I have memories of eating deep dish pizza at Pizzeria Uno's Pizza on the Upper West Side (of NYC), where I lived for several years. Since it was on my way home while walking up Columbus Avenue, and a few blocks from the Museum of Natural History, it was an easy place to duck into for a meal.
There are a couple of things I like about this recipe: it can be dairy-free and still taste just the way I expect it to, it can put up with any kind of squash I have on hand, and it uses so many lovely and exotic spices, that also happen to be really fragrant (thereby spreading the most wonderful aroma through the house). One more thing - the crust stays crunchy.
I love green food. I always have. I was the kid who liked broccoli, spinach, squash, and brussel sprouts. My perfect quick meal is sauteed spinach with onions, olive oil, cheese, and 2 eggs. Basically the filling for Spanakopita, Greek spinach pie. Here is my version of a spinach pie using an almond flour pie crust.
Out of nowhere I had a request for chicken pot pie. Before Crohn's and food issues hit us, I cannot remember ever making or buying chicken pot pie. I've made shepherd's pie, but that's about it. So, I'm not sure where the initial inspiration came from, but I thought, sure, let's do it. I'm up for the challenge.
Caramelized onions go great on salads, in tarts, on pizza, crackers, casseroles, and just about anything else. They're very easy to make, and so is this savory tart. I finally broke in my larger, circular tart pan and came up with a pastry shell using almond flour and Parmesan cheese.
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This was going to be just cherry pie, but then I had a few raspberries left over, and a plum, and a peach, that were all on there last healthy leg. So, it became a party in the pie filling.
I treated myself to some fluted French tart pans last week, mostly because they are so beautiful and I've been reading about tarts. I've always wanted to make at least one tart, but now this may become an obsession. It's a good thing I don't have a lot of time on my hands or I would be baking and tasting non-stop, not to mention shopping for kitchen tools.
This thin crust pizza is made with finely ground, blanched almond flour. But not much almond flour - and there's more cheese and egg in this recipe than a traditional pizza crust.
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This pie is baked in parts and then combined for the finale. The primary reason for doing this is to limit the baking time of the almond flour crust. This makes for a perfect crust, while adding just a few more steps to the desired otucome.
Lemony, creamy, and cool - my favorite things about this recipe. I eat this anytime of day or night (even for breakfast).
