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Caramelized Onion and Mushroom Pizza

Monday, May 9th, 2011

I haven’t forgotten all of you I promise! Life has just gotten in the way. The week where I didn’t get to post at all was because I was out of town at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinicals in Las Vegas. Work sent me for work and play! Then this past week I had to play catch up at work and deal with a serious case of jet lag. I’ve been to the west coast before but my jet lag was never as bad as it was upon this return.

Anyway I should be back in full swing and posting three times a week. I wanted to continue with pizza week even though it now spans two weeks lol. The inspiration for pizza week actually came during Lent. My friend Nicole wasn’t eating meat on Fridays and she was coming over for dinner. The perfect solution for me then was to make her pizza and I did. We had quite the pizza party that included all the pizzas I will and have shared with you. She loved them and I hope you do too. Enjoy!

1 pizza dough

Olive Oil

2 medium onions, thinly sliced

Salt

Pepper

1/4 cup white wine (optional)

1 pound of white mushrooms

Shredded Fontina Cheese

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

In a saute or frying pan heat about 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add in onions. Season with salt and pepper. Cook slowly over medium-low heat until the onions have become soft and caramelized. Add in wine. Cook until wine has evaporated or reduced down. Remove from pan and set aside.

Add more olive oil to the pan if necessary. Add in mushrooms and cook until tender. Remove from pan.

Dust a clean, flat surface with flour. Dust the pizza dough with flour. Roll out dough into the shape you desire. Top with caramelized onions and mushrooms. Then sprinkle with Fontina cheese. Bake in oven on a cookie sheet, pizza pan or pizza stone. Bake for approxiametly 17 minutes or until pizza is crisp on the bottom.

Allow to rest for a few minutes before cutting. Slice and Enjoy!

Tags: caramelized onion, dinner, entree, lunch, main dish, mushroom, mushroom and onion pizza, onion, pizza
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Clam Pizza

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

It’s pizza week at Great Eats with Petes! I love pizza. If I could handle it I would eat pizza everyday. I love pizza so much that I even managed to unlock the Pizzaiolo badge on foursquare for checking in to 25 different pizza places. Yes, you read that correctly I have checked in to 25 different pizza places. I also enjoy experimenting with toppings. This Clam Pizza was inspired by one I tried at Otto Pizzeria in New York City (there’s one in Las Vegas too). I hope you enjoy a good pizza as much as I do. Enjoy!

2 dozen little neck clams

1 pizza dough

Flour for dusting

Olive Oil

1-2 garlic cloves, minced

Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Place clams on a baking sheet. Place clams in the oven and bake for 2-3 minutes or until the clams begin to open. DON’T WALK AWAY! This is only to open the clams a little so you can shuck them not cook them. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Once cool remove the clam from the shell along with the clam juice and set aside in a bowl.

Dust a clean, flat surface with flour. Dust the pizza dough with flour. Roll out dough into the shape you desire.

Brush with olive oil. Sprinkle the dough with garlic. Sprinkle the cheese over the pizza dough. Top with shucked clams and some of their juice. Sprinkle with parsley. Bake in oven on a cookie sheet, pizza pan or pizza stone. Allow approximately 17 minutes for the pizza to cook. Remove from oven.

Slice the pizza and Enjoy!

Tags: clam, clam pizza, dinner, entree, lunch, pizza, seafood, seafood pizza
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Minestrone Soup

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Winter = Soup time in this household. I love soup and let’s be real I can make a huge pot quickly, eat dinner and still have tons of leftovers. Those leftovers I then share with my sister. My sister loves this soup. I realize I talk about my sister a lot but she doesn’t really cook so I keep making these recipes and sharing them all with you so she can easily access the recipes that shes loves so much. One day she may actually make them. Anyway, she has been craving this soup. She loved my mother’s recipe but unfortunately I didn’t have so the only other person I know that could replicate it was my Dad. So I frantically emailed him the other day for guidance on how it was made. So based on his list of ingredients I think I did a very good job replicating my Mom’s Minestrone Soup. Thanks Dad! Hope you all enjoy it too!

