Something Delicious

[JustLovelyJenn]

Originally Posted by Sun

Hi Jenn,

I had to crack up laughing over that bumper sticker. They are very popular in oyster towns, and I have seen many. Its been a while.

On the oyster farming, are they using natural beds that are part of a bay or inlet, or have they created artificial beds? Just curious. Some really amazing oysters come from WA and they are super pricey by the time they get to the east coast. A little more accessible in CA.

Did you make pizza? I need a pizza stone but am considering just getting terra cotta tiles (untreated) at the hardware store and winging it.

I would love to get a new pizza stone! I had an amazing one from Pampered Chef until a couple of years ago. One of my brothers put it on top of a hot stove... and poof... cracked pizza stone. I hadn't thought about getting untreated terra cotta tiles from a hardware store, what a fantastic idea... I must now research this idea. When I worked at the pizza parlor I did just about everything, cut and prepped toppings, made the sauce (although I think my own sauce is better) made pizza, sandwiches, ran the front, washed dishes. Whatever needed done really. It was probably the funnest job I ever had, even though the shop was far from a "good" place to eat. I loved being able to cook for others... I just refused to eat there if I had not been in to clean and cook it myself... the memory of the poor sanitary conditions I came into at work after a few days off still makes me shudder.

I havent made pizza dough at home for some time from scratch. I tend to buy a fresh dough from the grocery store bakery when I want to make pizza at home now. But, I LOVE to make pizza at home. Sometimes we make small pizzas so everyone has a chance to choose their own toppings, for me, this is so much easier, because I can choose non dairy items.

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by JustLovelyJenn

I would love to get a new pizza stone! I had an amazing one from Pampered Chef until a couple of years ago. One of my brothers put it on top of a hot stove... and poof... cracked pizza stone.

I killed a pizza stone too. It used to live in my oven all the time, until I put a casserole dish full of stew in there above it. It overflowed.... you know what sits on the top of a stew, right? The fat. My lovely pizza stone that my sister bought me greedily soaked up all the fat and then smoked the kitchen out every time it was in a hot oven forevermore. Tried to soak it, nothing worked... I had to admit defeat and buy myself a new one.

Luckily they're pretty cheap where we are. I think I got two for the price of one - $15, and have seen some as cheap as $10.

I usually do the tradtional pizza dough with yeast, but came across this recipe recently. I'm curious to try it because it's just self-raising flour and greek yoghurt, and would be great for those times when you don't really have the time to wait for the dough to rise.

http://www.kidspot.com.au/best-recip...ecipe+2760.htm

[ruffryder]

Hello everybody! been some time since I been in here. Ya'll have been busy and posting yumminess all over here. YUM!

I was wondering what the hell sriracha was. I'm starting to see it everywhere so thanks to those that are posting about it. LOL!

Datil chiles, I think I heard about them when I first moved to FL just over a year ago those and them damn boiled peanuts. haha. and I still haven't tried either!

Speaking of festivals, FL has one for the datil chile. They also have a strawberry one http://www.flstrawberryfestival.com/ that I would love to attend sometime. Looks very cool! I also want to go to this chocolate place for a tour https://www.facebook.com/ChocolateKingdom I think it would be interesting to see how chocolate is made. I had the priviledge while in Mexico once to see how tequila is made. That was quite interesting too.

What cool and awesome festivals and tours have you attended relating to food?!

[Sun]

Originally Posted by ruffryder

Hello everybody! been some time since I been in here. Ya'll have been busy and posting yumminess all over here. YUM!

I was wondering what the hell sriracha was. I'm starting to see it everywhere so thanks to those that are posting about it. LOL!

Datil chiles, I think I heard about them when I first moved to FL just over a year ago those and them damn boiled peanuts. haha. and I still haven't tried either!

Speaking of festivals, FL has one for the datil chile. They also have a strawberry one http://www.flstrawberryfestival.com/ that I would love to attend sometime. Looks very cool! I also want to go to this chocolate place for a tour https://www.facebook.com/ChocolateKingdom I think it would be interesting to see how chocolate is made. I had the priviledge while in Mexico once to see how tequila is made. That was quite interesting too.

What cool and awesome festivals and tours have you attended relating to food?!

Hey ruff!

There are a ton of food festivals in CA & AZ, impossible to get to all of them but...since AZ starts warming up about now..there are a lineup of festivals slated for the next 3 months. Some are bbq, bbq & beer, beer, and one big one in Scottsdale which is a multi Chef event.

In CA I like the Garlic Festival the best of all and of course the State Fair. The problem with Strawberry Festivals imo is that they are not organic and therefore, sprayed with poison.

Siracha is fabulous but speaking of poison...loaded with sulfites. So make your own. It is the preferred ingredient in Japanese sushi spicy tuna rolls..my favorite roll. However many people are allergic to sulfites and have not a clue. No wonder...the stuff is used all over the market.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by JustLovelyJenn

I would love to get a new pizza stone! I had an amazing one from Pampered Chef until a couple of years ago. One of my brothers put it on top of a hot stove... and poof... cracked pizza stone. I hadn't thought about getting untreated terra cotta tiles from a hardware store, what a fantastic idea... I must now research this idea. When I worked at the pizza parlor I did just about everything, cut and prepped toppings, made the sauce (although I think my own sauce is better) made pizza, sandwiches, ran the front, washed dishes. Whatever needed done really. It was probably the funnest job I ever had, even though the shop was far from a "good" place to eat. I loved being able to cook for others... I just refused to eat there if I had not been in to clean and cook it myself... the memory of the poor sanitary conditions I came into at work after a few days off still makes me shudder.

I havent made pizza dough at home for some time from scratch. I tend to buy a fresh dough from the grocery store bakery when I want to make pizza at home now. But, I LOVE to make pizza at home. Sometimes we make small pizzas so everyone has a chance to choose their own toppings, for me, this is so much easier, because I can choose non dairy items.

Hi Jenn

I have heard a few people mention the pizza stone from Pampered Chef. That must be a popular item. The stones are porous so they break easily.

Feel free to post a recipe for pizza or pizza dough!

If anyone has a gluten free crust recipe that would be awesome for our gluten free readers.