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chowmama

(1,113 posts)
3. Also pizza. Maybe salad
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 05:40 PM
Apr 25

I kinda screwed myself on the pizza front. DH would have it every week if he could. Instead, we usually go out for it about once a month and I make one about once a month. So I made one about 2 weeks ago.

Back story - I'd just gotten home from a rough half day at work. I was going to make pizza for supper and had made the dough before leaving for work, but needed to keel over for a bit. DH came down, remembered what we were having, and said "You know, we don't have to wait till supper. We could have it any time. We could have it...Now!" Big grin.

So I got up and started in, but with an attitude. Fine, I'll make pizza, but I'll make one I want. I cooked some leftover red bell pepper in olive oil and took it out of the oil. Cooked a lot of sliced mushrooms in the oil until they'd released their water and the water had evaporated; took them out of the oil. Cooked minced garlic and a couple of minced anchovy strips in the oil and then let the oil cool.

Dough, cooled flavored oil with all the garlic and anchovy, sprinkled with pepper flakes and oregano, thin sliced pepperoni, red bell, mushrooms and a lot of mozz.

This is now his favorite pizza. He doesn't want to go out.

Nuts.

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