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Happy Independence Day!
While I didn’t make a cake today (but I am doing something tomorrow), we did make grilled pizza! The dough is from Mario Batalli (recipe to follow), and is outstanding! We had lots of toppings to pick from, and while Liam was not into it at all, Owen couldn’t wait to put his pizza together! Oh Yum!!
Had all kinds of toppings, wet and shredded mozzarella cheese, asiago, red pepper…you know the rest!
The sauce we used, outstanding!!
Fresh basil…ahhh…
Liam wasn’t into it at all!
Mario’s Pizza Dough (via my one of my best foodie friends, Aimee. She cooks, I bake, we share)…
3 1/4 C all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
2 t instant or rapid-rise yeast
1 1/2 T salt
1 T sugar
1 C warm water
1/4 C dry white wine, at room temperature
2 T plus 1 t extra-virgin olive oil
In a large bowl, combine the flour, yeast, salt, and sugar and mix well.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the warm water,
wine, and olive oil. Using a wooden spoon, stir the wet ingredients into
the dry until the mixture is too stiff to stir, then mix with your hands in
the bowl until the dough comes together and pulls away from the sides of the
bowl.
Lightly dust a work surface with flour and turn the dough out. Knead
gently, dusting the work surface lightly with more flour as necessary, for 5
minutes, or until the dough is smooth, elastic, and only slightly sticky.
Oil a large clean bowl, add the dough, and turn to coat. Cover the bowl
with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel, set in a warm part of the kitchen, and
let the dough rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Punch down the dough, and it is ready to use.
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Garage Sale Treasure!
I have never been one to go to garage sales, not because I don’t think they’re marvy, they totally are, but I never think to go to ‘em, I usually have both boys with me and I have difficulty puttering around, but, my friend is an uber garage sale-r, and she found these for me!! I got a box FULL of these candy molds, at least 20 years old, for one single dollar…I just couldn’t photograph all of ‘em….and this waffle cone maker, again, probably twenty years old, NEVER OPENED! One dollah…that’s right…and my neighbor makes ice cream, so guess what we’re collaborating on this summer!! Yay!! I’m making some Independence Day cuppies too, will post those soon!
all photos ©andi butler
I love vintage stuff, so anything 20 years old (ouch, when I graduated) or older is fantabulous!
This is my favorite mold, do you remember the large lit up ones in peeps’ yards?
Strawberry Shortcake or Hollie Hobby, can’t tell yet…
Crazy solid bunny mold! There’s a front and a back…
Vintage chick fam!
Victorian looking Santa
See, a dollah!
Ew…got rid of these first thing! But, they were never opened! ; )
Ring Me Up!
My wonderful friend Jan (from back home, in MI) is always sending me little clips and tidbits of things, so sweet! The other day I received this card in the mail, and inside was this faboo snap of a ring! Crazy love it, a wicked little treasure! Thanks mooshka, and I’m sending you some recipes I think you’ll like! Thanks for thinking of me, doll! I miss you and our cawfee tawk! : )
