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L.A. says: The kitchen is completely full of that yummy pizzaria smell, that I can't get enough of. Our first little pizza expirement is in the oven as I type this. I can't wait for it to come out. I'm starving...

This pizza turned out as tasty as it smelled this may definately become one of those recipes we add to our reptoir, with a few changes of course. I was not so sure about the artichoke hearts, but Stephanie assured me it would be delicious - and damn it if she wasn't right. I learned never to use that Jiffy brand pizza dough mix. It was horrible and completely sticky and didn't quite taste like pizza dough. The same thing goes for the Spinach. Popeye had no taste if he was swigging it from the can. (We were trying to make the process fast by getting canned foods)

Stephanie says: Being a big dirty italian myself, the smell coming out of this kitchen reminds me of christmas eve at my Nonas house when the whole family would get together and make homemade pizza and sauce for he holidays. This is a great way to get kids in the kitchen as well, if they participate in the making of the food they will be more willing to eat it. I would really go with the pre-made pizza crust, I prefer Boboli ( spelling?) But it's delicious and you can find them in any store. Try a dessert pizza with Nutella chocolate spread, toffee chips, and hazelnuts for an adult treat that's great with coffee!

Joe says: It's been another manic monday, oh oh why couldn't it have been sunday? This recipe sure was tasty. Maybe next time we will use some high-gluton flour, yeast and warm water. All in all it worked out for the best, expecially since it it was L.A. in the kitchen. (More dishes for me to wash - basically lol)



The Cupcake Cult Pizza
With artichoke hearts and Spinach

You will need:
[001] Premade pizza crust
[002] 1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
[003] 1 bag baby spinach leaves, washed and chopped
[004] 3 cloves garlic
[005] "Classico" Carmelized onion and Garlic pasta sauce
[006] 1 bag (2 cups) Italian blend shredded cheese.
[007] one Green bell pepper, chopped (Optional - it was on Joe's pizza)
[008] Parmesan Cheese (Enough to sprinkle on top)

Then you:

(We preheated our oven to 425 F because the pizza dough we used, required that tempature. When using your premade crust, follow the tempeture directions on the package)

[001] Saute chopped Spinach and half of the chopped garlic together in a pan and set aside. In a seperate pan saute the remaining garlic and chopped artichoke hearts. Set them aside as well. Heat up the sauce as well (tempering makes everything yummier)

[002] On your crust layer on sauce, then cheese (We used lots of cheese in our layers). You can also sprinkle on some italian herbs here if you would like. Then follow with a layer of the Spinach Mixture.

[003] Layer in more cheese on top of the Spinach. Then add the artichoke hearts on top. Top with remaining cheese and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

[004] Bake Pizza for 18-20 minutes ,or until cheese is melted and slightly browning. Let rest a few minutes then serve up it's super delicious-goodness.