pepperoni – Open Source Pizza http://blog.opensourcepizza.com Developing the art of pizza and community involvement in Columbus, OH Sat, 26 Apr 2014 20:57:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.8 Leb’s Pizza House – Ostrander, OH https://blog.opensourcepizza.com/2012/06/16/lebs-pizza-house-ostrander-oh/ https://blog.opensourcepizza.com/2012/06/16/lebs-pizza-house-ostrander-oh/#respond Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:59:29 +0000 https://blog.opensourcepizza.com/?p=285 Continue reading Leb’s Pizza House – Ostrander, OH]]> Today we just went to the 3rd annual car and bike show in Ostrander, OH and had lunch at Leb’s Pizza House, which was on the main street with the show cars right in front. Since it’s a small town, they weren’t equipped to handle so many people today, so service took a very long time. We ordered mac & cheese bites for the kids; it came out pretty quickly, which was good. Then we ordered the Pepperoni Supreme which had double layer of pepperoni and double cheese, and the friends who were with us ordered two other pizzas. We were probably waiting at least an hour before it came out, but we had heard to expect to wait. But it finally arrived, looking great and nice and hot. I didn’t take a picture while we were there, but we had enough to take home, and here’s a shot after it was in the fridge a while.

Pepperoni and Cheese Pizza

Napkin Blot Faux Pas

It was pretty good! Cheesy, pepperoni under the cheese so it didn’t get burnt. The sauce and crust were good too. Overall it was very greasy, and although I like a little greasiness, this was almost too much. Also the cheese was sliding around the crust, I think if they use a dough dressing that may prevent the cheese from sliding around. My husband did the pizza-napkin-blot to remove excess pizza oil (for him and the kids), and I kind of cringe when I see that. Although I would agree that this pizza did have a bit too much. Then when I got home, there was an article in my email about it – a poll on What pizza practices are unacceptable? It says that many consider the napkin blot a faux pas. What do you think?

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Papa Johns Pizza Review https://blog.opensourcepizza.com/2011/06/25/papa-johns-pizza-review/ https://blog.opensourcepizza.com/2011/06/25/papa-johns-pizza-review/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:47:41 +0000 https://blog.opensourcepizza.com/?p=204 Continue reading Papa Johns Pizza Review]]> I ordered one of my favorite pizzas the other day, Papa John’s!

Papa Johns - close up
Close up – Papa John’s Pizza
Papa Johns
John’s Favorite – Pepp & Sausage

I really like the taste of all elements of the pizza, including the crust (pan or original style is just the thickness I like), cheese and sauce. I think I ordered John’s Favorite with pepperoni, sausage, and a 6-cheese blend: Mozzarella, provolone, Parmesan, romano, asiago, and fontina. Of course I can’t taste all the different types of cheese, but it was still good. Some may think the pizza is too greasy, but I think that’s part of what makes it taste good! The toppings are great, but I’m not too picky with particular types of sausage or pepperoni. They give you some garlic butter for dipping, which is also great but I’m sure it’s not good for you. They also give you a small jalapeno pepper with each pizza, which I give to my husband since I don’t like hot peppers.

The prices are great — they have coupons and deals all the time. My large pizza cost $11. They are also good as leftovers – just wrap a few pieces together in aluminum foil and refrigerate as soon as you’re done with the pizza. Microwave (without the foil!) and it will still be pretty good, although the crust may get a little chewy. Some like to eat pizza leftovers cold, but I don’t. Do you? What do you think of Papa John’s?

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Homemade French Bread Pizza https://blog.opensourcepizza.com/2011/01/28/homemade-french-bread-pizza/ https://blog.opensourcepizza.com/2011/01/28/homemade-french-bread-pizza/#respond Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:04:12 +0000 https://blog.opensourcepizza.com/?p=93 Continue reading Homemade French Bread Pizza]]> French Bread Pizza

It’s time to make a few more pizzas at home. I wondered what type of bread can be used to make ‘french bread pizza’ like you see in the frozen food section at your local grocery. I also wanted to try out my toaster oven we bought several years ago but never used. So I bought a long loaf of french bread and looked for some recipes or tips. I simply cut off 8″ of the loaf and cut it lengthwise. One recipe mentioned scooping out some of the bread if you find it too thick, but I didn’t do that. Just loaded the inside of each half with some pizza sauce, cheese, and pepperoni. I think I baked it in the toaster oven at 350 degrees for maybe 10-12 minutes, I don’t quite remember. The toaster oven has a clear front window so I was able to check when the cheese was melted.

french bread pizza

French Bread Pizza

Pepperoni Pizza

I also made a traditional pizza using a recipe I found in a book we had lying around: The Totally Pizza Cookbook by Helene Siegel. It called for corn meal in the dough, and I thought that might give it a pretty good flavor. The first one I made had a very thin crust and it was OK. Unfortunately the second half of the dough I put in the freezer since I wasn’t able to make it within a day. I think that made it really elastic and it was really hard to roll out. But the final product wasn’t that bad. I’m not sure if I like the crust that much though. I think pictured below is the first pizza.

pepperoni pizza
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