Dinner Ideas

Capricciosa pizza toppings.

by Mo on December 3, 2010

We’ve had many great pizzas in Italy, but our favorite has to be Pizza Capricciosa. The ingredients complement each other so perfectly — the saltiness of the olives, the woody taste of the mushrooms, and the tang of the artichokes — that is more complex and satisfying than any other Italian pizza. The best one [...]

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Making pizza on a barbecue grill.

by Mo on June 19, 2010

It’s summer and no one wants to heat up the kitchen by having the oven on at 450 degrees. But sometimes you want a pizza, and chances are the pizza you make yourself will be better than a pizza that you can get delivered. Cooking a pizza on a barbecue grill isn’t hard, but there [...]

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Vegetable pizza toppings.

by Mo on July 27, 2009

Although pizza has a reputation as being high calorie and high fat, it can actually be pretty healthy. With meat, dairy, and grain, all you have to do is add vegetables or fruit for a nutritionally balanced meal.

Traditional veggie pizza toppings include mushrooms, red and green peppers, and onions. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg — lettuce, that is. There are dozens of vegetables that make great pizza toppings. And fruits too.

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