TWD: Pizza Rustica

For this round of Tuesdays with Dorie - Baking with Julia we are tackling the Pizza Rustica.  As I've said before I usually cheat when it comes to making pie crusts.....most people never figure out that I've used a refrigerated pie crust instead of using a homemade one.  This time around I decided I needed to try to do my own....and well, it worked out ok.

This recipe does form a lovely crust, but it does need to be well chilled or it will stick like crazy when you're trying to roll it out.  Since I was trying to get it done for dinner one night, I kind of rushed and didn't really concentrate on making it too pretty.

Pretty or not, I thought this was pretty delicious!  This pizza pie has a sweet crust and a savory filling.  I did decide to cut back on the sugar to 1/4 cup so i wasn't quite as sweet.  Ricotta, mozzarella, and pecorino......lots of cheesy ooey-gooeyness!  I used more prosciutto than the recipe called for to make the hubby happy, and I actually thought it was perfect.  I think using the amount called for, it would kind of get lost in all that cheesy goodness.  I also subbed in chives for the parsley, which gave it a nice mild onion flavor.

To check out the other bakers' results, go to Tuesdays with Dorie......and for the recipe check out our hosts.....Emily at Capital Region Dining and Raelynn at The Place They Call Home.....Enjoy!!

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Grilled Breakfast Pizza

Yep......I do make non-dessert-y food too!  The results are just usually not nearly as exciting as dessert for me :)  I get lots of healthy inspiration from my friend Susan over at Cooking Out of the Box.  She was inspired by the CSA box of produce she gets every week.....well inspired and had to figure out a way to make use of all of the fruit and veggies that she gets every week.  Now that I've decided to take the plunge and get back into the weekly CSA delivery, I'm going to be needing more and more of her recipes!  She's got a ton of great ideas and recipes for both fruits and veggies......check her out at Cooking Out of the Box!

You know you like eating breakfast for dinner, right?  And who doesn't love pizza (well.....my hubby has some issues with being a lactose-intolerant kind of guy).  What about combing the two, and because it's crazy hot out and you don't want to turn on your oven.....grilling up the whole sucker on your BBQ??  Sounds awesome, right?

I still have a bunch of bacon left over in the freezer from the  Bacon-of-the-Month Club membership that I got the hubby for Christmas (oh man, was that ever a great gift!), so I'm always on the lookout for new recipes that use one of our favorite things.  This pizza from Tasty Kitchen has bacon, eggs, mozzarella, parmesan, chives, parsley, and green onions.  It seriously is breakfast on a pizza!!

I had never actually tried grilling a pizza before, although I had seen it done, and it does look fantastic.  Well, let me tell you.......the crust comes out fantastic!  Seriously, it tastes so much like a wood-fired pizza.....so delicious!  I even made it easier for me and bought the pre-made Trader Joe's pizza dough.  Now I'm planning on trying all sorts of different kinds of pizzas on the grill......so glad I tried this.

Head on over to Tasty Kitchen for the recipe.....you can also check out How Sweet It Is for a beautiful photo tutorial.....and Enjoy!!

This post is linked to:
These Chicks Cooked
Cast Party Wednesday
Full Plate Thursday
Turning the Table Thursday
Fresh Food Friday
Friday Food