Winter pizza ideas

Here’s three ideas for winter pizza. We had these earlier in the week and then took the leftovers on the plane. A tried and true tradition – cheaper and more satisfying than airport food and pizza packs easily in a heavy ziplock.

Sauteed garlicky greens
Asiago and mozzarella cheese
Bacon and caramelized onions

Sun-dried tomato pesto
(soak the tomatoes in hot water for 1/2 hour,
blend up w/olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic
and parmesan)
Asiago and mozzarella

Olive oil w/garlic, crushed red pepper and dried herbs
Fresh mozzarella
Crushed tomatoes
Arugula (after it comes out of the oven)

One of my favorite pizza resources is Peter Reinhart’s recipe for pizza dough – it sounds complicated and takes some planning, but it makes a great thin crust pizza. The library has 3 copies of his Bread Bakers Apprentice.