Featured Recipe

Pita Pizza. So simple, so delicious. The trick is to use thin pita. If you live in a place where you can buy Byblos Bakery Pita (it's a bakery in Calgary, AB and I know you can get them at some stores in Greater Victoria, BC), use that because it's the best. If you have kids, it might be fun to use the little pita pockets (see picture at right); if not, use the regular size ones. If you can't find Byblos, make sure you use a thin pita (I think Olafson's makes one). Then, top anyway you like. Below is my favourite combo.

Pita Pizza

6 pitas (white or whole wheat)
pizza sauce*
1 green pepper, finely diced
1/4 red onion or 1 shallot, finely minced
pepperoni
bacon bits (optional)
shredded Monterrey jack or mozzarella (or a blend)

Method:

1. preheat the oven to 425. Place the pitas on a baking sheet (you may need 2 sheets to do all the pizzas)
2. spread the pitas with pizza sauce. Top with pepperoni, bacon (if using), green pepper and onion. Cover with cheese
3. bake for 7 minutes. Rotate the pan 180 degrees (so the pizzas that were at the back are now at the front) and bake for 7-8 minutes longer, until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
4. let cool for 3-4 minutes. cut in half and serve warm

You may never buy frozen pizza again!

*note: we have discovered that most tomato sauces do not really agree with my husband, so we were looking at different sauces that we could use to replace pizza sauce and still have it taste like pizza. We used an alfredo sauce, which he said was a nice change, but we just recently tried this Butternut Squash pasta sauce by Dave's Gourmet (see picture at left) that we had in the pantry and it was spectacular on pizza! The flavour was similar to pizza sauce but without tomato. I almost like it better than tomato sauce. You have got to try it, if you can find it (Costco, I think)