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How To Make Pizza Crust
February 9, 2009 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
My first attempt to make pizza crust didn't come out quite right. It was too dry, but I didn't trust my own judgment. So of course I had to try it again. Same recipe, but doubled. And sure enough, it was way too dry until I added more water. And it came out just right. Except ... I like the chewiness of pizza crust. This one was tasty, but had a somewhat bread-like texture. I'm pretty sure what I need to do is get some high-gluten flour. I could mail order it, but first I'm going to call … [Read more...]
How To Make Steak Pizza
February 3, 2009 (Updated January 30, 2015) by
A couple of days ago I asked the girls what they wanted for dinner. Ana wanted pizza. Winnie, of course, wanted steak. Hmm, which one should I make? Steak? Pizza? Steak ... pizza ... steak ... pizza ... Oh, I know! I'll make steak pizza! Yeah, you figured that out already. I don't seem to be very good at building suspense. So at first I wanted to order a steak pizza. I was sure someone must offer steak as a topping. No such luck. The closest I could find was a "Philly cheesesteak pizza" … [Read more...]
What Pizza Crust Taught Me About Myself
February 2, 2009 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
I just started my relationship with yeast breads this past fall. I haven't done the same recipes over and over to really get them right, because there are so many breads I want to try. But I'm getting comfortable working with the dough ... though apparently "comfortable" is still well short of "confident." That's why this post is not called How To Make Pizza Crust. I knew it wasn't going right, but I figured I ought to follow the recipe the first time before I started getting … [Read more...]
How To Make Ravioli, part 1
January 30, 2009 (Updated March 24, 2014) by
Today isn't about the recipe, it's a rundown of several techniques for making ravioli. I'll put the recipe for the filling up the next time my father-in-law makes it. It was already made before I showed up with the camera. In the clips below I'm working with my father-in-law, Lou. His mother and her sisters would spend several days each fall making thousands of ravioli and freezing them to use through the holidays. When I say thousands, I'm talking about 12-14,000 ravioli. And yes, they'd … [Read more...]
