Jean Stephens has a link on her Herald-News blog to this interesting recipe...
spinach, almonds, dates, what more do you need?
Quick cooking
North African style pizza
Started by Rail Paul, Apr 26 2008 12:39 AM
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Posted 26 April 2008 - 12:39 AM
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Posted 26 April 2008 - 12:43 AM
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North-African Style Pizza
- 1 can (13.8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated classic pizza crust
- 4 cups chopped fresh spinach
- 1/3 cup Fisher® Chef's Naturals® Slivered Blanched Almonds
- 2 tablespoons CRISCO® 100% Extra Virgin or Pure Olive Oil
- 2 cups coarsely chopped cooked chicken breast (6 oz)
- 1/4 cup SMUCKER'S® Sweet Orange Marmalade
- 3 tablespoon chopped pitted dates (6 dates)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground fennel or 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, ground
- 1/2 teasppoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 crumbled chevre (goat cheese)
Berber Sandra Lee?
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Posted 26 April 2008 - 12:45 AM
Impressive restraint, Scream. 
“And another thing. You don't have to "move on" either. Not until you're ready. People say, Oh, you should be grateful. They say, Oh, it's time for you to move on. I'm like, What are you, a cop with a nightstick? I'll move on when I'm done playing the blues on my harmonica, thank you very much.
Really, people will tell you all kinds of garbage. Don't believe it.
You don't have to move on until you're ready.”
Really, people will tell you all kinds of garbage. Don't believe it.
You don't have to move on until you're ready.”
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Posted 26 April 2008 - 01:05 AM
what if the pizza wore a skirt and panty hose?
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Posted 26 April 2008 - 01:28 AM
QUOTE(Rail Paul @ Apr 26 2008, 12:39 AM) 
spinach, almonds, dates, what more do you need?
The kitchen sink?
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Posted 27 April 2008 - 02:36 PM
I am shocked and appalled. 
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Posted 04 May 2008 - 06:37 PM
I don't take issue with substitutions and adaptations. But this recipe is a train wreck with everything but the kitchen sink thrown in. The chicken, cheese, dates, marmalade, spices... *barf*
There are so many tasty Algerian pizzas or topped flat breads that are pretty easy and accessible. The ingredients can be bought pretty much anywhere they sell Italian or Mediterranean ingredients.
They make Berber topped breads, Arab influence lahmajeen (meat and dough), Italian influenced pizzas in the east, Spanish influenced cocas and fritas in the west, French influenced pizzaladieres in the central coast, Turkish influenced ones too, and so on.
One of my favorites is a thin semolina crust topped with sweet/spicy tomato jam and merguez.
There are so many tasty Algerian pizzas or topped flat breads that are pretty easy and accessible. The ingredients can be bought pretty much anywhere they sell Italian or Mediterranean ingredients.
They make Berber topped breads, Arab influence lahmajeen (meat and dough), Italian influenced pizzas in the east, Spanish influenced cocas and fritas in the west, French influenced pizzaladieres in the central coast, Turkish influenced ones too, and so on.
One of my favorites is a thin semolina crust topped with sweet/spicy tomato jam and merguez.
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Posted 04 May 2008 - 07:04 PM
Oh wow, it is a train wreck! Smucker's sweet orange marmalade--Ugh.
Jan
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Posted 04 May 2008 - 07:18 PM
It's wrong on every level...
Okay, they can tell me "miso butterscotch" until the cows come home, but I say it's toffee and I say the hell with it. This is the goo an eight year-old wants to find in the middle of a candy bar. No adult in their senses wants it creeping up on their pig parts.
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Posted 17 October 2008 - 12:50 AM
We made some over the weekend. We don't have a green egg or a wood burning oven. We used our grill turned on to full blast. Rolled out the dough very thinly, placed it on parchment paper (brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with cornmeal) on an industrial baking sheet. The sheet pan on the grill, cover closed, took about 5-7 minutes too cook.
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Posted 17 October 2008 - 12:53 AM
QUOTE(The Scream @ Oct 16 2008, 08:50 PM)
We made some over the weekend. We don't have a green egg or a wood burning oven. We used our grill turned on to full blast. Rolled out the dough very thinly, placed it on parchment paper (brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with cornmeal) on an industrial baking sheet. The sheet pan on the grill, cover closed, took about 5-7 minutes too cook.
so, didja like it? How did it come out?
"Peter Kiewit looked for three things in hiring people. He looked for integrity, intelligence and energy. And he said if a person didn’t have the first…that the latter two would kill him. Because if they don’t have integrity, you want ‘em dumb and lazy. You don’t want ‘em smart and energetic.”
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Posted 17 October 2008 - 01:12 AM
We made them for a party, the kids and adults loved them. The crust was really good, thin and crispy, held the ingredients well. The sides were brushed liberally with olive oil. We let the dough rise twice.
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Posted 17 April 2009 - 06:45 AM
Algerian pizza this evening, or at least a portion of a large pizza was Algerianized.
Crust was made with half semolina flour and half wheat (Indian brand of whole wheat, sub regular wheat or white flour)
EVOO spread allover dough, thin smear of homemade tomato jam (sub good tomato paste), goat cheese and slices of merguez. Good eating.
Crust was made with half semolina flour and half wheat (Indian brand of whole wheat, sub regular wheat or white flour)
EVOO spread allover dough, thin smear of homemade tomato jam (sub good tomato paste), goat cheese and slices of merguez. Good eating.
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Posted 26 July 2009 - 01:58 AM
QUOTE(The Scream @ Apr 16 2009, 11:45 PM)
Algerian pizza this evening, or at least a portion of a large pizza was Algerianized.
Crust was made with half semolina flour and half wheat (Indian brand of whole wheat, sub regular wheat or white flour)
EVOO spread allover dough, thin smear of homemade tomato jam (sub good tomato paste), goat cheese and slices of merguez. Good eating
Simple, restrained and delicious.Crust was made with half semolina flour and half wheat (Indian brand of whole wheat, sub regular wheat or white flour)
EVOO spread allover dough, thin smear of homemade tomato jam (sub good tomato paste), goat cheese and slices of merguez. Good eating
Why is it that people always put too many ingredients and seasonings on foods outside their culture, forgetting that less is very often the essence of a dish regardless of its origin.
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Posted 26 July 2009 - 04:33 PM
Thanks for bumping this thread, voyager.
I have a small amount of bread dough remaining, and this would be a perfect way to use some sheep milk cheese, and sausage.
I have a small amount of bread dough remaining, and this would be a perfect way to use some sheep milk cheese, and sausage.
"Peter Kiewit looked for three things in hiring people. He looked for integrity, intelligence and energy. And he said if a person didn’t have the first…that the latter two would kill him. Because if they don’t have integrity, you want ‘em dumb and lazy. You don’t want ‘em smart and energetic.”
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