In Search of…musings for my grandchildren while riding my bike…
Day 2 of our PA-WV-OH was a bike ride from Pittsburgh’s downtown, then climbed over Mt. Oliver (an old Italian Immigrant district, then up over Mt. Lebanon. Picked up the Panhandle Trail at mile 22 and took that into Weirton, WV. Hopped off the trail a few times to get pictures of historic Post Office … Continue reading Red! PA-WV-OH Day 2 – DiCarlo’s Pizza
A long one, so keep reading, it'll eventually be about pizza… We decided to make a bike trip starting in Pittsburgh's Little Italy and meandering westward to some of Ohio’s old Italian neighborhoods in Weirton, WV, Steubenville, Youngstown, Akron, and Cleveland, OH (PA-WV-OH). And, of course, check out some historical Post Office Art, and, with … Continue reading Yins & Yous Guys! PA-WV-OH – Day 1
Early in August, we biked a 3 day, 150 mile loop from Painted Post (Corning), NY, through North Central PA, and back through Binghamton and it's adjacent towns. I choose this route to visit historical Post Offices and to photograph the artwork that resides in many of those beauties of 1930's governmental architecture. Really, they're … Continue reading Bakery Pizza #2
It’s been over a month since my last blog post. Don’t worry…been riding (and wrecked) and making and buying lots of pizza (143 homemade and 32 purchased pizzas this year!)! I will catch you up on part of that in this post. Neapolitan Word of the Day Cheddar Cheese - there is no word for cheddar cheese … Continue reading St. John’s Cafeteria Pizza – Was it Brick or Cheddar?
Quick note: GPS (Great Pizza Search) Table has been updated. Now 51 purchased pizzas rated! - see it here. I will soon upload a table of all my homemade doughs for reference and recipes for others. In the USA, there's a load of crap that goes on with respect to Red State and Blue State. … Continue reading Red State, Blue State, AP State?
I want to catch up a little on some recent GPS (Great Pizza Search) pizzas. If you want the short version, don't order pizza in Amsterdam! If you want the long version, keep reading… Nebelatan Word of the Day Agita (a-jee-ta) - Heartburn, acid indigestion, an upset stomach or, by extension, a general feeling of … Continue reading Pizza in…Amsterdam?
My last blog post (see here) was Part 1 of my personal challenge of Old Forge (PA) and New Haven (CT) to determine, according to me, which has the better pizza. Both Old Forge and New Haven are considered some of the best pizzas in the world. In Part 1, I reviewed Arcaro and Genell … Continue reading Old Forge vs New Haven – Part 2 & A Special Treat
I’ve been eating lots of pizza lately; about 3 times per week! And you know what, I’m not tired of it! But, I can hear my father’s voice saying, “You U-LET (pronounced you-let)”! What is a U-LET? Read on… Dad (Grandpa Tony) worked on the docks as a second job for most of my younger … Continue reading You U-LET! Average Joe’s & TK’s Pizza!
One of the big things I notice in Italy when we visit is the difference in music between what I hear versus what I know. The music I hear while there now is "Contemporary Italian." What I know if "Old Italian" which is that of my parents and UNCLE FRANK'S ITALIAN MELODIES! I'm not sure … Continue reading Uncle Frank & Ooni Bakes #2
THIS IS A REPUBLISH OF THIS ARTICLE FROM MAY 2022. SOMEHOW IT DISAPPEARED FROM MY PUBLISHED ARTICLES. A few posts ago, when I introduced our grill top oven for Florida, I mentioned that we'd purchased a pizza oven for our NY home. It is a scratch & dent Ooni Koda 12 from Amazon. Ooni has … Continue reading Ooni as in Dooney – Ooni Koda 1st Bakes
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