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Occasionally aspiring “pizza chefs” decide to create their favorite pizza pies at home. Firstly, the home pizza maker proceeds to gather all necessary ingredients for the highly anticipate pie. Once all ingredients are carefully arranged on the kitchen counter, the pizza maker prepares to commence the master pizza creation process.

Emphasis is placed on selecting the “perfect” blend of cheese and toppings. Also the precise blend of ingredients for the savory pizza sauce is selected. Typically, all eyes are on the pizza pie as it evolves in the kitchen. Once the pie has been carefully crafted, it is placed on a “pizza pan” and the master pizza baker slides the pie into the oven. Yes, into the oven it goes!

Some 7-12 minutes later, the pizza pie is removed from the oven. The master home pizza maker grabs the pizza cutter…. only to find that the crust is “doughy”, soggy, somewhat soft and certainly not representative of the crispy crust that you hoped to create. This is not the crunchy crust that you remember from the pizza parlor. What happened? Where did I go wrong?

If this sounds familiar, today is your lucky day because I’m going to solve this problem for you with two simple words.

“Pizza Stone”

A pizza stone is a flat stone or piece of ceramic or earthenware used to evenly distribute oven heat to pizzas or other baked goods. Pizza stones more or less mimic the effects of cooking a pizza in a masonry oven. The thermal mass and porous nature of the stone used also helps absorbs moisture, resulting in a crisp pizza crust.

Distribution of heat is important when baking pizza, especially when using conventional ovens found in most homes. If heat can be evenly distributed across the bottom of the pizza, moisture from the dough can be absorbed and the crust begins to take on that well loved crispy characteristic that most pizza lovers crave.

Small pizza stones can be purchased to fit in just about any conventional cooking oven. High-end ovens sometimes offer optional pizza stones that are specifically designed for specific oven models. These sometimes include a specialized heating element.

To prevent cracking of the stone due to thermal shock, the pizza stone should be placed in a cold oven and heated over at least 45 minutes, and it should be allowed to cool down slowly inside the oven after switching it off. Proper use of a pizza stone is critical Due to the possibility of rapid temperature change, pizza stones should not be left in an oven while it is in self-cleaning mode.

Sprinkling cornmeal, semolina or breadcrumbs on the pizza stone to prevent the crust from sticking is also a great idea when using a pizza stone. Never oil your pizza stone as the surface of the stone needs to remain dry. Place the pizza directly on the stone. When using a pizza stone do not leave the pizza in a pan. I suggest that you make the pizza directly on a pizza peel that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. This will allow for an easy transition from the pizza peel to the pizza stone when you’re ready to bake the pie.

The porous nature of pizza stones does have a downside — the stone will absorb just about anything, including soap. Use a clean, dry brush or plain water to clean the stone. Avoid using soap or submerging you stone into water. Generally this is not a good idea due to the absorption factor as it relate to a pizza stone.

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California Crunchy Top Cheesecake

Ingredients

2 Cups all-purpose flower

1 Cup Sugar

1 Tablespoon Baking Powder

1 Teaspoon Salt

1/3 cup soft Butter

1 Egg

1/2 cup finely cut Funsten Walnuts

1/2 cup Sugar

1 teaspoon CINNAMON

Sift flour , sugar baking powder and salt into 3- quart bowl of electric mixer. Beat in milk, butter and egg at medium speed ( 2 minutes), scraping sides of bowl often. Pour into greased and floured 9 inch square pan. Combine Walnuts ,sugar and cinammon in a bowl. Mix thoroughly and sprinkle over batter. Bake in 350 degrees F oven about 36 minutes ( or till cake pulls away from sides of pan.

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1 dressed Fish  ( 3 lbs raw or frozen fish)

Salt and Pepper

Stuffing

2 tablespoon melted Fat

First if using frozen fish for this recipe – let it thaw.  The best way to thaw frozen food ingredients is slowly by leaving it in the regular ( non freezer) part of the refrigerator .   Failing that leave it out until thawed.   Then place in the fridge area.

Clean , wash and dry fresh fish.   Sprinkle inside and out with salt.  Stuff fish loosely and close with skewers.  Place  the fish in greased baking pan and brush with melted fat.  Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 60 minutes of time ( or until the fish dish “flakes”).

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             Rainfall in the Napa Valley wine regions is concentrated mainly in the “winter months”  of  November , December , January , and is ample enough  ( that is twenty to thirty  inches per year).  While it can be said that the weather in the Napa Valley is certainly more temperate than that of Winnipeg Manitoba , the precitpitation and temperature are just seemingly perfect for fine wine production and wineries.  

              The seemingly just correct amount of moisture as well as the proper temperatures  supply the delicate needs of the vines planted in the soils of the Napa Valley without need for further irrigation.  Down the calendar year for the wine production , rain down the year , especially during the harvesting time , happens only rarely if ever.    However frost during early spring can be a problem.  Various novel frost protection devices are employed.  Large fans resembling airplane propellors  move large amounts of warmer air to prevent freezing of the grapes of delicate vines.   Another technique is the use of permanently installed “water sprinklers” ,  to protect the vines by spraying a fine mist over them.  California Napa Valley wines are well worth all this extra effort and care.

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Report: 2008 Napa County winegrape crop down more than 15 percent … – The drop in overall value can be largely attributed to the crop loss caused by several days of frost in late April. While the total tonnage of white winegrapes saw a very slight increase in 2008, black winegrapes came in at a total …

Budbreak in the Chardonnay! – The vineyard suffered frost damage during the 2008 growing season, and we are expecting to bottle only about 35 cases of our 2008 Chard. David is on frost patrol now for the 2009 growing season — let’s hope Mother Nature goes easier on …

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Overnight Salt Soak: to one pound of California dry beans, add 6 cups cold water and 2 teaspoons salt. Let stand overnight or for several hours. ( The salt helps beans to absorb water more evenly and keep their shape better)

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