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SE Slicers- Help for a Novice?!?...
Pizzamaking.com and check out the forums. it has every style known to man. Very, very helpful. Far better tha anything you'll get here or in a book.
Grace/prayer at a dinner party
Lots of thin skinned folks on this thread. I figured SE'ers would be more tolerant than the general public. I was clearly wrong.
Sourdough not sour?
Use less starter and let dough ferment longer before baking. Both of those things should help highlight whatever sourness your starter does have.
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Pie of the Week: Bananas Foster Pie
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Garvey answered "I'm a 100% thin-crust kinda eater" to How often do you order deep dish vs. thin crust? (Choose closest answer)
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Garvey answered "Pizza!" to Deep dish: "pizza" or "casserole"?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, November 8, 2010 at 9:55 AM
Garvey answered "80/20" to What Lean-To-Fat Ratio Do You Prefer When Making Burgers?
Poll posted by Robyn Lee, July 29, 2010 at 8:30 AM
Garvey answered "100–200 miles (160–320 km)" to How far have you traveled for pizza?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, April 5, 2010 at 7:00 AM
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Garvey got 14% correct on Pop Quiz: Pancakes!
Quiz posted by Adam Kuban, May 4, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Garvey got 14% correct on How Much Do You Know About Indianapolis Food Culture?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, February 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Garvey got 88% correct on How Much Do You Know About New Orleans Food Culture?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, February 1, 2010 at 7:00 PM
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A Bar and a Restaruant: Recs for Great Spots in New Orleans
Go old school: Commanders Palace.
SE Slicers- Help for a Novice?!?...
Pizzamaking.com and check out the forums. it has every style known to man. Very, very helpful. Far better tha anything you'll get here or in a book.
Grace/prayer at a dinner party
Lots of thin skinned folks on this thread. I figured SE'ers would be more tolerant than the general public. I was clearly wrong.
Sourdough not sour?
Use less starter and let dough ferment longer before baking. Both of those things should help highlight whatever sourness your starter does have.
Grace/prayer at a dinner party
Prayer is supposed to be vertical, not horizontal, right? Give thanks. Don't be lukewarm in your faith (someone once said something about that... ;-)).
If someone is offended, then that is on them. They need to get over themselves.
And when I am in someone's home where they follow a different faith tradition, I am not offended by their style of prayer (or lack of it). I know Whom *I* worship.
Meet the Maker of Burton's Maplewood Farm's Grade "B" Maple Syrup
@fleurdesel brought up the same point that struck me, that Medora is "just outside of Bloomington." I lived in B-ton for four years and never heard of the place, and I had a job that took me to all of the outlying areas of Bloomington proper. It's a good hour away. It's like calling Kenosha "just outside of Chicago."
Other than that, nice article. Enjoyed reading about the process. I will say this, though, is that Burton's prices are ludicrously high. Twenty bucks for 12 oz? All maple producers go through a similar, labor-intensive process to get their syrup to market. There are other family farms in Indiana who sell a gallon, shipped, for $50.
Sourdough question
It sounds like you're using way too much starter. Try 1/4 c instead. You are over-fermenting, too, which breaks down the gluten. Try 12-18 hrs instead of 48 hrs.
Sourdough question
Oops, last question was cut off mid-edit.
How much starter did you use (as a percentage of the flour weight)?
Sourdough question
What hydration level is your dough?
What style of pizza are you making?
How bakers percentage
Dobleta - The Best Sandwich Wendy's Never Made
Cost 4.20, eh?
Shaker Lemon Pie
Awesome recipe. Can't wait to try it with my pot-grown Meyers.
Any tips on slicing, like freezing the lemons first? Meyers are freakishly juicy.
First Timer in New Orleans: Where to Eat?
Domilises, uptown on Annunciation, for po-boys. Get one shrimp, dressed, and one roast beef and Swiss with gravy, dressed, and split 'em.
Best po-boys in town. Lived there for five years and ate at Dom's thrice weekly, at the minimum.
What makes a great specialty food store?
Selection is king but price is always an issue. The best specialty stores have good prices. That's why Trader Joe's is successful, IMO: everything there is reasonable, whereas such stores are usually laughably expensive (e.g., Whole Foods).
Video: Hunting Invasive Canada Geese in Virginia
I imagine they taste great. They are grass eaters.
The Over 21 Club: Garrett Popcorn Shops
Someone sent me a tin of this mix last year, and it was fantastic. I hadn't had Garrett's in 30 years and forgotten how good it is. Totally addictive.
Also, the quality of the popcorn itself is without peer. No waste, no bad kernels, no half-popped monstrosities, no hulls, etc. I might even say this is a bad thing, oddly enough, since normal popcorn usually has all of these disincentives which make me stop eating. Garrett's allows snacking with impunity.
Kosher Pizza - Why does it suck?
Without sausage, it's bound to suck.
The Corn Tortillas of Chicago: How Many Brands Are Available?
El Milagro are amazingly delicious. So wet and so stinky.
SE pizza dough recipe issue w/ Q's
Need more details. Which recipe are you talking about (got a link?)? Did you weigh your ingredients? How much did your dough ball weigh? How thick was it after you rolled it out? What kind of sauce did you use? How much of it? What toppings and how much of each? What kind of cheese and how much did it weigh?
Seriously, each of those is a variable that could affect your final product.
Also, preheat the stone for at least an hour. Thirty minutes is not near enough.
Meyer Lemons - Worth The Cost?
