Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost
Yah, it is, but really, all it is is some seasonings and a buttermilk that you don't really taste. What you notice is the chicken and the bacon. Karen At 08:58 PM 8/8/2020, you wrote: What's ranch? isn't that a salad dressing? I don't like salad dressing. -Original Message- From: Karen Delzer via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2020 11:34 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Karen Delzer Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost We get them from Domino's. they call them chicken Bacon Ranch pizza. Reieieieieiely good! Karen At 03:18 PM 8/8/2020, you wrote: Has anybody on here had a chicken bacon pizza, now thats really good, I was only able to find that once in the grocery store, but after that I couldnt find it anymore. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 8, 2020, at 4:19 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > ??That happened to me with rice krispy treats. Can't stand them, and everyone loves them. (lol) > >> On 8/8/2020 1:16 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> We made a barbecue chicken pizza once. But we both got the flu that night and have never done it again. Too bad, too, because it was really good. But the flu sort of spoiled it for us. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 11:30 AM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Simon Wong >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >> >> Someone here actually makes a pretty good chicken pizza, onions peppers and mushrooms and put the chicken without the sauce. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Aug 7, 2020, at 11:09 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>> >>> ??Could you eat a white cheese pizza, if you like that kind of thing? >>> No tomato sauce. >>> >>> >>> -Original Message----- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:59 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: Simon Wong >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> Sorry cannot eat pizza because of acid reflux. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020 8:10 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I >>> weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and >>> just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the >>> olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick >>> it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it >>> to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just >>> do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea >>> really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with >>> flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour >>> tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. >>> >>> Pamela Fairchild >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via >>> Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks >>> like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net >>> Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA >>> >>> 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if >>> not, use the larger pita on the bottom. >>> Olive oil >>> Cheese or cheeses of choice >>> Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti >>> sauce Any toppings of choice >>> >>> Choose a pan t
Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost
What's ranch? isn't that a salad dressing? I don't like salad dressing. -Original Message- From: Karen Delzer via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2020 11:34 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Karen Delzer Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost We get them from Domino's. they call them chicken Bacon Ranch pizza. Reieieieieiely good! Karen At 03:18 PM 8/8/2020, you wrote: Has anybody on here had a chicken bacon pizza, now thats really good, I was only able to find that once in the grocery store, but after that I couldnt find it anymore. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 8, 2020, at 4:19 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > ??That happened to me with rice krispy treats. Can't stand them, and everyone loves them. (lol) > >> On 8/8/2020 1:16 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> We made a barbecue chicken pizza once. But we both got the flu that night and have never done it again. Too bad, too, because it was really good. But the flu sort of spoiled it for us. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 11:30 AM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Simon Wong >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >> >> Someone here actually makes a pretty good chicken pizza, onions peppers and mushrooms and put the chicken without the sauce. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Aug 7, 2020, at 11:09 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>> >>> ??Could you eat a white cheese pizza, if you like that kind of thing? >>> No tomato sauce. >>> >>> >>> -Original Message----- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:59 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: Simon Wong >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> Sorry cannot eat pizza because of acid reflux. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020 8:10 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I >>> weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and >>> just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the >>> olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick >>> it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it >>> to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just >>> do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea >>> really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with >>> flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour >>> tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. >>> >>> Pamela Fairchild >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via >>> Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks >>> like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net >>> Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA >>> >>> 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if >>> not, use the larger pita on the bottom. >>> Olive oil >>> Cheese or cheeses of choice >>> Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti >>> sauce Any toppings of choice >>> >>> Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie >>> sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. >>> Those all come in different sizes.
Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost
We get them from Domino's. they call them chicken Bacon Ranch pizza. Reieieieieiely good! Karen At 03:18 PM 8/8/2020, you wrote: Has anybody on here had a chicken bacon pizza, now thatâs really good, I was only able to find that once in the grocery store, but after that I couldnât find it anymore. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 8, 2020, at 4:19 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > That happened to me with rice krispy treats. Can't stand them, and everyone loves them. (lol) > >> On 8/8/2020 1:16 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> We made a barbecue chicken pizza once. But we both got the flu that night and have never done it again. Too bad, too, because it was really good. But the flu sort of spoiled it for us. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 11:30 AM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Simon Wong >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >> >> Someone here actually makes a pretty good chicken pizza, onions peppers and mushrooms and put the chicken without the sauce. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Aug 7, 2020, at 11:09 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>> >>> Could you eat a white cheese pizza, if you like that kind of thing? >>> No tomato sauce. >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:59 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: Simon Wong >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> Sorry cannot eat pizza because of acid reflux. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020 8:10 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I >>> weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and >>> just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the >>> olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick >>> it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it >>> to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just >>> do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea >>> really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with >>> flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour >>> tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. >>> >>> Pamela Fairchild >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via >>> Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks >>> like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net >>> Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA >>> >>> 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if >>> not, use the larger pita on the bottom. >>> Olive oil >>> Cheese or cheeses of choice >>> Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti >>> sauce Any toppings of choice >>> >>> Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie >>> sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. >>> Those all come in different sizes. >>> Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily >>> surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to >>> coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it >>> o
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Has anybody on here had a chicken bacon pizza, now that’s really good, I was only able to find that once in the grocery store, but after that I couldn’t find it anymore. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 8, 2020, at 4:19 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > That happened to me with rice krispy treats. Can't stand them, and everyone > loves them. (lol) > >> On 8/8/2020 1:16 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> We made a barbecue chicken pizza once. But we both got the flu that night >> and have never done it again. Too bad, too, because it was really good. >> But the flu sort of spoiled it for us. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of >> Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 11:30 AM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Simon Wong >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >> >> Someone here actually makes a pretty good chicken pizza, onions peppers >> and mushrooms and put the chicken without the sauce. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Aug 7, 2020, at 11:09 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark >>>> wrote: >>> >>> Could you eat a white cheese pizza, if you like that kind of thing? >>> No tomato sauce. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:59 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: Simon Wong >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> Sorry cannot eat pizza because of acid reflux. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020 8:10 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I >>> weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and >>> just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the >>> olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick >>> it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it >>> to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just >>> do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea >>> really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with >>> flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour >>> tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to >>> 10 or 15 minutes. >>> >>> Pamela Fairchild >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via >>> Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks >>> like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net >>> Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA >>> >>> 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if >>> not, use the larger pita on the bottom. >>> Olive oil >>> Cheese or cheeses of choice >>> Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti >>> sauce Any toppings of choice >>> >>> Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie >>> sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your >>> pitas. >>> Those all come in different sizes. >>> Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily >>> surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to >>> coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it >>> one more time so the less oily side is on top. >>> Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain
Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost
That happened to me with rice krispy treats. Can't stand them, and everyone loves them. (lol) On 8/8/2020 1:16 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: We made a barbecue chicken pizza once. But we both got the flu that night and have never done it again. Too bad, too, because it was really good. But the flu sort of spoiled it for us. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 11:30 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Simon Wong Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost Someone here actually makes a pretty good chicken pizza, onions peppers and mushrooms and put the chicken without the sauce. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 7, 2020, at 11:09 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: Could you eat a white cheese pizza, if you like that kind of thing? No tomato sauce. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:59 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Simon Wong Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost Sorry cannot eat pizza because of acid reflux. -Original Message- From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020 8:10 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun!
Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost
We made a barbecue chicken pizza once. But we both got the flu that night and have never done it again. Too bad, too, because it was really good. But the flu sort of spoiled it for us. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 11:30 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Simon Wong Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost Someone here actually makes a pretty good chicken pizza, onions peppers and mushrooms and put the chicken without the sauce. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 7, 2020, at 11:09 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > Could you eat a white cheese pizza, if you like that kind of thing? > No tomato sauce. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On > Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:59 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Simon Wong > Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost > > Sorry cannot eat pizza because of acid reflux. > > -Original Message- > From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020 8:10 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net > Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost > > The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I > weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and > just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the > olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick > it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it > to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just > do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea > really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with > flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour > tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 > or 15 minutes. > > Pamela Fairchild > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via > Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost > > I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks > like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On > Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net > Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost > > DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA > > 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if > not, use the larger pita on the bottom. > Olive oil > Cheese or cheeses of choice > Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti > sauce Any toppings of choice > > Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie > sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. > Those all come in different sizes. > Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily > surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to > coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it > one more time so the less oily side is on top. > Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to > cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. > Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so > it all sticks together when the cheese melts. > Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 > full scoops to cover the crust. > Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then > broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. > Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it > was a Vidalia. > Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. > Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in > layer 2 where I used the slices. > Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it > slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done > then put it under your last cheese layer. > Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the > cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. > I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. > There will be many more of these in my future! > > Pamela Fairchild > > >
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Ok then Pam, you're forgiven. SMILES. I never ever let that happen though. Smiles. -Original Message- From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:48 To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I didn't have any in the house. I usually Sautee them and add them to the toppings. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Ron Kolesar via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 9:31 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Ron Kolesar Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost Almost forgot Pam, why no mushrooms in your recipe? That's a huge crime. SMILES. You can't cook without mushrooms nor bake without nuts, but no coconut please. Ron who loved your pizza. -Original Message- From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 17:25 To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make appliances as durable now as they used to! Carol Ashland carol97...@gmail.com Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6, 2020 6:38 AM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the clothes line outside, and on a wooden rack in the house in winter. I am so grateful to live in this country, and in this day and age with modern conveniences. I can remember outhouses in my youth, and wood heating stoves and coal stoves where only one room of the house was heated. I remember coming to the living room to get dressed where it was warmer, and when the electricity wasn't always reliable. Now we are very spoiled in many ways. I for one don't have the physical strength of my older relatives. I don't have to work as hard. We wouldn't have survived when I was young if we had not g
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Pamela: You are such an authority on pizza! We all know who to stay friends with. Yum! I downloaded a recipe for pull-apart pepperoni rolls last year. I really loved them, but I don't think my husband was anywhere near as enthused as I was. I've never made a white cheese pizza. I need to put that on my list. Never made a Chicago pizza either. I hear there is even something called Detroit pizza. Quick and easy pizza, work in the kitchen all day pizza, budget pizza, break the bank pizza, frozen pizza, dessert pizza, pizza pizza. So much pizza, so little time. You inspire us all. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:18 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost One more pizza note, if you don't do tomato sauce of any kind, you can just add toppings and cheese, putting the cheese on first, and get a nice pizza, and this will stay more crisp. In like manner, it is possible to make pizza without cheese if you have trouble with dairy. In that case you will want a sauce whether tomato, white sauce, or toppings like pineapple, onions and ham that will stick to the crust without other assistance. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 8:11 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S.
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One more pizza note, if you don't do tomato sauce of any kind, you can just add toppings and cheese, putting the cheese on first, and get a nice pizza, and this will stay more crisp. In like manner, it is possible to make pizza without cheese if you have trouble with dairy. In that case you will want a sauce whether tomato, white sauce, or toppings like pineapple, onions and ham that will stick to the crust without other assistance. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 8:11 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: > When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope
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Another note about getting crisp pizza crusts. If you bake the crust by itself for 7 or 8 minutes, then remove it from the oven, add all the toppings, then put it in to cook for another 10 minutes or so, it will be a crisper crust. This is especially true if you start with raw dough and make your own crust. That I cook for a full 10 minutes before loading the toppings. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 8:11 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: > When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular wa
