Thursday, March 31, 2011

A Look at Neapolitan Pizza in Pizza Restaurant

While many pizza pies call themselves "Neapolitan," the fact is that there are certain "requirements" (if you will) to make a pizza truly Neapolitan. Through this article you are provided an overview of what it "takes" to make a truly Neapolitan pizza pie. Brace your taste buds for a look at one of traditional pizza variations loved by many.

Truly authentic Neapolitan pizza pies are crafted only with local ingredients from the Neapolitan region of Italy - period. Purists maintain that there can be no exceptions and no substitutes. (Of course, as is the case with any relating to pizza, there are always variations on a theme which turn out to be tasty in their own rights.)

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The fact is that there is a specific set of proposed rules dictating precisely how Neapolitan pizza can be made. One who does not follow these rules is not making true Neapolitan pizza. The rules have been proposed by the organization that oversees the creation of true Neapolitan pizza: Associazione Vere Pizza Napoletana.

In regard to the ingredients of Neapolitan pizza, only San Marzano tomatoes are used. These tomatoes can only be found on the volcanic plains that lie to the south of the legendary Mount Vesuvius. In addition, only a very specific type of cheese can be used on a true Neapolitan pizza: Mozzarella di Bufala Campana. This cheese is made from the milk of water buffalo that are raised on the marshlands of Campania and Lazio. These water buffalo actually are kept in a semi-wild state.

The base of genuine Neapolitan pizza is made from dough the consists only of Italian flour of a specific type (specifically, Type 0 or Type 00). Moreover, only natural Neapolitan yeast or brewer's yeast is used in the preparation of the dough. Finally, the salt and water used in the preparion of the dough for the base likewise must come from the Neapolitan region of Italy itself.

The dough must be kneaded by hand (or, perhaps, with a low speed mixer). Once rising process is completed, the dough must be formed by hand. Even the size and look of the base or crust must be precise. The base cannot be more that 3 mm (1/8 inch) thick.

The pizza itself must be baked for between 60 and 90 seconds in a stone over set at 905 degrees Fahrenheit. The fire must be created using oak wood only. When cooked, the pizza should be "tender, crispy and fragrant" according to local tradition. In the end, a person who gets the chance to dine on true Neapolitan pizza may very well be experiencing a once in a lifetime delight ... to say the least.

A Look at Neapolitan Pizza in Pizza Restaurant

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Fun Pizza Ideas

Living in New York is a great thing, especially since I have easy access to what so many people say is the greatest pizza in the entire world. Just about every commercial neighborhood has a pizzeria every two or three blocks.

So, of course, I have enjoyed trying all the different slices and styles that there are. And, from doing that, I know about lots of the distinctive kinds of pizza and, thus, I will now let you in on that information.

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It doesn't matter if you would like to find a place near you that has these available or if you just want to make them for your family; you will be very appreciative of these kinds of pizza when being creative with the preparation of food is something that interests you.

A really good kind of pizza to try is mac and cheese. I highly suggest that you try it if you haven't yet. It might not sound like the norm, but, trust me, it is so tasty. It is even better when the slice comes with the macaroni on the top breaded.

Then there is the pizza that is called the spinach artichoke, which is extremely popular at every one of the top pizza joints in the city. It resembles the normal spinach style that you might have tried, but also features artichokes and creamy cheese blends all through it. Numerous people say that it is the best.

Finally, you have got to try a buffalo chicken pizza if you are like me and really like buffalo chicken. It is a hot crust with the chicken on top and I know you are going to find it to be super good.

If you want to have more flavor on it, then just add some bleu cheese or have a separate dip. The crust is going to taste good with it also.

It is my hope that you will be inspired by these different and creative pizza ideas. I, of course, love each and every one of them and it would be great if you did too.

Fun Pizza Ideas

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

How to Make Pizza Pot Pies

Pizza and pot pies are usually two completely different dishes but if you fill ramekins with pizza topping ingredients and use pizza crust to cover the ramekins, you can make wonderful individual pot pies with all the flavor of your favorite pizza.

A pot pie is a baked savory pie with a pastry base and topping. They come in many flavors and they are baked in pie tins or ramekins to keep their shape. American pot pies are often filled with chicken, turkey or beef, as well as gravy and vegetables. You can also buy frozen pot pies but, as with most foods, making your own homemade versions are far superior.

Breakfast Pizza

You can use any fillings you like for pot pies. Chicken, pork, beef, vegetables and cheese all work well. If you are using a pizza sauce, it is nice to follow a pizza sauce recipe and make your own because homemade pizza sauce has a richer and fresher taste than store-bought pizza sauces. Conventional pot pie recipes feature a gravy rather than a pizza sauce but the pizza sauce goes nicely with the pizza crust topping.

Recipe for Chicken and Broccoli Pizza Pot Pies

The flavors of chicken, broccoli, tomatoes, cheese and more are enhanced with garlic and rosemary for an amazing taste. These flavorful and nutritious breaded casseroles are so easy to make.

You will need six ramekins to make these pizza pot pies and each one should hold ten ounces. Unlike a conventional pie, these do not have a pastry base, just a pastry topping.

What you will need:

1 1/2 lbs pizza dough 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 3 cups tomato sauce 6 tablespoons grated parmesan 1 1/2 cups diced mozzarella 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves 28 oz can crushed tomatoes 2 oz diced pancetta 2 cups chopped broccoli 2 cups diced roast chicken 2 minced cloves garlic 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil

How to make it:

First, make the tomato sauce. Warm a tablespoon of the oil in a pan, and then saute the rosemary, pancetta, and garlic over a moderate heat until the pancetta is crisp. This will take about five minutes.

Add the crushed tomatoes and stir. Simmer the mixture gently for fifteen minutes, stir in 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the black pepper, and set the sauce to one side.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Roll out the pizza dough and cut circles that are an inch wider than the ramekin tops. Combine the chicken, mozzarella, broccoli, tomato sauce and remaining salt and black pepper. Divide this mixture between six ramekins, and then put a dough circle over each one, pressing it down to seal well.

Brush the rest of the olive oil over the dough and sprinkle on the parmesan. Cut a slit in each one and bake for twenty five minutes or until the pizza crust is golden brown. Take the pizza pot pies out of the oven and let them cool a little, then serve them with your favorite side dishes.

How to Make Pizza Pot Pies

What about making some gourmet pizza pot pies for an unusual dinner tonight? There are many types of pizza to choose from and if you usually make the same one, it can be fun to try a different kind.

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Monday, March 28, 2011

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in The Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has a long roster of delectable food common with countries nearby such as Puerto Rico and Cuba as they share similar cultural traditions. As such, their cuisine has Arab, Chinese, Spanish, Italian and African ingredients.

For breakfast, the locals like to eat tropical fruits like bananas, passion fruit, papaya, mangoes, pineapples, jagua and zapote. Breakfast is also never complete without their traditional mangu. With its savory taste, it serves as a perfect appetizer to start the day. This is prepared by mixing mashed plantains, taro and cassava, sometimes varying it a bit by adding squash called auyama. They add fried shallots, cheese, eggs or salami to add to its rich taste.

Breakfast Pizza

During lunch, don't be surprised if they serve you the Dominican flag. Also known as La Bandera Dominicana, this dish is prepared with white rice, meat from beef, pork, chicken or goat, and bean stew made from white, red or black beans or even pigeon peas. It is served with salad or steamed vegetables, making it a complete meal.

Dinner is usually light on the stomach, which may be just a simple sandwich and a refreshing drink using natural fruit juices or a cup of hot chocolate or tea, depending on the season.

A festive treat for special events is a Dominican food called Sancocho, which is a stew prepared by mixing seven various kinds of meat, several tubers, and vegetables. Eat with them during Easter, and you will be delighted to taste their sweet beans called habichelas con dulce.

Discover the delightful cuisine that the Dominican Republic has to offer!

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in The Dominican Republic

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

3 Simple and Healthy Breakfast Recipes

The most common reason for skipping breakfast or eating a high-fat breakfast is the lack of knowing how to eat healthier.For example, if I laid out an entire eating plan for you and all you had to do is follow it, life would be great. Sometimes it's not that simple, so here are 3 healthy breakfast ideas for you to get you started:

1. Granola and Fat Free Yogurt - My personal favorite! It's simple, tasty, and very healthy. Start off by getting Fat-Free plain yogurt and your choice of granola. Personally, I look for either high fiber, flaxseed added, or both. Once you have the ingredients, the recipe is simple. All you do is fill your bowl with yogurt and sprinkle a handful of granola on top. For additional great flavor, add fresh fruit!

