Make classic Boscaiola Pie with Jim Lahey's no-knead crust, topped with sausage, mushrooms and red onions.
Besides doughnuts, pizza is my all-time favorite food. When I got Jim Lahey’s cookbook My Pizza, my husband and I were inspired to make homemade pizza the next night – and again the week after – because this is simply the best pizza you can make at home.
As pizza connoisseurs know, the secret to great pizza is amazing crust – flavorful with good chew, crisp in some places, charred in others. It’s no surprise that Jim, famous for his simple no-knead bread method (detailed in his first book, My Bread) and founder of New York City’s Sullivan Street Bakery and pizza restaurant Co., knows how to make fabulous crust. The no-knead method takes minimal effort and allows flavor to develop slowly as the dough rests. It’s pure genius. And once you’ve mastered the crust, Jim’s creative, fresh toppings are just icing on the cake (or pie, in this case).
Try a couple pizzas from My Pizza today:
- Bird’s Nest Pie – I couldn’t resist trying this unusual springtime pizza. It doesn’t use any sauce, but you’ll never miss it with the base layer of cheese topped with shaved asparagus and eggs, all melding together beautifully. The recipe calls for quail eggs, but Jim notes you can use regular chicken eggs, preferably small.
- Boscaiola Pie – This classic pizza is topped with tomato sauce along with sausage, mushrooms and red onion.
- Ham and Peas Pie – Jim was inspired by a common Italian pasta sauce to make this pizza. It’s topped with a creamy béchamel sauce along with prosciutto, peas and fresh mint.
Use fresh spring asparagus to make this unusual Bird's Nest Pie.
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Grandma pie is my absolute favorite! Can't beat that thin crust, and I love the cheese under the sauce!
White clam pizza!!
Thin Crust made of cornmeal and it has a Margarita base to it with a bit of Canadian Bacon
white pizza with broccoli
I love white cheese and spinach.
Zucchini and buffalo mozzarella
Ham and Pineapple and White Pizza
Pineapple is my go to topping, but also enjoy a simple Margarita pizza.
Quattro Formaggi!
Just a quick basil and pepperoni.
Italian sausage!
Mushrooms and roasted red peppers are my favorite!
A simple pizza margarita!
Italian sausage and grilled onions on fresh mozzarella of course!
Neaopolitan style, classic Margherita.
Pepperoni and fresh basil!
Depends on my mood. Sometimes I just want a simple pepperoni pizza, sometimes a bbq chicken, and other times I want it full of nothing but veggies.
Love fresh mozzarella or goat cheese with herbs, can't beat it!
Homemade crust, white sauce with grilled chicken, garlic and artichoke hearts! Yum
i love the cooking channel i love watching the shows , i would love to win this cookbook, my favorite pizza would be pepperoni, ham, sausage
Our favorite is pepperoni, hamburg & caramelized onion.
Smoked mozzarella, shitake mushrooms and truffle oil.
arugula and prosciutto….very good also like ham and pineapple
Asparagus, blue cheese, prosciutto
Artichokes, chicken, roasted red peppers & olives is really yummy, with a red sauce! In fact, we had it last night for dinner!
green chile and ricotta, or spinach and garlic… mmmmm
My favorite pizza is mushrooms green and red peppers but of course I enjoy all pizza.
p-i-double z-a!!!
I love to combine fruit and cheese on my pizza- drizzle with some honey.
Margherita with mozzarella di bufala
Potato, rosemary, smoked Gouda
My family loves pizza, the last pizza we made was a flop : ( it all went towards the center.
Gott have canadian bacon or a good salty smoky ham. From there anything you add to it is icing. Spinach, mushrooms, black olives, artichoke hearts. mmmmm, now I'm hungry for breakfast pizza.
My favorite pizza has basil pesto, canadian bacon, goat cheese, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts.
My favorite…veggie with lots of sauce!
my homemade bbq pork with pickles!
Cheese!
Roasted Red Onion, Prosciutto and Fresh Mozzarella
Roast pear, walnut, Gorgonzola and Robiola
i love my pizza layered with slices of fresh tomatoes over a little red sauce and topped with crispy bacon on my pizza.
Fig and goat cheese with a honey drizzle – delish.
My favorite is a chicken with white sauce, tomatoes, green onions, a little bacon, some artichokes…
crispy flatbread crust lightly dusted with sea salt, black pepper and herbs de provence then drizzled with olive oil and topped with lightly topped with asiago, romano and parmesan cheeses,
Love mediterranean inspired ingrediants, artichokes, olives, red peppers. Yum
Thin crust Hawaiian.
A classic Margarita…
Any kind with a thin, crispy crust, and with ricotta and/or goat cheese as additions.
So many choices. It depends on what I'm hungry for, but ANY type of pizza is good. One of my favorites has a white alfredo sauce, artichokes, carmelized onions, mushrooms and lots of mozzarella. My kids would call it the "white pizza." So good.
My favorite is Tones Garlic Pepper seasoning (underneath are tomatoes, pineapple, moz cheese)….amounts vary on the way the day goes….LOL
Prosciutto, mushrooms, & black olives.