Category Archives: Za!

Pizza, Motor City Style

Posted on April 9, 2021 by tbuzzee

Motor City ‘Za – a rectangular pizza with a not-t00-thick crust and a wicked crispity wall of cheese around the edges. *sigh* A solid fave around our house ever since I first saw Jeff Mauro make it on TV, though, … Continue reading →

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Taco Za!

Posted on April 30, 2020 by tbuzzee

Supposedly, taco pizza is a thing in Iowa: refried beans topped with taco seasoned meat and cheese. Well… we like tacos, and we like pizza, so of course we were gonna be having this! It might have helped that folk … Continue reading →

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Detroit-Style Pizza

Posted on April 21, 2020 by tbuzzee

So, here I am; having gone from not really knowing what Detroit-Style Pizza was to buying a special pan and making one. And, you know what? It was good! Yesterday, I shared Jeff Mauro‘s Wicked Easy Pizza Sauce, today, we’ll … Continue reading →

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Wicked Easy Pizza Sauce

Posted on April 20, 2020 by tbuzzee

At this point, I cannot recall how, exactly, Detroit style pizza came to my attention. It was either in an article or a novel or something, but it kinda became an obsession, so, I ordered a Detroit style pizza pan … Continue reading →

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English Muffin Za!

Posted on January 31, 2019 by tbuzzee

Did you ever realize that you have been making something that you have been eating since before you were allowed near the stove (especially after the “screwdriver in the light socket incident”) wrong? I mean, not totally wrong, but just … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Pizzas

Posted on September 13, 2018 by tbuzzee

On our last trip to Trader Joe’s, we noticed a new product featured just inside the entrance; flatbread-like pizza crust, made, baked, and ready to be topped, popped into an oven or on the grill, and served. So… as one … Continue reading →

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Reuben Za!

Posted on June 29, 2018 by tbuzzee

I had this corned beef in the freezer, so I went ahead and cooked in in Guinness in the slow cooker, then finished it off in the oven with Barbecue Sauce. Nice. But… There was a lot of corned beef … Continue reading →

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Best! ‘Za! Dough

Posted on June 28, 2018 by tbuzzee

So, yeh. This is still my very favorite ‘za! dough, no real changes to the method or the ingredients, but… the implementation? Well, now, that is a whole different ball o’ fine home made pizza dough. See, for this ‘za! … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Best! Pizza Dough

Posted on October 7, 2016 by tbuzzee

Yeh. I could buy my za! dough at the market; but why should I? This dough is wicked simple to toss together and make with a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook; and it is wicked flexible, too! Start … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Caprese Za!

Posted on August 26, 2016 by tbuzzee

It’s late August in North America and, even if you don’t have a big pot o’ basil on your front porch and a local family farm practically begging you to take their tomatoes off their hands; you more than likely … Continue reading →

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