Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Sensational Side Dishes For Pizza
Pizza is of course a meal in its own right and side dishes are strictly optional. However, it can be nice to serve tasty side dishes with pizza. Garlic bread is popular, as are dough balls and other high calorie snacks. If you want something healthier you could serve a mixed salad with your homemade pizza recipe. This could be a fruity salad with sweet ingredients like chopped pineapple or peach as well as the lettuce and tomato or a green mixed leaf salad.
Corn on the cob is another good idea if you are making pizza. If you are going all out and making homemade pizza, why not make a few tasty side dishes to go with it? A homemade pizza is an extra special meal from the delicious homemade pizza dough right up to the toppings and sauce.
If you are going to take the trouble to make a pizza yourself, making one or two side dishes will make the meal even more impressive and memorable. There are side dishes you can make ahead, like salad, which are fine in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve your pizza.
The Best Side Dishes
Garlic bread is a great side dish because it is so easy to make. Just mash some garlic into butter, spread it on a French baguette and broil or bake it until it is hot and golden brown. A salad is also easy to make and you just need to toss your salad ingredients together.
If you think about famous pizza outlets like Domino's, you might think about cheese bread sticks or buffalo hot wings. These might be good side dishes to order if you want to relax with a takeout or if you want to eat at a pizza restaurant but when you are considering a home-cooked meal, the pizza should be the main focus, rather than high calorie side dishes which fill people up before they have had a chance to enjoy the pizza properly.
Recipe for Zucchini and Bacon Salad
If you are serving up home-cooked pizza for your family, you might want to serve a healthy salad on the side. Homemade pizza can be healthy, especially if you use a healthy whole wheat pizza dough recipe and lots of vegetable toppings but there is no harm in serving up a nutritious salad alongside it as well.
The following salad recipe features cheese and bacon to tempt everyone into having some, as well as nutritious onion and zucchini. This makes enough to serve eight people. Feel free to substitute natural yogurt for half the mayonnaise to lower the fat and calorie counts.
You will need:
2 zucchini
6 slices bacon
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 red onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon tomato puree
1 cup mayonnaise
Dash Worcestershire sauce
How to make it:
Fry the bacon until it is crispy then drain it on paper towels. Cut the zucchini into bite-sized pieces. Mix it with the crumbled bacon, onion and cheese. Stir the Worcestershire sauce and tomato puree into the mayonnaise, and then combine the zucchini mixture with this dressing. Chill for an hour and serve with your favorite homemade pizza recipe.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Try a Hartstone Baking Stone For Your Homemade Bread
Unglazed stoneware baking dishes, also called baking stones, have been gaining in popularity. Their mass helps them retain heat for more even baking. This also helps them give your breads a nice, crispy crust. Home bakers who like a rustic loaf, including me, are enjoying this kind of ovenware.
The Hartstone Pottery line of baking stones is a particular favorite. They are handcrafted in Zanesville, Ohio. Products include unglazed stoneware dishes for baking bread, muffins, pizza, lasagna and other foods.
The pieces are:
Stoneware Made in USA Lead and cadmium free Fired to 2200 degrees Microwave, oven and dishwasher safe Okay to cut on the surface with metal tools Okay to wash in dishwasher, won't absorb dishwashing soap
We were very happy with the Pineapple Nut Bread we made in the bread loaf dish (recipe follows). This recipe called 3 cups flour and that is about the right amount for the capacity of this generous sized pan. The nut bread batter was similar to a muffin batter in that it was leavened with baking powder. With this kind of recipe, be sure to combine the dry and wet ingredients separately. Then stir them together until just mixed.
The loaf was nicely browned, evenly baked and had a crispy crust. This dish also shines when used for a kneaded, yeast-raised loaf.
We also asked our tester to put the unglazed stoneware loaf dish through its paces. She made meatloaf in it without seasoning the dish first, just washed and baked. She was happy with her results, and the clean up.
"Just used it like I would have if it were glass or metal. No molly coddling," she said.
"After I took out what was left of the meatloaf, I put the pan in the sink and filled with soapy water for a bit of a soak. Gave it a few minutes and would have not been worried to let it soak longer. It cleaned up well."
Make bread in this baking dish one day, meatloaf the next, and back to bread the next. No odors or tastes will carry over.
On the down side, the baking stones are heavy, and you may need to review your storage space to work in the bulk of these items. On balance for our purposes, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. We will be using and enjoying these durable baking stones for years to come.
Pineapple Nut Quick Bread
2 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. soda
1/2 t. salt
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg, well beaten
1 c. sour cream
1 c. crushed pineapple, including juice
1/3 c. melted shortening
1/2 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix flour, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar. In a separate bowl, mix egg, sour cream, pineapple and shortening. Add nuts. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir until just mixed.
Spoon into greased and floured 9 by 4 inch bread pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until lightly browned and tester comes out clean. After 10 minutes, remove from pan and cool on rack before slicing.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Finding the Perfect Rice Crispy Treats Recipe
Rice crispy treats recipe ignites thousands of wonderful memories in me. It's a recipe that can sweeten dreams, throw tastebuds into a tizzy and send your imagination soaring. And this kind of uninhibited frenzy is just not restricted to kids alone. Grown-ups too have an inscrutable affinity for this all time-favorite dessert.
Stir Up Some Passion
The candy corn recipe is the perfect way to bring together some sinful ingredients- candies, marshmallows and crispy rice cereal. Here's what the recipe requires:
½ cup butter 10 cups crispy rice cereal 9 cups miniature marshmallows 2 cups candy corn A few drops of yellow and red food colors
Set the ball rolling by bringing together the rice cereal and candy corn in a large bowl. Keep the mixture aside. In another large bowl, melt butter and marshmallows over low heat, until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Remove from the heat and add a dash of red and yellow colors. Mix the cereal and the melted marshmallows, stirring as fast as you can. Spread this mixture on a large, greased baking pan. Press down with buttered hands or a spatula. Allow it to cool. Thereafter, cut into squares and watch them do the quintessential disappearing act.
Just in case you are woefully starved of ideas for Halloween snacks, use this delightful recipe with minor variations. Replace the baking pan with a Jack 'O' Lantern styled pan, and watch the animated reactions that follow.
Fun With Flavors
Add a modicum of your favorite flavors and this dessert makes the stunning transformation from boring to brilliant. Here's how:
40 large marshmallows ½ cup butter or margarine 4 cups rice crispy cereal A sprinkle of vanilla and almond extracts
Bring together marshmallows and butter in a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave for about 10 minutes, stirring at regular intervals. When melted, add in the extracts. Mix the cereal and transfer to a greased pan. Once cool, it'll be high treason not to succumb to their delightful flavors.
Homemade raspberry marshmallows, crispy chocolate cereal or peanut butter - there's no dearth of inspiration when it comes to creating the most delectable of all creations. It's only your insular thinking that can come in your way.
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