Breakfast Pizza

One simple bowl can give you up to 25% of your entire day's recommended protein. The best part- you won't feel hungry after eating this healthy breakfast choice and the fiber and protein will give you that added "pep in your step" to make it through your day.

2. Fruitty Butter Shake - An excellent source of protein and a great way to start your day- not to mention one of the tastiest shakes you will ever eat! Put all or some of these ingredients into the blender: 10-15 blueberries, 5 strawberries, 2 tablespoons peanut butter, 1 teaspoon flaxseed, 3 tablespoons plain fat free yogurt. These are my favorites, please add or subtract to suite your needs.

This shake does wonders for your energy level and gets you through the day, feeling like you are literally on cruise control!

3. Veggie Shooter! - Everything you can imagine a protein shake being, and more! All you need is an open mind for this one, and get ready to watch your energy levels take off. Again, get the blender out and mix these ingredients: Squeeze 1/2 lemon into the blender and 1 full cup of water, then add chopped celery, cucumber, fresh spinach, carrots, and parsley. Liquify and enjoy!

I like to drink this 1 or 2 times per week. This ensures I am getting the necessary amounts of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C. Another benefit of this shake: you won't get that "full" feeling of a lead ball in your stomach, yet your body will be satisfied for the next few hours!

3 Simple and Healthy Breakfast Recipes

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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Filipino Recipes - Longsilog Recipe (Breakfast) - Pinoy Food

Silogs, popular term for sinangag (fried rice) and itlog (egg), are certainly every Pinoy's favorite morning meal. Because of its popularity, you can even consider it the national breakfast of the Philippines, if there is such a thing.

These early morning delights come in several combinations with tapsilog (with tapa), tocilog (with tocino) and longsilog (with longanisa or Filipino sausage) topping the list. There are still many variations of silogs like cornsilog (with corned beef), chiksilog (with chicken), chosilog (with adobo), dangsilog (with danggit or rabbitfish), bangsilog (with bangus or milkfish), hotsilog (with hotdog) and many more.

Breakfast Pizza

But for this recipe, we are going to prepare a combination of longanisa or the famous Pinoy sausage, sinangag or the savory garlic fried rice and eggs. Yummy! My mouth is already watering just thinking of it.

Ingredients:
5 links of longanisa sausage 3 eggs 4 cups of left over rice from the previous night 1 cup of water for cooking longanisa ¼ tbsp ground black pepper 2 cloves of garlic oil for frying ½ tbsp salt ¼ tbsp MSG Cooking Procedure:
To cook the longanisa sausage, place the longanisa in a frying pan together with the water and place under medium heat until it comes to a boil. Allow the water to evaporate totally until oil starts to ooze from the sausage links. To cook evenly, constantly roll the sausage links and fry for about 5 minutes. For the eggs, beat two eggs like the way you prepare an omelet. Add a pinch of salt to taste then cook in a frying pan. Take out from the pan then set aside. Get another egg and for the sunny side up. Cook using the same pan. Take out when done and set aside. For the garlic fried rice, break the rice up especially the big chunks and set aside. Put oil in a heated pan and cook the garlic until the color turns golden brown and the aroma is wafting in the air. Add the rice and stir for about 1 minute. Add the MSG, salt and pepper for added flavor. Cook for another 5 minutes stirring constantly to prevent the rice from scorching. Arrange the fried rice, longanisa and eggs in a serving plate and serve while hot.

Filipino Recipes - Longsilog Recipe (Breakfast) - Pinoy Food

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Friday, March 25, 2011

Pizza: Say Cheese!

Pizza is a favorite food of adults, teens, and young children. It can be a healthy, fun, breakfast food, lunch time favorite, or dinner item. Pizza is always a popular party food. Cheese pizza is a perfect example of how wonderful and delicious simplicity can be. You can create an amazing, impressive, and absolutely awesome dish using cheese as the main topping ingredient. Some gourmet cheeses combined with a variety of herbs and a delicious tomato sauce will create a pizza that will impress any party guest. Serving a pizza this outstanding would also be a wonderful way to impress your dinner date.

Preparing pizza at home is quite simple. There are numerous options for pizza crust available so you do not have to excel as a baker in order to prepare a fantastic dish. You can find a wide assortment of cheeses at a local deli, organic food markets, or farmer's markets. Don't forget to explore options such as a variety of goat cheeses when looking for pizza toppings.

Breakfast Pizza

Children love pizza. They also love to help in the preparation of pizza. You can make individual size cheese pizzas with or for your children using bagels, English muffins, or canned biscuit dough. You can top each mini pizza with each child's favorite cheese. Cheese pizza is a good source of calcium for children and adults.

Cheese pizza is an excellent way to experiment with new flavors of cheese. There are a variety of pre-packaged cheese blends available at most grocery stores. You can shred your own cheese and create blends that you find interesting, exciting, and delicious. With the incredible selection of recipes, you can have a pizza party composed solely of cheese pizza and still offer your guest an amazing variety of flavors. Keep in mind that it is the combination of cheese, crust, and sauce that will give your pizza variety. Herb flavored crusts and the choice of thick or thin crust provides one element of variety. The type of sauce you use most definitely adds versatility to a cheese pizza. And, the combination of herbs and spices you mix with the cheese will make a tremendous difference in the flavors.

Cheese pizza can be anything except boring when you release your creativity, explore new flavors, and enjoy the delicious simplicity of a cheese pizza. Step outside the box, and you will discover delicious new combination's that are certain to impress and satisfy.

Pizza: Say Cheese!

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

A Classic Italian Pizza Recipe From Storecupboard Ingredients

When I asked my son what was his favourite food, his immediate answer was "mums homemade pizza". In fact, this was the meal that I most often used to "throw together" whenever my children had friends unexpectedly join us for a meal.

Whilst Elizabeth David was probably the one to popularise Italian cooking in the mid-1950's, the person who really inspired me to try it for myself was Antonio Carluccio who wrote with real passion about the food of his homeland.

Breakfast Pizza

Here's a simple pizza recipe that everyone will love - though few may associate it with the versions that you find in the freezer cabinet at the supermarket.

Traditional Italian Pizza (Neopolitan style)

Ingredients

500g Bread Mix (Ciabatta or Mixed Grain are my personal preferences) 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 clove garlic, finely chopped or crushed 1 can chopped tomatoes Salt & freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons oregano 4 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin if you have it)

Putting this pizza together takes around 20-25 minutes, including preparing the topping.

Preheat oven to 220C, GM8 Prepare the bread mix, as per packet instructions Heat the oil in a saucepan Add the crushed garlic and fry gently for just a few seconds (do not overcook or it can become bitter) Add the can of chopped tomatoes, reserving some of the liquid Cover & simmer for 15-20 minutes If you make this topping ahead of time, the flavours get even better Season Grease a baking tray with oil Spread out the prepared dough, right to the edges of the tray Spoon out the tomato mix over the dough, as close to the edges as you can Sprinkle with the oregano and drizzle with the remaining oil Bake in hot oven for 10-15 minutes Serve hot!

If you love cheese or pepperoni you can add them on top, but it really isn't necessary, the flavours in this are lovely and fresh all on their own.

This is a great storecupboard recipe that can be quickly prepared with a minimum of ingredients - great whenever you have unexpected guest join you for a meal.

A Classic Italian Pizza Recipe From Storecupboard Ingredients

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Kid's Breakfast Meals

Breakfast is an essential part of a healthful lifestyle. Breakfast is especially important for kids who need lots of vitamins and mineral to start their day. These breakfast recipes are simple to prepare but are packed with essential nutrients a child needs. Prepare the recipes in the evening and put them into the refrigerator. This way the kids can pop them in the oven an enjoy a warm breakfast.

