2.27 pounds of lard from Rowdy Stickhorse Wild Acres + 2.07 pounds of lard from Downing Family Farm = 7 cups of rendered lard Here’s how ya do it: Fresh lard Cube the lard and add about one cup of water. Slowly melt the fat over low heat for a couple hours.* Once the lard [...]
Archive for the ‘Pizza’ Category
Regarding Lard
Posted in Back to Basics, Bread, Fat, Pizza on November 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Pizza
Posted in Eating Out, Pizza, Tomatoes on December 14, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I love making pizza! I also love that Matt worked at Papa John’s for 3.5 years, so he’s a pro at rolling out the dough. We get whole wheat dough balls from Earth Elements. They are yummy and convenient. I’ve tried making my own, but it didn’t turn out so well. If you have a [...]
Pizza Pockets
Posted in Experimenting, Pizza on June 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A couple weeks ago, we made one of our fabulous pizzas. Thinking ahead, we prepared extra of each ingredient and thawed an extra dough ball. After we enjoyed our pizza supper, we made up some “pizza pockets,” baked, and froze them for easy suppers in the following weeks. They were definitely edible, but next time [...]
Put A Wedge In It
Posted in Beer and Wine, Eating Out, Pizza on February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A new pizza place has come to town. It’s The Wedge Pizzeria on Western. There’s been a little buzz on account of the locally sourced ingredients, the brick oven in what used to be a salon, and the atypical/gourmet toppings. My waitress didn’t know the specifics of the local ingredients—just that when they get them, [...]
Saucy Lady
Posted in Beer and Wine, Flops, Meat, Pizza, Tomatoes on December 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a little late in posting, but last Wednesday was pizza night. It came together nicely; we used ground sausage left over from making stuffed acorn squash, caramelized onion, goat cheese crumbles, and a little mozzarella, all on top of an amended version of my canned tomato sauce and the trusty whole-wheat dough from Earth [...]
Back to Trattoria
Posted in Beer and Wine, Eating Out, Pizza on October 19, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We didn’t waste any time getting back to Trattoria. Matt and I had some time to waste yesterday, so we decided to go there for supper. After taking our order, the waiter brought some cannellini bean spread and placed a piece of focaccia on each of our plates. Soon he brought water and Anchor Steam [...]
Mid-Week Pizza
Posted in Beer and Wine, Pizza on October 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m going to run out of not-so-clever ways to say that, once again, it’s pizza night. I never, ever get tired of pizza. I’ll talk about how tonight’s pizza came together. It was pretty effortless. As always, the crust came from Earth Elements Farm. Matt, the one-time pizza-makin’ pro, prepped the dough and baked it [...]
When the moon hits your eye…
Posted in Local, Pizza, Vegetarian on September 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Friday night was pizza night. Oh, how I love pizza night! We’ve been buying frozen whole wheat pizza dough through the co-op from Earth Elements Farm. It’s become a regular item in our co-op order because it’s so convenient and yummy. I caramelized onions, spread the dough with pesto and marinara, tomatoes, mozzarella and goat [...]
