Oh Que!

[OralDave]

I noticed the temp amendment.

I add a little milk powder, a dash of olive oil and pinches of sugar and salt too.

Pizza dough is pretty forgiving. Warm water, yeast, sugar. Just so you have a platform for the other ingredients. And that platform isn't too crunchy. Hope you had a great pizza!

 

[jezzilee]

*contemplates changing the title to cooking with que...and Michael and dave....

The three amigo cooking show. I would watch that!

 

[OralDave]

Be nice. Or you won't get any pizza!

 

[jezzilee]

*contemplates changing the title to cooking with que...and Michael and dave....

The three amigo cooking show. I would watch that!

I'm always nice....have not eaten since 4pm yesterday. Not hungry, no appetite. ..

 

[OralDave]

I'm always nice....have not eaten since 4pm yesterday. Not hungry, no appetite. ..

Okay... you are always nice. I could make you a pizza that would turn you into a pizzaholic. But I don't know about sending it through the mail.
Let's call this "let's make Jezzi hungry." You need to eat.

 

[MichaelinChina]

The pizza was good! But I need to make some tomato sauce from fresh tomatoes, not from the Hunts can: it wasn't very chunky.

Cooking with the Three Amigos huh? lol

 

[OralDave]

The pizza was good! But I need to make some tomato sauce from fresh tomatoes, not from the Hunts can: it wasn't very chunky.

Cooking with the Three Amigos huh? lol

Meat or veggie?
I used to make my own sauce, when I grew tomatoes. It's better than Hunts. I still grow basil in summer and use pesto sauce on pizza.

 

[MichaelinChina]

Meat or veggie?
I used to make my own sauce, when I grew tomatoes. It's better than Hunts. I still grow basil in summer and use pesto sauce on pizza.

No meat! Just skinned tomatoes (I don't worry about taking out the seeds), onion, garlic, basil.

 

[gypsyTX]

*contemplates changing the title to cooking with que...and Michael and dave....

The three amigo cooking show. I would watch that!

Oh yeah. I'd watch that too.
Of course Dave and I already exchange bread recipes.

 

[jezzilee]

Okay... you are always nice. I could make you a pizza that would turn you into a pizzaholic. But I don't know about sending it through the mail.
Let's call this "let's make Jezzi hungry." You need to eat.

The family brought home Pizza. What a coincidence.. .I had a piece of the one with artichokes and white sauce. Yum freakin yum

 

[OralDave]

Oh yeah. I'd watch that too.
Of course Dave and I already exchange bread recipes.

Yum! Yes! Artisan no-kneed bread. It lasted one very short afternoon yesterday. I'm starting another loaf. Thanks again for the recipe.

 

[Lyricalli]

Yum! Yes! Artisan no-kneed bread. It lasted one very short afternoon yesterday. I'm starting another loaf. Thanks again for the recipe.

May I also have this magical recipe?

 

[OralDave]

Still experimenting with the recipe. It leaves room for improvisation.

http://www.simplysogood.com/2013/03/artisan-no-knead-bread.html

 

[Lyricalli]

Still experimenting with the recipe. It leaves room for improvisation.

http://www.simplysogood.com/2013/03/artisan-no-knead-bread.html

Thank you.

 

[MichaelinChina]

ugh..cannot buy olives of any kind in this city. Only sliced mozzarella individually wrapped.
Gotta check out the online shopping sites. After Hong Kong, that is.

 

[gypsyTX]

May I also have this magical recipe?

I wrote a whole long reply to this and then the window froze and I lost it all.

Anyway, the link Dave posted is a good place to start and as he said you need to experiment with it a bit.
It's really a simple recipe though.

A few things I modified are:

- There is no point preheating the oven and the pot for a full 30 minutes. I give it 10-15, but I'm not even sure that's needed. I've been gradually decreasing the time and so far I haven't seen any negative effect.

