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Super Bowl Worthy Pizzas

With the big game only days away, we wanted to share some of our favorite pizza recipes with you, whether you are cheering on the Broncos or the HAWKS. Here are some of our top picks:

 

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza with Italian Sausage

While the thin-crusted West Coast, East Coast and Naples-style pies sometimes steal the limelight as guests watch them cook in 2-4 minutes in a Wood Stone Home oven, don’t underestimate the power of this classic from the Windy City to be a show stopper at your next party.  A slightly crunchy, biscuit-like crust bakes to perfection while allowing the cheese, sausage and sauce to meld together into yummy gooeyness. You’ll need knives and forks for this one.

Spicy Sausage and Mushroom Pie

We always roast mushrooms first before adding them to pizza. It only takes a few minutes and produces fungi with golden brown caramelization and concentrated flavor. Add sausage, cheese and sauce for a delicious and satisfying pie.

BBQ Chicken

Here’s a nod to our largest commercial customer, California Pizza Kitchen! Wood Stone’s relationship with CPK began in 1993 and we now have over 200 ovens in their stores worldwide. BBQ Chicken Pizza has long been one of their signature pies. This is our version.

Spicy Shrimp Pizza

The shrimp for this seafood pizza is already cooked, so we add cheese after the shrimp is arranged on the pizza to help balance the baking process. This protects the shrimp from becoming overcooked and tough, and ensures an evenly cooked pizza.

And if those don’t tickle your fancy, we have plenty of other Wood-Stone-Home-approved pizza recipes here. Also- we’d love to hear what you plan on cookin’ up for YOUR big game day party. Maybe you have a different pizza recipe you prefer? Wings? Dips? Please share it with us via the form below! 

p.s. Go Hawks!!

  

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Pizza with Mission Figs, Prosciutto, and Balsamic Glaze

As winter begins, I’d like to reflect on one of my favorite foods that I will miss as the weather turns cold – fresh mission figs! In the Wood Stone style, I’ve been eating them on pizza, and this recipe features some of the best flavor pairings I’ve found for figs. Try it instead of figgy pudding for the holidays this year.

-Chef Travis

Fig Pizza

 

  • 1, 8 oz. wood stone dough ball
  • 2 black mission figs, cut into 6 wedges
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons goat cheese
  • 1 tablespoon grated pecorino
  • 2 ounces prosciutto or speck, torn into ribbons
  • 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, minced
  • Drizzle balsamic glaze

 

Toss fig wedges lightly with olive oil and roast in the saute zone of the oven, turning as needed until caramelized – approximately 3 minutes.

Flour the dough ball and stretch until approximately 10-11” in diameter. Brush the crust with olive oil, leaving the outer ½ inch dry. Top with pecorino, crumbled goat cheese, prosciutto ribbons, and roasted figs. Bake at approximately 550° F, turning once, until pizza crust is nicely colored on the top and bottom. Remove from oven and rest on a perforated surface for approximately 1 minute, until no longer steaming.  Top with rosemary and drizzle with balsamic glaze.

 

 

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Pasadena Showcase House: 5 Decades of Design event (Invitation-Only)

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Snyder Diamond will be hosting an invitation-only event at their gorgeous Pasadena showroom. The Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts is celebrating its 50th birthday with a classy evening of food and fun, and guess whose ovens will be doing most of the cooking…

There will be not one or two, but THREE Wood Stone Home ovens producing tapas and other light fare created collaboratively by Bread + Water catering and our very own Chef Ann Rudorf.

If you didn’t receive an invitation and are interested in attending, please contact Snyder Diamond (www.snyderdiamond.com). For those of you who are on the list, we are excited to see you at this fantastic event!

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Bistro Home 4343 Stone Hearth Oven

The Perfect Complement to Artisan Pizza by Wood Stone Home
 
Bellingham, WA, September, 27, 2013 – Wood Stone Home announces the perfect stone hearth oven for artisan style pizza, the Bistro Home 4343. Delivered fully assembled, the Bistro Home 4343 can be configured to burn gas, wood or a gas/wood combo and can be installed indoors or out. An added bonus: all Wood Stone Home ovens are made in the USA.

The Bistro Home 4343 by Wood Stone is a compact stone hearth oven, cast with a 3-inch thick monolithic stone hearth floor (6.4 square feet of cooking surface) and dome to allow for an even transfer of heat. Bistro Home ovens disassemble and fit through any standard door (32”).

“The Bistro Home 4343 is the perfect size oven, whether you’re feeding a family of four or a group of 40.” – Tim Green, Wood Stone Corporate Chef

Interested in Naples style pizza at home? Our Bistro Home 4343 is designed to achieve the high temperatures necessary for traditional Naples style thin crust pizza. Wood Stone Home ovens are also ideal for cooking anything from proteins to light and airy frittatas.

The fully assembled oven comes standard with a stainless steel mantle, glass heat shield doors, ceramic log set and a programmable heat-up timer. The Bistro Home 4343 is available in a variety of finishes, including the stainless steel (standard) and stucco-ready or facade-ready for stone or tile application.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Wood Stone Corporation, based in Bellingham Washington, has been manufacturing stone hearth and specialty commercial cooking equipment for the foodservice industry since 1990.  Wood Stone equipment is featured in more than 10,000 commercial and residential installations in over 75 countries worldwide. For more information about Wood Stone Home products, please visit our website at: woodstonehomearchive.com or call 800.578.6836.

Official Release Available on PRWeb: Bistro Home 4343 Stone Hearth Oven

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Host the Big Game!