Cinnamon-Sprinkled French Toast

Breakfast Pizza

Ingredients:2 Large eggs 2 tablespoons milk, fat free 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon soft butter 4 teaspoon light pancake syrup
Instructions:

1. Crack two eggs into flat-bottomed bowl

2. Thoroughly whisk in milk and cinnamon

3. Dip bread slices, one at a time, into egg mixture in bowl

4. Wet both sides

5. Re-dip until all the egg mixture is absorbed into the bread

6. Heat large, non-stick skillet over medium heat

7. Add butter

8. Place dipped bread slices in skillet

9. Cook for 2½-3 minutes per side, or until both sides are golden brown

10. Drizzle the toast with syrup

11. Serve when warm

Fruity Granola Yogurt Parfait

Ingredients:

1/2 granola 3/4 cup vanilla or plain yogurt 1/2 cup fresh blueberries, raspberries, or sliced strawberries or bananas You can use frozen if fresh is not available Measure out all ingredients to be used Provide stemware or clear drinking glass or bowl Layer ingredients any which way you choose In the glass add half of granola, yogurt, and fruit, then repeat Eat with a long spoon

Note: Commercially available granola is often toasted with oil and honey, making it high in calories.

Sticky Carmel Pecan Rolls

Ingredients:

1/4 cup fat-free caramel flavored sundae syrup Cooking spray 1 can refrigerated reduced fat crescent dinner rolls 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions:

1. Preheat over to 375 degrees

2. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray

3. Spoon 1-1/2 teaspoon syrup onto 8 muffin cups

4. Set aside

5. Unroll dough: separate into 4 rectangles

6. Combine brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon

7. Sprinkle sugar mixture evenly over each rectangle

8. Press mixture gently into dough

9. Beginning at 1 long edge - roll into 6 slices

10. Pinch ends of dough to seal

11. Cut each roll into 6 slices

12. Place 3 slices, cut sides down into prepared muffin cups

13. Bake at 375 for 14 minutes

14. Run knife around edges of cups; invert into a platter

Makes 8 servings - Calories 172

Breakfast Pizza Recipe with Strawberries

Ingredients:

1 package (10-count size) refrigerated biscuits 1 Orange 1 package (8 ounce size) light cream cheese, softened 5 teaspoons Honey, divided 1/2 liter Basket fresh strawberries, stemmed and halved
Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F

2. Stack 2 biscuits

3. Roll biscuits out to a 6-inch circle, 1/8-inch thick

4. Place on un-greased baking sheet

5. Prick all over with fork

6. Repeat with remaining biscuits to make 5 circles in all

7. Bake until golden, 6 to 8 minutes; loosen and cool slightly

8. Finely grate peel from orange

9. In bowl combine cheese, orange peel plus 3 teaspoons of the honey to blend

10. Set aside

11. Juice orange into large bowl

12. Add strawberries and the remaining honey

13. Toss

14. Increase oven temperature to 425F

15. Spread biscuits with cheese to within 1/2 inch of edges

16. Bake until cheese edges brown lightly

17. Top with drained strawberries. Serve warm

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Easy Flax Muffin Breakfast

This is an easy healthy breakfast recipe that will keep you satisfied and energized well into the lunch hour.

Ingredients (Serves 2)
4 eggs
4 slices of turkey bacon
2 flax muffins (You can find flax muffins at your local grocery store, we also have a recipe linked at the bottom if you want to make them youself)
1 Grapefruit
Pam
Splenda

Breakfast Pizza

To start off, warm up a pan on medium high heat. Spray the pan with Pam and begin cooking the eggs. You can cook the eggs anyway you like. I prefer over-easy myself, but scrambled or any other way is just as well.

Cook the eggs to completion and set them aside. Now you can begin cooking the turkey bacon. Don't worry about the eggs getting cold, turkey bacon cooks in less than five minutes.

As you're cooking the turkey bacon, get the grapefruit ready. Slice the grapefruit in half, and sprinkle the tops of each half with Splenda, not sugar. Sugar adds unnecessary calories to the meal and will only give you a drop in energy later. You can serve the grapefruit without Splenda if you like, but many people find the taste a little too bitter without something sweet to offset it. Also, make sure to serve the grapefruit with a spoon!

The bacon should be getting close to done by now. As a final step I like to heat up my muffin for about 15 seconds in the microwave. The warm muffins taste a bit better.

By now your meal should be done. Pour yourself a nice glass of orange juice, water or milk, place everything on a plate (don't forget the salt and pepper) serve and enjoy!

Easy Flax Muffin Breakfast

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Father's Day Breakfast For Dad

Most men enjoy a hearty breakfast so start your Father's Day off with a meal the kids can help with. Fruit fizzies, Toad in the Hole and frozen melon pops are easy and kid friendly to prepare.

Fruit fizzies are fun and frothy. Fill a glass with ice, then half full with lemon lime soda, plain carbonated soda, or sparkling mineral water. Top it off with your favorite fruit juice. Garnish with an orange slice.

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The frozen melon pops should be prepared the night before so they have time to freeze. Cut watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew melons in bite size pieces. For faster preparation, buy prepared melon chunks from the grocer's produce case. Dip in a mixture of half lime juice and half water for flavor and to prevent discoloration. Thread the melon chunks onto a wooden skewer and freeze overnight. Serve as they are or with a dip of yogurt sweetened with honey.

Toad in the Hole is a fun dish for kids. It doesn't take a lot of expertise to assemble and is pretty hard to wreck. Spray an oversized muffin pan with cooking spray. This is important. Cooked egg can be very difficult to remove from a baking dish. The cooking spray makes it much easier. If you don't have the large size muffin pan, use an oven proof 8 oz glass dish. You will need a slice of bread, cooked bacon, pat of butter, and an egg for each serving. The toad is the egg and the hole is the slice of bread.

Put 1/2 a pat of butter in the bottom of each muffin tin. Gently place a slice of bread in the tin pushing it down to form a hollow. Break an egg into a measuring cup and then slide the egg from the cup into the bread hollow. Breaking the egg into the cup allows you to remove any pieces of shell. Salt and pepper to taste. Place the other half of the pat of butter on top of the egg. Crumble one slice of bacon over the top of the egg.

If your Dad really loves bacon, before you add the egg to the bread hollow, crumble a slice of bacon directly over the bread in the muffin tin, add the egg and then crumble a second piece of bacon on top. Bake in a pre heated 350 degree oven for about 8 minutes. Check the egg to see if it's done by jiggling it. If it's wobbly it probably needs another minute or two of baking.

Remove the Toad in the Hole with two spoons. If Dad has a big appetite add some toaster hash browns to the plate. Start Father's Day off with a hearty breakfast of Toad in the Hole.

Father's Day Breakfast For Dad

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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Popular International Pizza Toppings

Pizza can be topped with whichever ingredients you happen to like. A tomato sauce covered pizza with mozzarella and oregano was once an exotic dish but would now be considered a basic pizza.

The old classics like cheese and tomato, cheese and ham and pepperoni pizza are making way for new flavors. If you look at the history of pizza, you will see that pizza was created in stages.

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The First Pizza Recipes

A "pizza" used to be a piece of dough, baked to test whether the oven was hot enough to bake bread. These baked pieces of dough were sold cheaply to poor people who could not afford real bread.

After that came the toppings, and the popularity of this Italian dish spread all over the world. Tomatoes, oil and herbs were the original pizza toppings. Cheese was not added until 1889.

Fusion Flavors

In addition to all the traditional pizza toppings, new flavors are arriving. If you cannot decide between takeout Indian food or pizza, you can combine the two with a Tandoori chicken pizza. Add some extra chilies to the list of toppings and you have a delicious, spicy pizza with distinct Indian flavors.

You can get Australian pizzas with bacon and eggs, Japanese pizzas with squid, French pizzas with fresh cream and Greek pizzas with marinated lamb and feta cheese.

Almost every country has taken pizza into their hearts and adapted it with their own preferred flavors and it is now possible to buy or make a pizza with just about any toppings you can think of. Even dessert pizzas are an option, if you have a sweet tooth.

How to Make a Spicy Chinese Pizza Recipe

This delicious Chinese pizza makes a great appetizer, especially if you cut it into small squares, or a tasty entree. You can add other Asian vegetable, if you like, such as bamboo shoots, green onions or sliced shiitake mushrooms.

This pizza serves three or four people as an entree or eight as an appetizer. Serve it with fresh pineapple and an Asian cabbage salad for a true taste of China.

