OK, my heritage is Italian. I made sure that I learned several family favorites
before the older folks made their transition. Here is one of my favorite dishes.
It is classic "peasant food".
My mom always says that God took care of the peasants. I.e., this is healthy,
and cheap.
Rich folk would eat a lot of rich foods that were heart attack on a plate sort of deal.

Olive and Onion Pie

Enough Pizza dough for 2 9X13 pans. (pick your favorite recipe)
4-6 large Spanish Onions (sweet onions i.e., Vidalia, do not work well, imo)
I can of Pitted black Olives; chopped (or any of your fave, as long as pitted)
1 can achovies.
Olive Oil (pure, you can add a little EVOO later, if you want to)
You need a LARGE pan to cook this massive pile of onions.

Mash Anchovies into a paste
Cut onions into Slivers

Spread one Pizza dough portion into the bottom and sides a the 9X13 pan and prebake for at 375 for 10 or so minutes. You want it drier so you don't get s mouthful of raw dough.

Cook the onions in Olive oil until golden. Add the Anchovies and cook about 2 more minutes. Add Olives, and remove from heat.

Add the Olive/Onion Mixture to the prebaked dough pan. Cover with the 2nd portion of pizza dough. Poke lotsa holes into the top piece of dough.

Cook until dough looks golden on edges. could take about 15 minutes, but I always check at 10 minutes.

You can also make personal size calzones with this mixture. It is one of my favorite comfort foods. Add black pepper of you want to, but be real cautious if you want to add salt as the anchovies are very salty. DO NOT soak the anchovies in milk for this recipe.

Try it, you'll like it! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />