I was exhausted after work today and almost didn't bother making pizza. I'm glad I didn't give up. When life gets you down, make delicious pizza. I've definitely been improving with every attempt, too. Although I didn't exactly get a perfectly round shape this time, it did taste delicious. The crust was crispier and the... Continue Reading →
No deep dish this time, because that crust requires more time than I was willing to wait for dinner tonight. I wasn't sure it was possible, but this pizza turned out even better than the last (non-deep dish) one. It's almost like practicing something makes you better at it. Crazy!
I wanted to make pizza from scratch again this week, but I didn't want to go through all the hassle of the deep dish with its laminated dough. I found a different crust recipe but made the same sauce as last time since we liked it so much. I think it came out perfect!
I decided to use the leftover dough I had stashed in the freezer from last week. If anything, this one came out even better looking than the first time!
So, this was way more work than pulling a frozen pizza out of the wrapper and slapping it into the oven. Good thing it was delicious and 100% worth it. It's probably some kind of crime against Chicago style to make pizza in a square pan but it is all we had that was deep... Continue Reading →
I got it in my head that I wanted to make homemade pizza tomorrow. Not just any pizza either, Chicago style deep dish. I thought I'd be clever and stop for ingredients on the way home from work. Except I forgot unsalted butter, and I didn't actually have as much flour in the cupboard as... Continue Reading →
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