Pizza

To make the classic quattro stagione(Italian for `four seasons’) pizza, keep theolives, ham, mushrooms and artichokes onseparate quarters of the pizzas. Note

If you don’t have a mixer with a dough hook, knead the dough by hand on a floured surface for 10 minutes by pulling and stretching the dough at every quarter turn. Flatbreads are best served freshly baked. Note

Consider this dish a fusion of the best of Indian and Italian cuisine. Or, perhaps it's just a very, very good pizza. Serve with icy cold beer and a table full of friends.

These mouth-watering beetroot and goat's cheese pizzas are made with a delicious buckwheat wholemeal dough.

A small pizza with big flavour: Onion, anchovy and olive pizzetta.

Try this gourmet yet simple Mediterranean style pizza to add a little excitement to the dinner table.

Making your own pizza bases is not difficult and it’s rewarding, but, if time is short, buy the bases and use the topping ingredients we’ve suggested. Note

These pizza bases measure around 20 x 30cm and are available from the bakery section of your supermarket. If unavailable use shortcrust pastry. Parboil potatoes by cooking them whole in a saucepan of simmering water for about 5 minutes, until just tender. Note

Fast and easy barbecued chicken pizza - perfect for children's lunches.

This recipe is gluten-free, however, if you decide to use pre-made packaged caramel popcorn, check the label carefully. Lolly Gobble Bliss Bombs (caramel popcorn) is available from supermarkets. Note

Lamb option; cook lamb fillets in heated large non-stick frying pan until browned all over; slice thinly. Place on top of non-vegetarians’ portions of pizza; cook as above. Note

Bring the taste of Italy to your home with this gorgonzola, speck and sticky balsamic pizza.

Ready within 5 minutes, these easy grilled mini pizzas are delicious and make a perfect mid-week dinner.

A delicious Italian taleggio, prosciutto and rocket pizzas from Australian Women's Weekly.

Reserve some of the fronds from the fennel before slicing and sprinkle over the pizzas to serve. You can use sour cream instead of crème fraîche.

A quick and easy vegetarian pizza for Italian food lovers, you can add any vegetables you prefer to this recipe.

Crispy haloumi, spinach and tomato party pizzas that are great for sharing with family and friends.

Make these lamb & quinoa pizzettas for a delicious party snack or summer lunch.

Baby heirloom tomatoes are available from most supermarkets and greengrocers. These pizzas are best made close to serving. Note

Made completely from scratch, the dough is the key component to this tasty double-crust pizza.

Use bought small (15cm) pizza bases if you like. Note

Start your day with a delicious egg, mushroom and prosciutto breakfast pizzas.

Peppery rocket is one of the best things to top a pizza in recent years, and is perfect paired with ham, cherry tomatoes and ricotta on these simple pita pocket pizzas.

Caramelised onion and potato pizza is delicious as is, but you can also add ingredients like olives, proscuitto or cherry tomatoes if you like.

The irresistible flavours of juicy artichokes, green olives and capers make this home-made pizza a dinner favourite.

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. Note

Tangy barbecued chicken for sharing with family and friends from Australian Women's Weekly.

All the ingredients for this pizza can be picked up from your local delicatessen, making it the ultimate in tasty convenient cooking.

Serve slices of this moreish pizza at your next party and watch as they quickly disappear.

Roast beef pizza. Yes indeed. Suspend your disbelief at least until you try this brilliant example of British and Italian fusion, complete with horseradish, brought to you by Woman's Day.

Delight both children and adults with these top-quality homemade sausage rolls and pizza spirals.

For a fresh, fabulous and easy mid-week dinner you can't go past these roasted beetroot, feta and rocket pitta bread pizzas. They're easy to throw together and simply delicious.

Look away, paleo devotees! Our ancestors would never have indulged in this decadent carb-on-carb fest, but we're sure glad we can. This potato and rosemary pizza served with a herb dressing is so wonderful you won't want to share.

Just five ingredients make this salami and rocket pizza, making it perfect when you need dinner in a hurry. If you like your pizza spicy, use a salami with chilli in it for extra bite.

Caramelised onion, also called onion jam, is available in jars from large supermarkets and delicatessens. Note

Gluten-free bread mixes are available in plain and wholegrain, we used plain in this recipe. Note

Spinach, capsicum and feta pizza

There are some great gluten-free wraps and pizza bases available at supermarkets; to save time use these for the pizza base. Note

Lebanese bread can be substituted for prepared pizza base. Note

Creamy pumpkin and bitey feta make this simple pizza an easy meal with loads of flavour.

Naples is widely credited as the birthplace of pizza, where it was originally sold to the city’s poor by street vendors. The world’s first pizzeria was opened there in 1830 and is still in operation today. The beauty of the napoletana pizza lies in its simplicity. We recommend using only the best and freshest ingredients […]

Calzones are folded pizzas or pizza turnovers filled with good things – one of the best foods ever invented for a picnic, a party or eating on the go. Note

We used a large (25cm diameter) thick-based packaged pizza base for this recipe. Pizza can be prepared and frozen in its unbaked form. Place frozen pizza in hot oven; allow about 10 minutes extra cooking time. Note

Make your own Italian-style gourmet roasted beetroot pizza from scratch in no time at all!

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

We used large (25cm diameter) packaged pizza bases for this recipe. Be sure to use prepared horseradish rather than horseradish cream, the latter is a commercially prepared creamy paste made from horseradish, vinegar, oil and sugar. Prepared horseradish is preserved grated horseradish root. 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.

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

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

Scrumptious little pizza snacks with cherry bocconcini cheese and cabanossi.

Stories vary on the true origin of the margherita pizza - but at least we can all agree that when it comes to pizza, nothing beats a classic.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A delicious traditional treat.

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. Note