Anatomy of a Pizza

(The following text and recipes originally appeared in Buffalo Spree; for additional recipes and pictures click here or here.) One of the aspects of food that I have always found interesting—besides cooking and eating it—is its history, and to study food history is in a certain way studying civilization itself. Even common everyday foods haveContinue reading “Anatomy of a Pizza”

>Anatomy of a Pizza

> (The following text and recipes originally appeared in Buffalo Spree; for additional recipes and pictures click here or here.) One of the aspects of food that I have always found interesting—besides cooking and eating it—is its history, and to study food history is in a certain way studying civilization itself. Even common everyday foodsContinue reading “>Anatomy of a Pizza”

Pizza Made with Leftovers

  As is often the case when I’m home alone dinner is an afterthought…yesterday was one of these times. I am a firm believer that you can add almost anything to a soup pot, pasta, or top a pizza and it will be good and nourishing (within reason of course).  Yesterday I was making breadContinue reading “Pizza Made with Leftovers”

>Lebanese Inspired Pizza

> This isn’t so much a pizza as it is a sort of Middle Eastern flat-bread with flavoring ingredients on it (but then again that’s what pizza is, isn’t it…bread with stuff on it). What this is really is a variation of the Lebanese za’atar bread with a few other ingredients…and geeze o’ man isContinue reading “>Lebanese Inspired Pizza”

Lebanese Inspired Pizza

This isn’t so much a pizza as it is a sort of Middle Eastern flat-bread with flavoring ingredients on it (but then again that’s what pizza is, isn’t it…bread with stuff on it). What this is really is a variation of the Lebanese za’atar bread with a few other ingredients…and geeze o’ man is itContinue reading “Lebanese Inspired Pizza”

Brrr…

Brrr…it’s cold out there today. When I woke this morning it was a mere 7F…we eventually had a balmy high temperature of 10F (-12c). I had some errands to run and originally thought of doing them by bike…then I thought about it again. Um…I don’t think so. This is frostbite weather…I may be a littleContinue reading “Brrr…”

>Multi-Grain Pizza and Two Loaves of Bread

>If you are a regular reader of this blog you know two things about me. One is that I like to ride bikes, and the other is that I like to bake and eat homemade bread…a lot. I eat some sort of bread product at almost every meal and have not purchased a loaf inContinue reading “>Multi-Grain Pizza and Two Loaves of Bread”

Multi-Grain Pizza and Two Loaves of Bread

If you are a regular reader of this blog you know two things about me. One is that I like to ride bikes, and the other is that I like to bake and eat homemade bread…a lot. I eat some sort of bread product at almost every meal and have not purchased a loaf inContinue reading “Multi-Grain Pizza and Two Loaves of Bread”

Whole Wheat Focaccia

I made this simple focaccia today to take to take to my sister’s house as part of out Easter dinner. It’s made with a basic bread dough, but I substituted 1/3 of the flour with course whole wheat flour. I also added a little honey to the dough. This focaccia is another example of howContinue reading “Whole Wheat Focaccia”

>Whole Wheat Focaccia

>I made this simple focaccia today to take to take to my sister’s house as part of out Easter dinner. It’s made with a basic bread dough, but I substituted 1/3 of the flour with course whole wheat flour. I also added a little honey to the dough. This focaccia is another example of howContinue reading “>Whole Wheat Focaccia”