Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[ronjhall]

Good news Lou.
Kyle, great pictures.
Jim, guess I will have to wait until spring for some of your chilli.

 

[pacerron]

It was a beautiful day outside. Almost 60 degrees but breezy.
The dawg likes to lay in the sun and watch for deer activity.
The horse is muddy but not much winter hair yet.
The ring is lonesome for activity. You can see where the roundup sprayed around the edge in the summer changes the ph and
makes the moss thrive.
Beautiful sky and lot's of air activity toward CMH.

All in all a great day for living and eating.

I hope everyone else had a great day too.
Ron

 

[jinman]

Ron, I think I see your reference marks on the side of the pizza pan so you don't have a big half and a little half.:laughing: I love thin-sliced fresh tomatoes and bell peppers on top of the cheese on my pizza. Sprinkle with a little thyme and basil for an extra flavor treat. We don't make pizza from scratch, but I doctor store-bought pizzas on a regular basis. I like the pizzas at Sam's club, but they are so big that the box is hard to put in the freezer. I just buy one at a time, normally. I prefer the taste of the Sam's thinner crispy crust to Dijiorno.

 

[pacerron]

Ron, I think I see your reference marks on the side of the pizza pan so you don't have a big half and a little half.:laughing: I love thin-sliced fresh tomatoes and bell peppers on top of the cheese on my pizza. Sprinkle with a little thyme and basil for an extra flavor treat. We don't make pizza from scratch, but I doctor store-bought pizzas on a regular basis. I like the pizzas at Sam's club, but they are so big that the box is hard to put in the freezer. I just buy one at a time, normally. I prefer the taste of the Sam's thinner crispy crust to Dijiorno.

My wife put those marks on there so I don't cheat her. Not that I ever would
Since the crusts are made and docked at the grocery bakery they vary in size so she sometimes puts the crust on the stone and measures
the free space on each side with a ruler to get it centered.

Then I take over and put the toppings on.

A true Team making and eating experience..

 

[Western]

Lou, that is greats news and I bet being home will do allot for her recovery:thumbsup:

 

[Bird]

My wife and I made 6 pizzas about 20 years ago while we were visiting her family in West Virginia (tomato sauce, cheese, hamburger, sausage, pepperoni, ham, onion, mushrooms, black olives, and green pepper); uncooked, but store bought crust. I guess they weren't too bad; I think there were 3 slices left over. But since I like so many different ingredients on a pizza, it's hard to prepare just enough for the two of us. Sam's Club has some good looking pizzas but we like to stay with 12" ones instead of the bigger ones because we can cook them in the toaster oven instead of using the bigger kitchen range.

 

[blueriver]

Anyone ever had a sauerkraut pizza? My favorite!!

 

[pacerron]

Anyone ever had a sauerkraut pizza? My favorite!!

We love kraut.
That sounds tempting.

So what do you put on first through last?

The order of the ingredients, particularly any meats, does effect the final taste.

That is why we put the sausage on top of everything but the cheese, which goes on later.
The sausage, even though we fry it fine and put it on a paper towel before adding to the pizza
imparts a great flavor down through the veggies.
If we put it on top of the sauce or the pepperoni and add the other ingredients on top it has
a significantly different flavor.

 

[Western]

Hey! who let the cool air in?? I think we have already hit our high for today (40*), no frost, but they said temps dropping throughout the day.

 

[jinman]

Jim, guess I will have to wait until spring for some of your chilli.

Hey Ron, we're friends and all, but how far do you think I should stretch a friendship? I mean. . . savin' chili until April? :laughing:

 

[Bird]

Anyone ever had a sauerkraut pizza? My favorite!!

Never tried that. I like sauerkraut but usually only have it on chili dogs because my wife will not eat sauerkraut at all.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

No sauerkraut for me....

 

[blueriver]

We love kraut. That sounds tempting. So what do you put on first through last? The order of the ingredients, particularly any meats, does effect the final taste. That is why we put the sausage on top of everything but the cheese, which goes on later. The sausage, even though we fry it fine and put it on a paper towel before adding to the pizza imparts a great flavor down through the veggies. If we put it on top of the sauce or the pepperoni and add the other ingredients on top it has a significantly different flavor.

My wife is the chef .. She says use your favorite sausage for the meat ... Add the ingredients the way u do for any pizza .. The key is to be sure your kraut is very well drained or your crust will get soggy.

 

[blueriver]

Never tried that. I like sauerkraut but usually only have it on chili dogs because my wife will not eat sauerkraut at all.

Many friends over the years have rolled their eyes and stated they don't do kraut .. Once we convince them to just try one little bite it's on !!

 

[blueriver]

She says the longer the kraut drains the better ..

 

[farmgirl19]

Doggone it, y'all! Here I am trying to get in my morning workout, and get back onto a normal eating plan, and y'all are making me hungry! Only a few more days of holiday time, and I can see about getting rid of another 10 pounds! The good news is, I haven't gained, so far! Now, would y'all stop making it so hard?!?! :licking: :laughing:

 

[Lou66]

Anybody in the mood for a big bowl of bluebell with some Christmas cookies this morning?.:laughing:.Lou

 

[two_bit_score]

Funny. There is an ad for pan pizza at the top of my screen.

 

[jinman]

I love sauerkraut and I love pizza, but I'm not sure about that mix of flavors. Olives, black and green, are favorites on pizza and they contain vinegar, but not to the level of kraut. I'm sure the kraut needs to be very dry for best results. I would sure try kraut pizza if somebody else made it, but I don't know if I'd ever make it myself. However, with some thin sliced German sausage and Muenster cheese instead of mozzarella might be a treat. Are there any German dishes that use a lot of tomatoes as Italian food does?

 

[pacerron]

She says the longer the kraut drains the better ..

We buy kraut in big glass jars. The canned stuff tastes like metal to me. I should know, as in my younger days they
said I could chew spikes and ..... ( you know) nails.

My wife always wrings the juice out by squeezing it with her hands. She has quite a grip. The old country way, no gloves.
Sure makes her rings shine purty' though.
Then pats it with a paper towel before putting it on Big Red Smokeys or making Ron's Reubens. Yeh, I know Jim, they aren't really
Reubens But they sure are good. Homemade bread, real baked ham sliced off a butt, and 2 slices of hot pepper cheese. ( Not pepper jack )
Homemade dill spears on the side. She got a little extra hot pepper in the batch we are eating now and they bite back.

We will definitely try some on the pizza next weekend. Might even try some on my warmed up piece from last night in a few days.
We warm it in the oven and it tastes like fresh made. Not so good in the microwave.