the mother of invention

Our oven is misbehaving, not pre-heating at a reasonable rate. Or, as was the case last evening, not heating up at all. There sat our homemade pizza, all ready to bake. But bake we could not.

So Katie and her sweet friend Olivia - almost our second daughter - wisely suggested the grill. "It says here you just put the pizza on the grill, no pan or foil," they read off Katie's laptop. 

I was game for this alternative pizza-baking adventure, but not that game. I imagined pizza dough oozing right through the grill grate. So we opted for heavy-duty foil and smeared it with butter. Always better with butter! We set the grill between medium and high. Then ...

1. Cook the dough four minutes on one side, then flip.
2. Quickly top with cheese & toppings, "not too many," instructed the girls.
3. Four to five minutes with a quick turn around 'cause our grill is uneven.
4. Wow! One amazing pizza with a slightly wood-fired flavor.

Pardon the out-of-focus photos: I fell victim to a new lens.