Pizza & Movie Night #3: The Unknown Saint (2019)

 

Olives, pepperoni, yellow bell peppers, mushrooms and burrata

I have perfected the crust situation. The rack needs to go at the very top of the oven and the pizza goes in WITHOUT the cheese for seven minutes, then you take it out, put the cheese on, and in it goes for another seven or more depending on how well done you like your crust.

We watched a Moroccan/French movie this Sunday called The Unknown Saint, by Alaa Eddine Aljem. We loved it. 

Pizza & Movie Night #2: Saltburn (2023)

Ok, without giving away any spoilers, this movie was a letdown. It had many elements that were building up to a great movie: good cinematography, unsettling vibes, unhinged characters...but then after a first solid half, it took a nose dive, complete with a Wes Anderson-style reveal montage at the end. Talk about spoon feeding your audience. Where is the trust??

The pizza, however, was a great success this week.

No knead, no fuss, overnight sourdough bread

Hello baby.

There are a lot of sourdough recipes out there but this one is mine, cobbled together, and tested over and over to yield the most success I've had baking this notoriously demanding bread style. I love being rewarded with a gorgeous loaf made with little labor. No more waking up in the middle of the night to fold, or really worrying too much about the timing of things. This is as simple as sourdough gets, imo.

Pizza & Movie Night #1: The Holdovers (2023)

Hello hello from 2024, my first post this year, here's some pizza I made for our newest tradition where  G and I are planning to stay in on Fridays or Saturdays to do pizza and a movie. We have a shared Note app where we keep track of what we want to watch, or recommendations from others as we get them. I stole this idea from Austin Kleon, which seemed like a great way to chill at home in the winter even if we don't have kids. This week we watched The Holdovers, which I enjoyed more than I thought I would.