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Browse Pizza Recipes, Pizza Reviews

I recently changed the theme of the Open Source Pizza website, and added several new pages that will hold great content and discussions.

Browse and Submit Pizza Recipes

On the Recipes page you’ll be able to browse, comment on, and submit pizza related recipes! You’ll be able to browse by category (pizza, stromboli, calzone, pasta, Hoagie/Sandwich, sauce, dough, etc) or search by tag. You can comment on recipes: mark them as Like or Dislike, specify the positives and negatives of the recipe, and suggest improvements. If you haven’t tried the recipe yet, you can specify if you are ‘interested’ or ‘not interested’ in trying the recipe and post your comments rather than a review. The highest rated recipes will be listed in a section on the Recipes page. You can also submit your own recipes. I’ve implemented an Open ID login system so you’ll need to log in with your Google account before commenting or submitting a recipe.

Pizza Reviews in Columbus, Ohio

On the Review page I’ll have reviews of pizza places in Columbus, OH. I’ll probably try to integrate with other reviews sites rather than have additional or separate reviews for the businesses. What review places do you use? I’ll definitely pull from Yelp and Google Places. I’d like to post some profile information about all the different pizza places in Columbus, Ohio as well, to have a comprehensive list.

Social Media and Discussions About Pizza

On the Connect page I’ll have all kinds of discussions and trends relating to pizza that can be found on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, other cooking and food websites, etc. Wherever possible, I’ll try to pull data from feeds and use third-party APIs to integrate the content directly on the Open Source Pizza website. If that’s not possible, I’ll just post links to the external websites. But you won’t be able to post your own comments on this site directly. Let me know if you have a suggestion of a good website that has discussions about pizza related dishes.

Let me know if you have any suggestions or ideas of what you’d like to see on the website!

Homemade French Bread Pizza

French Bread Pizza

It’s time to make a few more pizzas at home. I wondered what type of bread can be used to make ‘french bread pizza’ like you see in the frozen food section at your local grocery. I also wanted to try out my toaster oven we bought several years ago but never used. So I bought a long loaf of french bread and looked for some recipes or tips. I simply cut off 8″ of the loaf and cut it lengthwise. One recipe mentioned scooping out some of the bread if you find it too thick, but I didn’t do that. Just loaded the inside of each half with some pizza sauce, cheese, and pepperoni. I think I baked it in the toaster oven at 350 degrees for maybe 10-12 minutes, I don’t quite remember. The toaster oven has a clear front window so I was able to check when the cheese was melted.

french bread pizza

French Bread Pizza

Pepperoni Pizza

I also made a traditional pizza using a recipe I found in a book we had lying around: The Totally Pizza Cookbook by Helene Siegel. It called for corn meal in the dough, and I thought that might give it a pretty good flavor. The first one I made had a very thin crust and it was OK. Unfortunately the second half of the dough I put in the freezer since I wasn’t able to make it within a day. I think that made it really elastic and it was really hard to roll out. But the final product wasn’t that bad. I’m not sure if I like the crust that much though. I think pictured below is the first pizza.

pepperoni pizza

Open Source Pizza in Columbus, Ohio

Welcome to my new website, Open Source Pizza. I hope to provide plenty of resources for anyone interested in eating or making pizza, including plenty of opportunities for the community to provide their own input. Subscribe to this blog so you don’t miss a thing!  For now, I will focus on pizza resources and businesses in the Columbus, Ohio area, but I will include some tips and resources that are apply anywhere. We will explore recipes, pricing, business and online services, reviews, technology, and social networking. I hope to start posting links to some great information soon!