This is a style of pizza that you can actually make at home in a regular old oven with reliable results. No fancy wood fired countertop or backyard stone fireplace needed. You don’t even need to travel to Brockton, Mass. (But you should).
It’s not your typical pizza, it’s a bar pizza. And it’s delicious.
See our related post about this regional delicacy here.
Continue readingIf you like lemonade, and you happen to stumble across 4 lbs of meyer lemons (for example, seasonally at your local Costco), you should definitely try this! Meyer lemons are less harsh than typical supermarket lemons, and make a delicious lemonade for drinking straight-up, or as a mixer for cocktails. Think of squeezing lemons as a fun cold-day activity. Personally, it makes me feel a little closer to spring!
Continue readingA chocolate cookie with a nice crunch and a hint of almond. For Christmas or a special occasion.
This is one of my favorite cakes. It is not overly sweet, so you can have it at any time of day. Delicious with a cup of hot tea.
Another Czech family recipe for Christmas-time cookies. In our family we called them “My Dad’s” favorite, but technically-originally they were my grandfather’s favorite.
I never got to meet my grandfather. But I also love these cookies! And I feel close to family when I’m making them, even if we are far apart.
Continue readingSouth Shore Bar Pizza is a phenomenon on the South Shore of Boston. It is a 10″ pie, some might say it has a thin crust, and is characterized by lacey burnt edges. The lacing comes about when the sugars in the tomato sauce sizzle and intermingle with the cheese against the side of the steel pan as it bakes. These pies tend to either have a more cracker-like, or a thin foccaccia-like, dough.
It is a simple pizza, but absolutely delicious when done right.
Continue readingMakes enough for dinner with lunch leftovers for 2.
Adapted from: NYTimes Cooking https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/4304-spicy-sichuan-noodles (which was Adapted from “The Taste of China” by Ken Hom; Simon & Schuster, 1990).