Easy Chinese Chili Chicken Pizza

You will need:

12 inch diameter, ready to serve pizza crust 1 tablespoon chopped, fresh cilantro 8 oz shredded mozzarella 1/3 cup sliced red onion 3/4 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, in 1/2 inch pieces 1 tablespoon chili oil 1 teaspoon soy sauce 2 oz snow peas 8 oz can, sliced water chestnuts, drained 8 oz can tomato sauce 1 teaspoon finely chopped gingerroot 1 tablespoon chili puree with garlic
How to make it:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Heat a wok or skillet over a high heat, then add the oil, rotating the wok to coat the side. Add the gingerroot and chicken and stir fry for a couple of minutes, or until the chicken is not pink in the middle. Turn the heat down to medium and add the tomato sauce, soy sauce, and chili puree.

Spoon this mixture on to the pizza crust, keeping within 1/2 inch of the edge. Top with the onion, snow peas and water chestnuts, then sprinkle the cheese over the top. Bake the pizza for about 17 minutes or until the cheese is melted and everything is hot. Sprinkle it with cilantro and serve.

Popular International Pizza Toppings

There are many different types of pizza to choose from and the best way to get the perfect result is to make your own pizza at home. Pizza has come a long way since its inception and the fascinating history of pizza shows how this dish, once an ancient Greek energy boost for athletes, is now many people's favorite food. You can find all kinds of exciting and easy pizza recipes to make yourself at GreatPizzaRecipes.com including the best international pizzas.

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Bed and Breakfast Franchising

If you are looking to open a bed and breakfast for whatever reason, I would like to tell you that you have made a great choice. You should know that it is going to take some time to fully establish your bed and breakfast, unless you choose a franchise. The most work in establishing a bed and breakfast business is the planning.

Having a bed and breakfast franchise is great but you should do the proper amount of research before you have completely made up your mind. First, do you know what a bed and breakfast is? A bed and breakfast is a cross between a very nice hotel and your home. If you are looking to start a bed and breakfast business then you should know that it is not like a regular hotel, it does not have fifty to one hundred rooms. One bed and breakfast will consist of four to ten guest rooms with bath, a large living area, and dining room plus a great kitchen.

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If you plan on a B and B business you may also want to keep in mind that the owners live at the Inn. The owners at the site treat it as their home and act as if the travelers are their guests, which they are, just paying guest. The guests in the B&B business expect to be treated very well.

When running the B&B Inn you should not forget about the actual breakfast. You should make sure a nice home-cooked breakfast is available for your guests each and every morning. You should make this breakfast available in a commercial dining room, as-well-as, in the guest's own room; it's your choice on how you want to handle that situation.

Today it seems like bed and breakfast franchises are very popular and are beginning to rise into public view more and more every day. When starting your B&B you should know you are going to have a lot of competition. In the 1980's the SBA records show only a handful of properties for B&Bs, (approximately 1,000 properties hosted around one million guests). Today you will find 28,000 properties that are hosting 50.5 million guests.

If you are starting a bed and breakfast for profit, you should choose a franchise that is very popular. Your B&B business will be as successful as you make it but remember it takes time to start your B&B Inn and franchising can make the job easier. B&B inns date back to the Roman Empire and you know what they say; Rome wasn't built in a day.

Bed and Breakfast Franchising

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

A Typical Filipino Breakfast

Filipinos love to eat. An average Filipino eats around six times a day. We eat breakfast usually around 6-7 am, we have some snacks usually around 10am, lunch, more snacks at 3pm and finally dinner.

A typical Filipino breakfast is usually eggs, sunny side up; fried rice and any or all of the favorite Filipino breakfast staples: tocino or sweetened pork strips; tapa, a kind of beef jerky or tuyo, dried salted fish.

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These dishes are fairly easy to cook. They require only minimal cooking skills. Fried rice is usually recycled rice from the night before. It is just rice that has cooled, then fried in a little oil with lots of garlic. Tocino and tapa, require a little boiling, when they are soft, the water is usually drained and a little cooking oil is added to fry the meat. Once it has started to caramelize, it is removed from the heat and served hot. Tuyo is usually washed to remove the excess salt and then fried in hot oil.

Filipinos are talkative in nature and even early in the morning the mood in the breakfast table is usually festive. Breakfast is usually a time for mom to remind her family to be good in school, to come home on time and for dad to take it easy at work. Although most Filipino mothers work, they still find time to cook these simple fares for breakfast with the family.

Breakfast is a good time for the children to touch base with their parents too. Since both parents usually work and come home late when the children are about to go to bed, kids usually remind their parents of upcoming projects for school or ball games and parent teacher conferences during breakfast.

Other favorite Filipino breakfast dishes are: hotdogs, pork and beans, sardines usually in tomato sauce and corned beef. Since children's classes start early in the Philippines, usually around 7-7:30 in the morning, breakfast food is usually easy to prepare. And rice is usually eaten with whatever viand there is.

Though it is not uncommon to find Filipinos eating cereals, oatmeal, toast or pancakes for breakfast, the tuyo, tapa and tocino will always be all time Filipino breakfast favorites. In some tables, a combination of a cooked and cold breakfast is even common. Mom may prefer oatmeal and fruit to her kids milk and cereal, and dad might opt for the cooked breakfast. It is also a frequent practice in most Filipino homes to eat pan de sal or bread while waiting for a cooked breakfast.

Filipinos definitely believe to eat like kings during breakfast because this gives us more time to chat with each other and enjoy each other's company. It is a time to relax before starting a long day.

A Typical Filipino Breakfast

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Low Cholesterol Tips For Homemade Pizza

One of the biggest complaints about pizza is the high amounts of cholesterol. That can be easily fixed by changing your choice of toppings. Instead of pepperoni and sausage, try this delicious caramelized onion pizza. It is full of the sweet flavors of onions, tomatoes, basil and mozzarella cheese. To make it even lower in cholesterol, they are made on pita bread rounds, making them super fast and easy to make. Caramelized onions can be made ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator. All you need to do is a quick reheating to make them ready to serve. Every few days, just caramelize some onions while you are doing kitchen chores and keep them in the fridge for whatever recipes you feel like making later.

The trick to leaving behind all those cholesterol-laden foods is to choose alternatives that have flavors you enjoy. This is one reason why this caramelized onion pizza recipe works so well. The flavor imparted by those slow-cooked onions is incredibly good. Do not go for bland when you can go for flavor!

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Do not use those bland tomatoes from the grocery store, either. Visit your local farmer's market and pick out some tasty tomatoes that were picked that morning, ripe off the vine. If you have never eaten a tomato fresh from the vine where it has ripened gradually and been kissed by the sun, you have never eaten a real tomato. The intense flavor is amazing. By filling your recipes with fresh foods that are picked at their peak of flavor, you will not miss a single taste of that cholesterol.

Recipe for Caramelized Onion Pizza on the Grill
These little pizzas are full of flavor.

What You Need

1 large red onion, thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tablespoons olive oil 4 6-inch whole wheat pita bread rounds 1 large tomato, quartered and sliced 3/4 cup reduced fat mozzarella cheese, shredded 1/4 cup Romano cheese, finely shredded 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, shreddedHow to Make It

Cook onion slices in a medium pan over medium heat until they are golden and tender. Stir as needed. This takes some time to do properly, so do not rush it. Set aside.

Arrange your medium-hot coals around the perimeter of the grill. Test the center for medium heat. Toast the bread on one side right over the coals for a minute. Remove. Place the onions, sliced tomato, and cheeses on the top and return the pita bread to the center of the grill over indirect heat. Cover the grill.

Let the pizzas sit inside the grill for about 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Remove the pizzas from the grill and top with shredded basil before serving.

Low Cholesterol Tips For Homemade Pizza

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Orange-Blueberry Breakfast Bread: A Delicious Way to Start Your Day

Coffee and tea drinkers look forward to the first cup of the day, the fragrant, steaming brew that gets them up, gets them thinking, and gets them on their way. Home-baked goods are also eye-openers for many of us. This Orange-Blueberry Breakfast Bread smells marvelous when it's baking and, thanks to the citrus tang, tastes as good as it smells.