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You could do a variation with flour tortillas (Sweetheart is allergic to corn, so we swapped those out for flour), refried beans and cheese between the two tortillas, and cheese and a scant layer of taco seasoned meat and olives for layer 4. I oiled the pan and put the Mexican-style pizzas on after I built them; 2 8-inch pizzas fit on a jelly-roll pan that's 10x15. I think I cooked them at 400dg for 10 minutes. I cut them in fourths and topped with sour cream and salsa. The tortillas crisped up nicely. I've gotta do it again for us soon. Great for an easy meal, especially since Taco Bell is nowhere near where we live, and Mexican pizza is a favorite for us both. More Later, Dani On 8/8/20, Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Not too crazy about cheese or eggs. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 8, 2020, at 12:30 PM, Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark >> wrote: >> >> Someone here actually makes a pretty good chicken pizza, onions peppers >> and mushrooms and put the chicken without the sauce. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Aug 7, 2020, at 11:09 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark >>> wrote: >>> >>> Could you eat a white cheese pizza, if you like that kind of thing? No >>> tomato sauce. >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf >>> Of >>> Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:59 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: Simon Wong >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> Sorry cannot eat pizza because of acid reflux. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020 8:10 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I weren't >>> so >>> generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and just add >>> pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the olives >>> sausage >>> and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick it up and eat it >>> without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it to get more crispy. >>> One >>> pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just do pepperoni and cheese. >>> With >>> all the things I add, the two crust idea really helps. I love the cheese >>> between. I may also experiment with flour tortillas or a combination of >>> pita >>> for the first layer and flour tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings >>> the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. >>> >>> Pamela Fairchild >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like >>> all >>> kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf >>> Of >>> Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net >>> Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >>> >>> DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA >>> >>> 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, >>> use the larger pita on the bottom. >>> Olive oil >>> Cheese or cheeses of choice >>> Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce >>> Any toppings of choice >>> >>> Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie >>> sheet >>> with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. >>> Those all come in different sizes. >>> Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily >>> surface >>> of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the >>> second >>> side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so >>> the >>> less oily side is on top. >>> Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certa
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You can buy pans that have racks inside them. Some of the racks sit high in the pan, almost on top, and others have racks that sit lower in the pan but still allow the air to circulate around the pizza. They are not made for pizzas but will work if large enough. The talking toaster oven has a square pan that fits in below the oven rack so you can place the pan below the rack, place the pizza on the rack, then pull both out together when the cooking time is finished. You can remove both together and set it on a breadboard to cool a bit before taking the pizza off. That also works very nicely. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 8:38 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost This recipe sounds so good! You have to really watch out with the frozen pizzas as sometimes the directions tell you to put the pizza right on the oven rack. I hate that; knowing me I'd drop it when taking it out of the oven. So, when buying it, make sure to have someone read the directions first. A good example of this, ... and I love this pizza, is California Pizza. This makes me happy to have a sighted husband. (smile) On 8/7/2020 5:29 PM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: > My favorite frozen pizza is Tomb Stone because it always gets crisp > when cooked the first time around. I notice that the more things I add > to it though the less likely it is to get as crisp. I like a thin > crust pizza. I have a good recipe for that in a book somewhere. But > then you have to press it into the pan, spread it evenly, or roll it > out and hope you can get it into the pan without any trouble. Mostly > it isn't worth the time. Then you have to cook it for about 7 minutes > before adding the toppings if you want it to get crispy all over the bottom. > My favorite deep dish pizza, even though the crust is thicker than I > like, is Pizza Hut crust. It is always crisp. I hate to think of how > much oil it must take to get that effect, but maybe they also add some > cornmeal to help out in the batter. I must search for it in a copycat > site if I can find such a thing. > > Pamela Fairchild > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:52 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost > > Frozen pizza is an abomination. But I have decided in my old age that > it can be sort of fun, even though it's awful. In a way, my favorite > frozen pizza has to be the Costco brand. You get a whole bunch of > them for real cheap. They are perfectly horrible, probably the worst ones of them all. > But for some reason, I sort of like that brand anyway. Maybe it's > because they don't pretend that the crust is any good, so it doesn't > gum up like most of the others. > > There are recipes these days for pizza crust made with plain, full-fat > yogurt and self-rising flour. It takes a lot of mixing, but doesn't > take as long as the kind with the yeast. It isn't as good either, but > it is quite acceptable. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On > Behalf Of > diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 6:22 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost > > I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks > like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On > Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net > Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost > > DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA > > 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if > not, use the larger pita on the bottom. > Olive oil > Cheese or cheeses of choice > Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti > sauce Any toppings of choice > > Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie > sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. > Those all come in different sizes. > Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily > surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to > coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it > one more time so the less oily side is on top. > Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to > cover
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I didn't have any in the house. I usually Sautee them and add them to the toppings. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Ron Kolesar via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 9:31 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Ron Kolesar Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost Almost forgot Pam, why no mushrooms in your recipe? That's a huge crime. SMILES. You can't cook without mushrooms nor bake without nuts, but no coconut please. Ron who loved your pizza. -Original Message- From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 17:25 To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: > When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little > potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an > out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was > a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of > the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. > The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds > galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went > through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. > She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer > washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we > sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make appliances as durable > now as they used to! > > Carol Ashland > carol97...@gmail.com > Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6, 2020 6:38 AM, Pamela > Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the >> clothes line outside, and on a wooden rack in the house in winter. I >> am so grateful to live in this country, and in this day and age with >> modern conveniences. I can remember outhouses in my youth, and wood >> heating stoves and coal stoves where only one room of the house was >> heated. I remember coming to the living room to get dressed where it >> was warmer, and when the electricity wasn't always reliable. Now we >> are very spoiled in many ways. I for one don't have the physical >> strength of my older relatives. I don't have to work as hard. >> We wouldn't have survived when I was young if we had not grown a >> garden and put food up for the winter by canning it or drying it. I >> remember when m
