On Sat 21 Jun 2008 01:10:44a, jmcquown told us...
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sat 21 Jun 2008 12:06:43a, jmcquown told us...
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:52:24 -0400, "jmcquown"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Papa John's has a Spinach
>>>>> Alfredo pizza available in some areas that is to die for; I want to
>>>>> try to re-create it at home but I can never count on how my own
>>>>> pizza crust will turn out. This is definitely in the plans.
>>>>
>>>> I can always count on my pizza dough, sooo.... how would you make
>>>> the spinach topping?
>>>
>>>
>>> Good question! Wish I had a good answer 
I'll be wanting some
>>> sort of nice smooth white cheese (alfredo) sauce as a base and it's
>>> not something I normally make. I'll be going through some cookbooks,
>>> Googling, probably asking here. Of course I could always just buy a
>>> jar of the stuff on the spaghetti sauce aisle 
Then I figure I'll
>>> top it with chopped fresh spinach leaves, garlic and mozzarella or a
>>> blend of mozz and parmesan. Of course the combination of toppings
>>> are are endless. Could include sliced mushrooms, sun-dried
>>> tomatoes, slices of artichoke hearts or bottoms...
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I know this isn't what you were served, but a couple of years ago we
>> stumbled onto an obscure little pizza place near Florence, AZ and had
>> excellent pizza. The owners had moved there from New York. Anyway,
>> my favorite pizza there was a "butter pizza" where the buttered crust
>> was covered with leaves of fresh spinach, thin slices of roma
>> tomatoes, and sliced garlic, and there were sizeable "blobs" of fresh
>> ricotta. It was delicious. There was just enough of everything.
>> I'm not overly fond of overloaded pizza.
>
>
> Your input is always welcome, Wayne! Yours sounds tasty, too. It's
> nice, I hadn't thought of ricotta. And I agree about the topping
> overload. I like to keep it simple (pizza isn't my favourite thing
> anyway). And forget about thick crust or stuffed crust... if I want
> bread I'll eat bread. Order a pizza, oh, would you like breadsticks
> with that? Um, no.
>
> Jill
>
Thanks, Jill. Breadsticks with pizza? Uh, no. With a salad beforehand,
sometimes.
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Wayne Boatwright
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