Friday Feast: Deep Dish Spinach Pizza

I’ve decided to do it. Write a food blog. At least one. I love food, and feasting is a regular and important occurrence in our family and in my theology (see Story Feasting and Chapter Four and Seven of Learning God’s Story of Grace.). Lately we’ve had a lot, trying to finish up birthday feasts for all four children who have summer birthdays before all but one left for college. (I know we didn’t finish, Robert). Last night was our second child’s last night at home before returning to school, and she got to choose her feast. In a beautiful cookbook called Peace Meals, given to me by the wonderful ladies at Spring Cypress Presbyterian Church, she discovered a recipe for Deep Dish Spinach Pizza. I’ve been making Spinach-Pesto pizza for years (after I convinced the kids that it was Chuck-E-Cheese’s special recipe (but that’s another story.) Guess what — Deep dish pizza is not that difficult to make. Don’t get me wrong — this took a while, making the dough, sauteeing spinach and garlic, chopping all the veggies, and then putting it all together. But it is doable — you could even use that great dough from Publix. Enough talking. Here are the pics. I can’t give you the recipe because I think that would violate copyright. But it’s basically dough, sauce (I use Tre Fratelli), sauteed spinach and garlic, basil, tomatoes, green and red peppers, and six-cheese Italian blend.