Another tasty pizza

Ingredients

• Chicken sausage
• Broccoli
• Spinach
• Kalamata olives
• Mozzarella cheese
• Homemade pizza sauce
• Homemade pizza dough

Dairy-Free Autumn Pizza

Dairy-Free Autumn Pizza

• Applegate Organic Chicken & Apple Sausage
• Roasted acorn squash
• Roasted garlic
• Sautéed mushrooms and onions
• Teese Mozzarella Vegan Cheese
• Homemade pizza sauce
• Homemade pizza dough

Notes: I would never have imagined making a dairy-free pizza a year ago, but since I found out my daughter has a dairy allergy I’ve adopted a completely dairy-free diet. My pizza dough doesn’t contain dairy, but if you’ve being reading my blog for long you know I love cheese. Recently, I’ve started to experiment with dairy-free cheese. Non-dairy cheese will never compare to a fresh block of soft-ripened cheese, but I’ve come to appreciate the subtle flavors in vegan cheese. However, what made this pizza special was the roasted acorn squash. Combined with chicken and apple sausage, my dairy-free autumn pizza tasted like fall.

If you’ve had a good experience with a dairy-free cheese, please let me know because I am open to suggestions.

Apple Sausage Pizza Recipe

Apple Sausage Pizza

Ingredients

• Applegate Organic Chicken & Apple Sausage
• Sautéed onions
• Sliced and sautéed Cornell Autumn Crisp Apples
• Organic Valley Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• Annie’s Goddess Dressing
• Homemade pizza dough

Notes: The 31st Annual Downtown Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival inspired this pizza. I picked up some fresh apples from the friendly students at Cornell Orchards and knew I had to make a pizza. After a quick stop at GreenStar Natural Foods Market for some organic ingredients I was ready to assemble. A light spread of Annie’s Goddess Dressing helped keep the dough from drying out. My husband said the flavors of the apples, onions, cheddar cheese, and sausage were an excellent combination.

Breakfast Pizza Recipe

Breakfast Pizza

Ingredients:

• Scrambled eggs
• Breakfast sausage, chopped
• Cheddar cheese
• Stonewall Kitchen Maine Maple Glaze
• Homemade pizza dough

Notes: My first attempt at breakfast pizza back in 2010 was good, but it was missing something. Tonight I figured it out. Sauce. The Maine Maple Glaze I used on a previous pizza with pork was the perfect sauce for breakfast pizza. The sweet glaze complimented the savory eggs, sausage, and cheese. This pizza was awesome!

Thanksgiving Pizza Recipe

Thanksgiving Pizza

The menu for the day after Thanksgiving usually includes a turkey sandwich for lunch and turkey casserole or turkey soup for dinner. But this year I decided to forgo the traditional recipes and turn the leftovers from one of my favorite meals of the year into a pizza.

Our Thanksgiving day leftovers included mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, roasted vegetables, and turkey.  I pre-baked my dough and then spread on a layer of mashed potatoes. Then I added the stuffing, corn, and mixed vegetables. Next, I cut the turkey into small pieces and arranged it on top. I put the pizza back in the oven for 10 minutes, removed it, and then drizzled on some warm gravy.

Special credit goes to my mother-in-law who cooked this wonderful Thanksgiving meal and gave me the leftovers. My day after Thanksgiving pizza was like having Thanksgiving dinner all over again. The turkey remained moist, the flavors from  the apple in the stuffing popped, and the veggies were just right. I hope my Thanksigiving pizza recipe becomes an annual tradition.