Courier Cookbook Pizza

Who doesn't like pizza? When you think of pizza, you probably think of tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and your favorite toppings. Or maybe a simple margherita pizza. Pizza is adaptable to any palate. Check out these new takes on traditional pizza.

MADI'S FAVORITE SUMMER PEACH PIZZA

Submitted by Madison Shaw

Ingredients:

Whole Foods pizza dough

Peaches, peeled and sliced

Fresh mozzarella

Fresh basil

Balsamic glaze

Olive oil

Directions:

Roll out the pizza dough.

Top with mozzarella cheese, basil, peaches, and a drizzle of olive oil.

Place on a pizza stone and bake for 5-8 minutes at 500 degrees.

Top with a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

S'MORES PIZZA

Submitted by Madison Shaw

Adapted from Simply Stacie

This is a favorite summer dessert dressed up like pizza. You can substitute graham cracker crust or sugar cookie crust for pizza dough for an even sweeter treat.

Ingredients:

1 Pillsbury Pizza Crust or your own homemade pizza crust or other brand of refrigerated pizza crust or sugar cookie or graham cracker crust

3 to 4 tbsp Nutella

2 to 3 crushed graham crackers

2 cups mini marshmallows

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a pizza stone and spread out dough to fit.

Bake for 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven and spread Nutella over the cooked pizza dough leaving a gap around the edge.

Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over the chocolate. Top with a layer of mini marshmallows.

Put it back in the oven for another 5 minutes, or until marshmallows are browned and the crust is completely cooked to a golden brown. Serve hot.

Next week the Courier Cookbook will feature a picatta theme. Whether it is chicken, veal, pasta, or anything with lemon and capers, we want your recipe. Send them to editorial@lhvc.com.