Category: Pasta-Pizza

National Italian Cheese Month & Types Of Italian Cheese

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September is National Italian Cheese Month. Italy produces approximately 600 different types of cheeses. Some of their most famous cheeses date back as long as 2,000 years. The European Commission has granted a number of these cheeses protected status; the most famous have the DOP* status.     A BRIEF HISTORY OF ITALIAN CHEESE According…
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A Detroit Pizza Recipe For National Cheese Pizza Day

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September 5th is National Cheese Pizza Day. How about going beyond mozzarella with this Detroit Pizza recipe? The classic Detroit pizza uses mozzarella plus brick cheese.     WHAT IS BRICK CHEESE? Brick cheese is a specialty of Wisconsin, made in a brick-shaped form, a medium-hard cheese like Cheddar or Limburger. The mild and earthy…
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Easy Heirloom Tomato & Ricotta Pizza Recipe

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[1] Heirloom tomato and ricotta pizza. The recipe is below (photo © Southern Selects). [2] Fresh ricotta (photo © Murray’s Cheese). [3] Fresh ricotta can be molded into a cake for a nice presentation (photo © Good Eggs ). [4] A slice of ricotta salata cut from a wheel (photo © iGourmet). [5] Ricotta affumicata,…
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The History Of Hawaiian Pizza For International Hawaiian Pizza Day

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OMG, it’s August 20th, International Hawaiian Pizza Day. When we first had a slice, it was considered a joke by serious pizza eaters. Now, it’s a thing. We first encountered Hawaiian pizza in a Brookline, Massachusetts pizzeria, way back in our college years. Scanning the menu, we found the concept of a cheese pizza—crust, tomato…
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Goat Cheese & Potato Pizza Recipe For National Goat Cheese Month

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We adore fresh goat cheese, and finally, for National Goat Cheese Month (August), we made this delicious pizza recipe. We had it for lunch with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc, but a beer or a light red wine (Beaujolais, Pinot Noir) would be equally fine. The thin crust and toppings create a very light pizza,…
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