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Not too crazy about cheese or eggs. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 8, 2020, at 12:30 PM, Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > Someone here actually makes a pretty good chicken pizza, onions peppers > and mushrooms and put the chicken without the sauce. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 7, 2020, at 11:09 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark >> wrote: >> >> Could you eat a white cheese pizza, if you like that kind of thing? No >> tomato sauce. >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of >> Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:59 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Simon Wong >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >> >> Sorry cannot eat pizza because of acid reflux. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020 8:10 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >> >> The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I weren't so >> generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and just add >> pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the olives sausage >> and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick it up and eat it >> without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it to get more crispy. One >> pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just do pepperoni and cheese. With >> all the things I add, the two crust idea really helps. I love the cheese >> between. I may also experiment with flour tortillas or a combination of pita >> for the first layer and flour tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings >> the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. >> >> Pamela Fairchild >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >> >> I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all >> kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of >> Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net >> Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost >> >> DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA >> >> 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, >> use the larger pita on the bottom. >> Olive oil >> Cheese or cheeses of choice >> Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce >> Any toppings of choice >> >> Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet >> with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. >> Those all come in different sizes. >> Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface >> of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second >> side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the >> less oily side is on top. >> Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover >> all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. >> Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it >> all sticks together when the cheese melts. >> Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full >> scoops to cover the crust. >> Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken >> up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. >> Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a >> Vidalia. >> Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. >> Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 >> where I used the slices. >> Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly >> well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it >> under your last cheese layer. >> Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold >> oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. >> I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will >> be many mor
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Someone here actually makes a pretty good chicken pizza, onions peppers and mushrooms and put the chicken without the sauce. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 7, 2020, at 11:09 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > Could you eat a white cheese pizza, if you like that kind of thing? No > tomato sauce. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of > Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:59 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Simon Wong > Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost > > Sorry cannot eat pizza because of acid reflux. > > -Original Message- > From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020 8:10 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net > Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost > > The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I weren't so > generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and just add > pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the olives sausage > and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick it up and eat it > without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it to get more crispy. One > pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just do pepperoni and cheese. With > all the things I add, the two crust idea really helps. I love the cheese > between. I may also experiment with flour tortillas or a combination of pita > for the first layer and flour tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings > the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. > > Pamela Fairchild > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost > > I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all > kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of > Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net > Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost > > DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA > > 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, > use the larger pita on the bottom. > Olive oil > Cheese or cheeses of choice > Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce > Any toppings of choice > > Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet > with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. > Those all come in different sizes. > Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface > of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second > side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the > less oily side is on top. > Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover > all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. > Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it > all sticks together when the cheese melts. > Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full > scoops to cover the crust. > Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken > up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. > Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a > Vidalia. > Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. > Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 > where I used the slices. > Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly > well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it > under your last cheese layer. > Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold > oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. > I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will > be many more of these in my future! > > Pamela Fairchild > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Linda S. > Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears > > I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of > food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! > >> On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookingi
