Post Whoring 5.0 2018

[VoodooBoss]

Summer was coming sooner or later. It arrived a few weeks ago here in NorCal and will be back this weekend with highs above 100. But it's a dry heat. Perfect reason for a drive to Lake Tahoe with Snakes at the Lake.

 

[boss302ls]

Summer was coming sooner or later. It arrived a few weeks ago here in NorCal and will be back this weekend with highs above 100. But it's a dry heat. Perfect reason for a drive to Lake Tahoe with Snakes at the Lake.

Look out for those snakes Rick. Apparently they like non Shelbys too.

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[Grant 302]

Finally picked up some small 12" screens. Tomatoes in full production now. Not enough to can or preserve but should be enough for the summer and into fall.

 

[302BOB]

Grant, Glad to hear somebody's enjoying home grown tomatoes already.Mine (Hon's) won't be coming in til August. With this heat and humidity, they sure have perked up and sprouted this last week. Enjoy 'em while you got 'em!

 

[TymeSlayer]

Heading to Milwaukee for three days starting tomorrow. Put the new Car Hauler in storage for the tyme being since my 'hood won't allow you to keep it in the driveway for more than a couple of days. Starting to buy stuff to build it out. You know, it's just as much fun when I started doing the same thing to the Boss six years ago! Gonna need flooring, and storage for tools, fluids etc.

 

[302BOB]

Don't forget to save room for that cooler(s)... for the fluids.

 

[302BOB]

Summer in full swing now with temps in the 85 to 90 range with less humidity since the Tstorms moved thru the other day. Today's Cook out has been put on hold for now since Hon's agenda has changed...fine with me! I'm sure we'll have one Labor Day or before. Stores are already having back to school sales...summer is fading fast and I didn't even get the first tomato out of the garden yet!

 

[The_Dead_Cow]

You guys are motivating me to start making my own pizza...

 

[302BOB]

T_D_C, Go for it!!! Rolling out the dough is the hardest part. I use store bought pizza dough and roll it out on the counter with flour under neither-to prevent sticking. Throw the rolled out dough on a cookie sheet ( I trim mine with kitchen scissors to fit nice) with corn meal on the bottom( between the pan and dough) and add your sauce, cheese and whatever you crave and bake at your highest oven setting for 10-15 mins. If you want it a little charred you could put it under the broiler for a minute or two after that...your call. If I'm forgetting anything maybe Grant 302 will chime in to add to this. He has more talent than I do when it comes to pizzas.......

 

[The_Dead_Cow]

My mother has a bread machine, thinking on asking her to help with the dough but store bought sounds easy too. So bake it on full blast? My oven goes up to 550F, really?

 

[M91196]

Pizza.......
I bought a “custom” pizza stone, they sell them by size online, weights 15 pounds, basically takes up the entire oven rack and I cook thin crust directly on the stone at full throttle in our electric “convection like” oven.

Unglazed tiles work as well but the single slab is nicer.....

Also got a peel from the kitchen supply store an a giant aluminum round serving pan.

 

[302BOB]

My oven goes up to 550F, really?

Pizzeria brick oven temps reach 750F and above, so 550F will work. Just keep an eye on it after 10 mins...

 

[The_Dead_Cow]

Ok, I'll try it.

 

[302BOB]

Good luck on your pizza adventure. I forgot to mention...I like to drizzle a little olive oil on top before I put it in the oven.

 

[M91196]

Good luck on your pizza adventure. I forgot to mention...I like to drizzle a little olive oil on top before I put it in the oven.

My variation is I let the pie rest on a cooling rack after it’s out and brush on olive oil infused with garlic and crushed red pepper (think bread mop) on the crust while it sits

 

[302BOB]

You can never go wrong using Olive oil, garlic and crushed red pepper to spice things up a little. All this pizza talk is getting my appetite starting to churn. I don't have the stuff here to make my own today but I do have a Dijourno in the freezer. Maybe I'll doll that up to fill the void....

 

[The_Dead_Cow]

I was hyped to make pizza this weekend but it'll have to wait because we're doing turkey dinner in July!

 

[302BOB]

That's funny!!! Our Sunday menu is corned beef,cabbage and potatoes...What happened to the burgers??

 

[M91196]

I was hyped to make pizza this weekend but it'll have to wait because we're doing turkey dinner in July!

I smoked this bird a couple weeks ago, very nice way to do summer turkey and the leftovers are awesome.

This is the food blog now....

 

[The_Dead_Cow]

I haven't tried smoking a turkey yet but that does sound like a good way to do it in the summer. I may have to try that out