You know when you’re just working on autopilot in the kitchen? When your hands just do a thing with minimal involvement from your brain? This happened to me on Thursday as I was making dough for our weekly Friday pizza night. I make pizza dough the night before because letting the dough rest overnight gives […]
After a series of rainy or cold spring weekends, as of this Friday the Ooni is back in action. I’ve had the oven for five years now, and every year that goes by the season gets shorter: I am a little less gung-ho about dragging it out of the garage on marginal days in March […]
No comments | Ooni, Pizza
It started with an innocent question, fueled perhaps by a too strong Blue Moon cocktail: “Can you put lemon slices on a pizza?” I thought immediately of chicken piccata, a dish notable for including whole lemon slices – rind and all, in the sauce. If it works over pasta, it should work on pizza too. […]
2 comments | Capers, Lemon, Pizza
My taste in pizza runs strongly to the Neapolitan, and the pizza I make most often at home has a very thin, crisp crust. But I am by no means some kind of Neapolitan absolutist: I keep an open mind about the many styles of pizza in the world. Sometimes I even make a different […]
2 comments | Baking, Bread, Focaccia, Mozzarella, Neapolitan, Oregano, Pizza, Quick, Tomatoes
May in Minnesota, however mild, is not exactly a month of abundant agricultural production. Plants just haven’t had enough time to shake off the winter chill and start the reproductive cycle that brings us delicious veggies all summer. Given that fresh local produce is hard to come by in this early month, one might question […]
5 comments | Farmers Market, Food Vendors, Lettuce, Midtown, Midtown Farmers Market, Minneapolis, Pizza, Rhubarb, Romaine, Spring, Strawberries, Street Food
It’s a cruel irony that heat of the late summer sun that produces perfect tomatoes and fragrant basil also makes our homes so hot that the thought of even turning on the oven – let alone cranking it up all the way for perfect pizzas margherita – is unbearable. By the time I’m willing to […]
No comments | Butternut Squash, Fall, Feta, Gorgonzola, Leeks, Pizza, Potatoes, Seasonal, Walnuts
While watching my alma mater make it into the national championship I was enjoying a treat inspired by many a dinner in Case Hall: Spartan Sausage Bread. It is just regular sausage bread but prepared in a Michigan State cafeteria, or in this case, by a Michigan State fan and alumnus. I’d like to think my […]
1 comment | Basketball, Bread, Cheese, Final Four, Michigan State, Pizza, Sausage, Spartans, Yeast
No comments | Basketball, Goat Cheese, Michigan State, Pesto, Pizza
4 Pizzas get made: Margherita, Fennel-
3 comments | Artichoke Hearts, Asiago, Basil, Crust, Fennel, Fire Roasted Tomatoes, Fontina, Ham, Italian, Margherita, Mozzarella, Pizza, Sausage, Shiitake, Taleggio, Tomato Sauce, Toppings
Since I make pizza regularly, I am always trying to come up with new ideas for toppings to keep things interesting. I also have been trying to buy food that is local and in season. Those two concepts intersected recently to result in: the beetza. Beets are not, strictly speaking, in season since everything here […]
No comments | Basil, Beets, Brie, Capers, Feta, Food, Local, Marinara, Mushrooms, Pizza, Pizza Stone, Rosemary, Seasonal, Technique