Pizza

Ever since I bought a stand mixer I've been a dough making maniac. This is by far the best pizza I've made yet. I even made the sauce from fresh tomatoes. Pan pizza is my favorite and this beats all the local pizza places for under $5 a pie.

Toppings: Pepperoni, jalapeno, mushroom, red onion, and bacon.

Mozzarella, Romano, pineapple, jalapeños, pepperoni, sourdough crust.

I was playing Cyberpunk yesterday, and best girl Judy asked me what I liked on my pizza. I passed a speech check (I think on Body/Strength) to say "A&A. Artichoke & Avocados." and some other text I forget.

Now I'm wondering if such a pizza exists, and would it be any good? And what else would go good on it?

I have had artichokes on pizza before. They work. I feel like avocado wouldn't, though. Like it would burn up or dry out or something.

Granted, it's Cyberpunk. They get their pizza from a place called Buck A Slice and everything is crappy in their world. And yet, that pizza sounds good. AND I had to pass a speech check to say it.

The game was made by the Polish so maybe that has something to do with it? The game is set in Southern California but it doesn't feel quite right. It's also not their (CD Projekt Red) world, it comes from the board/tabletop RPG Cyberpunk 2013 which came out in the 1980s. Which was made by an American. So I don't think that matters.

Anyway: would you try this pizza?

Haters will say there's too much char. Haters are wrong.

I had some one ask for a stuffed crust. I normally wouldn't approve , but they brought their own cheese to have me make it for them.

I'd fallen into the habit of quick-and-easy cooking (or eating out) since my last major depressive episode. Today I felt inspired to make some pizza from scratch. Cooking does wonders for the soul.

I am not sure if this can even be called a pizza crime because it's available in almost any pizzeria in Italy, may even be listed under the "classic pizza" section. I don't remember seeing this one at home and i have always been kinda keen to order it but never dared to.

So now I saw it in a focacceria and figured this was my chance - just a quick transaction, then I can eat it alone, somewhere where nobody sees me 😁

Well, it was a bit underwhelming tbh. I might have to try it again with freshly fried fries, in a pizzeria, and eat it before the eyes of everybody else.

After my last pizza, I had to make more! This time I made two smaller pizzas, one with pepperoni and mushroom and this one with just pepperoni. Very tasty! I also found out my oven goes to at least 500F which is cool.

Firing up the v1.0.0 backyard pizza oven for the first time, I guess I went too hot too fast. Fortunately I can scavenge another rock from work and try again.

While mixing my dough tonight I forgot to add the yeast. I noticed after it “rose” for an hour. I went ahead and added the yeast, but it did not rise during baking. It was still good though.

This is a recipe from the website seriouseats.com. It's really amazing. The crispy cheese edge is the best.

I add sugar to the warm water in which i dissolve the (dry) yeast. It seems to give it a little "jump start". I read somewhere that yeast loves that stuff. Is that a mistake or valid?

Made in my conventional oven, 550F for 11 minutes, using a pizza stone. Pineapple, jalapenos, pepperoni, and some pineapple/jalapeño hot honey for toppings. Recipe for the dough.

Saw a thread discussing the varieties of frozen pizza and it made me glad I make my own.

The pizza pictured is 16", costs about $2.75 to make and serves 2 people comfortably. Oh, and taste? There's really no comparison.

The only real barrier to anybody making pizza like this is just the willingness to practice. It does take a while to get it down, but once you do it's like second nature - and so worth it!

Made some dough for the first time with a recipe I found on the internet back in 2022. I think I let it rise too long as it has a funky taste. Not quite sour but that's the best way I can describe it. Obviously the sauce was in a jar but didn't wanna mess up two things at once.

Just found this place so hopefully going to try out some of the chemistry instructions here.

I was so eager that I almost forgot to take a picture...!

Got some pizza disks for Christmas. Makes it so much easier to cook a good hand-stretched pizza crust in my home oven.

Pepperoni for my wife; mushrooms and onions for me. A blend of mozz, Muenster, and feta on both.