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Pizza, Pizza!

It's a gouda day to celebrate this grate and delicious favorite. Grab a slice and top your day off with these words cooked up for Cheese Pizza Day.
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  1. anchovy
    small herring-like fish often canned whole or as paste
    We shared a pizza: half pepperoni, half anchovies. Stargirl
  2. artichoke
    a plant cultivated for its large, edible flower head
    An artichoke is a very tasty vegetable that is popular everywhere. Catch-22
  3. artisanal
    (of a product, food, or drink) made by hand
    Pizza worship has swept New York, with several new artisanal pizzerias opening in the city in the past few years.
    The New York Times
  4. basil
    edible leaves of an aromatic herb, used fresh or dried
    The tomato sauce was rich and creamy with leaves of fresh basil, not dried. Everything Sad Is Untrue
  5. crust
    a hard outer layer that covers something
    June rips a piece of crust off her pizza. Red, White & Royal Blue
  6. delicious
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
    The pizza was crisp, hot and delicious.
    The Washington Post
  7. delivery
    the act of bringing or distributing something
    Two strokes of the clock later, a uniformed woman with a foreign accent slipped through the door, asking for a room number. She had an important delivery — pizza.
    The Washington Post
  8. dough
    a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
    The Helpers were stirring soups and tossing pizza dough and otherwise attending to a huge array of dishes, all of which smelled heavenly, and the boys’ mouths were watering like sprinkler systems. The Mysterious Benedict Society
  9. fresh
    recently made, produced, or harvested
    First, you slice and cook the onions. While they are browning, you toss multicolored cherry or grape tomatoes and thick slices of large tomatoes with your choice of fresh herbs and a little honey and garlic. For weeknight dinners, I usually buy my pizza dough, if I don’t have any in the freezer.
    The Washington Post
  10. gluten
    a protein in wheat and other grains that makes dough elastic
    A gluten-free diet is an eating plan that excludes foods containing gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye).
    Mayo Clinic
  11. gluten-free
    without an elastic protein found in wheat and other grains
    To follow a gluten-free diet, you must avoid wheat and some other grains while choosing substitutes that provide nutrients for a healthy diet.
    Mayo Clinic
  12. gourmet
    relating to high-quality, elaborate, or speciality food
    Made-to-order gourmet pizzas and checkered table cloths bring her vision of pizza parlor chic to life.
    Southern Living
  13. jalapeno
    hot green or red pepper
    The pizza — margherita, spicy Hawaiian and pepperoni topped with fresh jalapeno — takes 60 seconds to cook in the black and red, dome-like wood fire oven.
    Los Angeles Times
  14. pesto
    a sauce made of basil and typically served with pasta
    At the moment when life as he had known it changed forever, Alex Morales was behind the counter at Joey’s Pizza, slicing a spinach pesto pie into eight roughly equal pieces. The Dead and the Gone
  15. ricotta
    soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese
    The accompanying recipe is for a pizza that says “primavera” simply and elegantly, because it’s topped with creamy, lemon-spiked ricotta cheese, roasted asparagus and fresh basil.
    The Washington Post
  16. savory
    pleasing to the sense of taste
    It’s one of the more ambitious bakeries in Seattle, offering a wide range of pastries, bread, chocolates, sandwiches and pizzas. It’s been making inroads into the lunch crowd, pushing pizzas and pastries stuffed and dressed up in many savory variations.
    The Seattle Times
  17. supreme
    greatest or maximal in degree
    It's a true supreme pizza: bacon, pepperoni slices, red and green bell pepper, red onion, black olives, mozzarella, Parmesan, and basil.
    Southern Living
  18. tasty
    pleasing to the palate
    It was pretty tasty—and even healthy for you. The Million Dollar Shot
  19. vegan
    produced without the use of animal products
    Mock vegan cheeses are used throughout, including on pizzas.
    The New York Times
  20. vegetarian
    containing no meat, poultry, or fish
    So in the past week Molly has made cheese and mushroom quesadillas, vegetarian chili, and eggplant lasagna. Orphan Train
Created on Tue Jun 20 16:18:20 EDT 2023 (updated Thu Jan 04 14:38:40 EST 2024)

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