It seems like a silly thing to forget, pizza. People are constantly talking about it, folks on TV are eating it, people who work at pizza shops are asked to make complex drawings on pizza boxes. It’s everywhere! So how…
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Keep it Simple, Stupid
There’s this saying, “If it tastes good on its own, it’ll taste good on a pizza”. I haven’t had an ice cream pizza yet, or a Cheerios pizza, but I have my doubts. If you reduce pizza to its basic…
Add Some Fat
The left side of my jaw is still sore from a bread-related incident two weeks ago. Maybe it was because I was in a bad mood. Maybe it was because I chomped down on a piece of sourdough bread with…
Friday is Pizza Day
Then to the good people of the land was it Friday. A dough ball shall be taken from the freezer and left to defrost on the warm top of the oven above the pilot light. Lo there will be increased…
Handmade Pizza
Crispy crust, gooey cheese, salty toppings, all served hot right from the oven. What’s not to like about pizza? Food technology and mass production, however, have turned what could be the most perfect self-contained meal into a mean joke—cardboard wan…
What’s for Dinner?
Toddler Harbat has been growing up in our kitchen. She took her first steps there, and quickly learned where the bread was sliced. I’ve always tried to include her in food preparation, and her recent Christmas present shows where her…
Pizza, Done Right
Here’s the first pizza I ever made, from stem to stern, crust to toppings, all handmade: I still think about the taste: peppery olive oil, fragrant thyme, and the pleasing bite of a partially charred onion. What made it so…
Perfect Happiness
Yesterday my wife met me at work and brought Toddler Harbat. We went out for lunch at a pizza place up the street that makes crackly-crust Sicilian pizza. It was sunny outside and sitting there with my family, I felt…
Baking and Washing Dishes
It just goes to show, you never can assume to know what will interest a child. On Saturday Toddler Harbat helped me make our weekly bread. We started off with the whole wheat soaker, and she enjoyed stirring up the…
‘Za
Sup, bra! You in for some ‘za? Should we get appos first? Aright, high five!YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAH! [shudder] Talking like this makes me want to punch myself in the face. But all the pizza I’ve been eating recently seems to be lowering…
