Sharing Your Passion for Homemade Pizza, Bread and Pasta
Let me tell you about the time my father had his cholesterol checked the week after Easter. On second thought, nevermind. Instead, let’s just think about the flavors that make our Easter, in our Italian American (mixed with some French Canadian) family, that make us really look forward to this holiday. Last year we talked [...]
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Who doesn’t love bacon? Bacon beer? Really? I gotta have some. Bacon bread looks like it would be easier to make. Recipe after the pictures at this link.
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While talking about our cheesy government this morning, Instapundit (Glenn Reynolds) brought up his dislike of the trend of putting too much cheese on pizza, saying “If I wanted cheese toast, I’d order cheese toast.” He quotes somebody else suggesting that, “You can get by with ordinary cheese; you can give people that pillow-soft puffed-up [...]
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He never baked like this when I lived with him! What a bummer. My college roommate Chuck Rossi shared these loaves, along with a little taunting. A few weeks ago he sent me these two: And tonight teases with these two. Look at the yellow of that saffron bread! Nice work Chuck. I’m impressed and [...]
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Dessert after Easter Sunday dinner was always special for us because of the Italian specialties that we only had at Easter time. But some traditions fade as the years, and our older relatives that had more knowledge of the old world, pass on. For the younger generations, holidays become more American over time, and sometimes [...]
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Working with a wood fired oven, you can easily get it over 900°F. Slide the pizza in, a minute and a half later, you can slide out a perfectly done, thin crust, Neapolitan masterpiece. If you’re stuck with a conventional oven that tops out at 500-550°F, you might think you can’t come close to a [...]
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Dad (Gary) made a whole wheat loaf the other day. He and Mom were pretty pleased with it. Very moist and delicious. I think they managed to polish the whole thing off between the two of them in little more than a day. On baking it a second time, he modified the recipe slightly and [...]
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This is a simple recipe from A16: Food + Wine. I will paraphrase it here. One 28 oz can of San Marzano tomatoes 1-2 teaspoons kosher salt Pour the can of tomatoes into a bowl and break the whole tomatoes apart into small pieces with your hands. Do not use a food processor as it will [...]
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