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Read the entryA pizza journal by Dan Cary
Years of pizza.
One slice at a time.
I've been a huge pizza fan for years. Here are the pizzas I've made and the pizza adventures I've shared along the way.
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01 / At home
From my oven
The pizzas I make.
Tomatoes, basil and the start of a pizza
San Marzano tomatoes and basil in the bowl, before the sauce is mixed.
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Pizza Party with Bluey
A Monterey pizza party, from the prep counter and oven check to fresh slices with Bluey on television.
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An early-May pizza
An early-May homemade pizza, now seen from more angles: golden cheese, a broad rim and thin pink topping strips.
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A slice with green chili rings
A plated slice with green chili rings and a look at the pizza on the board.
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Pizza with the tree lights on
White cheese dollops, a browned rim and tree lights in the background.
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Golden cheese in the evening light
A cheese pizza with pale gold patches, brown blisters and slices waiting behind it.
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From the stone to the board
The same pizza photographed on the kitchen-oven stone and on the cutting board.
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Pizza and a thumbs-up
A sliced homemade pizza, followed by a thumbs-up at the kitchen counter.
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Two pizzas on the cooling rack
An oven sequence and two finished pizzas, with different toppings sharing the cooling rack.
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One more pizza before the year ends
A whole pie on the rack, pepperoni slices nearby and another year of pizza almost complete.
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A December cheese pizza
A round cheese pizza with large bubbles and a golden top.
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Corners and a lacy cheese edge
A rectangular cheese pizza with corners and a dark, lacy edge.
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A slice from every angle
The top, the crust and the underside of a December pizza slice.
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Building a cheese pizza, layer by layer
A three-photo sequence of sauce, cheese and a glossy finish around the rim.
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On the board and in the oven
One pizza cut on the board, another baking on the kitchen-oven stone.
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Slices for the whole table
A rack full of slices and a family meal already under way.
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An evening at the baking stone
A January evening documented from the shaped base and baking stone to the slice and dinner table.
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Thursday pizza night
A Thursday-night pizza split between pepperoni and a ham-looking topping, with browned cheese, green herbs and the inevitable pineapple debate.
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Cheese takes center stage
A cheese pizza session with lightly golden and more deeply browned views.
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Pepperoni for the first day of school
Adam chose homemade pepperoni to celebrate the first day of school, and the comments turned into a conversation about getting a crisp crust from a conventional oven.
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Flammkuchen throwdown!
Chicken, Bacon, Ham, & Pepperoni Flammkuchen throwdown!
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My greatest pizza ever?
A look back at a favorite homemade cheese pizza: a towering crust, browned cheese and a pizza oven that was still on the wish list.
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Pepperoni, pineapple and a whey-dough experiment
Two pizzas, homemade cheese and leftover whey in the dough. Mariana called the night a success; I was still finding things to improve.
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Pizza from scratch, with a recipe in the comments
Mariana shared two homemade pizzas, and the conversation turned into my notes on 00 flour, an overnight rise and the regular kitchen oven.
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Pizza and movie night!
Homemade pizza, movie night and a pie big enough to start a conversation before anyone reached for a slice.
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It's a PIZZABURGER!
A burger wrapped in pizza dough, packed with bacon, pepperoni, sauce and mozzarella, then baked on a pizza stone.
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Pulled pork pizza
An entire day making the ingredients for pulled-pork pizza, followed by one last wait for a pie that was still hot like lava.
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Sirloin chili pizza
Sirloin chili turned into a thick-crusted pizza, with browned cheese and a follow-up admission that I was impressed with myself.
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Homemade pizza night, 2012
Canadian bacon, pepperoni and mozzarella, with an early homemade-pizza caption that undersold the result.
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Danny, we want pizza!
A family dough-tossing photograph brought back the urge to practice—and an immediate request for another pizza.
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We made pepperoni pizza
An early homemade pepperoni pizza, photographed after the first slices had already disappeared.
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Pizza adventures
Pizza outings, taste tests, and good excuses for another slice.
Pizza March Madness
Three pizza shops, a counter full of open boxes, and a family split decision: Troni’s took my top spot while Adam stayed loyal to Domino’s.
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This pizza is huge!
An enormous boxed pizza from Milano’s, plenty of pineapple, and my verdict in the comments: the best around, in my opinion.
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Pizzaburger in the freezer aisle
Pizzaburger!
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