Onion, Potato, Pancetta, and Rosemary Pizza

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and for the second year in a row, Sara of Ms Adventures in Italy and Michelle of Bleeding Espresso are hosting the O Foods Contest to raise awareness of this important health issue.

There are TWO WAYS to take part in the O Foods Contest:

ONE: Post a recipe to your blog using a food that starts or ends with the letter O (e.g., oatmeal, orange, okra, octopus, olive, onion, potato, tomato); include this entire text box in the post; and send your post url along with a photo (100 x 100) to ofoods[at]gmail[dot]com by 11:59 pm (Italy time) on Monday, September 28, 2009.

PRIZES for recipe posts:

• 1st: Signed copy of Dolce Italiano: Desserts from the Babbo Kitchen by Gina DePalma, Executive Pastry Chef of Babbo Ristorante in NYC, who is currently battling ovarian cancer, inspired this event, and will be choosing her favorite recipe for this prize;

• 2nd: Signed copy of Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Homeby Mario Batali (winner chosen by Sara);

• 3rd: Signed copy of Vino Italiano: The Regional Italian Wines of Italyby Joseph Bastianich (winner chosen by Michelle).

OR

TWO: If you’re not into the recipe thing, simply post this entire text box in a post on your blog to help spread the word and send your post url to ofoods[at]gmail[dot]com by 11:59 pm (Italy time) on Monday, September 28, 2009.

Awareness posts PRIZE:

• One winner chosen at random will receive a Teal Toes tote bag filled with ovarian cancer awareness goodies that you can spread around amongst your friends and family.

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From the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund:

• Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers in the United States and is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among U.S. women; a woman’s lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is 1 in 67.
• The symptoms of ovarian cancer are often vague and subtle, making it difficult to diagnose, but include bloating, pelvic and/or abdominal pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly; and urinary symptoms (urgency or frequency).
• There is no effective screening test for ovarian cancer but there are tests which can detect ovarian cancer when patients are at high risk or have early symptoms.
• In spite of this, patients are usually diagnosed in advanced stages and only 45% survive longer than five years. Only 19% of cases are caught before the cancer has spread beyond the ovary to the pelvic region.
• When ovarian cancer is detected and treated early on, the five-year survival rate is greater than 92%.

And remember, you can also always donate to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund at our page through FirstGiving!

Please help spread the word about ovarian cancer.
Together we can make enough noise to kill this silent killer.

Paul and I made this pizza yesterday as our 'O' food entry. We had a similar pizza when we were last in Venice and loved it so we were eager to try and recreate it at home. It seemed perfect for this event.

Onion, Potato, Pancetta, and Rosemary Pizza

Your favourite pizza dough (enough for one pizza)
2 boiling potatoes
1 yellow onion, sliced as thinly as you can slice it
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves (chopped)
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 oz cubed pancetta
salt and pepper

Preheat over to 450 degrees with a pizza stone inside.

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the potatoes and cooked until tender (about 30 minutes). Drain, cool, and slice as thinly as you can.

Shape the pizza dough on a piece of parchment paper. Cover it with a layer of potato slices. Arrange the onion on top. Sprinkle with rosemary and cubed pancetta. Drizzle it with three tablespoons of olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Transfer to the oven and bake for 10 minutes.

Reduce the heat to 400 degrees.

Bake for an addition 10 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.

Drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

Serve immediately.

Comments

[María I.]

First time I tried a similar pizza (without the pancetta) was in Rome from a place that sold pizza by the slice. I was surprised at how good it was. Never thought of potatoes as a pizza topping.

I also posted my "O" recipe today. Had to hurry up before the cut-off time.

[Barb Cabot]

Jerry thanks for sharing. This looks so good.

[Michelle]

Yum, yum, yum. Fabulous Jerry! Grazie mille :)

[Kayte]

Potatoes on pizza, who knew? Something new for me to consider incorporating, also this was a very nice tribute post.

[JDeQ]

We were quite surprised too Maria. I ordered it under my 'when on vacation I try things I'd never try at home' rule. It was amazing.

You're welcome Barb and Michelle.

Kayte - it is also good without the pancetta too.