Yesterday morning, I realized that the Williams Sonoma store might be open, and they might have what I wanted--which would mean we could be baking pizza by the afternoon! I called, and they had what I wanted, but the store was open limited hours.
That was O.K. I had time to make some pizza dough. In the pre-pandemic time, I would have gone racing to the store and returned to realize that I should have made the dough before I left.
I went to Williams Sonoma, and it was a strange experience. I found a parking space and the worker went to the back to get my pizza stones. I browsed the sales area, and didn't see any of the items that the web site had. I saw holiday spatulas (both autumn and Christmas), fall and winter towels and tablecloths. I moved quickly before getting bogged down in the sadness about what all had changed.
Williams Sonoma is most of the way to Total Wine, so I went by there to stock up, and I stopped by a different Publix that was sort of on my way home. Before I left the house, we had also realized we didn't have much in the way of pizza toppings.
I got home to find that my wonderful spouse had our pizza assembly station ready, with the oven pre-heating. In almost no time, we got our pizzas assembled:
They were delicious. Are they as delicious as the ones we made in the cast iron skillets? Yes, but in a different way.
I like that the stones have handles, and I like that we can fit 2 of them in the oven. We will be experimenting more today. Perhaps I will also make some small loaves to take to work. I need to have something to snack on with my tea.
I feel a smidge of guilt at spending money on what can be seen as an indulgence. But we spent less on 2 stones than a meal out often costs us. And we will enjoy them.
One of the activities we enjoy most these days is cooking together. I'm glad we bought ourselves a treat that will encourage us to head to the kitchen and to engage in nourishing activities.
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