Pizza Presto: 80 Fast & Fabulous Recipes - Softcover

Kolpas, author of The Breakfast and Brunch Book ( LJ 4/15/88), describes California pizzas that are eclectic, easy to make, elegant, and light. Most of these recipes, especially those featuring vegetables and cheese, are quite appealing; a few verge on the ridiculous (a Reuben pizza?). Evelyne Sloman's The Pizza Book ( LJ 7/84) is one of the best of this genre, but designer pizzas continue to be popular, so most collections could add Kolpas's paperback.

Copyright 1989 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Pizza cookery is often viewed as a labor-intensive endeavor: Kolpas takes the time out of preparation with 80 fast recipes which rely on ready-made crusts and sauces and embellishments which are fast to assemble. Gone are hours of handling dough from scratch and putting together time-consuming toppings: busy cooks will appreciate the approach. -- Midwest Book Review