We grow two Meyer lemons in pots and drag them inside during winter. Each tree is only a couple feet tall and kinda shrubby. I baby these plants all year long, just for the hope of a few Meyers. We have 18 that are ripe or ripening now.
And every single one will wind up in a lemon meringue pie.
Yes, that is the perfect showcase. To me, Meyers have a more floral flavor than regular lemons, complex and amazing. The lemon meringue pie will bring out the subtleties. Go for it!
Sausage City: Alpine Kielbasa at Gene's Sausage Shop
Nice report. Are all the prices this reasonable, pound for pound? That Lincoln Square store looks pretty high rent.
How do I get crispy crust w/ a pizza stone??
PS Preheat the stone to 450 or 500 for an hour.
How do I get crispy crust w/ a pizza stone??
Only 1/2 c water total for all that flour? You sure about that?
Also, is this recipe for one pizza? That's a lot of dough. With that amt of flour, I'd be making two pizzas.
And your method is wacky. Assemble the whole pizza and slide it onto the stone, no pan.
Burt's Place On T.V. In December/January
I think Vito and Nick's has dollar pints of Old Style, so if I'm not driving that will be a necessity. I've heard Marie's sausage was good, but I'd believe you that Villa Nova's is better.
Burt's Place On T.V. In December/January
@cpd007,
How's Villa Rosa on Archer?
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Pie of the Week: Bananas Foster Pie
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The Food Lab: The Best Guacamole (and the Science of Avocados)
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, January 17, 2012 at 11:15 AM
The Pizza Lab: How Long Should I Let My Dough Cold Ferment?
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, September 23, 2010 at 3:30 PM
In a Pickle: Small Batch Sauerkraut
Posted by Marisa McClellan, December 13, 2011 at 1:45 PM
The Food Lab Thanksgiving Special: Brussels Sprouts Worth Eating
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, November 5, 2010 at 11:45 AM
The Food Lab Thanksgiving Special: Herb-Roasted Turkey With Stuffing
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, November 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM
The Food Lab: How (Not) to Roast a Chicken
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, May 7, 2010 at 8:00 AM
The Food Lab Answers Thanksgiving Questions: On Turkey, Non-Turkey Mains, Gravy
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, November 14, 2011 at 3:15 PM
Thanksgiving Sides: Brussels Sprouts
Posted by Christine Chung, November 17, 2011 at 2:45 PM
The Food Lab Thanksgiving Special: Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Shallots with Balsamic Vinegar
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, November 2, 2011 at 1:00 PM
The Food Lab's Apple Pie, Part 2: Perfect Apple Pie Filling
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, October 24, 2011 at 9:30 AM
The Food Lab: How To Make The Best Chili Ever
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, January 22, 2010 at 7:30 AM
Use Popeye's Chicken Nuggets to Make Awesome Homemade Chinese-American Food
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, October 20, 2011 at 9:00 AM
The Food Lab: The Science of Pie Dough
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, July 1, 2011 at 9:00 AM
My Backyard Pizza Oven--I built it myself!
Posted by Kristin Ferguson, October 12, 2011 at 8:13 PM
Juicy Sweet or Hot Italian Sausage
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, September 19, 2011 at 11:30 AM
The Pizza Lab: Sausages And the Science of Salt
Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, September 19, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Sourdough Starter-Along: Day 11 - Time for Storage
Posted by dbcurrie, December 10, 2010 at 8:00 AM
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Garvey answered "I'm a 100% thin-crust kinda eater" to How often do you order deep dish vs. thin crust? (Choose closest answer)
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, November 15, 2010 at 9:55 AM
Garvey answered "Pizza!" to Deep dish: "pizza" or "casserole"?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, November 8, 2010 at 9:55 AM
Garvey answered "80/20" to What Lean-To-Fat Ratio Do You Prefer When Making Burgers?
Poll posted by Robyn Lee, July 29, 2010 at 8:30 AM
Garvey answered "100–200 miles (160–320 km)" to How far have you traveled for pizza?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, April 5, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Garvey answered "White Castle" to Chain Burger Brackets: Five Guys vs. White Castle
Poll posted by Robyn Lee, March 30, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Garvey answered "No" to Is it pizza if it doesn't have cheese?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, March 29, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Garvey answered "Carl's Jr." to Chain Burger Brackets: Carl's Jr. vs. Jack in the Box
Poll posted by Robyn Lee, March 23, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Garvey answered "Yes! " to Do you make pizza at home?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, March 22, 2010 at 8:00 AM
Garvey answered "Soda" to What do you drink with your pizza?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, February 22, 2010 at 7:55 AM
Garvey answered "Crustiness" to Do You Prefer Good Crustiness or Juiciness in a Burger?
Poll posted by Robyn Lee, February 15, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Garvey answered "Uncooked (cooks on pie in oven)" to Your Pizza Sauce Preference: Precooked or Uncooked?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, February 15, 2010 at 6:00 AM
Garvey answered "Yes" to Do Beans Belong in Chili?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, February 3, 2010 at 9:06 AM
Garvey answered "Chicago thin crust" to What's Your Favorite Style of Pizza
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, January 11, 2010 at 10:00 AM
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Quizzes
Garvey got 14% correct on Pop Quiz: Pancakes!
Quiz posted by Adam Kuban, May 4, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Garvey got 14% correct on How Much Do You Know About Indianapolis Food Culture?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, February 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Garvey got 88% correct on How Much Do You Know About New Orleans Food Culture?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, February 1, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Go old school: Commanders Palace.