In Search of…musings for my grandchildren while riding my bike…
On 9/9, I rode 99 miles (actually, 106 (Strava Link – Part 1, Strava Link – Part 2)! I have an affinity for #9 since I was born on 9/9. I try to do something “epic” every year on that date. Though I’d ridden 100+ many times, I’d not done a century since my last … Continue reading La Bicicletta #2 – Have a 9 on 9/9! GPS 29 and 30!
Maybe I was feeling a little cocky; maybe a little too smug. I thought, "my homemade pizza is getting consistently good, if not GREAT!" So, on July 23, I decided to: bake two loaves of whole wheat sourdough breadmade two seeded sourdough doughs to bake laterAND attempt my first homemade pasta (GPA #1). The whole … Continue reading GPA #1 – Reconstituted Fettuccine!
Friday, July 3's Great Pizza Search (GPS) #7 was my second attempt at making homemade sourdough pizzas. This time, I made only 00 white flour sourdough Initially, I planned to create 2 or 3 Neapolitan style pizzas using a pizza stone that I had just purchased. Unfortunately, the dough was very wet making it impossible … Continue reading GPS #7 – Homemade #3, #4, #5
Today, I rode to a "homey" pizza place, out and back to home in my Great Pizza Search (GPS) #5! If I plan to criticize others' pizzas, I need to taste some of my own medicine. The process started on Friday evening (it's now Sunday evening) with adding 100% unbleached bread flour and water to … Continue reading GPS #5 -Homemade Sourdough Pizza #1 and #2!
I love pizza, and because of that I'm on a new quest, a Search for Great Pizza! The Great Pizza Search (GPS). Before retirement, my quest was bike camping (which I've still not done!), and then it was buying a camper (we’re on our 3rd in 4 years)! Then when I first retired, it was … Continue reading In Search of Great Pizza
You must be logged in to post a comment.