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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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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

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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…

 

 

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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.)

 

 

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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!

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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.

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Pizza Expo 2013

Pizza Expo 2013

We just returned from Vegas and the wild and wacky event that is Pizza Expo! Wood Stone’s booth was action packed with all manner of aspiring pizzaiolos running in to bake pizzas in our ovens to be entered in the World Pizza Games. It’s no surprise to us that many of the winning pies over the years have been baked in a Wood Stone Oven…the world’s best bake must come from the world’s best stone hearth oven! During calmer moments, Chef Tim, Chef Mike and I turned out some pretty nice pies as well. I shared a couple of favorites from the Wood Stone Home recipe collection.

 – Chef Ann

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Easy Valentine’s Dinner

Chocolate Gourmandize

Looking for a quick yet elegant Valentine’s Day dinner idea?  Check out our latest Wood Stone Home oven recipe for Seared Sea Scallops with Mango Pepper Sauce!  It’s a snap to prepare in the hot oven, leaving the rest of the evening for romance.  Finish with Chocolate Gourmandize as no Valentine dinner is complete without chocolate.

 If you’re looking for other ideas, take a peek at our archived Valentine blog post from last year.