Deconstructed Pizza Bites and a Deconstructed Place
Recently, I won a trip to San Francisco to demonstrate the recipe for my Blueberry Stuffed French Toast Bowls at the Foodbuzz Food Blogger Festival. I went this past weekend and it was beyond amazing -- but such sensory overload; I'm still processing and compiling memories and impressions. When trying to decide what recipe to post a recap with, it seemed like these pizza bites were perfect -- I could present a deconstructed pizza and a deconstructed memory at the same time. Just bits and pieces that, when taken together, but give you the impression of the whole.
These Deconstructed Pizza Bites have all the flavor of a bright, fresh Margherita pizza in a tiny amuse bouche size. They're the perfect simple, quick appetizer.
Voting in Project Food Blog, a competition to crown the next food blog star, starts this coming Monday at 6 am EST. Thank you SO MUCH for helping me to get to Round 7 of the competition! This round, I had to create a cooking video, which I'll post here on Monday (though you can go see it on my blog now if you want!). Will you consider voting for me? I'll post instructions on Monday. THANK YOU!
Deconstructed Margherita Pizza Bites
Recipe by: Willow Bird Baking
Yield: about 12 pizza bites
Ingredients:
2 1-inch thick slices of crusty Italian bread, toasted
12 pieces of pepperoni
1 tomato, chopped into cubes
24 mozzarella pearls (or small hunks of mozzarella)
about 4-5 large basil leaves, torn into 3 pieces each
Directions:
On a toothpick, assemble the following: one hunk of bread as your base, a pearl of mozzarella, a hunk of tomato, another pearl of mozzarella, a piece of pepperoni folded into quarters, and finally, a piece of basil leaf. Refrigerate until ready to serve, and serve cold for a fresh, bright flavor.
To read the recap of my trip to San Francisco (the good, the bad, and the ugly), see me demonstrating my recipe at the Festival, see photos from my ridiculous scavenger hunt around the city, or see me dancing with a stranger (I stepped on his foot), please head over to Willow Bird Baking!
x-posted to food_porn, picturing_food, cooking
These Deconstructed Pizza Bites have all the flavor of a bright, fresh Margherita pizza in a tiny amuse bouche size. They're the perfect simple, quick appetizer.
Voting in Project Food Blog, a competition to crown the next food blog star, starts this coming Monday at 6 am EST. Thank you SO MUCH for helping me to get to Round 7 of the competition! This round, I had to create a cooking video, which I'll post here on Monday (though you can go see it on my blog now if you want!). Will you consider voting for me? I'll post instructions on Monday. THANK YOU!
Deconstructed Margherita Pizza Bites
Recipe by: Willow Bird Baking
Yield: about 12 pizza bites
Ingredients:
2 1-inch thick slices of crusty Italian bread, toasted
12 pieces of pepperoni
1 tomato, chopped into cubes
24 mozzarella pearls (or small hunks of mozzarella)
about 4-5 large basil leaves, torn into 3 pieces each
Directions:
On a toothpick, assemble the following: one hunk of bread as your base, a pearl of mozzarella, a hunk of tomato, another pearl of mozzarella, a piece of pepperoni folded into quarters, and finally, a piece of basil leaf. Refrigerate until ready to serve, and serve cold for a fresh, bright flavor.
To read the recap of my trip to San Francisco (the good, the bad, and the ugly), see me demonstrating my recipe at the Festival, see photos from my ridiculous scavenger hunt around the city, or see me dancing with a stranger (I stepped on his foot), please head over to Willow Bird Baking!
x-posted to food_porn, picturing_food, cooking