Posts by web monkey

If the person is really allergic to peanuts, I'd recommend that you tell them that a lot of food is processed in plants that also handle peanuts and peanut products, and that you can't guarantee that there won't be peanut residue...

Pretty much all schools are like that. Almost any kind of new graduate is useless for the field they were trained in, regardless of whether it's Computer Science, Business, Engineering or pretty much anything else. That's one of the...

I talked to the Health Department today, and it sounds like it's just going to be way too much time and money just to make pizza for weekend parties. Apparently I have to have a permit, which costs a couple of hundred dollars/year, and...

I'm not a pro chef either, however I did refrigeration service in restaurant kitchens for long time, so I've had my share of nasty grease and dirt. Nothing works like hot water and dish-washer detergent in the washing machine. It's...

I've been making pizza for friends at parties for close to 20 years now, and everybody loves it. They always clean me out of pretty much everything I prepped, and I generally do about 16 pizzas/night, which feeds around 30 people as a...

I have a really nice pizza/bread dough recipe that comes out light and chewy on the inside with a really nice crust, and a little tang. I'd like to try baking a whole-wheat bread with a similar taste and texture, however all of the...

It's not a book, but I have really detailed instructions for making pizza dough here: pizza If you make it, I'd appreciate it if you let me know how the pizza came out and what kind of flour you used. I've been using New Hope Mills...

It was the 325 watt model from Sam's Club (KSM5, I believe) The newer models have a spiral dough hook that mashes the dough down instead of kneading it against the side of the bowl, and a thrust bearing to take the additional upward...

I throw pizza parties several times a year, and currently make the dough, in my Kitchen Aid 5 Qt mixer. Since each batch of dough only makes 4 pizzas, each time I do this, I need to run 4 batches of dough which takes me longer than I...

The place looks gorgeous! If I was a chef, I'd apply! Does it come with free volcano insurance? 8-) Terry