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Could you eat a white cheese pizza, if you like that kind of thing? No tomato sauce. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:59 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Simon Wong Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost Sorry cannot eat pizza because of acid reflux. -Original Message- From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020 8:10 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: > When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we sold the house on Ar
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She ran out of room. Of course, I would have swapped out the olives to make room for mushrooms. (smile) -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Ron Kolesar via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 9:31 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Ron Kolesar Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost Almost forgot Pam, why no mushrooms in your recipe? That's a huge crime. SMILES. You can't cook without mushrooms nor bake without nuts, but no coconut please. Ron who loved your pizza. -Original Message- From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 17:25 To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: > When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little > potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an > out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was > a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of > the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. > The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds > galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went > through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. > She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer > washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we > sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make appliances as durable > now as they used to! > > Carol Ashland > carol97...@gmail.com > Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6, 2020 6:38 AM, Pamela > Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the >> clothes line outside, and on a wooden rack in the house in winter. I >> am so grateful to live in this country, and in this day and age with >> modern conveniences. I can remember outhouses in my youth, and wood >> heating stoves and coal stoves where only one room of the house was >> heated. I remember coming to the living room to get dressed where it >> was warmer, and when the electricity wasn't always reliable. Now we >> are very spoiled in many ways. I for one don't have the physical >> strength of my older relatives. I don't have to work as hard. >> We wouldn't have survived when I was young if we had not grown a >> garden and put food up for the winter by canning it or drying it. I >> remember when my gra
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Almost forgot Pam, why no mushrooms in your recipe? That's a huge crime. SMILES. You can't cook without mushrooms nor bake without nuts, but no coconut please. Ron who loved your pizza. -Original Message- From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 17:25 To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make appliances as durable now as they used to! Carol Ashland carol97...@gmail.com Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6, 2020 6:38 AM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the clothes line outside, and on a wooden rack in the house in winter. I am so grateful to live in this country, and in this day and age with modern conveniences. I can remember outhouses in my youth, and wood heating stoves and coal stoves where only one room of the house was heated. I remember coming to the living room to get dressed where it was warmer, and when the electricity wasn't always reliable. Now we are very spoiled in many ways. I for one don't have the physical strength of my older relatives. I don't have to work as hard. We wouldn't have survived when I was young if we had not grown a garden and put food up for the winter by canning it or drying it. I remember when my grandmother got her first freezer. It lived outside on the front porch, which was covered, but open to the wind. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 8:58 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears OMG! My washboard was actually stone, a shallow stone basin with places for the water to come out and a drain in the middle. There was a bigger basin to the side where you could soa
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Hey Pam, many thanks. I'm going to have to try this one myself. A homemade stuff pizza? SMILES. Now from an Italian's point of food, where's the eats at? SMILES. Ron who's going to keep this one and appreciates the temperature and time for cooking as well. Ron -Original Message- From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 17:25 To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make appliances as durable now as they used to! Carol Ashland carol97...@gmail.com Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6, 2020 6:38 AM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the clothes line outside, and on a wooden rack in the house in winter. I am so grateful to live in this country, and in this day and age with modern conveniences. I can remember outhouses in my youth, and wood heating stoves and coal stoves where only one room of the house was heated. I remember coming to the living room to get dressed where it was warmer, and when the electricity wasn't always reliable. Now we are very spoiled in many ways. I for one don't have the physical strength of my older relatives. I don't have to work as hard. We wouldn't have survived when I was young if we had not grown a garden and put food up for the winter by canning it or drying it. I remember when my grandmother got her first freezer. It lived outside on the front porch, which was covered, but open to the wind. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 8:58 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears OMG! My washboard was actually stone, a shallow stone basin with places for the water to come out and a dra
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Sorry cannot eat pizza because of acid reflux. -Original Message- From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020 8:10 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make appliances as durable now as they used to! Carol Ashland carol97...@gmail.com Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6, 2020 6:38 AM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the clothes line outside, and on a wooden
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Thanks, I'll look for Tomb Stone. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 8:30 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost My favorite frozen pizza is Tomb Stone because it always gets crisp when cooked the first time around. I notice that the more things I add to it though the less likely it is to get as crisp. I like a thin crust pizza. I have a good recipe for that in a book somewhere. But then you have to press it into the pan, spread it evenly, or roll it out and hope you can get it into the pan without any trouble. Mostly it isn't worth the time. Then you have to cook it for about 7 minutes before adding the toppings if you want it to get crispy all over the bottom. My favorite deep dish pizza, even though the crust is thicker than I like, is Pizza Hut crust. It is always crisp. I hate to think of how much oil it must take to get that effect, but maybe they also add some cornmeal to help out in the batter. I must search for it in a copycat site if I can find such a thing. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost Frozen pizza is an abomination. But I have decided in my old age that it can be sort of fun, even though it's awful. In a way, my favorite frozen pizza has to be the Costco brand. You get a whole bunch of them for real cheap. They are perfectly horrible, probably the worst ones of them all. But for some reason, I sort of like that brand anyway. Maybe it's because they don't pretend that the crust is any good, so it doesn't gum up like most of the others. There are recipes these days for pizza crust made with plain, full-fat yogurt and self-rising flour. It takes a lot of mixing, but doesn't take as long as the kind with the yeast. It isn't as good either, but it is quite acceptable. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 6:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our s
