Finally it is sunny in Vancouver. Last night I went out to water the plants after dark and saw pea pods. They are so late this year. But a few days of sun and heat and out they came.
We had pizza on the menu plan for Monday night. And I really did not want to turn on the oven. We don't have air conditioning (it's pretty rare in Vancouver). But there is a small part of the year where old houses can get very hot. So we keep the curtains closed when the sun is trying to beam inside. On all but the hottest days this really helps. It is considerably cooler in our home. (We also updated our attic insulation and some windows in the sunroom/ dining room a few years back and that helps too.)
In order to keep the heat out we decided to bbq the pizza. And it was amazing! I had a recipe from June's Canadian Family magazine (older post here). But I really like the recipes on Frugal Girl. So I decided to take her advice for the grilling portion. It tasted exactly like wood oven pizza. So good...
It is quite simple:
1) Make your favorite pizza dough recipe. Prepare toppings.
2) Preheat the grill.
3) Roll out the dough, spray or spread oil on the bottom, and place on a cookie sheet.
4) Spray or oil grill. And slide pizza dough on to grill.
5) Cook for 3 minutes (watch bottom does not burn).
6) Slide back onto cookie sheet. Flip so baked side is up.
7) Add toppings.
8) Put back on grill. Close lid and bake for around 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
9) You may need a second person to help you take it off the grill.
10) Chow down.
You may notice from the photo that the pizzas are slightly different than the plan. We were supposed to make the pizzas last week but it didn't happen. By last night the ham was slimy. So we made pepperoni and pineapple. And then we used whatever veg we could find in the garden and in the fridge to make #2. It has pine nuts, basil from the garden, red peppers, and mushrooms. Next time we will add olives to give it a little saltiness. It was just a little bland.
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