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The Tasting Table, Pizza Love with Elvira Hopper!

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Welcome to the fourth episode of The Tasting Table. I love sharing recipes, and food tips because I love to cook!

Pizza is one of my favourite comfort foods. Today I’ll be making Pizzas with Elvira Hopper, a coachealer, inspirational speaker, singer, and founder of Love Your Vibe Transformation. Elvira recently launched her YouTube Channel with Lisa Kelly, called Conversations to Raise Vibration. Is there anything she can’t do?

We are making a Neopolitan pizza because Elvira was born in Naples, Italy, where it’s believe to be where modern-day pizza originated. If you’ve ever been to Italy, the pizza there is so different from what we’re used to in North America with all our bazillion toppings. Elvira says pizza from Italy are simpler but have great flavours!

I will be making a White Pizza based on a recipe from the Pampered Chef website. It was my first attempt at using a pizza peel. The idea being that we pre-heat the pizza stone in the oven first so that we get a crispier crust. The pizza peel is supposed to slide the pizza onto the hot stone. The recipe calls for cornmeal sprinkled onto the pizza peel before putting the dough on it. I didn’t have any so I tried flour. Well, it didn’t slide onto the stone. Either I didn’t use enough flour or I really do need to use cornmeal!

No worries, Elvira and I had a lot of laughs as we tried to transfer the pizza with spatulas and tongs. The end result  . . . we sure made some delicious pizzas!

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Happy cooking and stay safe!
Note: This episode was recorded before Christmas.

Recipes and photos of the finished product are posted on this blog.

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Homemade White Pizza (Pizza Bianco)

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As seen on The Tasting Table, Episode 4

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For something different. A delicious pizza for cheese lovers. No tomato sauce on this one.

Equipment

  • pizza stone
  • Pizza Peel
  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 1 pizza crust dough
  • cornmeal for dusting
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic (pressed)
  • 1 cup mozzarella (coarsely grated)
  • 1/4 cup parmasan cheese (finely grated)
  • 1/2 cup whole milk ricotta
  • 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes (chopped and drain)
  • salt and pepper
  • 4-5 basil leaves (chopped)
  • red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions 

  • Place the Pizza Stone on the middle rack of the oven, and preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C) for up to 30 minutes Note: if you do not have a stone, then preheat oven to 425 and no need to preheat non-stone pan.
  • Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and flatten with your hands. Starting at the center and working outwards, turn and stretch the dough into a 12" (30-cm) round disk, forming a lip around the edge. Fold the dough in half twice.
  •  Transfer the dough to a pizza peel dusted with cornmeal and unfold.
  • Combine the olive oil and garlic; brush on the dough. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan. Spoon on dollops of ricotta. Top with chopped sun-dried tomatoes, salt, and pepper.
  • Transfer the pizza onto the stone in the oven and bake until the crust is browned and the cheese is melted, about 12–15 minutes. Top with basil just before serving.
  • Options: You can also use Arugula leaves instead of basil. Shrimps would be a nice topping if you love seafood.
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Canadian, Italian
Keyword: homemade, pizza, pizza stone, recipe

Fun Fact: In 1962, the “Hawaiian” pizza, a pizza topped with pineapple and ham, was invented in Canada by restaurateur Sam Panopoulos at the Satellite Restaurant in Chatham, Ontario.

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