1/2 t sugar
2 1/2 t yeast dissolved in
1c warm water
add:
2t salt
2T oil
2 1/2-3c flour
blend with dough hook in stand mixer (or knead by hand on counter) until combined and dough is no longer sticky. let rest 5 min. make pizza as usual.
my version of pizza.....stretch or roll your pizza dough onto a cornmeal-covered cutting board/flat cookie sheet. Build your pizza on top of said dough. Loosen edges with spatula and slide unbaked pizza onto preheated-to-500 degrees pizza stone. Bake pizza for 10 min in preheated-to-500 degrees oven. Quick pizza, crispy crust, yum-O!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
the RSVP
Am I the only person in the whole frickin' world who is irritated by people who don't RSVP to an event?? No, I know at least one other person. But I should probably keep my friends annonimous on a public blog post- so, Mark Griswold, if you're reading this, feel free to give a shout out.
Is it really so much to say "hey, wanna come to this rad party?" to one's friends/family/co-workers and expect a reply??
You would think that maybe I should add a reply by date to my invitation. I've tried that, too, and people still ignore it, calling me the day before to say, "hey, I'm coming!" (uh, thanks for letting me know) or "can't make it." (yeah, I figured)
I've even tried uninviting people if they refuse to RSVP in a timely manner: "yeah, sorry, please don't come as I requested an RSPV A WEEK AGO (!!) and you didn't bother to dignify me with a response." But, I realize this is rude. Should I repay rudeness with rudeness? What choice do I have? Perhaps people who have never thrown a party don't understand that one does not shop, cook, and decorate the day of the party (reasonable, I suppose...). Should I discontinue inviting my friends who don't RSVP? Well, there would be few invitations sent out...and for that matter, I would begin to have few friends. And that is not a sacrifice I am willing to make.
Shall I simply plead for an RSVP? I'm begging.
There has been a small, I repeat small, handful of times when I have failed to RSVP. If I have done this to you, I sincerely appologize. There may be nothing more frustrating.
Is it really so much to say "hey, wanna come to this rad party?" to one's friends/family/co-workers and expect a reply??
You would think that maybe I should add a reply by date to my invitation. I've tried that, too, and people still ignore it, calling me the day before to say, "hey, I'm coming!" (uh, thanks for letting me know) or "can't make it." (yeah, I figured)
I've even tried uninviting people if they refuse to RSVP in a timely manner: "yeah, sorry, please don't come as I requested an RSPV A WEEK AGO (!!) and you didn't bother to dignify me with a response." But, I realize this is rude. Should I repay rudeness with rudeness? What choice do I have? Perhaps people who have never thrown a party don't understand that one does not shop, cook, and decorate the day of the party (reasonable, I suppose...). Should I discontinue inviting my friends who don't RSVP? Well, there would be few invitations sent out...and for that matter, I would begin to have few friends. And that is not a sacrifice I am willing to make.
Shall I simply plead for an RSVP? I'm begging.
There has been a small, I repeat small, handful of times when I have failed to RSVP. If I have done this to you, I sincerely appologize. There may be nothing more frustrating.
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