An entertaining delicious healthy mediterranean pizza recipe!

When ordering pizza.. Eliminate verbs from your speech haha but if you are too hungry and cant wait 30 minutes for your pizza delivery, here's an entertaining delicious healthy mediterranean pizza recipe!

Ingredients (for 4 people)

flour 130g, potatoes 500g,tomatoes without skin 500g, mozzarella 100g, Goat cheese 50g, oregano as much as you like, extra virgin olive oil and salt.

Step by step (do the prep before you get hungry)

Wash the potatoes and put them right into boiling water, cut the mozzarella in thin slices, when the potatoes are soft (when you pinch them with a fork and they slip) take their skin off and make them a pure. Add the flour to the potatoes pure and a hint of salt and mix well. Then, take a pan that can go into the oven cover in oil and cover that with the potato dough. Mare your sauce good (put the tomatoes with garlic, a little oregano, onion and salt in the blender and then in a pan with a little oil in it and bring it to a boil until its well seasoned. Place your sauce on top of the dough and add both types of cheese on top!place into the pre heated oven at 200C for 20 min. and done!!

I went on a diet, swore off drinking and heavy eating, and in fourteen days I lost two weeks!

I HATE the narcissistic skinny bitch in spinning class screaming at me for 45 minutes 3 times a week and I dont see me getting any skinnier! I refuse to do unhealthy extreme diets or stop eating because Im always hungry or have cravings ALL THE TIME. Mediterranean cuisine is the healthiest-rich in flavor, light and delicious! Ill be making great healthy recipes for things we cant live without-Snacks,Pizza, meat,fish,pasta,salads and desserts! Follow me, I should be fitting into those jeans hiding in the back of my closet which I refuse to throw out because I believe someday they'll fit again!

Day ONE

salad-sliced carros and artichokes with dressing (1tblsp mustard,1tsp extra virgin olive oil 1tblsp mayo,juice of one lemon, salt and pepper)
Main dish- salmon carpaccio with arugula and parmesan cheese (3 black olives, two creminis thinly sliced, capers, olive oil, juice of one lime,salt, pepper)
Dessert-3 figs(cut them in half) with 4 caramelized nutz (put them inside half a fig) Place them together in the oven 180C for 15 min and before eating, add a drop (ONE DROP!) of honey on top of each fig.
snack-one or two oranges with chili powder (take your time to peel it while watching tv)
dinner- portobello mushroom sandwich: 1 teaspoon olive oil,1/3 clove garlic finely chopped,1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh basil,salt,pepper,1 portobello mushroom.
Prep- Preheat grill, mix olive oil,garlic,salt,pepper and 1/2 basil together. Remove stem from the mushroon and brush both sides of the caps with the olive mixture. Grill mushroom until soft in center (3 to 4 min. e/side) slice into strips.
Dressing: Mix 2 tablespoons cream cheese& 2 tablespoons goat cheese(salt+pepper) and spread over half of 1 piece of focaccia or other quality bread, sliced in half, lengthwise, add 1/4 cup arugula leaves, washed and dried, 1 slice of tomato and the prepared mushroom.
Psstt..Psstt!- Save a bite of the sandwich in case you wake up hungry at 3am hehe..

Bon appetit!

A.D.D: Attention defi....Oh look, a cupcake!

Ugly girls think they're hot, hot girls think they're ugly, fat girls think they're skinny, & skinny girls think they're fat. In my attempt to make every crazy bitch out there happy, here's a DELICIOUS cupcake recipe low on fat and high on flavor!

Servings: 12

Ingredients
1 cup light milk
2 black tea bags
2 chai tea bags
1/2 cup plain yogurt
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan or line with paper baking cups. Heat the milk in a saucepan until almost boiling. Remove from the heat and add the black tea and chai tea bags. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes. Wring out the tea bags into the milk and discard bags. In a medium bowl, whisk together the tea-milk, yogurt, sugar, oil and vanilla. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt and pepper. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry mixture and stir until blended. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack. When cool, arrange the cupcakes on a serving platter. Frost with desired frosting

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These are meant for the culinary challenged. Even you can make these meals…. Dumb Ass!

Sushi is much easier to make than you might imagine- some basic techniques, including making the vinegar sushi rice, require little practice, but once you have mastered these, you will be ready to impress with your skills! The only "must" is a sushi rolling mat, which is inexpensive and often available in grocery stores. Get creative with ingredients, after all.. authenticity is part of the fun!

For the rice:
vinegar Mix- Heat up 1/4 cup rice vinegar, 2 teaspoons salt, and half cup sugar in a sauce pan on the stove over medium heat until sugar and salt are dissolved. Do NOT boil.
The Rice- rinse the rice in cold water.
Cooking the sushi Rice-Steam the rinsed rice in an equal amount of water (i.e.: 2 cups of rice and 2 cups of water) follow directions but usually you have to cook it over very low heat until the water is evaporated and you are left with lovely sticky rice or save time and use a rice cooker.

