This goat cheese asparagus pizza with potatoes is the perfect change from your normal pizza routine. It’s full of flavor and totally delicious.

Over the past five years, my love of cheese has blossomed. Before that, the only cheese I ever really ate was the stuff wrapped in plastic or the kind that came on my pizza; occasionally, my mom would buy slices of Colby cheese, and we would eat the huge round slices together. 

When I was growing up, my stepsister loved cheese. It was her favorite food, and every year, my mom and stepdad would put a massive ball of mozzarella inside her stocking, and then she would sit there and eat it like an apple.

I never understood her love for cheese. I found it “ok,” but nothing I would go out of my way for. 

The first time I had an “exotic” cheese (I use the word exotic because, as I wrote, my cheese experiences were not very worldly), I was in California, and my grandfather brought home some brie cheese. I remember looking at this weird soft cheese and thinking, “There is no way I’m going to eat that!”

Unfortunately, that attitude did not work with my grandfather, so I reluctantly tried the cheese and realized I loved it.  It was something I couldn’t stop eating. I remember not finishing my dinner that night because I had overeaten cheese and was full.

Now, fast forward many, many, many years, and I’m starting to sample more cheeses and realize that cheese is excellent. It is beginning to be something I might go out of my way to get.

I’m not about to eat a ball of mozzarella like an apple, but I will cut myself a few slices and enjoy. 

Last year, my boyfriend and I went to Hawaii, where I sampled my first bite of goat cheese. I remember he and I were at the Hawaiian Vanilla Company and had a lovely lunch with the farm owners.

The owner made an entire meal using vanilla. She made stuffed chicken breasts with goat cheese and basil; the minute I put that in my mouth, I was in heaven. My only thought then was, “Why in the hell hadn’t I tried this sooner?” As I type this, my mouth salivates, and I think about how I wish I had some goat cheese in the fridge.

The recipe I made for this blog was something I found in my new issues of Bon Appetit.  It is a goat cheese asparagus pizza with fingerling potatoes. Everything about that combination made me happy.

Some may think, “Potatoes on pizza?!?!” but trust me, it’s delicious.

The first time I had potatoes on pizza, I thought the same thing until I bit into it and realized how awesome it was.

If you are ever in Connecticut, hit up Sally’s Pizza in New Haven or Willington Pizza in Willington and try their potato pizza. Trust me, you will be sold! 

This pizza turned out even better than my expectations. I do not make a lot of homemade pizza, but after making this, I realized I should. I get to use good-quality ingredients and do whatever my little pizza-making heart desires. 

I used store-bought fresh dough, but if you feel adventurous, make some yourself.  Enjoy!!!

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