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This recipe sounds so good! You have to really watch out with the frozen pizzas as sometimes the directions tell you to put the pizza right on the oven rack. I hate that; knowing me I'd drop it when taking it out of the oven. So, when buying it, make sure to have someone read the directions first. A good example of this, ... and I love this pizza, is California Pizza. This makes me happy to have a sighted husband. (smile) On 8/7/2020 5:29 PM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: My favorite frozen pizza is Tomb Stone because it always gets crisp when cooked the first time around. I notice that the more things I add to it though the less likely it is to get as crisp. I like a thin crust pizza. I have a good recipe for that in a book somewhere. But then you have to press it into the pan, spread it evenly, or roll it out and hope you can get it into the pan without any trouble. Mostly it isn't worth the time. Then you have to cook it for about 7 minutes before adding the toppings if you want it to get crispy all over the bottom. My favorite deep dish pizza, even though the crust is thicker than I like, is Pizza Hut crust. It is always crisp. I hate to think of how much oil it must take to get that effect, but maybe they also add some cornmeal to help out in the batter. I must search for it in a copycat site if I can find such a thing. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost Frozen pizza is an abomination. But I have decided in my old age that it can be sort of fun, even though it's awful. In a way, my favorite frozen pizza has to be the Costco brand. You get a whole bunch of them for real cheap. They are perfectly horrible, probably the worst ones of them all. But for some reason, I sort of like that brand anyway. Maybe it's because they don't pretend that the crust is any good, so it doesn't gum up like most of the others. There are recipes these days for pizza crust made with plain, full-fat yogurt and self-rising flour. It takes a lot of mixing, but doesn't take as long as the kind with the yeast. It isn't as good either, but it is quite acceptable. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 6:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM
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My favorite frozen pizza is Tomb Stone because it always gets crisp when cooked the first time around. I notice that the more things I add to it though the less likely it is to get as crisp. I like a thin crust pizza. I have a good recipe for that in a book somewhere. But then you have to press it into the pan, spread it evenly, or roll it out and hope you can get it into the pan without any trouble. Mostly it isn't worth the time. Then you have to cook it for about 7 minutes before adding the toppings if you want it to get crispy all over the bottom. My favorite deep dish pizza, even though the crust is thicker than I like, is Pizza Hut crust. It is always crisp. I hate to think of how much oil it must take to get that effect, but maybe they also add some cornmeal to help out in the batter. I must search for it in a copycat site if I can find such a thing. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost Frozen pizza is an abomination. But I have decided in my old age that it can be sort of fun, even though it's awful. In a way, my favorite frozen pizza has to be the Costco brand. You get a whole bunch of them for real cheap. They are perfectly horrible, probably the worst ones of them all. But for some reason, I sort of like that brand anyway. Maybe it's because they don't pretend that the crust is any good, so it doesn't gum up like most of the others. There are recipes these days for pizza crust made with plain, full-fat yogurt and self-rising flour. It takes a lot of mixing, but doesn't take as long as the kind with the yeast. It isn't as good either, but it is quite acceptable. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 6:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: > When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laund
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I tried something like this with English muffins. I was not especially pleased with the results. I think that either we needed to toast the muffins first or maybe just not use much sauce. They got a little soggy in the middle. Not horrible, but not memorable either. I'm not giving up completely on the idea of using English muffins, but if I do it again, I will maybe toast it first and go easy on the sauce. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:21 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I like starting with this whole idea and adjusting for individual tastes. I would sacrifice some quantity for more crispness. Please pass along any experiments. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 8:11 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: > When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the h
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I like starting with this whole idea and adjusting for individual tastes. I would sacrifice some quantity for more crispness. Please pass along any experiments. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 8:11 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: > When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make appliances as durable now as they used to! > > Carol Ashland > carol97...@gmail.com > Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On
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The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp all over if I weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go easy on the sauce, and just add pepperoni, it gets nice and crispy with the cheese. With the olives sausage and onions, it doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick it up and eat it without it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it to get more crispy. One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just do pepperoni and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment with flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first layer and flour tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: > When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make appliances as durable now as they used to! > > Carol Ashland > carol97...@gmail.com > Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6, 2020 6:38 AM, Pamela > Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the >> clothes line outside, and on a wooden rack in the house in winter. I >> am so grateful to live in this country, and in this day and age with >> modern conveniences. I can remember outhouses in my youth, and wood >> heating stoves and coa
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Frozen pizza is an abomination. But I have decided in my old age that it can be sort of fun, even though it's awful. In a way, my favorite frozen pizza has to be the Costco brand. You get a whole bunch of them for real cheap. They are perfectly horrible, probably the worst ones of them all. But for some reason, I sort of like that brand anyway. Maybe it's because they don't pretend that the crust is any good, so it doesn't gum up like most of the others. There are recipes these days for pizza crust made with plain, full-fat yogurt and self-rising flour. It takes a lot of mixing, but doesn't take as long as the kind with the yeast. It isn't as good either, but it is quite acceptable. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 6:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: > When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make appliances as durable now as they used to! > > Carol Ashland > carol97...@gmail.com > Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6, 2020 6:38 AM, Pamela > Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the >> clothes line outside, and on a wooden rack in the house in winter. I >> am so grateful to live in this country, and in this day and age with >> modern conveniences. I can remember outhouses in my youth, and wood >> heating stoves and coal stoves wh
