Many thanks to Broccoli and Fusilli for helping us to satisfy a hankerin' for recreating an Italian pizza experience. They were kind enough to advise me that Vincenzo's in town has pre-made dough and great sauce, thereby saving us hours of toil in the kitchen, hours that could be much better used enjoying a few glasses of wine on the deck...
The first attempt was a little sketchy cause I couldn't move the pizza from the cutting board to the hot pizza stone in the oven without mangling the ingredients or tearing the dough. Turns out the second attempt wasn't any better. Tonight however I learned that a 'simple' snap of the wrist is the trick.
The end result: The closest experience we can get to great Italian pizza without hopping on a flight to Rome...
Next Steps: Get one of these on the BBQ.
Showing posts with label basil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label basil. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Pizza al Prosciutto
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Red quinoa salad
I was just getting ready to post on the dinner I made last night when I saw this post on Apartment Therapy's The Kitchn on a quinoa tabbouleh, which is similar to what I'd made.
I bought the organic red quinoa at St. Lawrence Market and added chopped tomato from the CSA box, boiled potato also from the CSA box, basil from my balcony, and my favourite canned tuna (packed in olive oil). Salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil and dinner is served. And your house smells nutty and toasty too.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Balcony Basil Bruschetta
Prosecco hooked me up with two varieties of her home grown balcony basil... chronic. Yesterday we made tomato buffalo mozzarella salad with basil. Delicious, but not enough basil. Tonight I decided to use it up before it wilted, so I made three kinds of bruschetta. Each toast was (perhaps too) lovingly rubbed with garlic.
1. Ricotta with tomato, basil and parmesan
2. Tomato, basil and parmesan
3. Pierre-Robert triple-crème, pesto (both varieties) and toasted pine nuts
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Sunday Halibut
After learning about the seafood selector, I've been trying to choose fish from the "happy" list. With a few options in mind I went to the market and found a nice wild Halibut fillet. It was dredged in chickpea flour, and then pan fried with olive oil and garlic. On the side, asparagus, peas and basil.
Fantastico!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Red, White & Green?
I was introduced to Mache in Las Vegas by Broccoli and Fusilli and now I just can't get enough of it. While Mom and I were at Whole Foods we picked some up and used it as a bed for our caprese salads on Sunday night. The tomatoes are from the Omaha's Farmer's Market, the basil is from Mom's back deck and the yummy mozzarella was thankfully prepared pre-sliced from Whole Foods.
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