- The 1.5 cups of water makes the dough a bit runny, but you need the moisture. Since I don't like the way the bread flattened out, I check on the rising dough every now and then and I sprinkle some flour on it with a small strainer to soak up the extra moisture if needed. I do it once or twice.

- The second time around when you let the dough rise, 30 minutes doesn't seem to be enough. I let it rise for an hour or two.

Let us know how it worked out!!

 

[MichaelinChina]

I wrote a whole long reply to this and then the window froze and I lost it all.

Anyway, the link Dave posted is a good place to start and as he said you need to experiment with it a bit.
It's really a simple recipe though.

A few things I modified are:

- There is no point preheating the oven and the pot for a full 30 minutes. I give it 10-15, but I'm not even sure that's needed. I've been gradually decreasing the time and so far I haven't seen any negative effect.

- The 1.5 cups of water makes the dough a bit runny, but you need the moisture. Since I don't like the way the bread flattened out, I check on the rising dough every now and then and I sprinkle some flour on it with a small strainer to soak up the extra moisture if needed. I do it once or twice.

- The second time around when you let the dough rise, 30 minutes doesn't seem to be enough. I let it rise for an hour or two.

Let us know how it worked out!!

Tip: Always copy what you wrote as a safeguard to that happening. If it posts successfully just breathe a sigh of relief and carry on.

 

[gypsyTX]

Tip: Always copy what you wrote as a safeguard to that happening. If it posts successfully just breathe a sigh of relief and carry on.

I sometimes forget to do that. In this case I tried, but I had to shut everything down.
My tablet is rather unhappy since I dropped it and cracked the screen...

 

[Lyricalli]

Let us know how it worked out!!

Thanks for the tips! I'll be sure to post about it when I get around to trying it.

 

[MichaelinChina]

I sometimes forget to do that. In this case I tried, but I had to shut everything down.
My tablet is rather unhappy since I dropped it and cracked the screen...

The pitfalls of a tablet!

 

[Que]

I've done versions of this trip in a little over 2.5 hours, but its usually around 3.5 hours.

My tired old truck loaded with vintage cast-iron tools, pulling a trailer with a loaded deep freeze and a bunch of car parts took over 6 hours. Truck mosied along smoothly. Roters are a bit warped so I basically didn't use my brakes. Geared down to climb the grades, engine braked down them. Even caught the last part of rush hour traffic, which was no problem since I was deliberately lagging. I figure 3-6 lanes to go around me, plenty of room to stop. Maybe I'll treat the old fella to some new brakes.

 

[MichaelinChina]

I've done versions of this trip in a little over 2.5 hours, but its usually around 3.5 hours.

My tired old truck loaded with vintage cast-iron tools, pulling a trailer with a loaded deep freeze and a bunch of car parts took over 6 hours. Truck mosied along smoothly. Roters are a bit warped so I basically didn't use my brakes. Geared down to climb the grades, engine braked down them. Even caught the last part of rush hour traffic, which was no problem since I was deliberately lagging. I figure 3-6 lanes to go around me, plenty of room to stop. Maybe I'll treat the old fella to some new brakes.

That's all well and good Que, but the ladies are hungry for a recipe from us.

 

[gypsyTX]

I've done versions of this trip in a little over 2.5 hours, but its usually around 3.5 hours.

My tired old truck loaded with vintage cast-iron tools, pulling a trailer with a loaded deep freeze and a bunch of car parts took over 6 hours. Truck mosied along smoothly. Roters are a bit warped so I basically didn't use my brakes. Geared down to climb the grades, engine braked down them. Even caught the last part of rush hour traffic, which was no problem since I was deliberately lagging. I figure 3-6 lanes to go around me, plenty of room to stop. Maybe I'll treat the old fella to some new brakes.

Well, breaks aren't really an optional feature on a car... or truck..

Hope your move goes well!

 

[gypsyTX]

That's all well and good Que, but the ladies are hungry for a recipe from us.

I prefer you cook it too.

 

[MichaelinChina]

I prefer you cook it too.

naaaa sorry, ate out tonight.