The New Home Ec

This is the un-sexy version of pizza at home: no fancy prep, no pizza stone, not even a little finicky. It's pizza for people who just want some dinner. It's also good enough that I wished I could have had dinner twice last night.  You will need a 12" skillet with curved sides and a lid for this.  You can buy pizza dough and sauce, but that seems harder than just making it, especially in Lockdown. Skillet Pizza Serves two adults generously  10* oz pizza dough OR 4 oz. warm water 1 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp./1 packet yeast 1 cup/6 oz AP flour plus a bit for kneading 2/3 cup pizza/pasta sauce OR 1 tsp. olive oil 1 clove garlic 1 tsp. dried oregano 1 tsp. aleppo pepper flakes 1/2 tsp. ground fennel 1/4 tsp. rosemary powder 2/3 cup crushed tomatoes 1 cup/4 ounces mozzarella (fresh or low moisture, your call) shredded 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan or other nice hard cheese 1/4 cup finely sliced onion of some kind other toppings as desired, but keep it scant If you're ma...

Scones are quick breads (using chemical leavening instead of yeast) (also ready in 20 minutes instead of a lockdown craft project) and a good thing to know about in general. This batch is destined for the freezer so I can pull out one or two to put in my lunchbox next week. You can use any cheese and add ins that you like, provided they're not too wet. Fresh or dried herbs are nice too. Savory Scones makes 12 2 cups/240 g all purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter COLD 1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp. buttermilk (or milk plus 1 tsp white vinegar) 1/3 cup grated cheese 2 strips crispy bacon, chopped 2 Tbsp. minced raw shallot If you're using milk with vinegar, mix and let stand while you prep the rest. Preheat oven to 350F and find a cookie sheet. If you like to use parchment, get out a sheet now. If you have a bench knife, it will come in handy. Otherwise a butter knife will do. Mix the flour, baking powder and soda, and salt t...