Before you start baking look over the blueberries carefully. Remove any stems and leaves that you find. Discard berries that are starting to "turn" because they won't withstand the baking time. Rinse the blueberries and dry them well. This recipe is based on a recipe that has been around for years. To make the recipe healthier I added wheat flour, used Splenda for sweetness, and substituted unsweetened applesauce for the shortening.

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After the bread comes out of the oven let it cool (in the pan) on a rack for 20 minutes. Turn the bread out of the pan and let it cool completely. Use a serrated knife to slice the bread. One loaf yields about 16 slices. This bread has so much flavor you don't even need butter. Now on to the star of the show, Orange-Blueberry Breakfast Bread.

DRY INGREDIENTS

1 cup white and wheat flour blend

1 1/2 cups presifted white flour

1/2 cup Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking

1/2 cup Splenda

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups fresh blueberries

WET INGREDIENTS

2 large eggs, room temperature

3/4 cup fresh orange juice

1 tablespoon pure orange extract

1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

2 tablespoons canola oil

METHOD

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a loaf pan with baking spray and set aside.

In a large bowl combine dry ingredients with a whisk. Sprinkle the blueberries over the flour mixture and fold in gently with a rubber scraper. Make sure all of the berries are coated with flour.

In a small bowl beat the eggs with a fork. Add the orange juice, orange extract, applesauce, and canola oil and combine well. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, mixing with a rubber scraper just until the batter is moistened. Turn into prepared loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes, or until the bread starts to pull away from the pan. This bread freezes well.

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Monday, March 14, 2011

Preschool Cooking Recipes

Looking for great preschool cooking recipes? There are some great recipes out there that preschoolers are sure to like. Finding great recipes is important and you'll want options that kids will actually eat. There are plenty of recipes that are not only healthy and tasty for preschool meals, but some recipes are easy enough that you may be able to get preschoolers involved in the preparation as well. Here are a few great preschool cooking recipes that you may want to try out with your preschoolers.

Tasty Chicken Quesadillas

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One great recipe to try out for your preschoolers is tasty chicken quesadillas. All you'll need is some cooked chicken all diced up, some salsa, corn kernels, flour tortillas, olive oil, cumin, chili powder, and grated cheese. Mix together a half cup of chicken, half a cup of salsa, a quarter cup of corn, and a half teaspoon of cumin. Then put tortillas on ungreased baking sheets. Have kids help you put the chicken mixture on each tortilla. Sprinkle some shredded cheese over the chicken and then top with another tortilla and press together. Brush with olive oil, sprinkle a bit of chili powder on top, and then bake the tortillas on 450 until done.

Special Grilled Cheese

If you are looking for a tasty and yummy meal for preschoolers, this one is a winner. It's a simple twist on regular grilled cheese. Simply make the grilled cheese the way you normally would, but along with the cheese you put in some turkey breast or some ham. They are simple to assemble, so the kids can help out. Also, it adds some protein to the sandwiches, which is great for kids.

Veggie Omelets

Feeding the kids breakfast? Well, here is a full breakfast meal that is easy to make. Kids can even personalize their own omelets if they want to. You'll need eggs and plenty of chopped veggies, such as onions, mushrooms, peppers, and tomatoes. Use about 1-2 eggs per omelet. Allow kids to choose the veggies they want in their omelet. Mix in some cheeses too for some dairy. This is a healthy breakfast or it even makes a good brunch meal.

Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Another great option for a meal for preschoolers is chicken salad sandwiches. It's easy to make and it feeds quite a lot at once. Simply boil some boneless chicken breasts. Allow them to cool. Once they are cool you can chop up or run through a food processor. Add mayonnaise, a bit of sour cream, relish, and a pinch of basil and garlic powder. Kids can help mix up the chicken salad and with guidance can even help put the salad on bread as well.

Healthy Pizza

Kids love pizza. In fact, there are very few kids that won't eat this tasty treat. So, why not make it for your preschoolers? You can make it healthy by avoiding too much meat and adding plenty of veggies. It's easiest if you purchase a crust already made, and a whole grain crust is especially healthy. Get the crust rolled out and spread tomato sauce on the crust, then sprinkle with the cheeses. Allow kids to help make the rest of the pizza, adding some pepperoni, onions, peppers,

Preschool Cooking Recipes

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

10 Easy and Nutritious Breakfast Ideas For Picky Eaters

Breakfast starts the day. From smoothies and waffles, to eggs, pancakes, and french toast - our ideas will help you make simple breakfast foods more special and get the day going on the right foot.

Cereal with milk:

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Have two or three acceptable cereal choices. Your children will feel in control if you let them pick which bowl they like and show you their choice of cereal. There are lots of options for mix-ins to make it extra special: bananas, fresh or dried berries, honey, almonds, raisins. You can also mix cereal with yogurt or chocolate milk. If you have concerns about all the sugary cereal on the market - just don't buy them!

Oatmeal:

The trick here again is to offer choices. Those instant oatmeal variety packs work great. You can say: "Would you like blueberry, strawberry or peach oatmeal today?" To make it extra yummy and nutritious top with yogurt, apple sauce, fruit, berries, maple syrup or honey. Just a few colorful sprinkles on top will make it look like a treat!

Eggs:

Most kids like eggs, and there are lots of choices. You can ask your kids if they want an omelet, scrambled eggs, or sunny side up. You can serve eggs with bacon or sausage, on top of toasts, bagels, croissants or english muffins. Eggs also go well with lots of cheeses and cold cuts. They are yummy, easy to make, and will keep the kids full and happy for hours.

Pancakes:

Pancakes are very quick and versatile. If you are in a rush, put some frozen pancakes in the toaster, top with maple syrup and voila. If you are taking things slow on a weekend morning, have kids help mix the batter and get creative with the fillings. Chopped apples, cranberries, peaches, raisins, sprinkles, chocolate chips, even marshmallows - they are all great! Top with your favorite jam or maple syrup and enjoy. Make sure to compliment the chefs!

Waffles and Drinkable Yogurt:

For a very easy and healthy breakfast on the run, waffles are the best. Toast some waffles and grab a drinkable yogurt with a straw. It is nutritious, not messy, and can be eaten quickly on your way to the car, at your desk at work, or while waiting for class to start. Kids will be happy if they can choose from two flavors of yogurt or waffles.

French toast:

French toast is everybody's favorite and is also a good use for old bread. It does take a few minutes, but it will smell and taste delicious and will put a smile on everybody's face. With a little bit of milk, eggs, cinnamon, and brown sugar, any old bread will have a new life. Experiment with french bread, raisin bread, challah bread for an awesome french toast. For a very special treat try french toast with bacon!

Bagels with anything:

This is a fast, easy and nutritious breakfast with lots of ways to personalize. Would you like your bagel toasted, would you like plain or strawberry cream cheese? Kids enjoy mini-bagels with flavored cream cheese, but cream cheese is only one of many toppings - try peanut butter and jelly, hummus, salmon, egg salad, tuna salad, cheese or turkey. For little kids, it is a good idea to cut into smaller pieces to minimize the mess.

Smoothies:

Smoothies can be very easy and nutritious. Bananas, regular or chocolate milk, yogurt, ice cream, orange juice, honey, strawberries, blueberries, peanut butter - whatever is in season and whatever is in the fridge can go inside the smoothie. Blend for 30 seconds and you are energized and ready to face the day! Kids love them!

Muffins:

Baking muffins are a great project to do with the kids on a weekend morning. You get to spend quality time together, everybody gets a chance to tweak the recipe to their taste and the house will smell awesome. In addition, muffins always come out right and taste good most of the time.

Donuts, pop-tarts, breakfast pastries:

There is nothing wrong with an occasional breakfast pastry. So what if it has a lot of sugar and fat? It also has protein and carbohydrates and lots of energy for an exciting day. A weekend or a holiday morning can be made extra special if first thing in the morning everybody goes to a bakery and picks a pastry of their choice and then goes out for a picnic in a park, beach, or a backyard.

If you are running late you can always grab something to eat on the road -- poptart, banana, granola bar, an orange. Relax and have fun with breakfast, don't stress out about it and pretty soon it will become kids' most favorite meal of the day!

10 Easy and Nutritious Breakfast Ideas For Picky Eaters

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Saturday, March 12, 2011

All About Wood Fired Pizza Ovens

Wood fired pizza ovens are considered to be "low tech" but highly efficient. Because of advanced thermal engineering and materials used in the design and construction of these types of ovens, foods can be prepared very quickly. For example, if cooking a raw, fully topped pizza in a regular gas or electric oven takes up to 20 minutes, it can be ready in two to three minutes in these type of outdoor pizza ovens.

How is this done? Well, a fire is built inside the oven and as it burns, the heavy, insulated walls and dome of the oven heat up. Once that domed chamber is "white hot", the fire is either allowed to die down or is kept very low. The oven itself remains hot for hours because the heat that is stored in the oven walls and domed ceiling is radiating out and now allows you to cook or bake in extremely high temperatures immediately or lower temps when it starts to cool with passing time.

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Because the construction of wood fired pizza ovens has the goal of even heat distribution and a balance of heat sources, cooking is relatively consistent throughout the cooking chamber. This means that items put into the chamber, or oven, are cooked evenly, without the need for turning or rotating. You will want to make sure, however, that the wood you use is dry and similarly sized. If you use wood that is all different sizes, your fire could burn unevenly and it would take longer for your oven to heat to the proper temperature. Also, beware of treated woods (painted or stained) as they can produce toxins when burning.

Your best choice for firewood is to purchase seasoned, split and ready to burn standard cords of wood. If you are able to, look for woods that have a high BTU (British Thermal Unit), as they have a higher production of energy when burned. Oak and Almond are examples of hard and clean burning woods.

If you are very interested in building a variation of masonry home pizza ovens, there are several specialist sites that offer information and instructions on how to go about this task. Some even have superb kits with full assembly instructions.

All About Wood Fired Pizza Ovens

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Friday, March 11, 2011

Homemade Pizza - Tips and Tools For the Best Results

Pizza is popular, no doubt about it. It's a simple food that evolved from the fast flatbreads, or focaccia, eaten in Italy as a quick meal.

We used to have it at home on Saturday nights, or even for lunch on school days. In those days, the pizza was made from a box mix. Those remain available. You can also buy frozen dough and canned sauce separately.

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We like to make our dough from scratch, and use a canned sauce for convenience. After making thousands of pizzas over the years, we've learned some tips and tricks!

For a great homemade pizza:

Coat the dough lightly with olive oil before putting it in a bowl to rise. This prevents the surface from drying out. Use fresh ingredients, especially the cheese, meat and peppers. We like meat on pizza, but it can make it too greasy. To avoid this, precook the meat and drain well on paper towels before adding to your pizza. Bake in a hot oven, 500 degrees or hotter if your oven goes that high. Those lucky enough to have an outdoor, wood-burning oven, trying baking your pizza there. Be sure to turn the pizza during baking for even cooking. Use double potholders or thick oven mitts to handle the hot pizza, especially if you're using a ceramic baking stone.

If you cook much, you probably have most of the tools in your kitchen to make a pizza already. In addition to measuring cups (liquid and dry) and measuring spoons, here are tools that will help if you're just starting with homemade pizza:

Bowl - Use a heavy Pyrex glass or ceramic bowl to retain warmth and allow your crust to rise evenly Cover - A clean cloth or dish towel keeps out cool drafts, and prevents the dough from drying out on the surface Ceramic pizza stone - best for even baking Metal baking sheet - light weight and easy to store Pizza cutter - Choose a model with guarding between the handle and the blade to prevent cuts

Armed with a few tools and easy techniques, you'll be making great pizza at home in no time!

Homemade Pizza - Tips and Tools For the Best Results

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Preparing Perfect Pizza Dough

Perhaps one of the most famous Italian foods is pizza. It is hard to find someone that doesn't like pizza, especially since pizza artisans can create the perfect food with whatever toppings your heart desires. However for a more authentic experience, you should give pizza making a whirl at home. Creating the perfect pizza dough is not as hard as it sounds, and will beat the ready-made variety hands down. You and your family will be delighted with the results, and you will wonder why you have never given it a try before now.

What You Will Need To Get Started

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Making your own pizza dough is not as difficult as it might seem. You really only need a few ingredients and a large bowl. The following is a simple recipe that will make enough for two plate-sized pizzas - enough for at least two people, maybe four if you have other dishes available. Remember, Italian pizzas are designed to be personal-sized so that everyone can have exactly what they would like on them. You will need 400 grams (about 14 ounces) of strong white bread flour. If you can find doppio zero flour, that is even better. Pour the flour into a bowl, add a few grinds of salt, and then mix in one packet of dried active yeast. Mix well.

Preparing The Pizza Dough

Once you have all the dry ingredients together for your pizza dough, it is time to get kneading. Pour in 250 milliliters of warm water (about a cup). This will activate the yeast so that your dough starts to rise. Start combining the dry ingredients with the water using your hands. This will cause a ball of dough to start to form. For a more finished flavor, you can add in a small amount of olive oil and milk to the dough. You will need to continue working the dough until all of the ingredients are combined and you have a smooth ball. If the dough remains too wet, add a little more flour to the mixture until it reaches the desired consistency. It should maintain its shape and not cling to the sides.

Rising Up

Once you have your pizza dough at the desired size, remove it from the bowl. Pour in enough olive oil to give the bowl a coating. Return the dough to the bowl and turn several times so that it is coated in oil. Doing so will prevent a dry crust from forming. Allow the dough to sit in the bowl in a warm part of the kitchen for two to three hours. It needs to double in size before you are ready to move on to the next step.

Prepping For Toppings

Once your pizza dough has properly risen, you will want to punch it down to remove the excess air. Flour your work surface and work the dough out. Cut it into two and work each piece into your desired shape. Whether you want a round or square pizza is up to you and will depend on the type of tray or stone that you will be baking it on. Allow the dough to rise for another 30 minutes on the baking tray. Top as desired and bake to create your perfect pizza.

Preparing Perfect Pizza Dough

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Ultra Healthy "Whole Food" Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe (With Flaxseeds!)

1 1/4 cup lukewarm water
2 packages active dry yeast
2 tablespoons sugar
3 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour (such as King Arthur Flour), plus more as needed
1/2 cup ground flaxseeds (such as Barlean's Forti Flax)
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1. Place lukewarm water in a medium-size bowl and add the yeast and sugar; stir to dissolve. In a separate large bowl, mix together the flour, flaxseeds and salt. Make a well in the center of the bowl and pour in the liquid mixture. Add the oil and whisk ingredients together with a fork, working toward the outside of the well. Using your hands to mix the ingredients, add a little more flour as needed to make a soft but manageable dough. Gather the dough into a ball and knead for 8 minutes on a lightly flour work board. Place the dough in a medium-sized bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in a warm place for 30-60 minutes.

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2. Once the dough has doubled in size, use a knife to cut it in half and sprinkle about 1/8 cup flour onto two separate work boards. Place each dough half on one of the boards. Punch the dough half down with your fist and use a rolling pin to flatten.

3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

4. Lightly oil two 12-inch pizza pans. Place the dough on each of the pizza pans and use your fingers to gently stretch the dough to fit the pans. Bake dough for 5 minutes.

5. Remove pizza crust from oven and assemble toppings (see ideas below). After you put the toppings on place the pizza back in the oven and bake for about 12 to 15 minutes, or until crust is crisp. Let pizza cool for 10 minutes, slice and serve.

Mix-n-Match Pizza Toppings

PIZZA #1: Olive, Onions & Mozzarella with Marinara

Start by spreading a thin layer of marinara over the dough. Then sprinkle on a bit of shredded mozzarella. Time for the toppings; you can use black or green sliced olives, either one will do. For the onions, just slice them thin and saute in a bit of extra virgin olive oil and garlic before adding them to the pizza. You could also add some very, very thinly sliced tomatoes if you like (the thinner you slice them the better!) Season the toppings with sea salt and garlic powder before baking. Bake at 400 degrees for about 12 to 15 minutes.

PIZZA #2: No Cheese Onions, Mushrooms & Spinach with Marinara

Start by spreading a thin layer of marinara over the dough. No cheese this time. Again, you'll want to slice your onions thin and saute them in a little extra virgin olive oil and garlic before adding them to the pizza. You also want to saute your mushrooms in extra virgin olive oil and garlic too. For the spinach, you can use frozen chopped spinach; thaw in the microwave and then use paper towels to press out every last drop of water. Season the toppings with sea salt and garlic powder before baking. Bake at 400 degrees for about 12 to 15 minutes.

