I have been doing some covert eating for MM (I don't want to get scooped so I can't talk about it) so I'll just post about a pizza I made. Exciting?
I started with Old Soul Pizza crust that I got at Taylors. It was just OK and the directions that they had posted at Taylors (and not on the packaging, which is a dumb idea) were wrong. It said to cook at 450 for 8-10 minutes. I even used a pizza stone and the crust was not done at 10 minutes. More like 15. I chopped fresh thyme that I had sittin' around and put it on there, with dollops of Laura Chevre herbed goat cheese.
I did a half-assed caramelization of some onions (I never have the patience to go all the way) and simmed some red grapes in some Harbor Winery Mision Del Sol that I had in the fridge (the leftover warm wine that had some grape juice in it was sooooo delicious to drink). Then I dumped that on the pizza and cooked.
Voila! Pretty good, but I prefer the crust I make myself from Marcella Hazan's recipe. The only problem is it takes 3 hours to rise.
NBA.com always uses eastern time for its schedule. So 7:30.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed that if you pre-cook the crusts for 5-10 at 300 or so then put the toppings on it comes out better/less soggy.
ReplyDeletefor the old soul crust or in general? do you have a pizza stone? you should get one, best ten-15 bucks you'll ever spend.
ReplyDeleteok, another question that maybe a stocktonian out there can answer. if you are heading north on pacific in the miracle mile area, what is the name of that posh neighborhood to the west?
ReplyDeletecrusts in general. No i don't have a stone, but will get one this weekend.
ReplyDeletebeckler writes"
ReplyDelete"ok, another question that maybe a stocktonian out there can answer. if you are heading north on pacific in the miracle mile area, what is the name of that posh neighborhood to the west?"
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I'd be interested in knowing the name of that neighborhood as well--I don't think I've ever heard it called by a specific name.
Stockton never really had names for neighborhoods when I grew up there. We were so original that we came up with:
North Stockton/Northside - That's where the rich kids lived. Miracle Mile is considered part of the northside.
Lincoln Village - Where the richer kids lived and attended Lincoln High School, which was in an altogether different school district even though it's in the same town. A subsection of North Stockton.
East Stockton - Okies and white trash area.
Southside - Where us poorer kids grew up. Vatos, lowriders, Charter Way, Edison High, old Chinatown...
Downtown - The downtown/central area is between North and South Stockton.
And closest to neighborhood names are the areas that are just called the Miracle Mile area, the Victory Park area, Quail Lakes, etc...
Pres,
SASSF
totally random, but i was just tipped off that there are two Humpback whales in the Sacramento river by isleton - they were sighted sunday and are still there:
ReplyDeletehttp://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/15/BAGQKPR2AE1.DTL
here's a map to where they were last spotted:
http://www.fecalface.com/news/upload/2007/05/whales/ba_humpbackgrf.html
I've got a guy staying on my couch while he looks for an apartment in Sac. He's moving here from Florida and just got a job at Fish & Game.
ReplyDeleteWe'll probably go to Melt Banana tomorrow. I'm working tonight. I don't think he knows people here, is there anyone who wants to entertain him? He'll be here a week.
Nice guy, indie, has a beardo. Maybe he'll eat the river whales.
--Smitty
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ReplyDeleteStockton: Tuxedo Park neighborhood?
ReplyDeleteTell him to get me a job at Dept. of Fish and Game (warmwater fisheries work, preferably). I don't have the state mandated indie beard though so maybe I'm shit outta luck. Dang you, beardos.
ReplyDeletePres,
SASSF
I had to delete that comment because it was sexist against dudes.
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with being sexy against dudes?
ReplyDeleteHere`s an article about the boys boom bamin` too much.
ReplyDeleteYou wanna keep that mop then read..
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20070513t2.html
I`m tottally tanked..I Dj`d tonight and was paid in shoochu..
Yatta Days Bar..
I will be skipping records there every wednesday.. please donate..they`ll be given away afterwards.
I also be skipping records at an Acid Mothers Temple show in july..
jay
Another blog caused me to google "Brazilian pizza" yesterday. It blew my mind! I may make a cherry pizza tonight since I have a bunch.
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Brazilian pizza! Dip that shit in catsup!!
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