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My Kind of Pizza (Chicago Deep Dish!)

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Blame it on this video on YouTube. For weeks now, and all throughout my short bout with the flu, I’ve been craving authentic Chicago Deep Dish Pizza. Because I don’t know where to get it here in the lovely suburbs, I decided to do it myself.

Home made Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

I used this recipe I found online. Please note that I halved this recipe, since we’re- um- not a family of seven.

A Slice of Deep Dish

The crust was way too thick at the bottom- completely my fault- but my husband liked it anyway. Next time, I’ll use less crust, and pre-cook it before filling it. See the recipe after the jump.
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Nigella’s Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Believe me, I have no intention of turning this into a video blog- but when I came across Nigella’s Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe on YouTube, I couldn’t resist embedding it here. I love how messy Nigella is in the kitchen, because I’m the same way (see how she drips batter all over the pan while scooping).

If that isn’t super sarap, I don’t know what is.

Flowers of Salt

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Fleur de Sel

My aunt and cousin recently arrived from France, and this is one of the things they brought us: Fleur de Sel De Camargue French Sea Salt. Isn’t it lovely? The container is sealed with a cork, like fine wine, and “signed” on top by the Maitre Salier (Master Salter) who picked these salt flowers on the surface of brine fields in France.

We’ve yet to try it (waiting for our Maldon to run out), but I’m already swooning from all the possibilities. Just think: grilled steaks. A juicy tomato salad. A single soft-boiled egg. All sprinkled with Fleur de Sel. Mmm.