The fuly cooked pizza. Isn't it fabulous?
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Sausage and Mushroom Pizza
Pizza! Who doesn't love pizza? Pizza is probably one of the most popular foods we consume. Why? Because it's easy to make, it cooks fast and it is customizable. And I think it's the customazation why this Italian fare is so popular amongst us. In America, pizza usually falls into two categories: thick and cheesy Chicago style or thin and more traditional New York pizza style. I personally like the thin and more traditional New York pizza. But of course, I have been told that no pizza here in the states tastes the same as a real Italian Pizza from Italy. But, for now, we have basic ingredients available to us that can help us create our own masterpieces.
Mona Lisa Restaurant in Little Italy, San Diego has, what I think, the best pizzas in the area. Bronx Pizza in Hillcrest also has excellent New York style pizzas but since I'm a Red Sox fan, I don't visit this joint during the baseball season! One of Robert's favorite pizza from Mona Lisa was the Sausage and Mushroom pizza. Since Dia de los Muertos was yesterday, my husband and I made this pizza in honor of my brother. We placed a slice on his altar as an offering. Of course, we ended up eating ALL of it. The key to this great pizza is ground Italian sausage from your butcher shop and to not crowd the pizza with toppings. Sometimes the simplest toppings are the best ones on a pizza.
For one pizza you will need:
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment