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3 Amazing Super Bowl Dips!

Camilla Salem — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:06:35 PST

Still not sure what you are going to serve on Sunday? How about dip? It's an easy crowd-pleaser that's finger-licking good - and we've got three awesome variations for you to choose from. There's chili con carne for the meat lovers, guacamole for the traditionalists, and pizza dip for those who want to serve something fabulously unexpected. Watch the video now to learn how to make all three!

Satisfy Your Pizza Craving With These Scrumptious Substitutes

Angelica Marden — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:54:04 PST

If your idea of the perfect night at home includes a couple of slices of pizza, a glass of wine, and a blockbuster, you aren't alone. What's not to love about cheesy, saucy goodness, right? Delicious though it may be, most pizza is loaded with calories and fat.

Enjoying your favorite foods in moderation is a smart attitude, but if you still want another slice (or two!), try adopting that taste in another form. Cook up a lighter substitute that will satisfy your taste for everyone's favorite food. Here are some scrumptious suggestions to get you started.

Buffalo Chicken Pizza With Shaved Celery Salad

Lauren Hendrickson — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:30:34 PST

Buffalo chicken is one of my favorite game-time indulgences, and I love to transform its flavors into something new, like a buffalo chicken dip and now a pizza with all of the same flavors. This tasty pie is topped with buffalo chicken, mozzarella, and Gorgonzola cheese, but it doesn't end there: the whole pizza gets topped with a shaved celery and parsley salad.
If you've never shaved your celery, don't worry: it's really easy. Use a vegetable peeler to remove the stringiness, and be sure to hang onto the leaves of the celery, since they are quite tender and add texture to the salad.
Alone, this pizza might be a little heavy but topped with shaved celery salad, it's lighter and even has a bit of a crunch. Score a touchdown with this pizza at your Super Bowl party when you get the recipe!

Make Wolfgang Puck’s Smoked Salmon Pizza at Home

YumSugar — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:01:31 PST

Each year, Hollywood's A-listers are served Wolfgang Puck's signature smoked salmon and caviar pizza at the annual Oscars Governors Ball - and now you have a chance to taste it, too! Tetsu Yahagi, chef de cuisine at Wolfgang Puck's Spago Beverly Hills, shows us how to take the luxurious pizza from restaurant grade to homemade. What's the secret to this celebrity favorite? Watch the video now to find out - and keep reading to get the Wolfgang Puck's pizza recipe.

Try a New Pizza Pie With Butternut Squash and Brie

Lauren Hendrickson — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:38:08 PST

If you're like me and love to make pizza at home, with tomatoes and bell peppers out of season right now, one sometimes has to get a little more clever when it comes to Winter pizzas. If you have already tried all of those, experiment with butternut squash as an unexpected pizza topping.

Of course, you will have to preroast the squash; I find it easiest to just roast it the night before but you could also pick up a bag of frozen butternut squash and precook it in a saute pan.

Once the squash is roasted, assembling the pizza is cinch. Drizzle the finished pizza with a touch of walnut oil, which adds even more flavor and richness. Serve it with arugula salad for an easy dinner, or slice it into smaller pizzas for an simple vegetarian appetizer. Skip delivery and make your own pizza pie by reading more for the recipe.

5 Homemade Winter Pizza Dinners

Anna Monette Roberts — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:08:42 PST

Most people opt for delivery or frozen pizza, but making homemade pizza is a great way to "cook" in the kitchen with your friends and family. Especially during the busy holiday season, you can quickly and easily feed crowded and busy homes by prepping a bunch of raw pizza toppings and buying ready-made crust, so everyone can personalize their own pizza. Here are a few Winter topping ideas to inspire your homemade pies.

