Pizza, pizza and more pizza!

Well, I've started a "eating better" regiment (aka diet) to prepare for the upcoming Sisters Adventure where I'll be spending a week on the beach in Panama (exciting, huh?!?!), so stay tuned for some healthier recipes for the next few weeks. However, I have to report on the fabulous pizza party we had a few weekends ago with the crew on S. Lane. MO made a triple batch of FatBoy's pizza dough recipe and we made more pizzas than we could eat...
tomato, basil and mozzarella
sliced potato, mozarella, red onion and rosemary
spinach, artichoke hearts and feta
leftover shrimp, spinach, mozzarella

New York Pizza

Pizza comes in many forms, the best of which is New York pizza: thin crispy-but-foldable crust, a little sauce, a little more cheese and some drip-on-your hand grease. Yum. It's really hard to find pizza like that in California. And believe me, MO and I have been searching since we moved here. Here's a shout out to one of our favorite pizza places around, aptly named The New Yorker.

The New Yorker is located in downtown Petaluma. They also have a variety of Italian specialities, all of which look good, but we always get the pizza. And usually a green salad (not much more than lettuce, but with the yummy house dressing, its perfect for holding you over while you're waiting for your pizza).

Pizza Pie

Since moving to California, MO has been complaining about the lack of a really good "New York slice". After much trial and tribulation (and testing many many pizza places), we think that Amici's probably has the North Bay's closest thing (although 1 - you can't get it by the slice and, 2 - it costs much more than NY pizza). If you're looking for Chicago Style pizza, Old Chicago in Petaluma is the way to go (although in my opinion, it's hardly the same food).

Because MO was never quite satisfied with the pizza selection in the area, he had my Dad (also known as "Fat Boy" of Fat Boy Bakery) show him the real way to make New York pizza from scratch. Sorry - it's a secret family recipe, but I can share some photos!

Last weekend, MO made pizza for the whole gang after we went for a gorgeous hike out near Point Reyes.

peppers and sausage

white pizza with garden rosemary