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Pam: That does sound good. I have made homemade pizza before. Many times, in fact. But this recipe sounds very good, easy, and versatile. You could change the ingredients easily. This sounds great and I have to try it. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 4:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: > When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make appliances as durable now as they used to! > > Carol Ashland > carol97...@gmail.com > Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6, 2020 6:38 AM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the >> clothes line outside, and on a wooden rack in the house in winter. I >> am so grateful to live in this country, and in this day and age with >> modern conveniences. I can remember outhouses in my youth, and wood >> heating stoves and coal stoves where only one room of the house was >> heated. I remember coming to the living room to get dressed where it >> was warmer, and when the electricity wasn't always reliable. Now we >> are very spoiled in many ways. I for one don't have the physical strength of my older relatives. I don't have to work as hard. >> We wouldn't have survived when I was young if we had not grown a >> garden and put food up for the winter by canning it or drying it. I >> remember when my grandmother got her first freezer. It lived outside >> on the front porch, which was covered, but open to the wind. >> >> Pamela Fairchild >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via >> Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 8:58 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: meward1...@gmail.com >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears >> >> OMG! My washboard was actually stone, a shallow stone basi
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I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: > When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make appliances as durable now as they used to! > > Carol Ashland > carol97...@gmail.com > Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6, 2020 6:38 AM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the >> clothes line outside, and on a wooden rack in the house in winter. I >> am so grateful to live in this country, and in this day and age with >> modern conveniences. I can remember outhouses in my youth, and wood >> heating stoves and coal stoves where only one room of the house was >> heated. I remember coming to the living room to get dressed where it >> was warmer, and when the electricity wasn't always reliable. Now we >> are very spoiled in many ways. I for one don't have the physical strength of my older relatives. I don't have to work as hard. >> We wouldn't have survived when I was young if we had not grown a >> garden and put food up for the winter by canning it or drying it. I >> remember when my grandmother got her first freezer. It lived outside >> on the front porch, which was covered, but open to the wind. >> >> Pamela Fairchild >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via >> Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 8:58 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: meward1...@gmail.com >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears >> >> OMG! My washboard was actually stone, a shallow stone basin with >> places for the water to come out and a drain in the middle. There >> was a bigger ba
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Pam, you are making me hungry for your pizza! Curtis Delzer HS K 6 V F O Rialto, CA cur...@calweb.com On 8/7/2020 2:25 PM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA 2 pitas, any size you choose but both should be the same size, or if not, use the larger pita on the bottom. Olive oil Cheese or cheeses of choice Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like, or spaghetti sauce Any toppings of choice Choose a pan to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie sheet with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your pitas. Those all come in different sizes. Generously oil your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily surface of the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to coat the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip it one more time so the less oily side is on top. Put cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. Layer 3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese so it all sticks together when the cheese melts. Layer 4 is the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 full scoops to cover the crust. Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was cooked in the microwave and then broken up to a crumble. Best to use 2 breakfast patties here. Layer 6 was onions cooked in the same way, I used half an onion and it was a Vidalia. Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices each. Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same amount in layer 2 where I used the slices. Layer 9 was pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less done then put it under your last cheese layer. Cook in a toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. I had to let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. There will be many more of these in my future! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears I love these stories. We can immagine ourselves sitting around a table of food that we all cooked just telling our stories. How fun! On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM, Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: When I was a child, we lived in a little trailer house. I had a little potty chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There was a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me because of the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real house. I loved that house. The back yard was literally carved out of the forest. There were birds galore in and over the back yard, and across the gravel road that went through the community. I used to walk up the road to a neighbor's house. She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had until we sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make appliances as durable now as they used to! Carol Ashland carol97...@gmail.com Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6, 2020 6:38 AM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the clothes line outside, and on a wooden rack in the house in winter. I am so grateful to live in this country, and in this day and age with modern conveniences. I can remember outhouses in my youth, and wood heating stoves and coal stoves where only one room of the house was heated. I remember coming to the living room to get dressed where it was warmer, and when the electricity wasn't always reliable. Now we are very spoiled in many ways. I for one don't have the physical strength of my older relatives. I don't have to work as hard. We wouldn't have survived when I was young if we had not grown a garden and put food up for the winter by canning it or drying it. I remember when my grandmother got her first freezer. It lived outside on the front porch, which was covered, but open to the wind. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 8:58 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears OMG! My washboard was actually stone, a shallow stone basin with places for the water to come out and a drain in the middle. There was a bigger basin to the side where you could soak the clothes. We had those gas things, too. I lived with another woman for a while in a set of rooms, not connected, on the top floor of a building. It was not really safe. I should have told her no. Anyway, one night, somebody c
