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
Ham and Egg and Steak and Cheese - Since 1957 - Mario's Pizza House & Grill (Arlington, VA)
November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Ham and Egg and Steak and Cheese - Since 1957 - Mario's Pizza House & Grill (Arlington, VA)
I'm a fan of public markets, for the local connections they provide.
Everyone knows La Boqueria, and it's fine, but Mercat de la Santa Caterina in Av. de Francesc Cambó feels more like a place I'd frequent if I lived in town.
Go early and have breakfast at Bar Joan, in the heart of the market.
Everyone knows La Boqueria, and it's fine, but Mercat de la Santa Caterina in Av. de Francesc Cambó feels more like a place I'd frequent if I lived in town.
Go early and have breakfast at Bar Joan, in the heart of the market.
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I'm a fan of public markets, for the local connections they provide.
Everyone knows La Boqueria, and it's fine, but Mercat de la Santa Caterina in Av. de Francesc Cambó feels more like a place I'd frequent if I lived in town.
Go early and have breakfast at Bar Joan, in the heart of the market.
Everyone knows La Boqueria, and it's fine, but Mercat de la Santa Caterina in Av. de Francesc Cambó feels more like a place I'd frequent if I lived in town.
Go early and have breakfast at Bar Joan, in the heart of the market.
David,
I'd like to recommend a restaurant in BCN called Gran Viana, on Carrer dels Escudellers. The owner, Paul, is Filipino, and he has created a menu that features typical Barcelona fare crossed with some Pinoy specialities, in a very appetizing way.
Nice people, and an interesting experience.
I'd like to recommend a restaurant in BCN called Gran Viana, on Carrer dels Escudellers. The owner, Paul, is Filipino, and he has created a menu that features typical Barcelona fare crossed with some Pinoy specialities, in a very appetizing way.
Nice people, and an interesting experience.
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
David,
I'd like to recommend a restaurant in BCN called Gran Viana, on Carrer dels Escudellers. The owner, Paul, is Filipino, and he has created a menu that features typical Barcelona fare crossed with some Pinoy specialities, in a very appetizing way.
Nice people, and an interesting experience.
I'd like to recommend a restaurant in BCN called Gran Viana, on Carrer dels Escudellers. The owner, Paul, is Filipino, and he has created a menu that features typical Barcelona fare crossed with some Pinoy specialities, in a very appetizing way.
Nice people, and an interesting experience.
NOLA-style French Bread took 29 bakes, but I've nailed it, and that recipe is locked, too.
November 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
NOLA-style French Bread took 29 bakes, but I've nailed it, and that recipe is locked, too.
I like Dong Phoung for fried seafood poboys, but you're right, they're not light enough.
I haunted several Italian bakeries in Philly, buying rolls and taking them to my car where I measured, weighed and tasted, taking notes. I liked Sarcone's best. After 15 tries, I can make a hoagie roll at home.
I haunted several Italian bakeries in Philly, buying rolls and taking them to my car where I measured, weighed and tasted, taking notes. I liked Sarcone's best. After 15 tries, I can make a hoagie roll at home.
November 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I like Dong Phoung for fried seafood poboys, but you're right, they're not light enough.
I haunted several Italian bakeries in Philly, buying rolls and taking them to my car where I measured, weighed and tasted, taking notes. I liked Sarcone's best. After 15 tries, I can make a hoagie roll at home.
I haunted several Italian bakeries in Philly, buying rolls and taking them to my car where I measured, weighed and tasted, taking notes. I liked Sarcone's best. After 15 tries, I can make a hoagie roll at home.
Spoiler Alert:
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Spoiler Alert:
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
And an older one, Italian Sausage and Poblanos
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
And an older one, Italian Sausage and Poblanos
I just wonder if baking the velouté on an open dough wouldn't dry it and concentrate the flavors too much.
Maybe I'll try a dollop on some parchment paper first.
Here's a recent pie, NY-style w/Italian Sausage, Rapini, Ricotta, Fior di Latte, Pecorino, Onions, Garlic, Stracciatella
Maybe I'll try a dollop on some parchment paper first.
Here's a recent pie, NY-style w/Italian Sausage, Rapini, Ricotta, Fior di Latte, Pecorino, Onions, Garlic, Stracciatella
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I just wonder if baking the velouté on an open dough wouldn't dry it and concentrate the flavors too much.
Maybe I'll try a dollop on some parchment paper first.
Here's a recent pie, NY-style w/Italian Sausage, Rapini, Ricotta, Fior di Latte, Pecorino, Onions, Garlic, Stracciatella
Maybe I'll try a dollop on some parchment paper first.
Here's a recent pie, NY-style w/Italian Sausage, Rapini, Ricotta, Fior di Latte, Pecorino, Onions, Garlic, Stracciatella
Good price on Dungeness today, so dinner was boiled crab
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Good price on Dungeness today, so dinner was boiled crab
HACK: Oversized cloche (baking/steaming enclosure) using two disposable aluminum roasting pans, a tin foil tray w/wet paper towel, and four bulldog clips.
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
HACK: Oversized cloche (baking/steaming enclosure) using two disposable aluminum roasting pans, a tin foil tray w/wet paper towel, and four bulldog clips.
Thanks. It took 15 bakes to develop the recipe and process, but now it's "locked".
Today I made another favorite: New Orleans-style French Bread (pistolettes), which took 29 tries to nail.
The problem is, there are no authoritative recipes available for either, so I had to make them from memory.
Today I made another favorite: New Orleans-style French Bread (pistolettes), which took 29 tries to nail.
The problem is, there are no authoritative recipes available for either, so I had to make them from memory.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Thanks. It took 15 bakes to develop the recipe and process, but now it's "locked".
Today I made another favorite: New Orleans-style French Bread (pistolettes), which took 29 tries to nail.
The problem is, there are no authoritative recipes available for either, so I had to make them from memory.
Today I made another favorite: New Orleans-style French Bread (pistolettes), which took 29 tries to nail.
The problem is, there are no authoritative recipes available for either, so I had to make them from memory.
Ham and Fontina on New Orleans-style French Bread
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Ham and Fontina on New Orleans-style French Bread
My side of the mountain by Jean Craighead George
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
My side of the mountain by Jean Craighead George
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The Beeb.
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Beeb.
The Beeb.
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Beeb.
Huh.
I do know how hoagies work
I do know how hoagies work
November 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Huh.
I do know how hoagies work
I do know how hoagies work
Hoagie Night
Prosciutto Cotto
Salami (Finocchiona)
Capocollo
Caciocavallo
Lettuce
Tomato
Onion
Hoagie Dressing
Prosciutto Cotto
Salami (Finocchiona)
Capocollo
Caciocavallo
Lettuce
Tomato
Onion
Hoagie Dressing
November 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Hoagie Night
Prosciutto Cotto
Salami (Finocchiona)
Capocollo
Caciocavallo
Lettuce
Tomato
Onion
Hoagie Dressing
Prosciutto Cotto
Salami (Finocchiona)
Capocollo
Caciocavallo
Lettuce
Tomato
Onion
Hoagie Dressing
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I've got hoagies in my future
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I've got hoagies in my future