Ostrich Fern Pizza
It was dark in the garden but I was hooked.
A friend of mine, a few years ago, introduced me to wood-fired ostrich fern pizza. Me and a group of friends had to hunt for the fiddle heads first throughout the garden, where there was barely any light left in the sky to illuminate the way-- and it was damp.
..but so worth the wait.
The pizza that came out of this adventure was slightly tangy, full of melting cheesy goodness and was caramelized to perfection. I even started salivating just as it was coming out of the outdoor cob/brick oven!
So, when it came time to find recipes for the Wild Dining Illustrated project, this recipe one made it first on the list.
However, at the time, I was not able to find an exact recipe for an Ostrich Fern pizza, let alone one that was similar enough to what I tasted at my friend's house.
So, I decided to add my own whimsical interpretations based on the scant recipes I found, what taste buds enjoy and what I remember of that wild night... but that is a different story perhaps for another day.
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Public Announcement: This blog post was originally published during the holiday season in a Christmas jingle format. It is part of a collection of 354+ posts from my original Wordpress blog "Dreaming Into Being" library. I've now retired and migrated it to “Wander & Paint,” my new blog post at the United Wanderlust art shop. As time allows, I will be reviewing, editing, condensing, updating and releasing a number of these blog posts but not all of them.
Some posts require more precision surgery than others. I'll also probably be publishing new posts as the muse wills it and father time allows. This whole process may take a while but I think these blog post serve as great documentation of my process and reminds me of certain milestones. So, most of them will be made available again- at some point.
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