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The Dancer That Pizza Built: Margherita on the Bahbie
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boulangere
September 4, 2011
I'm so glad the dough worked for you, sdebrango. The combination of AP and a bit of cake flour gives it that great extensibility and tenderness. And your refrigerator rise method is sheer genius. Thank you.
boulangere
September 5, 2011
I've done it in the oven just lately, too, and it worked just fine. That good smokiness you get from grilling it is really nice, but we were having thunderstorms that night, so . . . It was so flaming hot when I first made it that I was taking showers that were a few token degrees off cold.
boulangere
September 5, 2011
Most parts of my yard are shaded at various times of day by large trees, but my deck takes a direct hit from the sun practically all day. I could probably grill a pizza right on it. It's only usable during the shoulder seasons. I don't dare put up an umbrella because of late afternoon winds that could easily put it right through a kitchen window.
boulangere
September 5, 2011
But the dough is really the point of it all . . . .very glad it worked for you.
Midge
September 3, 2011
Another beautifully written recipe. You sound like an awesome mom, boulangere. My favorite part of eating pizza in Italy--besides the obvious-- is that everyone gets their own.. When I first went to Naples I was stunned to see the most svelte women polish off an entire pie themslves.
boulangere
September 4, 2011
Oh, yes! The joy of consuming an entire pizza cannot be overstated. Thank you so much, Midge.
healthierkitchen
August 25, 2011
What a lovely headnote and recipe! So nice to read about your obvious devotion to and admiration of your kids!
Schwerve
August 24, 2011
Margherita pizza is probably my favorite style of pizza, and this one sounds amazing! I cant wait to try it out! We have a great local farmers market a few days a week where I'm sure I can find some really good ingredients! Summer time is the perfect time for this pizza, and I really want to make it before the season is over!
wssmom
August 22, 2011
What an amazingly wonderful headnote and recipe! Isn't having a wonderful, talented daughter the absolute BEST?!?
Dominica D.
August 21, 2011
thanks for the pizza stone bbq technique - my boyfriend will thank you also as it means i can resist the purchase of the table top pizza oven i have been threatening for awhile now.
boulangere
August 21, 2011
Oh heck, my bbq stone has a giant crack in the middle and I still use it. Hope it works well for you.
Bevi
August 20, 2011
The joys of mother with a beautiful and talented daughter.
This is inspiring and a marvelous reason to resurrect the charcoal grill. The memory of an elusive pizza in Sienna almost 15 years ago may become a reality.
This is inspiring and a marvelous reason to resurrect the charcoal grill. The memory of an elusive pizza in Sienna almost 15 years ago may become a reality.
EmilyC
August 19, 2011
Another fantastic recipe, boulangere, and your headnote about your daughter is simply lovely. And as others have said, I can only dream of being able to eat 10,000 calories a day ... sounds like heaven ... especially when you're living in Italy!
aargersi
August 19, 2011
This is just the best - your writing and recipes are poetic. The 10,000 calorie a day diet sounds fantastic too - but I am pretty sure I would not look at ALL like Lydia if I tried it!!!
boulangere
August 19, 2011
You are so kind. I kind of pulled the number out of thin air, but I don't think I'm off by much. I felt sort of like an anthropologist, observing the eating habits of a highly active individual in a very hot climate.
Sagegreen
August 19, 2011
What a great recipe and story. Oh, those 10,000 calorie a day days have long passed (gymnastics in college), but go, Lydia!
boulangere
August 19, 2011
Thank you so much. I have to admit it was fascinating to watch her plow through calories with such joy.
lorigoldsby
August 19, 2011
Beautiful pic, beautiful daughter and a great mother-daughter memory. Isn't it wonderful to spend time with your adult daughter and marvel at the woman she's become, and think, "...and I helped!"
boulangere
August 19, 2011
Yes, Lori! Although I'm not sure how much I helped - she was born fairly headstrong. Thank you.
checker
August 19, 2011
As I said in response to your generous comment on my last submission: somehow I doubt that we will get the amazing, svelte figure that your beautiful daughter has from eating this but it will still taste good, right? ;) She looks like a dancer, and that is so remarkable! I am proud for you, if that makes sense...
boulangere
August 19, 2011
Your comment is extremely kind and generous, and thank you profoundly for it. It sounds easy, and she has a very natural talent, but in fact she works very hard to hone it. We should all be so lucky.
ibbeachnana
August 18, 2011
Pizza on the grill is just about a once a week thing around here and while I have tiles in all of the house ovens, a thick stone is now and forever in place on the grill. By far turns out the best thin crust pizzas in just minutes.
I'll have to try the crust that you mention, next time.
I'll have to try the crust that you mention, next time.
boulangere
August 18, 2011
Oh yeah, dedicating a stone to the bbq was one of my more enlightened ideas.
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