PIZZA #3: "White" Pizza with Broccoli Raab and Onions

This is probably my absolute favorite one of all. You start by brushing a thin layer of ricotta cheese. Then sprinkle on a bit of crumbled feta cheese and then some Parmesan cheese. No need to go berserk adding globs of cheese. A little bit will do. Then you add the sauteed onions (again, thinly sliced and sauteed first in garlic and extra virgin olive oil). Then add the sauteed broccoli raab (recipe is below). Season the toppings with sea salt and garlic powder before baking. Bake at 400 degrees for about 12 to 15 minutes.

Sauteed Broccoli Raab:

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
8 cloves garlic, chopped
1 bunch broccoli raab, rinsed and stems removed
1/4 cup water
Garlic powder, to taste
Sea salt, to taste
Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste

1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add the garlic and saute for 30-45 seconds. Add broccoli raab and lightly toss to coat. Turn heat to medium-low and cook broccoli raab for 10-12 minutes (it should start to wilt down.) Add the water and let broccoli raab steam for an additional 3-4 minutes, or until water evaporates. Season brocooli raab generously with garlic powder, salt and crushed red pepper. Remove from heat and set aside until ready to use.

Ultra Healthy "Whole Food" Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe (With Flaxseeds!)

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Perfect Homemade Pizza Tips - Making Pizza at Home Can Be Easy!

I have to admit I am a pizza snob. I have spent most of my life searching for the most delicious pizza. Along my never ending journey I have come up with some must haves when making the perfect pizza. The most important thing I learned is that freshness counts. Whether it's the dough, sauce or the various toppings you prefer, you will always be a winner with fresh ingredients. The fresher the ingredients the better the taste of the pizza.

The most overlooked part of the perfect pizza is the dough used to make the crust. It doesn't matter if you prefer thin or thick crust. It just has to have flavor. I find that many pizza places these days use frozen dough they just roll out and serve. The crust is the foundation of the pizza and must not be overlooked. A pizza with a flavorless crust will be a disappointment to all who taste it.

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After you have your dough, it is on to the sauce! Here you can choose a nice red sauce or go crazy and use a white sauce with garlic. It is all about the flavors you like. Taste, taste, taste, until you have the sauce you want. I like adding a little bit of garlic, oregano and sugar to my red sauce. That combination really makes my taste buds go wild.

Next we have the cheese we will use. To most people this would seem to be the easiest part. I have found that you actually need a good mixture of a few cheeses to get the right taste and texture for a perfect pizza. I hate it when I grab a slice and the cheese rips off the toppings of all the other slices. If you mix different kinds of cheese you will get a mix that actually breaks instead of stringing together. The combination I like to use is one half mozzarella, one quarter provolone, and one quarter jack cheese.

Last but not least, the toppings. This is actually the easiest part. All you have to do is choose the things you want on your pizza. Whether you are as simplistic as just cheese, or you like to spice things up with jalapenos and pineapple, you can't go wrong with what you like. The only tip I have for toppings is to make sure you spread them out evenly so that every bite has the same delicious taste you crave.

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Monday, March 7, 2011

Pizza Pie

It's a popular Neapolitan cuisine commonly known as pizza. It's basically a round-baked bread with different toppings. "Pizzeria", commonly known as pizza parlor in America and Canada, is the place where this dish is made and sold. It's mostly baked in gas ovens, electric deck oven, conveyor belt oven, wood or coal-fired brick oven.

Though toppings may vary depending on your desired taste, commonly used ingredients for toppings include; banana, eggplant pineapple, coconut, kimchi, lamb, Sauerkraut, couscous and various meats prepared in different styles such as shawarma or chicken. This dish can be taken for breakfast, lunch or dinner. However, scrambled eggs work magic when used for topping during breakfast.

Breakfast Pizza

Different styles of pizza pie will include; New York style, Chicago style and pepperoni. New York style is in two varieties, i.e. Sicilian that has a rectangular thicker crust and its served in rectangular slices. Neapolitan is the other style and normally has thin circular crust and served in slices that are wedge-shaped. Nevertheless, these New York styles are oversize, thin, flexible and moderate on sauce and cheese.

Chicago style is famous worldwide for its mouth-watering taste and it's also known as Stuffed pizza pie. It's made of two thin layers of crust with cheese and sausage and normally baked in a deep pan. Pepperoni is also an amazing type and is in fact very popular in all corners of the world. It has a layer of pepperoni over it and also a layer of melted cheese which makes it irresistible. Pepperoni is served in a pan and the taste is delicious!

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Sunday, March 6, 2011

Origin of Pizza

As with many foods, they don't always originate from the country that made them famous. Even with pizza, it was a very slow journey to Italy.

If you go back to the Egyptian times, the main source of food matter grown would be wheat and barley. Pharaohs ate a type of flat bread baked with herbs to mark a celebration.

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The Greeks made flat breads called Plankuntos and used them as plates, which was ideal for soaking up any leftover sauce.

Grain was immensely important to the Romans and they imported it from Egypt, grain was exported right across the empire, and it was bread that became part of their staple diet for breakfast.

Pizza sits so well with Italy though, it's hard to imagine it came from elsewhere, but the pizza base started its life with the Greeks who carried their flat breads with them when they colonised the Apennine peninsula in Italy, the breads they carried were a very early type of foccacia bread that had other ingredients baked in them, or on top.

Granted it was Naples in southern Italy that made pizza world famous by adding regional cheese and vegetables to the topping, and one of the most famous creations came from Neapolitan Chef Raffaele Esposito, proprietor of Pizzeria di Pietro e Basta Cosi.

He honoured Queen Margherita of Savoy, who on a visit to Naples in 1889 was interested in trying out the local delicacy she had seen people eating in the streets.

This would have been pizza marinara, which was a simple bread covered in tomatoes, basil, olive oil and a few spices and was made by the cooks of Naples to welcome home their sailors and fishermen.

The patriotic Chef Raffaele Esposito decided to come up with his own colourful creation of the basic pizza, and instead of the basic pizza that had long been enjoyed by the Neapolitans he transformed the topping by using ingredients to represent the Italian flag;  red (tomatoes), white (mozzarella) and green (basil). The Queen was suitably impressed and the loyal Neapolitans responded with a change of name.

Pizza Margherita was born.

The establishment Pizzeria di Pietro e Basta Cosi still stands but the name has changed to Pizzeria Brandi, but it still displays the note from the royal household thanking him.

Here's my recipe for pizza dough, toppings are your choice:

Basic Pizza dough

Makes 1 Pizza base or 1 Calzone base.

Prep Time 10 mins (plus 1 hour for dough to prove)

Cooking Time 15 mins

Ingredients

o    6oz/175g plain flour, plus extra for dusting

o    ¼tsp salt

o    1 tsp fast action dried yeast

o    1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

o    125ml/4 fl oz  tepid water

o    ½ tsp sugar

Method

o    To activate the yeast, mix together the sugar and water in a small bowl.

o    Sprinkle the yeast on top of the mixture then mix until dissolved and leave for 5 minutes.

o    Mix 6oz/175g flour, ¼tsp salt with the yeast mixture and add 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil.

o    Stir until you have a smooth, soft dough.

o    Put a light dusting of flour onto a clean work surface, then turn out the dough and knead (see cooks tips) for 5 minutes.

o    Put the dough into a clean bowl, cover with oiled cling film and leave for 1 hour to prove in a warm place. (see cooks tips)

o    Put a light dusting of flour onto a clean work surface, then turn out the dough and knead for a further 2 minutes.

o    Roll out the dough.

o    For the thin base roll out so that it will easily fit over a 12" pizza pan and using a sharp knife, trim around the edge.

o    For a thicker base roll out the dough to approx 10" diameter, place on a 10" pizza pan.

o    For the thin base.

o    Add your topping and cook in a preheated oven,  230° C/ 450° F / gas mark 8 for approx 10 minutes.

o    For the thick base.

o    Add your topping and cook in a preheated oven,  230° C/ 450° F / gas mark 8 for approx 15 minutes.

