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Every time I go to Trader Joe's I find something else I can't live without. Some of these items become staples, like TJ's refried beans with jalapeno peppers others are more likely to be occasional indulgences, such as TJ's wasabi mayonnaise. My latest discovery is TJ's pizza dough. Apparently my sister tried it, told my mom about it and then my mom told me. My mother is not just attached to the telephone, in some cases she is the telephone.
So this lump of pizza dough costs only a buck and it lives in the fridge until about 20 minutes before you need to use it which is convenient since it takes about that long to get your oven good and hot. One of the secrets to good pizza at home is baking it on a stone at very high heat. While the pizza dough is coming to room temperature and the oven is heating, you can scrounge around for toppings.
For my first attempt I used thinly sliced tomatoes instead of sauce, fresh asparagus, corn, and red onions, topped with shredded red pepper jack. Right before serving I drizzled on a little lemon flavored olive oil, which I am sure was gilding the lilly but it did taste awfully good.
If you don't have a pizza stone, I highly recommend getting one. You can find them for about ten dollars in many housewares departments. Bed Bath and Beyond has a three piece pizza stone set that includes a pizza wheel and a carrying rack for only $7.99 and if I'm not mistaken you probably have one of those Bed, Bath and Beyond coupons lying around which will save you even more. If not, sign up for their mailing list and I swear they will send you one about every other week or so.
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Trader Joe's Pizza Dough
Every time I go to Trader Joe's I find something else I can't live without. Some of these items become staples, like TJ's refried beans with jalapeno peppers others are more likely to be occasional indulgences, such as TJ's wasabi mayonnaise. My latest discovery is TJ's pizza dough. Apparently my sister tried it, told my mom about it and then my mom told me. My mother is not just attached to the telephone, in some cases she is the telephone.
So this lump of pizza dough costs only a buck and it lives in the fridge until about 20 minutes before you need to use it which is convenient since it takes about that long to get your oven good and hot. One of the secrets to good pizza at home is baking it on a stone at very high heat. While the pizza dough is coming to room temperature and the oven is heating, you can scrounge around for toppings.
For my first attempt I used thinly sliced tomatoes instead of sauce, fresh asparagus, corn, and red onions, topped with shredded red pepper jack. Right before serving I drizzled on a little lemon flavored olive oil, which I am sure was gilding the lilly but it did taste awfully good.
If you don't have a pizza stone, I highly recommend getting one. You can find them for about ten dollars in many housewares departments. Bed Bath and Beyond has a three piece pizza stone set that includes a pizza wheel and a carrying rack for only $7.99 and if I'm not mistaken you probably have one of those Bed, Bath and Beyond coupons lying around which will save you even more. If not, sign up for their mailing list and I swear they will send you one about every other week or so.
- Pizza Pairing
You know what to drink with pizza, beer or wine, right? But what beer and what wine? Does it make a difference? To figure out the answer to this weighty philosophical question a group of food and wine writers descended upon Patxi's Pizza to eat and...
- Yahoo! Pizza, Delivered
When I first ventured into San Francisco with my friends, we always headed for North Beach. I loved hanging out in cafes and pizza places. Hearing Italian spoken there made me want to study the language and live abroad. It was only when I got back from...
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Finding good pizza, never mind great pizza, is a bit like the search for the holy grail. Never ending. And the joy is in the searching, not just the finding. To that end I have to admit I have yet to try several places that come highly recommended. Top...
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