For this week’s Pie of the Week, I made a Ragu Calzone. So, maybe it’s a hand pie?
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A couple of folks at the farmers’ market mentioned they were enjoying following my pizza journey, but noticed I had not posted a Pie of the Week on my blog yet. Never fear: I’m still making farm to flame pizzas every week! Our internet was down for over two weeks, so I’m pre-dating this post back to when it should have been made. Rural internet: it’s slow and unreliable, but at least it’s expensive!
But, Pie of the Week #7 was another one inspired by my love of the Indian buffet… In particular, I love the various dals. For those who have yet to fall in love with Indian food, dal refers to both an ingredient and a dish. There are many of both. Dal the ingredient is a lentil or split pea, or a similar small bean. Dal the dish is a richly spiced stew made from dal the ingredient, cooked until it begins to break down. They have wonderfully rich flavors, that blend well with all of the runny sauces from the other dishes you pile on your buffet plate. And, the best way to eat them is by using naan, an Indian flatbread, as an edible shovel. What is pizza, but an already-filled flatbread shovel? So, dal pizza it is!
Xenia, my wife, is a huge mushroom fan. I wish I was, but I’m not. That said, I’m a huge fan of very local, very seasonal eating. And it doesn’t get more local and seasonal than freshly foraged foods. Which this time of year includes winter oyster mushrooms.
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After five weeks of making, on average, four different pizzas a week (though usually only one to highlight), I must admit to feeling a little over-cheesed. Cheese is great, of course! But I wanted to mix things up a bit. And, while pizza marinara might have been the obvious choice, I decided to be different: Pizza Tika Masala!
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So, I’ve made it five weeks in a row on my weekly “pie of the week” challenge. This week: Ham and Cheese Pizza! Continue reading
I’ve had several requests for the Neapolitan pizza crust recipe I use for my farm to fire pizzas, since I began sharing my Pie of the Week journey. Continue reading
We actually had a little bit of time for family Sunday afternoon, and, while chilly, it was a beautiful day. So, we made a fire and some potato soup!
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I was inspired by some of the beautiful broccoli Stan and Judy from Countryside Orchard had at the Culver Farmers’ Market this week. Their broccoli is usually pretty spectacular, and while we have broccoli raab in the high tunnel that I hope will make some delicious winter pizzas, I do really love roasted broccoli in the fall. And broccoli likes cheese, as does pizza. So…
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