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Friday Oct 14, 2016

The calzone: a delicious, doughy delight filled with various meats and cheeses. No matter what you choose to include in your calzone, it all begins with the dough. If you're interested in how to make calzone dough, you've come to the right place.

Friday Oct 14, 2016

Birthdays, graduations, holidays and even anniversaries are often celebrated with a big slice of pizza. For some, pizza brings back memories of spending time with family or pulling an all-nighter at college. You might think your love of pizza is all in your head, but there is an actual science behind what makes pizza so delicious.

Monday Oct 10, 2016

This just in. Important research – complete with charts, diagrams, calculations, graphs, and footnotes – that proves that mozzarella is the perfect cheese for pizza. The study’s goal was to quantify properties, such as browning and blistering of different cheeses, and to then investigate the correlation of properties such as rheology (flow of matter for you non-chemists), free oil, water activity, and transition temperature.

Monday Oct 10, 2016

On the surface, pizza is relatively simple: some crust, some cheese, some toppings and you’re done. You’ve got dinner, lunch, or possibly even breakfast. It is this simplicity that makes pizza such a versatile dish. There are thousands, maybe even millions, of possibilities. So when it comes to time to build your own pizza, you have ask yourself one important question: what do you really want?

Monday Oct 10, 2016

From fresh to frozen, statistics are showing that U.S. citizens have a serious penchant for pizza. It is estimated that about $38 billion is spent on pizza each year with about 13% of Americans eating pizza every day.

Monday Oct 10, 2016

Although pizza originated in Italy, it has become a favorite throughout the world. "Pizza" is a word that never needs translation, wherever you are. However, the types of pizza ingredients vary tremendously, based on regional tastes, cultural preferences, and local foods. Pizza has very few limitations, and why should it. It's hard to go wrong.

Monday Oct 10, 2016

Born in Italy but evolved in the US, if you’ve ever visited Italy and tried the pizza, you may have noticed some differences. Brought to the US by Italian immigrants and made popular by service men returning home from World War II, the delicious dish quickly took the country by storm. Initially, the US pies were probably very similar to the pies in Italy, but as the dish became increasingly popular in the US, it was changed to fit American tastes.

Monday Oct 10, 2016

If you find yourself in the position of hosting an event, say a pre-finals bash, a party before the big game or watching the NBA finals or Super Bowl on TV, you may be wondering 1) how come you got nominated, and then 2) how will you manage to pull off this feat. Planning an event takes a certain amount of work, so it’s best to start early in making all of your arrangements. Luckily, your menu is practically a no-brainer; what could be easier, more economical, and more popular than pizza?

Monday Oct 10, 2016

Everyone loves a good plain cheese pizza, but when you’re looking to spice things up, literally and figuratively, choosing which pizza ingredients will do the trick is tough.

Monday Oct 10, 2016

So, you took a look at your love life and decided to give it a badly needed make over. You’ve changed your look, your mindset, and your attitude about life. And, it’s paid off. You now have a phone number or two that you are hoping to turn into dates. Now, you need to come up with a first date idea that really sets you apart from the crowd.

Monday Oct 10, 2016

Ah, pizza! Only the best food invention ever! It’s great at dinnertime when it is warm and oozing with cheese. But wait! It’s also pretty good when it is cold for breakfast, or anytime in between. There’s no doubt that pizza is one of the most well-liked and easily accessible foods on Earth. Here are a few “pie-tech” pizza hacks that can help you optimize your pizza enjoyment.

Monday Oct 10, 2016

Having fresh, crisp greens virtually at our fingertips all year round. It’s hard to believe this hasn’t been the case throughout most of human history. This is, perhaps, one of the reasons for the rise of the salad as a meal.

Monday Oct 10, 2016

Hosting a pizza party, be it at the office, school or for a birthday can be fun, exciting and obviously delicious. Pizza party deals can help you save money. Still, there are some mistakes that could lead you to spend more money on lower quality pizza. Not only that, but you'll also end up with some unhappy guests.

Wednesday Sep 14, 2016

A staple in many restaurants and a favorite in many households, breadsticks first appeared around the 14th century BCE in Turin, Italy. These hard, crunchy, pencil-shaped sticks had the consistency of crackers and would last for days. The trick was to bake them to the desired level of crispy-ness without burning them.

Wednesday Sep 14, 2016

When you are trying to stick to a low-carb diet, pizza night can be quite the challenge. But you don't have to feel left out while your pals are gobbling down deep-dish crusts smothered in thick layers of cheese-y goodness.

Wednesday Sep 07, 2016

Even when it is bad, pizza's pretty awesome. And even when you hear about some of the strange things that have been put on pizzas, such as the seaweed and eel pizzas that are all the rage in Japan, you think: I might go for that. There are many pies that sound even crazier. Check through the list below. One of these weirdly delicious and unusual pizzas might just be your new favorite. Or not.

Wednesday Sep 07, 2016

The debate over which is better: New York-style and Chicago-style pizza is probably as old as the pizza styles themselves. Many have tried to compare thin crust New York pizza to thick crust Chicago pizza and declare a winner. Many have failed. The discussion usually goes nowhere, as proponents of each city's signature style are equally passionate.

Tuesday Sep 06, 2016

At its very core, pizza consists of three main items: sauce, toppings, and dough (or four, if you're like me and put cheese in its own category).

Amazingly, this simple mix of ingredients has mutated into hundreds of variations and created a $30 billion industry worldwide along with a cadre of pizza makers and chefs who have made perfecting this single dish their life's mission.

Tuesday Aug 30, 2016

Like the opening credits of a film, or the theme song to your favorite show, the arrival of the antipasto tells you something special is about to start.

Italy's response to French hors d'oeuvres, antipasto is a combination of various small foods that are usually served before a meal. Traditionally, the antipasto is meant to stimulate the appetite and get the taste buds ready for the meal without over filling the stomach. The term was first used during the sixteenth century.

Thursday Aug 25, 2016

Ahh…brownies. Chocolatey, fudgy, soft and chewy, cakey, it really doesn't matter. There's just something irresistible about brownies. Some prefer crispy edges so much that there are special pans that create edges on every brownie. Others cut the edges off so that they're left with pure, gooey goodness.