Tag: pizza

springtime, damona cheese and a pizza

springtime, damona cheese and a pizza

Spring is in the air and the forecast of a couple of days of 19 degrees gave me the idea of firing up the pizza oven. So yesterday I made a batch of no knead dough to ferment overnight. Today dawned grey and drizzly, not normally 

a new pizza oven

a new pizza oven

I love pizza and I’ve toyed with the idea of getting a pizza oven for a few years. I’ve even had fantasies about building a wood fired one. Back in the real world where there is no way I am going to build up a wood fire 

lievita – pizza al taglio

lievita – pizza al taglio

Pizza by the slice is a common occurrence in the USA and Italy, but I haven’t seen it in more than a couple of places in Melbourne. Lievita in Northcote offers pizza by the slice but takes it a step further than the USA by allowing 

in search of home made pizza perfection

in search of home made pizza perfection

I love a good pizza, but making it at home is always a bit of a gamble. Domestic ovens can never be relied upon to give the same crispy base that you get from a scorchingly hot commercial pizza oven. I’ve tried many things in search of