Let's FIX a pizza
Americans use the verb "fix" to mean repair something that is broken or defective and also to prepare something like cook food. This example has double meaning. I'll fix a pizza by enhancing a cheap frozen pizza that is substandard straight from the wrapper.
I start with a pepperoni pizza by Tombstone. There's just not much on it except cheese and thin slices of pepperoni sausage. For display purposes, I've already done all the work. First, I start with about half an onion, sliced and diced. Sprinkle the onion evenly all over the pizza and add about half a green bell pepper, sliced and diced. Then add two or three sliced and diced mushrooms. That's right; pile on the extras. I like anchovies and use a whole can of them. I've learned the hard way to sniff and do a taste test to make sure they are still good. I break each of the salty little fishes into two or three parts so I can spread them around. I sprinkle lots of dried red pepper flakes all over to give it some fire. Sometimes they are sold as pizza peppers. I slice and dice one or two whole tomatoes and spread them around. Finally, I dump the leftover olive oil from the anchovies over the tomatoes and sprinkle grate Parmesan cheese all over.
I do all of this on the pizza after I lay it on a round pizza pan. Set the oven to 425 degrees F. (218 degrees C.) and bake for 20 minutes. I turn off the heat and let it coast down for 5 minutes before removing it and let it sit for another 5 minutes before slicing it. As soon as I put the pizza into the oven, I make a mixed green salad (shown elsewhere in my Cooking album). To see how this turned out, look at the next photo in my photostream.
Let's FIX a pizza
Americans use the verb "fix" to mean repair something that is broken or defective and also to prepare something like cook food. This example has double meaning. I'll fix a pizza by enhancing a cheap frozen pizza that is substandard straight from the wrapper.
I start with a pepperoni pizza by Tombstone. There's just not much on it except cheese and thin slices of pepperoni sausage. For display purposes, I've already done all the work. First, I start with about half an onion, sliced and diced. Sprinkle the onion evenly all over the pizza and add about half a green bell pepper, sliced and diced. Then add two or three sliced and diced mushrooms. That's right; pile on the extras. I like anchovies and use a whole can of them. I've learned the hard way to sniff and do a taste test to make sure they are still good. I break each of the salty little fishes into two or three parts so I can spread them around. I sprinkle lots of dried red pepper flakes all over to give it some fire. Sometimes they are sold as pizza peppers. I slice and dice one or two whole tomatoes and spread them around. Finally, I dump the leftover olive oil from the anchovies over the tomatoes and sprinkle grate Parmesan cheese all over.
I do all of this on the pizza after I lay it on a round pizza pan. Set the oven to 425 degrees F. (218 degrees C.) and bake for 20 minutes. I turn off the heat and let it coast down for 5 minutes before removing it and let it sit for another 5 minutes before slicing it. As soon as I put the pizza into the oven, I make a mixed green salad (shown elsewhere in my Cooking album). To see how this turned out, look at the next photo in my photostream.