He that is afraid of the devil does not grow rich. – Italian Proverb We love spicy food. I also read that during cold and flu season it’s good to eat spicy things. Perfect! We decided to make a vegan version of Il Diavolo this week and spice it up! Il Diavolo is the Devil’sContinue reading “Week 12: Il Diavolo”
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Week 9: Quattro
The four seasons come and go, and all pizzas thrive and grow. ~ Confucius (translation disputed) Honoring the Change of Seasons Spring is in the air. To honor the changing of the seasons, we decided to make a vegan version of Pizza Quattro Stagioni. Four seasons pizza is popular in Italy and for good reason.Continue reading “Week 9: Quattro”
Week 8: Experimental
You just want to try a bunch of stuff, because you don’t know what’s going to be great. ~ Ira Glass The Birth of an Idea In searching for new recipes for our weekly blog, recipes for “Thai Pizza with Peanut Sauce” kept coming up. It sounded odd and I’ve never seen anything like itContinue reading “Week 8: Experimental”
Week 7: Valentino
Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about pizza. ~ Nicholas Sparks (first draft, later revised) How lucky that this year Valentine’s Day fell on a Friday. For my partner, it also started a 3-day weekend. To take advantage of the extra day off, we made two pizzas.Continue reading “Week 7: Valentino”
Week 6: Celebration
Anyone who says that money cannot buy happiness has clearly never spent their money on pizza. ~ Andrew W.K. In celebration of National Pizza Day, we wanted to do something special. We both love broccoli on our pizza, so decided to try the broccoli cheese pizza from Julie Hasson’s Vegan Pizza book. This required threeContinue reading “Week 6: Celebration”
Week 5: Fallimento
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 pizzas that won’t work. ~ Thomas Edison (pre-lightbulb obsession) I was excited to find Julie Hasson’s Vegan Pizza: 50 Cheesy, Crispy, Healthy Recipes. I had all the ingredients for the spelt dough on hand, but decided to start with the “Easy-Peasy Pizza Dough” recipe on page 2.Continue reading “Week 5: Fallimento”
Week 4: Creativity
Every pizza you can imagine is real. ~ Pablo Picasso (quote later revised) After last week’s failed attempt to make a sweet potato crust, I decided to play the crust old school and get creative with the toppings. Thus, our Hawaiian inspired pizza was born. And it was damn good. For the crust I usedContinue reading “Week 4: Creativity”
Week 3: Learning
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. ~ Truman Capote This week I wanted to try a sweet potato crust. I first tried it at Mi Vegano Favorito in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. I was skeptical but the owner suggested it and it was so fabulous I ate there two more timesContinue reading “Week 3: Learning”
Week 2: Motion
With our thoughts we make the pizza. ~ Buddha (translation approximate) This was a super busy week, and these cornmeal pizza crusts come in packs of two, so we decided to do a cheeseless version with different veggies. Heat oven to 425° F.Heat frying pan over medium heat. Add 2 tbs. oil. (We used olive.Continue reading “Week 2: Motion”
Week 1: Resolution
Eat food, not too much, mostly pizza.* — Michael Pollan *Quote may be inexact Behold, the first of 52 vegan pizzas! Our first pizza is based on “My Favorite Vegan Pizza” from the Minimalist Baker, with some twists. It’s New Year’s day and I was out of sugar, so could not make our own pizzaContinue reading “Week 1: Resolution”
52 Vegan Pizzas 