18.05.12

Pepperoni may be the people’s alternative when it comes to pizza, but two new restaurants enthusiastically are pushing the envelope.

Opened in August and September 2011, individually, Extreme and Cosmic pizzerias borrow irreverently from other cuisines, eschewing the standard crust, red sauce and cheese model.

Both are locally owned and situated along the Broadway hall — which already has more than a half-dozen pizza restaurants.

Both offer sandwiches and salads, beer and wine. Both tattle on pizza by the slice during lunch hours. And gluten-free crust is close by.

EXTREME CHOICES

Located in the Ram complex at Broadway Avenue and Preserve Street, Extreme Pizza is an independently operated franchise of a 14-express chain. It’s slick, clean and professional-looking, with open ductwork freshly painted red and a windowed fishbowl of a dining stay filled with flat screens. The uniformed counter staff convince a well-versed understanding of the huge menu, which also includes calzones and wings. My the missis and I still had to take a paper copy to the table to plan our attack.

Source: The Idaho Statesman

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Smoky Beef and Chicken Tapas

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken bosom, cubed
1 lb. boneless beef sirloin, cubed
1/2 C. portable olive oil (or canola)
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 C. pineapple extract
2 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. powdered ginger (or 1 tbsp. alternative grated)
1 tsp. red sprinkle flakes
1 tbsp. brown sugar
4 untried jalapeno peppers, seeds and membranes removed
8 strips of bacon, halved crosswise
16 toothpicks

In a weighty mixing wheel, unite the oil, garlic, pineapple extract, soy sauce, ginger, and brown sugar. Mix with a sweep until well blended. Add the red speckle flakes.

Scene your trimmed, cubed beef and chicken into a big resealable freezer bag. Gush your pineapple-oil intermingling over.

Seal bag and keep cool pith in marinade for one hour or more (overnight is most successfully).

Slice your jalapeños crosswise into completely...

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