food52's Best Pizza and Artichoke Recipes

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The web site food52 asks home cooks to submit their best recipes to weekly contests that determine which will make it into a forthcoming cookbook. Each week we feature the contests' finalists. Check out the recipes, go vote, and connect our passionate food community with theirs.

Last week we learned some cooking tips from our Q&A with food52's Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs. ("Cooking a chicken in a tube pan leads to a really crisp skin all around.") Today, we're sharing the best home cook-submitted recipes from food52's latest contests. The contest themes this week were "Best Pizza" and "Best Artichoke" recipes.

So, who have Hesser and Stubbs chosen as their finalists this time around?

BEST PIZZA

#1 Broccoli Rabe, Potato and Rosemary Pizza by TasteFood

What Hesser and Stubbs say: "This is simply one of the best white pizzas we've ever tasted. The crust is crisp and rich with olive oil, and gently perfumed throughout with garlic."

#2 Una Pizza Rustica e Autentica for Sophia Loren by pierino

What Hesser and Stubbs say: "[Pierino's] passion translates into a crisp-crusted pie (complete with authentically charred bubbles), topped with smears of buffalo mozzarella, aromatic scraps of torn basil and a kicky, bright tomato sauce."


BEST ARTICHOKE RECIPE

#1 Baby Purple Artichokes Fried in Olive Oil by SippitySup

What Hesser and Stubbs say: "If you've ever been daunted by deep frying, then you must try this recipe. The artichokes are simply trimmed and fried -- without a batter or coating -- in oil, once at a low temperature to soften them, and once at a high temperature to crisp them."

#2 Heart of Gold by dymnyo

What Hesser and Stubbs say: "The richness of the crust and the slight bitterness of the artichoke are offset by the bright, aromatic lime and cumin dipping sauce."

Photographs by Sarah Shatz

So what say you? Cast your vote at food52.com. This winning recipes will make it into a cookbook at the end of 52 weeks. And you can submit Your Best French Toast and Your Best Minestrone/Soupe au Pistou to food52's next round of contests.

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