Pizza!

Last time I was in the US I bought the Casserole Queens' cookbook, partially because of the photo of the Chicago Deep Dish Pizza.  Today was finally the day to make it.

Started off by sauteeing (that word sure doesn't look right!) a half pound of mett, or seasoned ground pork -- rather like sausage, an onion and half a green pepper.

That was set aside and garlic was chopped. The last batch of garlic Norbert bought was not the usual cloves, but these  cute little ball-shapped things.

One of them got cut up and sauteed in a bit of olive oil.

Afterwards it got mixed with some tomato paste and then some seasoned tomato sauce.

I lined a large casserole with baking paper and laid out the bottom with sliced mozzerela, which you can't really see.  Then the meat-pepper-onion mixture was put on.

The tomato sauce was poured over that and then the whole thing was covered with grated mozzerala.

This is how it looked going into the oven....

And coming out of the oven!

It actually turned out too liquidy (maybe next time I should measure the tomato sauce).  I also used a smaller pan than called for.

However, the sauce was fantastic, with perhaps just a bit too much garlic (hard to believe that is possible!)

Here is a close-up of the yumminess:

We decided this is worth keeping and tweaking to make it perfect.

And in other news:  We all have lots of work.  At the moment I actually have quite a bit of time off, but between the Tour de France and the Olympics, there has been and is plenty to do. Norbert works late practically every day, as is firm has so feel to do. Of course it is better that they have a lot do do than that they don't, but still......

Our summer has mostly been much too cool and too wet.  Last week it was hot and humid. Apparently that was it for summer!  We are back to cool and wet. I think we have eaten outside once this year, sigh.  Not sure why we have nice patio furniture.

Susan