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Dreaming of backyard pizza parties? Your dream can now be a reality!

08 Monday Jun 2020

Posted by Mwhite in Must Try

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basil, cheese, comfort food, cooking, delicious, dough, easy cooking, easy dinner, eat, eating, entertaining, food, fresh, fresh cooking, italian, kid friendly, Neapolitan pizza, Ooni, ooni pizza oven, Parmesan, pizza, pizza oven, quick cooking, simple entertaining, summertime, tomatoes

I have always dreamed of having a backyard with a huge stone pizza oven. But I’m afraid it’s going to be baby steps for me to get to my dream, so I started my journey on Mother’s Day when I treated myself to an Ooni Koda gas pizza oven from Capital BBQ.

This pizza oven has changed my life. It is portable, meaning I can pack it up and bring it to a friends house for dinner. It weighs 12 pounds, the design is sleek, I can store it in the off-season in my kitchen. It is powered by a propane tank and it only takes 15 minutes for it to come up to 930° and it cooks delicious Neapolitan style pizzas in 60 seconds.

The high temperatures help pizza dough quickly transform to a perfectly chewy-but-crispy crust, all while drawing any excess moisture out of any sauce, cheeses & toppings you have on your pizza. The result? Crispy crust, with no sogginess. A pizza lover’s dream!

I do have a couple of tips I have learned in the 5 times I have used my pizza oven.

  • Use only quality ingredients – I make my own dough and sauce and boy does it make a difference!
  • Use a wood pizza peel to put the pizza in the oven and the metal one to pull it out
  • Do not multi task when you are making the pizzas, they take 60 seconds and every 20 seconds you turn the pie in the oven
  • The less toppings the better. Since this cooks quickly you need you keep the toppings light
  • Try new things! I created a Flammkuchen style pizza that is the 💣
  • It is not just for pizza! With a cast iron pan you can look steaks and chicken in it too!

The cost. My Ooni koda cost me 499$ CDN plus tax. I would say it was the best money I ever spent.

Pizza dough, sauce and recipes coming soon!!

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Pizza Night !

03 Tuesday May 2016

Posted by Mwhite in Food, Must Try

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cheese, easy dinners, fast dinners, kid friendly, pizza, pizza night

Almost everyone likes pizza, and if you have a few staples on hand you can have a simple and creative pizza night without having to ordering takeout.

  
I like to use naan as my pizza crust. Preferably the mini naan as they make perfectly portioned pizzas. And because it is already baked, it is a huge timesaver. 

Pizza toppings can be fun: I always have jarred sauce on hand and cheese but be creative and mix it up a little with the extras.

Try these: 

Pesto, Boursin cheese, jalapeños, onions and peppers  make a delish out combination.

Onion jam, prosciutto, Gouda and arugula

Fresh pineapple, crispy bacon and cheddar

Creme fresh, red onions, double smoked bacon, freshly ground pepper and Asiago

   
    
   

Enjoy!

http://www.monicaskitchen.com

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