In Search of…musings for my grandchildren while riding my bike…
This started out as a simple blog post. As I got going, it grew into a behemoth. So, I'm breaking it into multiple parts. This is part 1 focusing on Sarasota & Venice, Florida. Since buying the pizza oven in Florida, we've slowed down our pizza purchases this past season. But, we still purchased pizza 8 … Continue reading Florida Pizza Reviews & Post Offices – Part 1
To say that I wasn’t a fan of Midnight Mass would be an understatement! I was pretty young when I saw through the ruse that’s the church, and all of its draconian practices designed to extract money from people in the guise of that’s the path to eternal bliss (as if they know…but the Bible … Continue reading Midnight Mass or Booze Run!? Caputo Blue & Mercurio’s Experiments
A definition and quick story first. Then below is further info on Caputo Blue vs Caputo Red flours, some insight from the professional pizziola, and next bake in the Ooni Karu 12. As promised, here are updated tables at the links below:1. Great Pizza Search - Homemade Pizzas (217 made in 2022)2. Great Pizza Search … Continue reading 7 fishes? Make that 0!
It’s been awhile since my last post. With an addition to the family and moving back south for the winter have been our priority. But, now that there’s another MAV, to which this blog is dedicated, here’s Part 1 of a catch-up that includes our new pizza oven, an Ooni Karu 12. Quick Update of … Continue reading Is It Juice? No, Cazzimma!
Updated GPS (Great Pizza Search) Table. There are now 75 pizzerias rated in the purchased pizza table. Day 4 of the early September PA-WV-OH bike trip was a day off the bike to visit Youngstown State, my alma mater, to see a YSU Penguins football game. It was only my 2nd Visit to YSU since … Continue reading Kamakazi! Quaker Steak & Lube!
Day 3 of PA-WV-OH bike trip took us from Weirton, WV to Youngstown, OH, 70+ miles of hills. Only in WV for a short time, the route led us to several PA and OH small towns with historic Post offices. The Beaver and Beaver Bowl No, not the Beav, as in Leave it to Beaver, … Continue reading Beavers Everywhere! PA-WV-OH Day 3 & Salvatore’s Italian Grill
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
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?
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?
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
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