On Sunday night, it just felt like an evening for going out. So we headed over to Momo's Pizza on Market Street for some pizza and beer. They have 20 beers on tap, plus a a lot of bottles. They also have HUGE pizzas.
I saw a tangerine wheat beer I wanted to try. John had trouble deciding, and they were perfectly willing to bring samples to help him out. We ordered some breadsticks for the kids and hoped our snack bag of crackers would hold out until then.
Momo's sells individual slices (which are ENORMOUS), so I thought that since our tastes are starting to diverge a little bit, we should each just get a slice. But John convinced me that we should go ahead and get a pizza. I told the waitress that we wanted a medium, their smallest. It's 16"! Their biggest is 32". We saw one go by and it was unbelievable.
Unfortunately, the kids didn't really like the breadsticks and Ben didn't feel like eating any pizza, so we had to finish faster than we would have liked. Sophie did eat some pizza crust, and Ben did eat one breadstick and some pepperoni. I thought the pizza was really good. I'd love to go back and just get one giant slice with my own toppings. We'll just make sure to bring something more for the kids.
Score: 8/10
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Barbecue Hawaiian Pizza
Menu: Barbecue Hawaiian Pizza; Mango Salad with Guacamole
Wish I could have learned some lessons tonight, but I don't think I did. Pizza should be easy, right? Well, it sure isn't in my kitchen. Am I just trying to have my cake and eat it, too? (And really, what could possibly be wrong with that? Worst idiom ever.)
The crust. The crust is my problem. I don't like any pre-formed crusts that I've tried so far, so I buy dough and roll it out. Or rather, I knead it into a cookie sheet while swearing. I do own a pizza stone. I know that you have to let it preheat with the oven. I know that you can sprinkle cornmeal on it to keep the dough from sticking. But how to get the dough onto the stone? Do I need a pizza peel?
Despite the work, the pizza was good. I like Publix's pizza dough, and tonight I used their 5-grain. It's good, but it's even harder to knead out because the 5 grains tend to make holes in the dough. For the sauce, I used a mixture of canned tomato sauce and tomato paste, then mixed in a little barbecue sauce (a little goes a long way). After wrestling with the dough, I spread the sauce over it, sprinkled it with fresh oregano and onions, then layered shredded gouda and cheddar, roasted red peppers, pineapple chunks, shredded carrots, and ground white pepper. I baked it at 450 degrees for 10 minutes and it was pretty much perfect (even if the picture isn't that pretty):
The kids eat a little bit of pizza, but strangely they really aren't crazy about it in any form. So I made this salad with leftover produce so Sophie could at least eat mangoes for dinner:
Wish I could have learned some lessons tonight, but I don't think I did. Pizza should be easy, right? Well, it sure isn't in my kitchen. Am I just trying to have my cake and eat it, too? (And really, what could possibly be wrong with that? Worst idiom ever.)
The crust. The crust is my problem. I don't like any pre-formed crusts that I've tried so far, so I buy dough and roll it out. Or rather, I knead it into a cookie sheet while swearing. I do own a pizza stone. I know that you have to let it preheat with the oven. I know that you can sprinkle cornmeal on it to keep the dough from sticking. But how to get the dough onto the stone? Do I need a pizza peel?
Despite the work, the pizza was good. I like Publix's pizza dough, and tonight I used their 5-grain. It's good, but it's even harder to knead out because the 5 grains tend to make holes in the dough. For the sauce, I used a mixture of canned tomato sauce and tomato paste, then mixed in a little barbecue sauce (a little goes a long way). After wrestling with the dough, I spread the sauce over it, sprinkled it with fresh oregano and onions, then layered shredded gouda and cheddar, roasted red peppers, pineapple chunks, shredded carrots, and ground white pepper. I baked it at 450 degrees for 10 minutes and it was pretty much perfect (even if the picture isn't that pretty):
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Brickyard Pizzeria
A couple of friends and I got together for dinner and a movie last night, so I got a break from cooking! I gave the kids some Quorn nuggets, strawberries, and carrots. I think John made himself some pasta and a ham sandwich.
The ladies and I ordered pizza from a place we hadn't tried before called Brickyard Pizzeria. My family has really not found "our" pizza place in Tallahassee yet, so I was excited to see if this could be a candidate (even though it isn't close to our house). The place smelled amazing, and I noticed that they also serve many other Italian dishes. We ordered a white pizza with spinach and tomatoes, a Hawaiian pizza, and a simple pepperoni to carry out.
The pizza was ok... definitely better than the chains. There were a lot of appealing choices for toppings, and they seemed to be good quality as well. But the crust was a little gummy, and I wish the cheese had been balanced with more sauce. I'd still be interested in going there to sit down and try something other than pizza.
Score: 6/10
The ladies and I ordered pizza from a place we hadn't tried before called Brickyard Pizzeria. My family has really not found "our" pizza place in Tallahassee yet, so I was excited to see if this could be a candidate (even though it isn't close to our house). The place smelled amazing, and I noticed that they also serve many other Italian dishes. We ordered a white pizza with spinach and tomatoes, a Hawaiian pizza, and a simple pepperoni to carry out.
The pizza was ok... definitely better than the chains. There were a lot of appealing choices for toppings, and they seemed to be good quality as well. But the crust was a little gummy, and I wish the cheese had been balanced with more sauce. I'd still be interested in going there to sit down and try something other than pizza.
Score: 6/10
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