Roasted Red Pepper Pesto

July 30, 2010

1 red bell pepper
2 cups fresh basil
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 cups roasted pine nuts or walnuts
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
crushed black pepper, to taste

Preheat the oven to it’s highest setting or “broil.” Halve and seed the red bell pepper. Brush the halves with olive oil and place them face down in a baking dish. Broil them in the oven until the skins become blackened and charred. Remove the pepper halves from the oven and seal them in a plastic bag immediately. Allow to cool completely.

In a food processor, combine the basil, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Pulse until thoroughly mixed. Add the nuts and pulse until fully incorporated. Toss with hot pasta and serve.

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Mushroom Spinach Pizza

July 30, 2010

For the dough:
1 cup warm water
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cups bread flour
3 Tbsp. active dry yeast

For the toppings:
1/2 of a Vidalia onion, sliced
8 to 10 mushrooms, sliced
2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
1/2 tsp. coarse salt
crushed black pepper, to taste

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

To make the dough in a bread machine: Combine the ingredients in the bread machine in the order listed. Use the “dough” setting.

To make the dough by hand: Combine the yeast, warm water, and sugar in a large mixing bowl and set aside for five to ten minutes. When there’s about half an inch of froth on top, the yeast is ready. Add the olive oil and salt. Add the flour gradually and keep kneading the dough until it’s smooth.

Roll the dough out onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake it in the oven for about five minutes, just until the top looks golden.

Remove the crust from the oven and arrange the sliced onions, mushrooms, and chopped spinach on top. Drizzle the pizza with olive oil and sprinkle it with salt, pepper, thyme, and sesame seeds.

Bake for five to ten minutes more, until it looks done.

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Supreme Veggie Pizza

July 30, 2010

Two slices of supreme veggie pizza.

For the dough:
1 cup warm water
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cups bread flour
3 Tbsp. active dry yeast

For the toppings:
1/2 of a red onion, sliced
2 plum tomatoes, sliced
6 to 8 mushrooms, sliced
1 green bell pepper, sliced
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. coarse salt
crushed black pepper, to taste

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

To make the dough in a bread machine: Combine the ingredients in the bread machine in the order listed. Use the “dough” setting.

To make the dough by hand: Combine the yeast, warm water, and sugar in a large mixing bowl and set aside for five to ten minutes. When there’s about half an inch of froth on top, the yeast is ready. Add the olive oil and salt. Add the flour gradually and keep kneading the dough until it’s smooth.

Roll the dough out onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake it in the oven for about five minutes, just until the top looks golden.

Remove the crust from the oven and arrange the sliced onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, and green pepper on top. Drizzle the pizza with olive oil and sprinkle it with salt, pepper, basil, and oregano.

Bake for five to ten minutes more, until it looks done.

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Fresh Tomato Pizza

July 30, 2010

Fresh tomato pizza.

For the dough:
1 cup warm water
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cups bread flour
3 Tbsp. active dry yeast

For the toppings:
1/2 of a Vidalia onion, sliced
3 to 4 plum tomatoes, sliced
3 cloves of garlic, sliced
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. coarse salt
crushed black pepper, to taste

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

To make the dough in a bread machine: Combine the ingredients in the bread machine in the order listed. Use the “dough” setting.

To make the dough by hand: Combine the yeast, warm water, and sugar in a large mixing bowl and set aside for five to ten minutes. When there’s about half an inch of froth on top, the yeast is ready. Add the olive oil and salt. Add the flour gradually and keep kneading the dough until it’s smooth.

Roll the dough out onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake it in the oven for about five minutes, just until the top looks golden.

Remove the crust from the oven and arrange the sliced onions, tomatoes, and garlic on top. Drizzle the pizza with olive oil and sprinkle it with salt, pepper, basil, and oregano.

Bake for five to ten minutes more, until it looks done.

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Zucchini & Mushroom Pasta Sauce

July 30, 2010

Zucchini mushroom sauce served over spaghetti.

1 yellow onion, coarsely diced
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/4 tsp. salt
4 to 5 cloves of garlic, minced
1 large zucchini, chopped
8 to 10 mushrooms, sliced
2 tsp. dried basil
2 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried thyme
crushed black pepper, to taste
1 (16 oz.) can diced tomatoes, drained
1 (28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste

In a large sauce pan, toss the diced onion with the olive oil and salt. Saute over medium heat until the onion is just transparent.

Add the garlic, zucchini, and mushrooms, saute until just softened. Add the diced tomatoes, basil, oregano, thyme, and pepper, saute for about five minutes more.

Add the crushed tomatoes, bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for at least one hour, stirring occasionally. Add the tomato paste and let cook for ten minutes more. Serve over hot pasta

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