Getting Back to Your Roots

Gerry Holford — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:37:54 EST

As you know, I cook a lot with my son. He has a curiosity with cooking that pleases me no end. I am proud to say it's nothing I have ever forced but something that he comes to me wanting to learn about. He's getting older and after his triumphant foray into breakfast foods, he approached me wanting to learn a new dish. I am half Asian so I thought that could be a perfect genre to jump into. No. "But, I'm Italian, too!" Yes, indeed, but not on my side; I don't have a grandmother's secret recipe or a big Italian food repertoire other than the most basic of pasta dishes. A look of pure joy washed over my boy's face and suddenly a scream, "PIZZA!!!" That sounded good to me and probably the dish with the least chance of disaster. The criteria for this experiment was that all the ingredients were to be chosen by the boy and he was to prepare it himself.

Tonight my son has a friend over so the 3 of us headed to Trader Joe's in the rain. They chose their ingredients and put everything in the cart. They also picked up supplies to make chocolate covered strawberries. It's quite amazing what these little ones can do given a few instructions and cooking supplies!

The kids went for pepperoni, sausage, mozzarella cheese and black olives. I had caramelized onions, sausage, mozzarella, goat and English cheddar cheeses along with a sprinkle of black olives. Utterly delicious!

Quick tip: I would advise cooking your pizza dough for a few minutes before topping it and cooking on your pizza stone.

Enjoy the Delicious

Getting Back to Your Roots