Equipment

o    Large bowl

o    Small bowl

o    12" pizza pan

o    10" pizza pan

Cooks Tip

o    To prove the mixture, place the bowl on top of a saucepan of warm water

o    Kneading dough

o    Place prepared dough onto a floured work surface.

o    With your hands, form the dough into a ball, then press down and away from you with the heels of your hands.

o    Fold the dough back over itself, turn about a quarter of a turn, then press again.

o    Repeat this process for the specified time, which may be anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes.

o    Well-kneaded dough should feel smooth and elastic. Press your fingertip into the dough, it should spring back.

Shopping List

o    Plain flour

o    Fast action dry yeast

o    Extra virgin olive oil

Origin of Pizza

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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Eat 1 Whole Pizza Everyday and Lose Weight - The Surprising Weight Loss Experiment Results

Ever wonder what it'd be like if you could eat your favorite food that you knew was unhealthy... and still lose weight? Well, I wondered that myself. Then I went about seeing how I could lose weight eating my favorite food (pizza) everyday.

I have a lot of weight loss clients who have no discipline and just can't eat healthy for more than a few days... even if I were to put a gun to their heads (Ok, not really... no gun involved).

Breakfast Pizza

So I have to develop out-of-the-box ways for them to lose weight. Anyway, here are the surprising results of my "Pizza a Day Weight Loss Experiment".

Now, one of my favorite foods is the Mexican Style Totino's frozen pizzas. Cost, 98 cents at Wal-Mart. So my plan was to eat 1 of these a day for 10 days.

Here's how I did it:

Breakfast:

I ate 3 scrambled eggs with a 1/2 can of black beans... and 2 tablespoons of sour cream. Ok, with me so far? I'm not eating the pizza every meal. Only 2 meals... and I'm limiting myself to only 3 meals (which I normally don't do).

This is a total of about 415 net calories. I'm not counting the carbs in fiber. The eggs were 210 calories, the black beans were 145 net calories, and the sour cream was 60 calories.

Lunch:

1/2 of the frozen Totino's pizza with another 1/2 can of black beans, and 2 tablespoons of sour cream. 1/2 of the pizza equals 360 calories, 18 grams of fat, 36 grams of carbs, and 16 grams of protein. The 1/2 can of black beans has a net total of about 145 calories since I'm not counting the carbs in fiber. The sour cream again is 60 calories.

So this meal was 565 calories.

Dinner:

For dinner, I had the other half of the pizza, another 1/2 can of black beans, and another 2 tablespoons of sour cream. (Note: Can't you tell that I love black beans! They're high in protein and fiber without any sugar carbs! I consider them a superfood!) So this meal was another 565 calories.

So my totals... I had about 1545 true calories. 91 grams of protein, 40 grams of fiber, 65 grams of fat, and 142 net grams of carbs.

Fat totals:

11 grams sour cream

36 grams pizza

5 grams black beans

13 grams eggs

Protein totals:

18 grams eggs

3 grams sour cream

38 grams black beans

32 grams pizza

Net Carb Totals:

63 grams black beans

6 grams sour cream

1 gram eggs

72 grams pizza

The only other thing I ate during these days was fruit for snacks... among the choices... apples, grapefruit, bananas, blueberries, and raspberries. I didn't bother adding in those calories. I only drank water as well.

Now, the surprising results...

I didn't know what to expect since frozen pizzas are definitely not healthy. I also was having a lot of carbs. Anyway, in the 10 days, I lost a total of 3 pounds. A success! It worked.

Since then, I've put some of my clients on slightly modified versions of this diet and about 80% of them were able to lose weight. So this gets my thumbs up if you want to lose weight... and, if you only do it for a short period of time. Heck, it's really cheap too. Cost less than a day. Woohoo.

So to be clear... you can eat "unhealthy" and still lose weight. I didn't change anything with my exercise program. So the weight loss had nothing to do with exercising more.

Would I advise you to live off of this diet forever? Definitely not. But for 7-10 days, yes, it can help you to lose weight while eating tasty, unhealthy foods. Hmm, maybe I should develop an ice cream and potato chips weight loss diet! Nah, just kidding!

Bonus Tip: For a crazy diet like this to work, you need to pick foods that are high in protein and or fiber to base the diet off of... or use high protein/fiber foods as add-ons in the diet. With this diet, the black beans were high in fiber and protein. The pizzas were "balanced". Anyway, I actually have created a few more crazy diets like this for my clients based off of different foods. The results for them were similar to the "Pizza a Day Weight Loss Experiment" results.

So don't get set in your thinking on how to lose weight. There are many different ways.

If I were to give you a few more diets like this, do you think you could give 1 of them a try and prove or disprove them to yourself?

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Friday, March 4, 2011

Churros - the Traditional Spanish Breakfast Treat

Churros are found all over Spain and are usually eaten in the morning as a breakfast treat or mid-morning snack. They are not strictly regarded as tapas but like tapas they are tasty little treats eaten with friends and good company.

They were introduced in the early 1700's as a quick snack at travelling carnivals, much like the more common doughnut we are used to today.

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In just about every town or village there will be somewhere you can buy them. It may be a specialist 'churreria', or a small cafe or confectioners shop, or even a street vendor. But wherever it is, you will be sure to find lively and noisy locals enjoying their breakfast treat of churros and chocolate.

Churros are just dough sticks made with potato dough, deep fried like a doughnut and served with a cup of hot chocolate or 'cafe con leche' (milky coffee).

In Andalucia, where I just happen to live, they are made with wheat flour dough rather than potato and are sometimes called 'calentitos' or just 'calientes'.

The churro dough is usually squeezed out of of a star-shaped nozzle so they look like long fluted sticks. They are then cut into short lengths and fast-fried to a crispy outside and soft middle.

The best way to eat them is hot and fresh from the fryer. Just dip them into your cup of chocolate, which is generally thicker than you would normally expect, and pop them straight into your mouth.

Normally churros come dusted with sugar and cinnamon but you can also get them filled with chocolate or cream cheese if you're that way inclined.

Whichever way you like them, if you're visiting Spain the main thing is to just try them and experience another part of Spanish culture. They are absolutely delicious and very more-ish.

Let me warn you though, churros are not a dish for the health-conscious or weight-watchers among you!

Churros - the Traditional Spanish Breakfast Treat

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Top 10 Restaurants in Vegas for Breakfast and Any Other Meal

The very best (for different reasons, as explained below) places to eat in this great city are:

1. The Bellagio Buffet. By far one of absolute very best. Why? Because every dish is high-quality, cooked with ability and care for your palate. The range is large and the quality is, in the Bellagio style, excellent.

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2. The Rio buffet. The best if variety is your priority. It's probably the largest buffet in this city and the quality is still good (not as excellent as at the Bellagio but still good) whilst being very affordable.

3. The Main Street Station Hotel & Casino. Located in the downtown area, this is by far the best breakfast restaurant if affordability is key and you don't want to compromise too much on taste and quality. The range is good with all the breakfast favorites. We strongly recommend it especially on weekends, when other places tend to increase their prices significantly.

4. Cravings. This is the Mirage buffet-restaurant. Absolutely a must if you value good quality and affordability. The best smoked salmon in town.

5. Treasure Island buffet-restaurant. A must if you wish to enjoy a decent (but not huge!) range of dishes of good quality in a really lovely setting which will make you forget you are at a buffet!

6. The Village at the Paris buffet-restaurant. The best if you want to have a fabulous visual experience! Here you will feel as if you were in a French village, eating outside and enjoying the picturesque architecture. The range of dishes is very good and the quality is good.

7. The Spice Market buffet-restaurant. Another great place to enjoy your breakfast if you like variety and decent quality. Unfortunately you cannot enjoy the roll-over lunch here, but if all you care about is breakfast, this is a good choice.

8. The Wynn buffet-restaurant. This used to be the second best restaurant for a sumptuous breakfast but things have been declining somewhat.

9. Any Bellagio restaurant. Beside its fabulous buffet, the Bellagio offers a good range of high-quality hotels which, if price is not an issue for you, you can try and thoroughly enjoy. If you can, go to the ones which offer a view of the fabulous 'lake' with its fountain show, but any other will be just as good.

10. Breakfast at Mandalay Bay restaurant buffet. The key is in the fruit section and in the hot sausage section! The rest is not fabulous but two items are served here at breakfast that, if you are in the area, you should not miss. Moroever, the environment is beautiful.

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