Football Favorites from your Wood Stone Home Oven

It’s that time of year again to showcase your best bite-sized tasty treats! Gather friends and family around your Wood Stone Home oven to watch the next big game. What could be better than eating hearthside for the entire party?

Whether you’re catering for your family or for an entire crowd, these easily prepared recipes are sure to leave your guests wanting more. Try the Wood Stone Home Spiced Meatballs in Saffron Garlic Sauce, Classic Stuffed Mushrooms or Prosciutto Wrapped Dates filled with Feta and Mint (featured recipe below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prosciutto Wrapped Dates filled with Feta and Mint

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. small pitted dates, about 32
  • 4 oz. feta cheese, cut into 32 small pieces
  • Fresh mint leaves
  • 3 oz. prosciutto, about 8 slices each cut into 4 pieces about 4-in. long        
  • Olive oil spray    

Preparation

Oven Temperature: 550–580 degrees
Flame Height: 5

Coat an aluminum sheet pan with olive oil spray.

Stuff each date with a piece of cheese and a small mint leaf. Wrap tightly with a strip of prosciutto. Line the dates on the prepared pan and spritz the tops with a bit more of the olive oil.

Cook in the center of the oven for about 2 minutes. Rotate the pan 180 degrees and cook another 2 – 3 minutes more until prosciutto is evenly crisped.

Enjoy!

For additional tapas and hors d’oeuvres recipes or ideas, visit us online at woodstonehomearchive.com.

 

Wood Stone Corporation, based in Bellingham Washington, has been manufacturing stone hearth and specialty commercial cooking equipment for the foodservice industry since 1990.  Wood Stone equipment is featured in more than 10,000 commercial and residential installations in over 75 countries worldwide. For more information about Wood Stone Home products, please visit our website at: woodstonehomearchive.com or call 800.578.6836.

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Prepare a FALL-bulous Backyard Dining Experience!

As the weather changes and colors begin to fade from bright greens and pinks to crimson, orange and gold and the aroma of pumpkin spice lattes fills the air, it’s time to prepare for the upcoming fall season. What better way to celebrate the change of season than by hosting a sendoff backyard dinner? Perhaps a Spiced Duck Breast with Roasted Figs or Cedar Plank Salmon accompanied with Oven Roasted Ratatouille and a glass of chilled Viognier or a bold Cabernet Sauvignon? 

The Wood Stone Home website offers a rich library of mouthwatering, crowd-approved recipes designed to help prepare the perfect menu for you and your guests. With the simplicity of operating a Wood Stone Home oven combined with the uniqueness of our stone hearth single-piece floor, catering for friends and family is a breeze. Bring the restaurant dining experience to your home and cook like the pros!

Not currently a Wood Stone Home oven owner? Visit our website for more information about available products, video tutorials, chef testimonials and more! Since 1990 when Wood Stone first entered the marketplace we have installed thousands of ovens worldwide. You can find Wood Stone ovens at California Pizza Kitchen, Romano’s, Macaroni Grill, Carrabba’s Italian Grill and other commercial foodservice operations near you. Call Wood Stone Home direct at 1-(800) 578-6836.

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Inspiration from World Spice Merchants!

If you happen to travel through Seattle on your way to visit us at the Wood Stone factory in Bellingham, be sure to stop by World Spice Merchants’ fantastic storefront near the famed Pike Place Market. From the moment you walk in the door you’ll be intoxicated by the aromas and sights waiting to be explored. If you aren’t visiting Seattle anytime soon, fear not, as their website is almost as enticing, albeit missing the fragrance.

I went online recently to order some Aleppo pepper, which I use in recipes such as Pizza with Brussels Sprout Leaves, Pancetta, Lemon and Aleppo Pepper, and began browsing the spice blends just for fun. The next thing I know, my virtual shopping cart is overflowing, and in a few days I had to clear actual cupboard space in order to store my treasure trove of delicious, exotic and exceedingly fresh new spices. World Spice offers their blends either ground or whole.

The Ras El Hanout in its whole form is so beautiful combining exotics such as grains of paradise, nigella seeds, long peppers and dried rose petals.

Clearly time to turn on the Wood Stone Home oven. I ground some of the Ras El Hanout and used it in place of the spices listed in Braised Lamb Stew with Autumn Vegetables with delicious results! Next up was Cedar Plank Salmon using the Seattle Salmon Rub followed by Tarragon Roasted Chicken with the Orange Tarragon Blend.

Yum!
~Chef Ann

worldspice.com

 

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TV debut!

Not long ago, Wood Stone Home chef Ann Rudorf and our VP of sales, Phil Eaton participated in filming a Wood Stone Home oven cooking demonstration for the television show The Chef’s Kitchen. Are you interested in watching? The show will air on the dates and channels below:

THE COMCAST NETWORK
Monday, August 26, 2013 5:00 PM
Oven Fire Delites

WPME (35) Monday, August 26, 2013 10:30 AM
Oven Fire Delites

Hope you can tune in!

If you can’t, no worries. You can watch it here:

 

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Bram Claypot Cookware

Have you been shopping for some practical, yet attractive dishes to complement your versatile Wood Stone Home oven? Look no further than the various claypots sold by Bram! Not only are they fun to look at (we love this Italian Terra Cotta!) but they’re also hefty enough to withstand large-portion cooking as well as the heat of a Wood Stone oven. As Home Chef Ann Rudorf says, “This La Chamba oval baker is the one I use for roast chicken and brussel sprouts, carrots, etc. It’s so pretty with food in it…I really like these traditional Egyptian brams as well.”