Pizza

You need to buy half a small barbecued chicken for this recipe. Note

Don’t assemble or cook pizzas until just before serving to keep them from becoming soggy. Note

Do ahead The dough can be made a day ahead. Pear and onion mixture can be cooked 4 hours ahead. Note

The rolls can be prepared for baking up to 12 hours ahead; keep, covered, in refrigerator. Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note

Cut the pizza so your guests get a slice of pear per piece. Note

Pide is a Turkish-style pizza, usually stuffed with a spiced lamb filling.

A quick, simple and delicious Mexican-style pizza; great for busy midweek evenings.

Use frozen spinach, which has been cooked and cooled, for this recipe. Note

Scrumptious little pizza snacks with cherry bocconcini cheese and cabanossi.

If you can’t buy char-grilled zucchini, you can make your own; use a mandoline or vegetable peeler to thinly slice one large zucchini lengthways, then cook the slices on a heated oiled grill plate until browned lightly and tender. Pizza bases can be bought at any regular supermarkets. Note

To save time, buy shelled and deveined prawns and calamari rings from your local fish supplier. Some major supermarkets also have a fresh seafood section. Note

We used small (15cm/6-inch diameter) packaged pizza bases for this recipe. Note

It’s easy to make pesto from different herbs or green leaves and with other nuts. A great combination is baby rocket and pistachio (it goes beautifully with chicken). A few other enticing blends include fresh coriander leaves with chilli instead of nuts, or sun-dried tomatoes processed with olives and walnuts. Note

Choose freestone peaches as it will be easier to remove the seeds. Note

Pre-baked, packaged pizza bases first appeared in supermarkets during the 1980s. They come in various sizes, some with cheese already in the mix. You need to purchase a large barbecued chicken weighing approximately 900g to get the amount of shredded meat required for this recipe. Note

Variously called sfinciuni or sfincione in Sicily, we call it delicious - a double-decker pizza with its aromatic filling hidden between the layers.

The same amount of ingredients used to top a 30cm pizza will top four mini pizza bases. Note

We used a greek feta, which crumbles well and has a sharp taste. Note

Use focaccia, bagels, bread rolls or any other kind of bread. Note

We used large (25cm diameter) packaged pizza bases for this recipe. Note

For this recipe we used small (15cm diameter) packaged pizza bases for this recipe. Note

A quick and easy Italian-style pizza with roast garlic and crispy potato.

We used large (25cm diameter) packaged pizza bases for this recipe. Fontina is an Italian cows-milk cheese that has a smooth but firm texture and a mild, nutty flavour. Mozzarella can be substituted for the fontina. Note

You can buy packaged pizza bases in two sizes: the large ones we’ve used here measure 25cm across; smaller ones measure 15cm across and come packaged in pairs with a total weight of 225g. Use six of the small ones to make individual pizzettas. Note

Cooking the pizza in a covered barbecue gives it a wonderful smoky flavour similar to a wood-fired oven. If not using covered barbeque, pizza can be cooked in the oven. Place toppings on dough and bake until browned and crisp. There is no need to turn the dough over using this method. Note

Use a mandoline or V-slicer to cut the potatoes into paper-thin slices. Note

Pizza fingers can be prepared the day before; put the toppings on, then cover them with plastic wrap and store them in the fridge. Bake when ready to eat. Note

There's nothing more rewarding than making your own pizza dough like a true Italian.

“I love making pizza at home… and this versatile and easy dough can also be used for loaves, rolls, foccacia… anything.” Cynthia Black came to the Test Kitchen in the early 1990s, and left in 1993, continuing her food career at Darling Mills, her family’s restaurant in Sydney. She has now gone into business for […]

Use a mandoline or V-slicer to easily cut the kumara into thin slices. Note

We used large (25cm diameter) packaged pizza bases for this recipe. Note

Pizza bases are available from most supermarkets Note

We used large, 25cm diameter, packaged pizza bases for this recipe. Note

We used large (25cm diameter) packaged pizza bases for this recipe. It’s important to slice the potatoes as thinly as possible. Note