Pork Filled Potstickers

One of my favorite imports from Asia is dumplings. There are literally a million ways to make them and stuff them. My preferred recipe features a ground pork stuffing and using the pan fried or potsticker method of cooking. The results are simple but oh so delicious.

A Little Obsessive About Hot Sauce

I go a little overboard with the number of hot sauce's that I keep on hand but here are my favorites from hot to hottest.

I recommend everyone run out and buy multiple bottles. If you dare.

Danish Style Hot Dogs (Ristet Hotdog)

If you're not familiar with European hotdogs, they come in a wide range of sizes, shapes, and hundreds of different toppings that we in America would never think to put on a hotdog. Every country puts their own spin on the dogs and they can get pretty creative. One of my favorites is the Danish Ristet dog.

Goat Cheese and Caramelized Onion Pizza

Here's the new pizza I tried last night. It was topped with caramelized onions, which is done by sautéing over medium heat for about 10 to 15 minutes. Mixed with that are some lightly sautéed grape tomatoes cut into thin slices. Then rounds of goat cheese on top of that and it's baked off for about 8 to 9 minutes or until the crust and underside are nicely browned. Bon Apetite.

*Note that this was the first time I had tried the King Arthur Sir Lancelot bread flour that I mentioned in my earlier post. I did not notice a discernible difference but I will give it a couple more tries to see if there is any change.

My Pizza Dough Recipe

Well, I guess it's about time that I post the dough recipe that I use. I don't take credit for this dough recipe (but honestly who can take credit for one nowadays). I've followed the basic food processor method from Kenji at Slice but halved it and changed it around oh so slightly.

This is an epic post so if you don't pay attention to any of the others, I recommend at least this one.

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza

Decided to try something new on my pizza this time. I love Chicken Bacon Ranch subs and I have seen people adapting this to pizza so I decided to give it a shot.

The cat is learning.

Chicken Curry

This is my take on Chicken Curry. I think it came out pretty well. but that is my opinion, seeing as though everyone has their own take on curry. Give it a whirl and see if it's your cup of tea.

Mine is definitely on the spicy side, but your mileage will vary depending on how "overboard" you go with the chiles. Wink. Wink. Nod. Nod.

Link to the recipe.

Another Batch of Pizza Dough

Well, I've decided to try a new method of dough prep this time. I'm giving my stand mixer a rest and trying out a food processor method I read about online. So far so good, the dough is in the fridge for an overnight rise. I will report back after the pizza is made tomorrow.

Italian Quesadilla's

It's a pretty obvious riff on the classic south of the border treat. I used freshly grated mozzarella, pepperoni, black olives, hot giardiniera peppers, and some basil. Accompanied by a fresh marinara sauce. A tasty spin on a classic.