Rich G
TVWBB Honor Circle
I think I mentioned that my pizzas I've done recently in the new GMG Pizza Oven on my pellet grill were test runs for when we had guests in town? 
A little back story....... The family visiting us are like an extension of our own family. My wife grew up with her friend, and they stayed incredibly close even through college years, moves, and settling down with husbands in different states. My wife is the godmother to their only child, and our daughters think of her as a sister, too. Unfortunately, their daughter was diagnosed with a very aggressive cancer in October, and as of about six weeks ago, they have known that it will be terminal. When they started to talk about what memories she wanted to make, our friends' daughter said she wanted to go to CA to visit us. So, through Make-A-Wish, they were able to get that put together, and we even got to spend a couple of nights with them by the coast south of Santa Cruz for some beach memories, too.
So.....yesterday was our young friend's 15th birthday, and she had requested a few weeks ago that we have a pizza party (you see where this is going?) The party, of course, wasn't about the pizza, but I wanted to make sure that it was perfect for her as a piece of the whole day (hence the practice runs.) Well, the practice runs proved their worth, as we had smooth sailing for 6 pies.
Made the dough on Tuesday morning:
After kneading and some room temp rising, that got balled up into six, 280g balls, and into the fridge until the next day. On pizza day, the dough came out of the fridge about 3 hours before cook time:
We had discussed favorite pizza toppings with everyone and decided on 2 each of pepp/mushroom (birthday girl's favorite), shrimp/pesto, sausage/jalapeno. Got the pizza station set up:
......and, no action shots as things go fast, and need to keep the door closed for heat retention. Pies cooked for four minutes each (turned every minute), and with my pit set to 400°F, the stone was running @ 710°F in the front and 750°F in the back. Everything turned out great, birthday girl was happy, and we made some memories!
Pepp/mush:
Shrimp/pesto:
Sausage/jalapeno (with honey drizzle after cooking):
Our friends head home today, and we will miss them. We have plans to head to their place for a visit soon, and are hoping they can make it down here again in the summer. Hug someone you love today, and maybe call someone you love, but haven't talked to in a while.
Rich
A little back story....... The family visiting us are like an extension of our own family. My wife grew up with her friend, and they stayed incredibly close even through college years, moves, and settling down with husbands in different states. My wife is the godmother to their only child, and our daughters think of her as a sister, too. Unfortunately, their daughter was diagnosed with a very aggressive cancer in October, and as of about six weeks ago, they have known that it will be terminal. When they started to talk about what memories she wanted to make, our friends' daughter said she wanted to go to CA to visit us. So, through Make-A-Wish, they were able to get that put together, and we even got to spend a couple of nights with them by the coast south of Santa Cruz for some beach memories, too.
So.....yesterday was our young friend's 15th birthday, and she had requested a few weeks ago that we have a pizza party (you see where this is going?) The party, of course, wasn't about the pizza, but I wanted to make sure that it was perfect for her as a piece of the whole day (hence the practice runs.) Well, the practice runs proved their worth, as we had smooth sailing for 6 pies.
Made the dough on Tuesday morning:
After kneading and some room temp rising, that got balled up into six, 280g balls, and into the fridge until the next day. On pizza day, the dough came out of the fridge about 3 hours before cook time:
We had discussed favorite pizza toppings with everyone and decided on 2 each of pepp/mushroom (birthday girl's favorite), shrimp/pesto, sausage/jalapeno. Got the pizza station set up:
......and, no action shots as things go fast, and need to keep the door closed for heat retention. Pies cooked for four minutes each (turned every minute), and with my pit set to 400°F, the stone was running @ 710°F in the front and 750°F in the back. Everything turned out great, birthday girl was happy, and we made some memories!
Pepp/mush:
Shrimp/pesto:
Sausage/jalapeno (with honey drizzle after cooking):
Our friends head home today, and we will miss them. We have plans to head to their place for a visit soon, and are hoping they can make it down here again in the summer. Hug someone you love today, and maybe call someone you love, but haven't talked to in a while.
Rich
