1 - Pepperoni & onion
2- blue cheese, prosciutto, & fig jam
Things that have improved: my dough recipe, my baking strategy
Things that still suck: my shaping (I have the ooni peel which is pretty square shaped, so it's hard to get circular pizzas at the sice that I want them)
I appreciated all of the insights in my post last week, though I couldn't bring myself to do a cheesesteak deep dish as many of you recommended.
Instead, I went with a cheesesteak jibarito - shaved ribeye cooked down with onions and provolone (yes, not cooper sharp. Can't find it around me.), sandwiched between twice-fried plantains with "pink sauce", lettuce, tomato, and onion.
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I will 100% be doing this again and before you ask, Week 3 was the best of the season by far.
Week 1 - Bears x Vikings: "juicy lucy" burger w/ Chicago hot dog toppings
Week 2A - Bucs x Texans: banh-mi Cuban sandwich
Week 2B - Chargers x Raiders: shrimp cocktail Korean bbq tacos
Week 3 - Ravens x Lions: crab dip Detroit-style pizza
Week 4A - Jets x Dolphins: Cuban-inspired BEC (cuban bread, plantains, pickled onions, mojo aioli)
Week 4B - Bengals x Broncos: half-and-half green chili/cheese coney breakfast burrito
Week 5 - Chiefs x Jaguars: KC bbq shrimp & cheesy-corn grits
Week 6A - Bills x Falcons: buffalo chicken-and-waffle slider w/ blue cheese pimento cheese & peach hot honey
Week 6B - Commanders x Bears: Italian beef w/ hot giardiniera and mumbo sauce
Week 7A - Bucs x Lions: Faygo soda-glazed guava & cheese pastelitos
Week 7B - Texans x Seahawks: teriyaki brisket tacos w/ queso and pineapple salsa
Week 8 - Commanders x Chiefs: burnt end pupusas with curtido and salsa roja
Week 9 - Cardinals x Cowboys: Sonoran hot dog frito pie
Week 10 - Eagles x Packers: cheesesteak w/ fried cheese curds
Week 11 - Cowboys x Raiders: prickly pear frozen margarita
Week 12 - Panthers x 49ers: Carolina bbq mission burrito
Thanksgiving Special - Packers x Lions: cranberry jam-stuffed paczki
Week 13 - Giants x Patriots: clam chowder NY-style pizza
Week 14 - Eagles x Chargers: French dip/roast pork sandwich hybrid on a pretzel roll
Week 15 - Dolphins x Steelers: croqueta pierogi
Decided to just make two big jars of a bunch of things that I enjoy eating pickled. This has:
Only thing I'd change next time is rinsing the okra next time - the brine has a bit of slime to it. Not noticeable when you eat it luckily.
Pizza 1 - goat cheese & prosciutto
Pizza 2 - ricotta, parmesan, and chanterelles that I found in my yard.
Trying to take a more thorough approach to pizza than I do to my cooking in general. Slowly refining my dough recipe to account for the heat and humidity, and playing with the oven temp/time.
My stretching and launch technique could use some work certainly - one day I'll have actually circular pizzas
First pizza is goat cheese and prosciutto
Second is ricotta, parmesan, and chanterelles that I found in my backyard
My general approach to cooking is very vibes-based and going by intuition, but making pizza has required me to be more observant and thorough! Slowly refining my dough recipe, learning how to account for the heat and humidity, and playing with temp on the oven itself.