Cold Soup from a Hot Oven!

It may seem like an oxymoron, but using the Wood Stone Home oven to roast the tomatoes and peppers in this recipe results in the most delicious gazpacho you’ll ever eat!  The flavors become more concentrated and the skins peel off easily.

 

You’ll need Farmers’ Market fresh tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, garlic and tarragon as well as extra virgin olive oil, sherry vinegar, country levain bread and spices. 

Gazpacho Ingredients

Roast the tomatoes and peppers in the Wood Stone Home oven.

Gazpacho-Roasting in Oven

After peeling the tomatoes and peppers, mix all ingredients well in a casserole, cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight. (photo)

Gazpacho-After Refrigerator

Purée first in the blender and then force through a food mill.

Gazpacho-Food Mill 

Adjust seasonings and serve well chilled.

Gazpacho

Click here for the full recipe: http://woodstonehomearchive.com/resources/recipes/starters/gazpacho/

TIP: Use a high quality, fruity olive oil for this.  And don’t skimp on the amount; it adds not only fabulous flavor but creates a creamy and luxurious mouthfeel.

 ~Chef Ann

BBQ Chicken Pizza à la California Pizza Kitchen on the Road

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It’s BBQ season at kitchen showrooms and Wood Stone Home makes the rounds to many Cook-Off events with our mobile oven to do battle with many other manufacturers of fine outdoor kitchen equipment.

This year I decided to serve up BBQ Chicken Pizza as a nod to our largest commercial customer, California Pizza Kitchen. With over 200 oven installations world-wide, Wood Stone’s relationship with CPK goes back 20 years and interestingly, was the impetus for our first gas-fired oven. Wood Stone Home oven owners reap the benefits of this innovation today, with gas-fired ovens providing convenience, as well as serving areas where wood-only ovens are not allowed due to local regulations for air quality. For more of the story of the relationship of Wood Stone and CPK…

 

 

Snyder Diamond: Pasadena BBQ Event

 

 

 

 

 

 

We will be on hand with our mobile oven for Snyder Diamond’s annual BBQ event at the Pasadena Showroom. Stop by from noon to 3 on Saturday, June 15th for some artisan pizza and fun. We’ll see you there!

Snyder Diamond

432 S. Arroyo Parkway,

Pasadena, CA 91105 

Spelt Pizza Dough

Spelt Pizza Dough

Spelt is an ancient species of wheat, and while related to modern wheat, it is often tolerated by people who have a wheat allergy, so this is a great recipe to have in your repertoire. This dough produces a delicious high-fiber crust which has a slightly sweet and distinctively nutty flavor.

Stay tuned to this blog as my next project is to develop a Gluten-Free Pizza Dough recipe! 

 ~Chef Ann

( It should be noted that spelt does contain gluten, so this should not be served to guests with celiac disease or gluten intolerance.)

 

 

S’mores Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pizza

A new Wood Stone customer recently sent us this note and the included photo looked so tasty we just had to share!

Ok…we’re really loving our pizza oven! Dinner was cooked in it 5 nights in a row (along with a nice lunch), and tonight I tested out a s’mores chocolate chip cookie dough pizza for a Girl Scout party. Delicious!!

I don’t think we’ll ever cook indoors again! Thank you Woodstone!  – Christina

To make this tasty dessert pizza yourself:

Begin with your favorite chocolate chip cookie dough.  While regular pizzas bake directly on the hearth, this cookie “pizza” is best baked on a round pizza pan or cookie sheet which has been coated with cooking spray. Press or roll the cookie dough into a circle about 1/4 inch thick.  If your oven has been up to pizza temperature for dinner already (560°-590° F), bake the cookie in the doorway with the Flame Height at 1.  If you are just heating it up for this recipe, you can bake it with an oven temperature of 400° F and cook more in the center of the oven.  Either way you’ll need to rotate the cookie 180° during baking to brown evenly.  When cookie is almost done, top with crumbled graham crackers, chopped chocolate bars and mini marshmallows.  Return to oven and bake until chocolate is melted and marshmallows are golden brown.  Enjoy!

Renwes Sales: BBQ Event

 

 

 

 

 

Once again, Wood Stone Home will be joining the fun at Renwes Sales’ annual BBQ event. We will be manning the mobile oven, ready share some Wood Stone treats!

The event is on Saturday, May 11th from 10am to 3pm at Renwes Sales’ showroom in Lake Forest, CA. Make sure to stop by!

Renwes Sales Showroom

25741 Commercentre Dr.

Lake Forest, CA 92630 

Ferguson Woodland Hills, CA – BBQ Event

 

 

 

It’s that time of year again! BBQ Season has arrived and Wood Stone Home will be kicking off with the mobile oven at the Ferguson showroom in Woodland Hills, CA. The event is on Thursday, May 9th from 5-7pm. We hope to see you there!

Ferguson Showroom

6416 Variel Ave.

Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Their first pizza!

 

New Wood Stone Home Oven owners just sent us this photo of the very first pizza being baked in their gorgeous new Bistro Home oven – the focal point of their recently completed BBQ area. How cute is this?…

 

Wood Stone and KAM Appliances

Wood Stone dealer, KAM Appliances, just released a video that highlights Wood Stone! Our very own Phil Eaton, Mike Brockman and Jeff Dunkin are quoted throughout, customers are interviewed, and our ovens are ablaze in almost every frame! Enjoy!

Heat-Efficiency Door Upgrade Kit

Things are heating up faster than ever at Wood Stone Home. Our Bistro Home models now include a Heat-Efficiency Door with purchase. This stainless insert was specially designed to help decrease the heat-up time required to bring your Bistro Home oven up to cooking temperature by nearly 40%! If your oven is the centerpiece for entertaining, this stainless steel accessory can help save both time and energy!

If you purchased your oven prior to the release of the Heat-Efficiency Door, don’t worry; we have options for you. All Bistro Home gas or gas-wood combo ovens can be upgraded to accommodate the new Heat-Efficiency Door. You can purchase the upgrade kit ($500 retail), which includes the parts required for the Heat-Efficiency Door to meet home safety standards, by calling Wood Stone Home at 800-578-6836.