Nancy Comic Strip, March 09, 2013 on GoComics.com

Alexikakos said, 2 months ago

From: Wonderful ways to prepare ITALIAN FOOD

By: JO ANN SHIRLEY
with special thanks to
JANE DE TELIGA
Published by: PLAYMORE INC NEW YORK USA
Under arrangement with I. Waldman & son inc.
ISBN 0 86908 063 6

Basic Pizza Dough

2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon dried yeast
3/4 cup warm water
Olive oil

1.Sift flour into a warm bowl with the salt
2.Put yeast into a small bowl and add the warm water. Allow to stand for five minutes, then mix until smooth.
3.Pour the yeast mixture into the flour with one tablespoon of olive oil. Mix with your hand to a stiff dough. Knead on a floured board for ten minutes.
4.Rub oil on the dough ball, place in an oiled bowl and put in a warm place until it has doubled in size.
5.Roll out to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Brush with a little olive oil before spreading with topping.

Notes from me:

Dried yeast is granular yeast.

Super Pizza

tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, sliced
4 oz (125 g) tomato paste
1 cup (250 ml) water
1/2 lb. (250 g) Italian sausage, chopped
2 slices bacon diced
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1/4 (125 g) pound mushrooms, sliced
1/2 pound (250 g) Mozzarella cheese, shredded
salt and pepper
oregano

1.Sauté the onion in the olive oil until transparent.
2.Add the tomato paste and water and mix well. Cook uncovered for about 15 minutes.
3.Roll out and spread dough on an oiled baking sheet.
4.Cover dough with sausage, bacon, pepper, mushrooms, cheese and season with salt and pepper.
5.Add cooked tomato sauce and sprinkle with oregano.
6.Bake in a 450° F (230° C) oven for about 25 minutes.

Serves 4-6.

blunebottle said, 2 months ago

Artisans, not artists…..and certainly not turtles.

daedalusomega said, 2 months ago

@Alexikakos

not the place

daedalusomega said, 2 months ago

@blunebottle

Agreed. A lapsus linguae, or a “Fumble”, if you will.

Tog said, 2 months ago

@Alexikakos

It sounds delightful. I’ll try that.

SUSAN NEWMAN said, 2 months ago

“Artisan” is just a fancy name for “craftsman”.
And none of those men Phil named were craftsmen.

daedalusomega said, 2 months ago

@SUSAN NEWMAN

Right, Our comic artisan is indulging in the use of poetic license here, it seems.

Jerry Carlson said, 2 months ago

The header with the ice cream cones reminds me of an old strip in which Nancy bets two identical boys that they’re twins. “Ok, I’ll have vanilla,” says one. “I’ll have chocolate,” says the other.

“Make mine strawberry,” says the third triplet, walking into the scene.

Logan Sackett said, 2 months ago

I think the word “artisan” and it’s derivatives are generally misused and annoying and the marketing folks can drop them any time now.

Alexikakos said, 2 months ago

From “The New Oxford Dictionary of English”
artisan
noun
a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.
-DERIVATIVES artisanal adjective
-ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian artigiano, based on Latin artitus, past participle of artire ‘instruct in the arts’, from ars, art- ‘art’

Baking is a skilled trade so the sign, to be accurate should read: “TRY OUR NEW ARTISAN’S (or, maybe, ARTISANS’) PIZZAS