Kitchen lust

[gfrancie]

I made pizza last night. I told Mr. Jenner that we may start having pizza once a week while I work hard to perfect making pizza dough. Making pizza dough is easy enough but to make great pizza dough and to cook it just so? That takes some serious practice. I am also trying variations on the basic recipe. Different flours, different measurements. By the time I am satisfied I will make Italians envious. Or something.
I made one pizza with mushrooms, prosciutto and chevre. The other one had some homemade pesto, large crushed cloves of garlic, gruyere and a light crumbling of chevre. Mr. Jenner found he preferred that one as the tomato base on the other pizza was a touch too spicy for him.
I was happier with how this week's crust turned out. It still isn't perfect but we are getting there.

I also made Ross cookies yesterday. Mmmmm ross cookies. I am coming closer to what I want to make with the ice cream. It may involve cardamom and walnuts. It might need something else. Sometimes I just open up my cupboards and stare really really really hard at what is on the shelves. I then hope something stands out.

For dinner tonight I am making Indian food. I have chicken marinating in yogurt, garlic and some spices I mixed together. I will cook that up with a sauce, make some naan and some curried fried potatoes. Mr. Jenner isn't a keen fan of Indian food but he likes what I make. He likes spice, he just isn't a fan of heat. Understandable.

I think Senor Onion read my livejournal. He has been waking up at a much more reasonable hour. Thank you Pudding. Your Mother appreciates it.

Comments

[jillithian.livejournal.com]

I think my favorite pizza was from a little hole-in-the-wall place in Rome. I didn't speak Italian and only the one girl in the kitchen spoke English. It was just before the lunch rush and they were just putting out the freshly baked pizza as we walked in. After some confused discussion, I pointed at a slice with something odd looking on it (well, odd for the typical American, I guess). That first bite was heavenly.

I'd never had eggplant before, but oh it was sooooo good... :)

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

Those people know how to make some serious pizza -usually the best is in the hole in the wall places.