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Can this possibly look as good on camera as it did in person? Moreover, can you possibly imagine how good it tasted from the photo?

My last issue of Gourmet Magazine inspired me to make this amazing pizza patate or potato pizza even though I didn't have time to follow their recipe. No matter; I created my own and was perfectly happy with it. And just for the record, don't think I'm some sort of genius. I'm just really lucky. I hope I can explain it well since I created it more on a whim and was in too big of a hurry to remember exact measurements.

Recipe for Pizza Patate

• 1 pizza dough recipe
• 1 medium baking potato
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 1 long sprig rosemary, leaves peeled off
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 tsp. salt

With a mandolin or other shredding device, thinly slice the potato. I like to leave the skin on for color. My four-sided shredder has a long slit that slices the potato perfectly. Immediately put the slices in a bowl of water so they do not brown. When pizza is ready to assemble, brush dough with olive oil and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp. salt. Dry the slices of potato and layer them on dough. Next, spread onions out on pizza. Sprinkle with remaining olive oil and salt. Finish by spreading rosemary leaves around. Finish baking.

Cost Per Person $0.43

It seems like everyone is still talking about the shocking end to Gourmet Magazine. The topic is still getting business at CNN.com. In fact, Reporter Lila King posted a story with photos, captions, and a link to the iReport page where fans of Gourmet shared their stories. Guess whose photo was on the CNN homepage and is the second feature photo on the story page? Ironically, the photo is of the garlic-almond pasta sauce over egg noodles that I planned on serving this week. I invite you to see the story for yourself and view some of the other amazing photos featured.

Thanks, Lila, for being such a fun reporter to work with.

December 19, in a minor flood of holiday cooking articles, the New York Times writes an article about Martha Stewart's call on the popular cooking Reality-TV television show, Top Chef. She was present on the December 18 showing of the program. The big take-aways from the episode were that Ms. Stewart recommended simplicity ("but not too simple") and that the winning dish was vegetarian. The one-pot creation by Top Chef contestant, Ariane Duarte was made of cauliflower, potatoes, cream, and seasonings.