Pizza and Pasta the Homemade Way
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Answering the question: "What can an old man make with some yeast, a mattarello and a fair knowledge of kitchen math?"
- Foods I post are homemade unless noted.
- Recipes/tips cheerfully provided
- Foods I post are homemade unless noted.
- Recipes/tips cheerfully provided
Pinned
NY-style Pizza with Short Rib, Tomato-Braised Onion, Stracchino, Vodka Sauce
NY-style Four Cheese Pizza
NY-style Four Cheese Pizza
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Voicemail transcription from a reader: ""Hi, Stephanie, Tom from South Jersey. Love your articles, all of them. Your husband must be a really wacky dude."
Well, this is the card I gave him for Valentine's Day, so that tracks.
Well, this is the card I gave him for Valentine's Day, so that tracks.
February 18, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Voicemail transcription from a reader: ""Hi, Stephanie, Tom from South Jersey. Love your articles, all of them. Your husband must be a really wacky dude."
Well, this is the card I gave him for Valentine's Day, so that tracks.
Well, this is the card I gave him for Valentine's Day, so that tracks.
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Philadelphia Inquirer readers remain epic. From a reader email:
"I am approaching 86, but that hasn't stopped me very much from still enjoying life, especially here in Phila and most especially at Kellians, my favorite hangout where I still drink city wides."
"I am approaching 86, but that hasn't stopped me very much from still enjoying life, especially here in Phila and most especially at Kellians, my favorite hangout where I still drink city wides."
February 18, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Philadelphia Inquirer readers remain epic. From a reader email:
"I am approaching 86, but that hasn't stopped me very much from still enjoying life, especially here in Phila and most especially at Kellians, my favorite hangout where I still drink city wides."
"I am approaching 86, but that hasn't stopped me very much from still enjoying life, especially here in Phila and most especially at Kellians, my favorite hangout where I still drink city wides."
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Japanese supermarket “cheese” is a nasty, cheese-like substance that’s around 40% cellulose. So for tonight’s BBQ chicken and sausage pizza, I got actual 100% mozzarella from Hanamasa. Much better
February 18, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Japanese supermarket “cheese” is a nasty, cheese-like substance that’s around 40% cellulose. So for tonight’s BBQ chicken and sausage pizza, I got actual 100% mozzarella from Hanamasa. Much better
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She needs to go to jail.
February 19, 2026 at 12:46 AM
She needs to go to jail.
Burn her at the stake
February 19, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Burn her at the stake
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My last question of the day: What’s one of your coping skills?
February 19, 2026 at 2:48 AM
My last question of the day: What’s one of your coping skills?
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okay one of my best friends just told me her driver's ed teacher was named
wait for it
Mr. Streetman
... and now, because the horrors are horroring, I wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and bad and terrible and fun driver's ed stories
wait for it
Mr. Streetman
... and now, because the horrors are horroring, I wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and bad and terrible and fun driver's ed stories
February 18, 2026 at 12:06 AM
okay one of my best friends just told me her driver's ed teacher was named
wait for it
Mr. Streetman
... and now, because the horrors are horroring, I wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and bad and terrible and fun driver's ed stories
wait for it
Mr. Streetman
... and now, because the horrors are horroring, I wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and bad and terrible and fun driver's ed stories
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Proof that sometimes whacking shit works!
February 18, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Proof that sometimes whacking shit works!
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Breauxmart cashier: You’ve still got glitter on you.
Me: I know and I’ve showered twice.
BC: Just means you’re going to keep remembering the good times.
Me: Guess my rug will, too.
BC: [GASPS] Well, I’m glad you had a good Mardi Gras.
Me: No, no, no, I just meant I spilled glitter on the rug.
Me: I know and I’ve showered twice.
BC: Just means you’re going to keep remembering the good times.
Me: Guess my rug will, too.
BC: [GASPS] Well, I’m glad you had a good Mardi Gras.
Me: No, no, no, I just meant I spilled glitter on the rug.
February 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Breauxmart cashier: You’ve still got glitter on you.
Me: I know and I’ve showered twice.
BC: Just means you’re going to keep remembering the good times.
Me: Guess my rug will, too.
BC: [GASPS] Well, I’m glad you had a good Mardi Gras.
Me: No, no, no, I just meant I spilled glitter on the rug.
Me: I know and I’ve showered twice.
BC: Just means you’re going to keep remembering the good times.
Me: Guess my rug will, too.
BC: [GASPS] Well, I’m glad you had a good Mardi Gras.
Me: No, no, no, I just meant I spilled glitter on the rug.
Would.
February 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Would.
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First gig of the Chinese New Year
February 18, 2026 at 2:20 PM
First gig of the Chinese New Year
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Can Philly’s stories be conveyed in a cocktail glass, and, if so, do they taste good?
Inquirer food writer Kiki Aranita joined me at R&D in Fishtown to find out.
www.inquirer.com/food/drink/r...
Inquirer food writer Kiki Aranita joined me at R&D in Fishtown to find out.
www.inquirer.com/food/drink/r...
We tried a cocktail bar’s new Philly-themed menu, from the HitchBOT to the Crum Bum
Fishtown cocktail bar R&D calls its new menu a "liquid love letter" to Philadelphia.
www.inquirer.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Can Philly’s stories be conveyed in a cocktail glass, and, if so, do they taste good?
Inquirer food writer Kiki Aranita joined me at R&D in Fishtown to find out.
www.inquirer.com/food/drink/r...
Inquirer food writer Kiki Aranita joined me at R&D in Fishtown to find out.
www.inquirer.com/food/drink/r...
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Who Are You Going To Telephone?
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Who Are You Going To Telephone?
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I would like to officially petition the Olympic committee for dog cameos in every sport.
February 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I would like to officially petition the Olympic committee for dog cameos in every sport.
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February 16, 2026 at 11:45 PM
February 18, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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“By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week.”
What the hell did I just read?
What the hell did I just read?
This AI-loving newspaper editor is teaching young journalists a valuable lesson: editors can be dumbasses
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
www.cleveland.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:02 AM
“By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week.”
What the hell did I just read?
What the hell did I just read?
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February 18, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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Golden Feather Hunters
February 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Golden Feather Hunters
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Faquetaique courir du Mardi Gras, Savoy, Louisiana
February 18, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Faquetaique courir du Mardi Gras, Savoy, Louisiana
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Happy Mardi Gras, y’all. 💜💛💚
February 17, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Happy Mardi Gras, y’all. 💜💛💚
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Just in case anyone's wondering how to make that white coating sauce referred to as the base on most the others
February 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Just in case anyone's wondering how to make that white coating sauce referred to as the base on most the others
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February 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM