There are pizza cookbooks, and then there’s Pizza Rules, the new release from Philadelphia-based author and home pizza expert Peggy Paul Casella. Equal parts guidebook, workbook, and invitation to play with your food, the book is a joyfully illustrated, refreshingly flexible introduction to pizza-making that meets home cooks exactly where they are.
“Pizza Rules is made for the way people really make pizza at home,” says Casella. The book includes 10 dough recipes—ranging from slow-fermented Neapolitan to a no-yeast beer dough you can throw together in minutes—as well as six sauce recipes, 85+ toppings, and step-by-step instructions for baking pizza in a variety of ways, from your kitchen oven to the backyard grill.
But it’s not just about giving readers recipes—it’s about giving them confidence. “Instead of teaching you how to make someone else’s pizza,” she says, “this book equips you with all the know-how you need to make your own creations. The PIZZAbilities are endless!”
A longtime advocate for homemade pizza nights, Casella weaves in clever tools for planning and inspiration, including topping charts, meal-rounding tips, and guided notebook pages to help readers record their pizza experiments. Scannable QR codes throughout the book link to exclusive video demos, bringing the lessons to life.
Whether you’re a pizza obsessive or a curious beginner, Pizza Rules makes the case that the best slice is the one you dream up yourself—no rules, just possibilities.
- Get your copy and learn more at peggypaulcasella.com.
