Heart Healthy Pizza: June 2012

Thursday, June 28, 2012

"Plant-Strong" Article, Recipes, & Giveaway at Engine2 Blog

My guest post, some more pizza-related recipes (a gluten-free crust!), & free book giveaway at the Engine2 Diet Blog is here. The Blog is Rip Esselstyn's (son of Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a vegan firefighter, and author of the Engine2 Diet). My Mad Cowboy interview with Rip is here. Enjoy! Mark

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Interview Available Online + Tri-Photo Collage

The 90 minute interview I had 06/24/12, now available as an archive at:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/daniel-michael/2012/06/24/heart-healthy-pizza

...there's a media player version (should start automatically), and a downloadable mp3.

Here's a tri-photo collage of the Vegan Pizza I made from my book for the carnivore interviewer (who comments on the pizza during the interview... it didn't last the evening!).

FYI, Mark

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

"Vegan Pizza: Texas-Style!"

At:

http://dallasvegan.com/blog/heart-healthy-pizza-texas-style

...I've written an article, posted some recipes, and sponsored a free giveaway of "Heart Healthy Pizza!"

Enjoy... Mark

Photo by Val Wagner, August 2010

Friday, June 15, 2012

Quinoa, Artichoke, & Dijon Mustard Topping Sauced Pizza

One of my all-time favorite grains is "quinoa," due to it's fantastic nutritional profile (even though it is expensive). One of my greatest joys in writing "Heart Healthy Pizza" was when I figured out how to use quinoa in some cheese-like topping sauces (there are several in the book). Two are favs: the 1st (below) using Artichokes was so outlandish a concept that I laughed out loud when making it the first time ("this'll never work, Sutton"). Imagine my surprise when it came out so well (the quinoa-based sauces tend to be delicate and fluffy).

The 2nd is one using quinoa, sweet potatoes (could've used winter squash), and corn: a not-so-subtle homage to South America in general.

This week quinoa was a big topic in veg'n social circles, due in part, to the UN FAO declaring 2013, "International Year of Quinoa." I decided to make the following pizza from my book to show off the recipe. Enjoy!