Thanksgiving Leftovers: Turkey & Cranberry Sauce Pizza

Lauren Hendrickson — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:38:12 PST

Post-Thanksgiving, it's always tough to figure out what to do with all of those leftovers. Rather than re-creating the same plate you had the day before, give a leftover Thanksgiving pizza pie a try! This turkey, pesto, and cranberry pizza is a hearty meal with plenty of savory and sweet flavors. I used a caramelized onion cranberry sauce but if you had just a plain cranberry on Turkey Day, quickly sauté some onions to mix in; they'll add an edginess to the pizza. Mozzarella, goat cheese, or ricotta would all be a great choice for a cheesy topping - just pick your favorite! Pull out that pizza stone and give your leftovers a makeover with this creative pizza recipe.

Celebrate National Pizza Month: Healthy Alternatives Under 300 Calories

Jenny Sugar — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:16:47 PDT

I know it's late in the game, but October is National Pizza Month. Before celebrating at your local pizzeria with a slice containing who knows how many calories, here are ways to enjoy pizza at home keeping the calorie count below 300.

Kashi Pesto Pizza: Kashi's signature seven whole grain and sesame wood-fired thin crust is topped with basil pesto sauce, diced tomatoes, caramelized onions, mozzarella, and rBGH-free feta.

240 calories per serving, about 1/3 of the pizza
9 grams of fat
590 mg of sodium
4 grams of fiber
14 grams of protein

Amy's Roasted Vegetable Pizza: Topped with marinated organic shiitake mushrooms, roasted red peppers, sweet onions, and marinated artichoke hearts, this pizza has no cheese, making it deliciously vegan.

280 calories per serving, about 1/3 of the pizza
9 grams of fat
540 mg of sodium
3 grams of fiber
7 grams of protein

Keep reading to find out what other healthy frozen pizzas are under 300 calories.

Just Beet It With Goat Cheese & Arugula Pesto Pizza

Lauren Hendrickson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:27:24 PDT

Once Fall farmers market hits, I always buy at least one bunch of beets just about every week. Week after week I roast the bunch, but beet salads can become a little tiresome. I skipped the salad bowl and started experimenting with this Fall root vegetable as a pizza topping. My first attempt resulted in pizza - a creamy, earthy and a delicious meatless meal complete with roasted beets, goat cheese, mozzarella, scallions and a drizzle of basil olive oil.

For my second attempt at perfecting a beet pizza, I skipped the olive oil and added fresh and easy arugula pesto, which added a little more color and even more dimension to this pizza. With a little planning you can easily add this pizza into your fast and easy weeknight dinner routine. Just roast the beets and prepare the arugula pesto the night before. If you want to skip both of these steps, Trader Joe's carries roasted beets in the refrigerator section and a store-bought basil pesto would work just the same. Give these earthy roots a try on your next pizza pie and keep reading for this easy recipe.

21 Perfect Pizzas From Coast to Coast

YumSugar — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:38:00 PDT

Call it a 21-pie salute to the best pizzas our country has to offer. In honor of National Pizza Month, we've teamed up with our expert taste testers in NYC, Chicago, LA, and San Francisco to pinpoint our 21 favorite pizza places in four major cities. Read on, then eat up.

YumSugar's Top 5 Pizzas

Motorino: New York's East Village is lucky to have this neighborhood spot, which makes a memorable, chewy-blistery crust (pictured above). Try the brussels sprouts and smoked pancetta pizza.
Pizzeria Mozza: The luscious toppings and creative flavor combinations at Mario Batali's Los Angeles pizza outpost will leave any pie lover hankering for more.
Gino's East: Chicago's deep-dish pizza wouldn't be what it is without the precedent of Gino's East. Do as a Chicagoan would do: order a pie with an entire layer of the joint's famous sausage.
Pizzeria Delfina: San Francisco's favorite neighborhood pizza house makes solid pies across the board, but the panna pizza - with sweet-tart tomato sauce, cream, basil, and thin shavings of parmigiano - will change your life.
Grimaldi's: There's a perpetual line around the block at this Brooklyn institution, and for good reason. Don't pass up an opportunity to try a classic New York slice, made in a historic coal-burning brick oven.

Check out 20 more favorites from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, after the jump.