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the perfect thin-crust pizza?

Not exactly.

It looks pretty good though, doesn’t it?

At the risk of sounding boastful, I should tell you that I make a killer deep-dish Chicago-style pizza. It’s actually Cook’s Illustrated’s exact recipe, I don’t dare alter a thing. It is so good that upon tasting the first bite of my very first attempt at this pizza, [...]

calzone for christmas eve

Christmas.

I feel like I’ve done nothing but cook for a week.  I mean of course there was wrapping and baking and cleaning and shoveling and last minute shopping as well.

I’m exhausted, but happy.

My mom and Rich flew in from Miami a few days before Christmas and I wanted to feed them well while they were [...]

blue cheese and caramelized shallot tart

So I had been wondering what to do with the shallots that arrived in last week’s Fresh Picks box.

I was happy to have eaten every last radish, rhubarb stalk and leafy green from that box, but I still had 8 beautiful shallots sitting on my counter, quite possibly feeling like the last kids picked for dodge ball on [...]

pizza crust update...

Maybe pizza just isn’t my thing.

No wonder my parents never made homemade crust. It’s a tricky little devil, but I’m not giving up.

I mean, this one turned out amazing, right?

And guess what? I am now the proud owner of my very own pizza stone!  I ran out to Crate and Barrel and picked up this [...]

thin crust round two

So, I tried again. With another recipe. Jamie Oliver’s.

I love Jamie Oliver. Maybe it’s the accent, or maybe the lisp. Probably both. He’s definitely a great cook with a big heart.  LOVE.

I found his pizza dough recipe, which came with rave reviews. Lots of them. YAY!
I couldn’t wait to make this pizza crust. Finally!  And it [...]