November 20, 2022

Third of November

It has been almost a year since the last post because it has been a busy year. I’ve made pizza on three occasions since then but I didn’t get around to blogging the experience. It takes time and effort and lately I just felt too tired after making pizza to post a writeup with photos. Today is different and a good reason to get back into it. In December of 2019, we went down to see the family of Sweet T for the holidays.

January 16, 2022

Third of January

It is the third Sunday of January. Snow is starting to fall outside and the weather is expected to get nasty with some freezing rain on the way. A great day to stay inside and make some pizza. A couple of months ago our toaster oven broke. I was toasting up some English Muffins when a small supernova exploded inside. I have no clue what happened but the heating element got really bright at one spot, warped the rod, and then burned out never to heat up again.

December 5, 2021

First of December

It is the first Sunday of December. It is a great day for making pizza before the holiday rush is upon us. It has been some time since we last had some Detroit-style pizza so I thought that would be good for today’s agenda. I had to be somewhere at 4pm so I told Niles and Ken that we should start promptly at noon. This dough recipe uses the fast acting yeast with a thirty minute rest before baking.

November 7, 2021

First of November

It is the first Sunday of November. This autumn has gotten busy and we were having a difficult time finding a weekend we could all get together. Today was the first time in over two months that we were able to do it. The goal today was to keep it simple and try to keep mistakes at a minimum. Niles brought over Little T and Ken brought over Little D so I planned on making enough dough for six pizzas.

August 15, 2021

Third of August

It is the third Sunday of August. I had no plans for this Sunday. Niles was free. Ken was free. That means it is time to bake some pizza. Everyone showed up at around noon and Little T and Little D joined us as well. Yesterday afternoon I made the standard batch of 1000 g and placed the covered dough ball in the beer fridge overnight. My sister made pizza last week and texted me with a question about the dough recipe.

July 25, 2021

Fourth of July

It is the fourth Sunday of July. That two week break from making pizzas ended up being two months instead. Time can really fly during the summer where a lot is going on. I asked Niles if he was free this weekend. He was, so that means it is pizza time. Ken mentioned that he was also planning to make some pizza this weekend. I told him he should just come on over for Sunday pizza day instead.

May 16, 2021

Third of May

It is the third Sunday of May. Jacob was supposed to come over today for some pizza and pinball but there was some kind of miscommunication. I said we should meet up around noon. He thought we were meeting up around dinner time. So we ended up not getting together today. We will try to do it again sometime in June. I made enough dough for three pizzas today but only ended up making one.

May 9, 2021

Second of May

It is the second Sunday of May. I’ve been doing a bit of experimenting lately so I thought today would be a good time to get back to the basics. At the grocery store this morning, I picked up a block of the low moisture skim milk mozzarella, some monterey jack, and some white cheddar. I have enough pizza sauce at the house and figured I would let Niles choose what sauce to use today.

May 2, 2021

First of May

It is the first Sunday in May. Niles had other things going on today but he said he could be here for pizza if we made it quick. That sounds like a Ledo’s style pizza day to me. Niles hasn’t tried it yet so that is an added bonus. Let’s see what he thinks of it. I found some AAA batteries in the drawer and put the new mini-kitchen scale to good use:

April 24, 2021

Fourth of April

It is the fourth Saturday in April. I am again making pizza on a Saturday afternoon because I have plans for Sunday. Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary and we are going out for a nice dinner. No need to spoil my appetite by having a heavy pizza lunch. That is something I can instead do for today. Ken has been making some pizza lately and he is also using Frank Pinello’s dough recipe.

April 17, 2021

Third of April

It is the third Saturday in April. It is not a Sunday, but I’m booked tomorrow to help Eric rummage through his shed full of vintage computers. I’ve also been told some soldering will be involved. The two week break ended up being four and I was really itching to make a pizza today. I asked Niles if he was free today instead and he was. A day early but pizza day is on!

March 14, 2021

Second of March

It is the second Sunday of March. It is also Pi Day. Making a pizza pie is a great way to celebrate Pi Day. I’ve also generated a million images, each 16 by 16 pixels, using the digits of pi. I don’t think I’m going to have time to go through all million of them today. Niles was down on the Eastern Shore last weekend. He stopped by Ponzetti’s on the way home, picked up a few partial bakes, and said we should do a side-by-side tasting today.