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31 July 2006

it ain't cpk


so i thought i'd try something different for dinner, since i had some time to experiment today. well, it wasn't really different...its something we eat practically on a weekly basis, but it usually comes to my kitchen premade and in a box. anywho, i picked up a bunch of toppings and went at it: fresh mozzarella, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, olives, garlic, pepperoni and onions. oh, and instead of tomato pizza sauce, i used one of those olivier dipping oils (toasted parmesan, garlic and herbs, if you're curious)...that added some nice flavor, if i do say so myself. the crust recipe was from my kitchen aid manual.
since the pizzas were personal sized, i sliced up the toppings to fit. the only downfall (in my head, anyways) was that the water from the fresh mozzarella resulted in a crispless crust. there were small areas where the crust didn't get soaked by cheese water (which gave us a nice crunchy surprise in every other slice), but otherwise, we were stuck with just a "chew" (rather than a "crust"). oh, well. when i'm not desperate for a crispy crust, i can experiment again.


2 Comments:

Blogger Susanne said...

it's bettah! that's too weird, i was thinking of making pizza recently but i'm too lazy and impatient to make my own crust. stinks--i haven't found any pizza places/bakeries that sell just the dough. plus i find the cost of the ingredients add up, what's up with that?! wow, could i be whinier? sorry to be debbie downer...waah waaaaaaaah :(

5:20 PM  
Blogger shana said...

that looks yum-o...another variation that i made for robert...got to r. fields and gt their fennel salami and double cream gouda...caramalize some onions and saute some mushrooms with herbs de provence and use your oils for your sauce...the gouda doesn't let off as much water so it doesn't make the crust soggy....hehe as for susanne....tell her buy pilsbury pizza crust in a can...it's not half bad, not like making your own, but decent...but do the pre-bake first, it makes it crispier...

6:05 AM  

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