Imported from Italy from a company that for the last hundred years has focused on processing tomato products and only tomato products, you can’t get much more straightforward than these ingredients: tomatoes (99%), salt, basil, oregano, onion. Mutti is located in Parma. In addition to pizza sauce, they make peeled tomatoes, puree, pulp and concentrate. I… Continue reading Mutti Pizza Sauce Review
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Orv’s Pizza Review
Orv’s Pizza was originally from Kaukauna, WI, and may still be produced there, but it’s now under the ownership of Minneapolis pizza company Bernatellos, that also makes and sells Roma and Brew Pub brands. I wonder if Kaukauna Cheese is still made in Kaukauna? Hold on. OK, seems like its still made nearby, but now owned by a… Continue reading Orv’s Pizza Review
Trails End Resort – Hayward, WI
Well known for a few things, including the American Birkebinder cross country ski race, annual world lumberjack contests, and a nearby former hide out of Al Capone, the ville of Hayward, Wisconsin is nestled among pines and birches on rolling hills in Northwestern Wisconsin. Numerous lakes dot the landscape and it’s a regular fisherman’s paradise. Trail’s… Continue reading Trails End Resort – Hayward, WI
Good & Delish Frozen Pizza Review
The “full name” of the product is Good & Delish Rising Crust Extra Thick Pepperoni frozen pizza. Good & Delish is one of Walgreen’s in-house brands for food products, the other is Nice! Not sure why they need two brands, as there doesn’t seem to be any segment specific reason for one or the other.… Continue reading Good & Delish Frozen Pizza Review
Duluth, MN – Green Mill Pizza Redux
Think I told this story once – the first time I ever went to the Green Mill, it was a divey little bar on a side street in St. Paul, MN. That was….let’s see….nearly forty years ago. A colleague of mine at KSTP, Suzy Applebaum, said we should go for lunch, and… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Green Mill Pizza Redux
Timballo Recipe
Timpano (Timballo) Recipe In one of the best “foodie” movies ever made, The Big Night, Stanley Tucci and Tony Shaloub (“Monk”) try to save their failing restaurant by putting on the feast of all feasts to impress Louis Prima, who they have heard is coming to visit. One good word from him, they figure, and… Continue reading Timballo Recipe
Huntley, IL – Luigis Pizza Review
(August 2015 Update: Luigi’s is now a branch of Sal’s Pizza, in Algonquin. See Sal’s reviews). Spoiler alert: Luigi’s pizza is spectacular. If you’d prefer to stop reading now and head directly to the restaurant, that’s ok with me. Actually located closer to Rockford, IL than Chicago, the village of Huntley, once a bucolic rural… Continue reading Huntley, IL – Luigis Pizza Review
Carpentersville, IL – Barones Restaurant and Pizza Review
This may or may not be part of a small local chain; there are a number of establishments in the Chicago suburbs with the same name, but no indication(s) online or elsewhere the joints are connected. This particular location, in the far Northwestern suburb of Carpentersville, is located in a small strip mall, set well… Continue reading Carpentersville, IL – Barones Restaurant and Pizza Review
Cheap Kid Meals
The personal pizza for about a buck. Inexpensive kid’s lunch of snack, or add a salad, and you have about a six dollar dinner for a family of four. Here’s the key. Shop at Dollar Tree. I bought four ingredients, crusts, sauce, cheese and pepperoni, for a total of $4.00. I used one crust (they come in two… Continue reading Cheap Kid Meals
Homemade Pizza Recipe
It’s both a labor of love and a real pain in the ass at the same time, making pizza at home from scratch. But once and awhile I enjoy it, and I thought I’d share some recipes and tips I have sorted out after years of trial and error. The first task is making the… Continue reading Homemade Pizza Recipe