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Make pizza night a fun weekly tradition with these 52 seasonal pizzas paired with salads for a complete meal-from the award-winning author of “Bread Toast Crumbs” and creator of the popular blog “Alexandra's Kitchen”.
Making consistently great pizza from scratch isn't complicated and even kids can lend a hand! Whether cooking pizza in your kitchen oven, a tabletop pizza oven, or an outdoor wood-burning oven, it all starts with the dough.
In “Pizza Night”, pro chef Alexandra Stafford presents four simple doughs-thin-crust, Neapolitanish, pan, and gluten-free (plus sourdough variations)-and easy techniques for perfecting your crust. From there you can make a variety of pizzas, including Detroit-Style Pizza for a Crowd, Classic Margherita Pizza, and Winter White Pizza with Garlic and Herbs. Mix the dough by hand or use a stand mixer; make it the same day or ahead; make it extra cheesy and decadent or go the healthy road-pizza-making easily adapts to busy schedules and tastes and requires little in special equipment.
Each pizza is paired with a salad made with seasonal ingredients, from a springtime Asparagus, Salami, and Crème Fraiche Pizza served with a Snap Pea Salad with Walnuts and Citrus, to a Broccoli Rabe and Smoked Mozzarella Pizza accompanied by a Farm Share Harvest Slaw to a Roasted Hatch Chili Pizza with Corn and Oaxaca with a Melon, Cucumber and Mint Salad. Then make your pizza night complete with one of a few simple desserts (Loaf Pan Tiramisu, Lemon Semifreddo). “Pizza Night” serves up a year's worth of delicious, inspired, and satisfying pizzas and salads.
Making consistently great pizza from scratch isn't complicated and even kids can lend a hand! Whether cooking pizza in your kitchen oven, a tabletop pizza oven, or an outdoor wood-burning oven, it all starts with the dough.
In “Pizza Night”, pro chef Alexandra Stafford presents four simple doughs-thin-crust, Neapolitanish, pan, and gluten-free (plus sourdough variations)-and easy techniques for perfecting your crust. From there you can make a variety of pizzas, including Detroit-Style Pizza for a Crowd, Classic Margherita Pizza, and Winter White Pizza with Garlic and Herbs. Mix the dough by hand or use a stand mixer; make it the same day or ahead; make it extra cheesy and decadent or go the healthy road-pizza-making easily adapts to busy schedules and tastes and requires little in special equipment.
Each pizza is paired with a salad made with seasonal ingredients, from a springtime Asparagus, Salami, and Crème Fraiche Pizza served with a Snap Pea Salad with Walnuts and Citrus, to a Broccoli Rabe and Smoked Mozzarella Pizza accompanied by a Farm Share Harvest Slaw to a Roasted Hatch Chili Pizza with Corn and Oaxaca with a Melon, Cucumber and Mint Salad. Then make your pizza night complete with one of a few simple desserts (Loaf Pan Tiramisu, Lemon Semifreddo). “Pizza Night” serves up a year's worth of delicious, inspired, and satisfying pizzas and salads.