What's For Dinner Tonight?

[Captain Blood]

9+ pounds of fresh chicken wings. I intend to toss these in olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Then they'll be baked and tossed in a combination of Frank's red hot, Worcestershire, and butter.

I don't know if the Super Bowl will be any good, but the wings will be!

[M_Six]

Wifey's Mango Curry with Chickpea Dumplings over rice pilaf and sauteed spinach. One of my favs.

[1MOREMOD]

Bunch of contos, local Italian restaurant.

[RickFLM4]

Chicken quesadillas I threw on the grill. One of which burned. No pics.

[M_Six]

Falafel on avocado and chickpea salad. (I suck at food photography.)

[pz619]

Here is the pizza. Definitely learned a few things.

1. Need a peel so I can use the pizza stone
2. It turned into a square because I was using a squarish pan
3. Used too much sauce

[RickFLM4]

How was the crust and how did it taste after cooking it? Nothing wrong with a square / rectangular pizza.

A peel and pizza stone will give you better results than a pan but take some practice. Very easy for it to stick to peel before getting it on the stone. Corn meal helps.

Try some sliced fresh mozzarella.

[lsturbointeg]

Cheat day for dinner so me and the my boys splurged on pizza

[KenB925]

Originally Posted by pz619

Here is the pizza. Definitely learned a few things.

1. Need a peel so I can use the pizza stone
2. It turned into a square because I was using a squarish pan
3. Used too much sauce

Not that you asked, but I have a fair bit of experience making pizza at home, I have made the mistakes.

your sauce looks a little 'watery' if its homemade, reduce it a little more, if its from a bottle you can strain off some of the water.

until you get good with a pizza peel, just use a pizza stone and build you pizza on parchment paper. The heat that your oven can manage won't hurt the parchment and you don't have to worry about sticking. Once you get more comfortable you can stop using it.

when buying a peel, I strongly recommend the wood/pine looking ones. 'unfinished' wood peels stick much less then a smooth shiny one (like bamboo, or metal)

I also don't use corn meal or semolina, I just use flour on the peel.

[pz619]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

How was the crust and how did it taste after cooking it? Nothing wrong with a square / rectangular pizza.

A peel and pizza stone will give you better results than a pan but take some practice. Very easy for it to stick to peel before getting it on the stone. Corn meal helps.

Try some sliced fresh mozzarella.

Tasted great! Crust turned out perfect, but getting the topping ratio right is going to take some practice. Thanks for the tips! Actually did fresh mozzarella (I have a grater attachment for the kitchenaid) and you can really taste the difference.

[pz619]

Originally Posted by KenB925

Not that you asked, but I have a fair bit of experience making pizza at home, I have made the mistakes.

your sauce looks a little 'watery' if its homemade, reduce it a little more, if its from a bottle you can strain off some of the water.

until you get good with a pizza peel, just use a pizza stone and build you pizza on parchment paper. The heat that your oven can manage won't hurt the parchment and you don't have to worry about sticking. Once you get more comfortable you can stop using it.

when buying a peel, I strongly recommend the wood/pine looking ones. 'unfinished' wood peels stick much less then a smooth shiny one (like bamboo, or metal)

I also don't use corn meal or semolina, I just use flour on the peel.

Great tips, I definitely appreciate it! Indeed sauce was watery and I definitely will reduce it further to thicken it up a bit. Additionally, I think it boiled over on some of the edges. The parchment paper is a great idea! I'll use that until I get the time to find a good peel.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by pz619

Great tips, I definitely appreciate it! Indeed sauce was watery and I definitely will reduce it further to thicken it up a bit. Additionally, I think it boiled over on some of the edges. The parchment paper is a great idea! I'll use that until I get the time to find a good peel.

You can also add a little tomato paste to thicken up the sauce while it's cooking. Good luck and keep us posted!

[KenB925]

Originally Posted by pz619

Tasted great! Crust turned out perfect, but getting the topping ratio right is going to take some practice. Thanks for the tips! Actually did fresh mozzarella (I have a grater attachment for the kitchenaid) and you can really taste the difference.

Fresh mozzarella can also cause 'watery' problems. If you are cooking at a relatively low temperature (if you are using a home oven, you are) consider using some cheese cloth to get some of the moisture out before putting it on the pizza.

In a super hot oven (700deg +) the water is not a problem, it doesn't have time to escape.

I have to reduce the water in fresh mozzarella when making deep dish pizza.

[UncleWede]

Y'all been eating a LOT of pizza up in here!

I didn't get a picture of the posole wife brought home from the in-laws last night, didn't last long enough.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by KenB925

Fresh mozzarella can also cause 'watery' problems. If you are cooking at a relatively low temperature (if you are using a home oven, you are) consider using some cheese cloth to get some of the moisture out before putting it on the pizza.

In a super hot oven (700deg +) the water is not a problem, it doesn't have time to escape.

I have to reduce the water in fresh mozzarella when making deep dish pizza.

Good point on the watery nature of fresh mozzarella especially if loading up on cheese. Best to get oven as hot as it will go and have baking stone in there for a while to get as hot as possible.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Y'all been eating a LOT of pizza up in here!

I didn't get a picture of the posole wife brought home from the in-laws last night, didn't last long enough.

[TXSTYLE]

Keeping things simple tonight...

[UncleWede]

Again tonight. What's left of SECOND bowl

[KenB925]

Tonights victim. After some attention, and about 14 hours on the Treager we will have dinner on Saturday.

[lsturbointeg]

Dinner Friday night at Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano!

The Wifey had FETTUCCINI WITH LOBSTER:Black Fettuccini, Lobster, Medley of Wild Mushrooms, Chili Flakes, Lobster Cream Sauce



For me Chicken Marsala: Pan-Sautéed Chicken Breast, Mushrooms, Caramelized Onions, Marsala Wine Sauce, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Sautéed Spinach



followed by a Saturday night at Granite City! for Starter's Spinach/Artichoke dip


BBQ Pork Nachos with everything on it!

[P1]

I was hoping we can just stick to what we cook at home, not what we eat at restaurants. In any regard...



Braised short ribs with polenta and bacon-wrapped asparagus. My cocktail (nearly empty, it looks like) is a whiskey sour, made with Proper 12. Cheers!

[M_Six]

^^^^^^That looks delish. Love short ribs.