Readers Test, Taste and Tell

Want to know what readers who tested recipes from “Have Bold and Daring Pizza Tonight!” thought about the dishes? Read their first impressions and the tips they used make the meals pop on their tables.

BRIE & PINEAPPLE: FLATBREAD PIZZA “By using my food processor, the Cilantro Pesto was very simple to make. The pita pizza made for a quick lunch that was very flavorful without the fat. My husband is not really into pesto, and even he liked it! I think knowing that it was not the usual full-of-fat pesto opened his mind enough to give it a try. You could also add chopped shrimp instead of crab for a different flare.” - Pamela Tissychy-Napier, Louisville, Kentucky
WINDY CITY PIE: DEEP DISH PIZZA “The ingredients were very easy to find and I had most in my pantry already! This deep-dish pie baked in 18 minutes – any longer in my oven and the cheese would have been browned too much for my preference. My son and I prepared the whole pizza in about 20 minutes, using store-bought natural whole-wheat dough. My teenage daughter and I loved the flavor of the sausage on thick crust balanced out by the subtleness of the onions and peppers. Just a little tip: A light coating of fresh grated Parmesan cheese on top adds just the right touch of ‘that little something.’” - Carey McCreary, Colorado Springs, Colorado
THAI ONE ON: CAST–IRON PIZZA “Since all of the ingredients fit easily into my mini chopper, I used it to blend the Pad Thai sauce. It chopped and blended easily and cleanup was great (better than my food processor). And, since I always grill up chicken for the week (thanks to my countertop grill), putting this pizza together was a snap!” - Theresa Winterhalter, McDonough, Georgia
CE’S WHOLE-WHEAT PIZZA DOUGH “I was able to find the ingredients easily and thought the cooked crust was delicious. I actually used the leftover dough to make buns for breakfast. Yum! I have been baking bread for 20 years now and even grind my own wheat. But the vital wheat gluten was something new to me. I was surprised to see it sold in our local grocery store.” - Karen Stennes, Fargo, North Dakota
SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE “I had no problems finding any of the ingredients – I already had most of them on hand actually. I did not have a food processor and was not familiar with puréeing by hand, so I used the back of a large spoon to mash the hunks of tomatoes.” - Billie Johnson, DeSoto, Texas