Olive Oil

1 package Italian sausage, removed from casings

1 onion, diced small

2 zucchinis, diced small

2 carrots, diced

2 celery stalks, diced

1 bayleaf

3 garlic cloves, minced

Salt

Pepper

32 oz low sodium chicken stock or broth

1 can of cannellini beans, rinsed and drained

1 can of whole tomatoes

1/2 teaspoon dried basil (if you have fresh use a couple of leaves)

1/2 pound cooked ditalini or other small pasta

Grated cheese for garnish (optional)

Heat a little bit of olive oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Add in sausage. While the sausage is cooking break it apart with a wooden spoon. Once sausage is browned, add in onions. Cook for 2 minutes. Then add in zucchini, carrots and celery. Cook until vegetables begin to soften. Add in garlic and bay-leaf. Season with salt and pepper.

Then add in chicken stock, cannellini beans and tomatoes. Cook for ten minutes. Using a masher, mash the tomatoes. Bring soup to a boil. Add in basil. Season with salt and pepper if needed.

Fill a bowl with some of the small pasta, add in soup and garnish with cheese. Serve and Enjoy!

Tags: cannellini beans, carrots, celery, dinner, entree, lunch, minestrone soup, onions, sausage, soup, zucchini
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Mushroom and Shrimp Quesadilla

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

It’s Wednesday and for some reason I am unbelievably tired. It’s probably the serious migraines that I have been getting all week. My allergies go wild this time of year and cause these migraines entirely too often for my liking. Well enough complaining from me. Every so often I get this craving for shrimp quesadillas. I usually just pick up the phone and call my local Chinese/Mexican take out restaurant, Asia. Yes, I said Chinese/Mexican take out restaurant, Asia does both really really well. This time I wanted a shrimp quesadilla but with a twist so I added some mushrooms and voila I came up with this very quick and easy dinner/snack. I hope you enjoy!

Olive Oil

8 oz white mushrooms, sliced

8 oz baby portabella mushrooms, sliced

1 onion, sliced

2 cloves garlic, minced

Salt

Pepper

1 pd shrimp, cut into pieces

Colby/Jack cheese, shredded

6-8 Whole Wheat Tortilla Wraps

In a saute pan heat a tablespoon of oil over of medium heat. Add in both mushrooms, onions, and garlic. Cook until mushrooms are browned and onions have softened. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from pan.

Salt and pepper the shrimp. If there is oil left in the pan use it to saute the shrimp if not add in more oil. Saute shrimp until just cooked about 2-3 minutes. Remove from pan.

Now it is time to assemble the quesadilla. On top of one tortilla place mushroom and onion mixture, then cheese, and then the shrimp. Cover with second tortilla. Repeat 3-4 times (I was able to make 3 whole quesadillas). Spray pan with cooking spray if needed. Place assembled quesadilla in pan. Cook on each side until browned and the cheese is melted. Cut into quarters.

Spray pan with cooking spray if needed. Place assembled quesadilla in pan. Cook on each side until browned and the cheese is melted. Cut into quarters.

Serve warm and Enjoy!

Tags: cheese, dinner, entree, lunch, Mexican, mushroom, mushrooms, quesadilla, shrimp
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Zucchini and Brie Pizza

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

On Wednesday I shared with you a recipe for Whole Wheat Pizza Dough. So today, (well it was actually supposed to be Friday but life got in the way) I wanted to share with you a recipe to utilize that dough. You’re probably wondering why I put brie on pizza and how it tastes. Well, I had my hesitations about it too, but guess what it came out really really good. I used the brie because somehow I had no mozzarella in the house. This came as quite a shock to me because I seem to always have it on hand but not this time. Why I had brie on hand and not mozzarella I have no idea but it worked to my benefit. You have to improvise sometimes right? Well here you have it, my successful improvised zucchini and brie pizza. Enjoy!

1 round of whole wheat pizza dough

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 garlic cloves, minced

Salt

Pepper

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper taste (optional or you can add more depending on your taste)

1/2 onion, thinly sliced

Parmesan Cheese (I use Pecorino Romano)

1 zucchini, thinly sliced (I used a mandolin, watch your fingers!)

1/2 round of brie, sliced

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Roll out pizza dough. Place on a round pizza pan. I highly recommend the Wilton Nonstick Pizza Pan. My Dad actually recommended it to me and I have used it ever since. It’s a good and cheaper alternative to a pizza stone and it gets the pizza nice a crisp.

In a small combine the garlic and olive oil. Brush on pizza dough. Sprinkle dough with salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper. Layer on the sliced onions. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. In a single layer, place zucchini. Top with brie slices.