I have been making my pizzas recently in my cast iron pan. I love it.
Preheat oven to 475 with the pan in the oven. Once preheated, carefully take pan out of oven. Oil pan gently. Spread your pizza dough VERY carefully in pan. I use Mark Bittman’s pizza dough recipe. Put pan back in oven for about 5-7 minutes. Take pan out of oven. Put your toppings on pizza. Brush a little bit of olive oil on crust. Put back in oven. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy! Below we have a mushroom, ground bison, tomato, red onion, mozzarella pizza.
Maybe you would like a slice. There is a plate here with your name on it!
Some other recent pizzas!
Margherita PizzaMushroom and Spinach.Sausage and red onion on one side. Margherita on other.
Pizza MargheritaPeach & Raspberry Cobbler by Susan ClematisZinniaLocal Farm Stand CornFreddyMorning GloryRoses and Garden StatueJapanese Stake and Spinach Stir FryBruce’s GardenCorn Raspberry Muffins
April 18–April 25. Banana Bread. Bruce. Bouquet. Bread Pudding. Chicken Maquechoux. Weeping White Cherry Tree. Baked Cod with Braised Red Cabbage and Apple. Cod Cake. Freddy. Vodka & Tonic. Red Onion, Mushroom, Chicken, Green Olive Pizza. Mushroom, Red Onion, Salami Pizza. Susan and Freddy. Second Vaccine.
(Introductory note. The number 8. According to the Bible, number 8 is considered to be a symbol of creation and new beginnings. God rested on the 7th day, which means that the 8th day was always a day for the new beginning. Eight is a symbol of infinity and a constant flow of energy and power. The number8 is considered the luckiest of numbers in China and they believe the more 8’s the better. The Cantonese word for eight, which is pronounced “ba”, sounds similar to the word which means “prosper” or “wealth”. In regional dialects the words for “eight” and “fortune” are also similar. The number eight in the Bible signifies Resurrection and Regeneration. It is the number of a new beginning. Eight is 7 plus 1 and since it comes just after seven, which itself signifies an end to something, so eight is also associated with the beginning of a new era or that of a new order.)
My last post was dated March 8. Today is April 8 (Finishing this post now on the 9th.) . A new beginning. Always forward. Never back. “The past cannot bind me. The future does not limit me.”
Thinking about March.
My birthday was March 7. I celebrated my 69th year to Heaven.
69!
I am still singing this song:
Here I am with my grandchildren about to celebrate with a piece of carrot cake.
Maybe you might prefer a serving of Shrimp Lo Mein?
We celebrated my birthday with Danielle, Mike, Emily and Matthew on March 21 (The previous weekends were too cold to celebrate outside keeping social distance.)
We are so proud of Danielle and Mike:
And of Emily and Matthew:
I was given this beautiful Kalanchoe Double Flower plant as a gift (along with carrot cake pictured at the beginning of this post.
Family.
Susan bought a new sculpture for our yard from Cindy Polette.
And what’s a Blog post with a cute photo of Freddy?
The crocus plants bloomed on March 24.
I made a Chicken and Spinach and Onion Pizza on the 25th.
What else?
Susan and I both had our first vaccine shots.
“From this time forward I make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known.” ~Isaiah 48:6
On Friday Susan and I watched a beautiful sunset in our backyard and while we watched a beautiful and delicious pizza cooked in the oven.
I make a pizza almost once every week. The dough recipe is from Mark Bittman. I have made hundreds, all a little different: eggplant, calamari, meatballs, asparagus, corn, jalapeno peppers, etc.
This one above had chicken, mushrooms, spinach and red onion on it. And cheese and sauce! YUM!
Bruce Barone 