*As always when cooking rice on the stovetop, use very low heat after the initial boil and keep the lid on at all times. The trapped steam is what enables the rice to cook.

Food is the Way to a Man, or a Woman’s… uh… Well I’m Not Talking About Their Heart.

Not to sound sexist, but most men I know really enjoy sitting down to a nice, home cooked meal -I don't blame them! It probably goes way back to when their mothers or grandmothers cooked up something special just for them. I guess we are never getting one of those recipes in our hands (uughh..!) So here's one that says "you are special!"
Put the racks in a dish flesh-side up and make slashes into the flesh with a sharp knife to allow the flavours to penetrate. Mix together 2 tbsp olive oil, the mustard, garlic, rosemary and parsley. Season well and rub the mixture onto the flesh to coat the lamb evenly. Cover and marinate in the fridge for 1 hour or, ideally, all day. Heat the oven 180C. Put the lamb in a roasting tin and cook for 15-25 minutes depending on the size of the rack. Remove from the oven, cover with foil and rest for 10 minutes before carving into cutlets and serving on warmed plates.

The easiest sexiest salad ever.

I love this salad. Apart from being a great combination, it always seems unbelievably effortless, which is the kind of recipe I like! The constant success of this is due to the common-sense marriage of prosciutto, goat cheese and sweet figs, which obviously need to be of a good quality. The best figs to use are Italian and the best time to buy them is June to August when they are in season. Impress our loved ones with this aphrodisiac salad; An open fig salad is traditionally thought of as sexual stimulant.

Place some fresh baby arugula on a plate and add some lemon vinaigrette and salt, then place the figs for a little bit in the oven and put them on top of the arugula, spread goat cheese around the plate and two slices of prosciutto (I like it dehydrated) then add a little bit of honey over the figs..Enjoy!

Mexican Menu

The full mexican comida can be a wonderful meal if you have all the time in the World and come to it very hungry, ideally about two-thirty on a Sunday afternoon; While you are sipping your tequila there would be some antojitos, and then some of the wonderful Mexican beer as the meal goes along. By about five o’clock you would have finished and be very ready to sink into a siesta.

La comida Mexicana (An example of a typical Mexican meal)

Antojitos (appetizers): guacamole, carnitas,sopes.

Sopa (soup): caldo tlalpleño or caldo de pollo

Sopa seca: Arroz a la Mexicana or arroz blanco con platano macho

Entrada: chiles rellenos, tortillas de calabacitas, pescado a la veracruzana.

Platillo fuerte (main course): Mole poblano de guajolote or pato en mole verde de pepita or carne asada a la tampiqueña

Frijoles (beans): de olla o refritos

Postre (dessert): chongos or flan or ate de guayaba con queso

Café (coffee): Café de olla-or you may need a calming té de manzanilla, a great divestive that calms the stomach.

*All recipes will be in my cooking book coming soon!

One old kitchen!

Never Have I eaten such glorious Mexican food as I have in my grandmother’s home, and with good reason. I know no one with her dedication to the pursuit of great Mexican cooking. (If her enthusiasm were not beautiful, it would border on mania.) She introduced me to and taught me to make what I consider one of the greatest drinks (is it a cocktail? I’ve never been able to decide) in the world, sangrita (not sangria). It is made with sour orange and the juice of pomegranates. Drunk, of course, with tequila. But beyond that…her food!! Is there anything to equal her pork in chili sauce, or squash in cream, or tamales fixed in any of a dozen fashions. No wonder her kitchen used to smell better than most kitchens! One of the intriguing things about her cooking was her talent at improvisation. “These tamales” she said “are Veracruzana style, with pork and chilies and wrapped in a softer masa. I didn’t find any herbs they use in Veracruz, so I used an avocado leaf. It tastes very much like it!”. I’ve tasted some good dishes around Latin America but nowhere have I seen such variety as in Mexico. This made me wonder more and more about the coincidences of history and topography that brought about such combination of cultures to produce such fascinating cuisines-for in Mexico it can hardly be called ONE cuisine. Far too many people know Mexican food as a “mixed plate”: a crisp taco filled with ground meat heavily flavored with an all-purpose chili powder-a few fried beans and something else that looks and tastes like all the rest. Where is the wonderful play of texture, color, and flavor that makes up an authenthic, well-cooked Mexican meal? It has been said that the Chinese cuisine is based upon four thousand recipes and the Mexican on two thousand delicious recipes full with life, energy and color like its country!

The best lessons are delivered in the Kitchen.

In food and in life, its never too late to start over. It has taken me a series of encounters with female cooks to reteach me the life lessons I had forgotten-and many I never would've learned in the first place. I felt overwhelmed by the world, and my solution was a constant quest to fit into it somehow...Then, I started cooking.
My first job was cooking in one of my favorite restaurants in town, during my first week in the job I was still struggling learning the recipes and getting service out on time haha I was a mess! One day Suki appeared out of nowhere and slipped a spoon full of warm roasted tomato soup in my mouth. the moment it took to pass the spoon from her pot to my mouth, we bonded. Two strangers became friends. We were woman who were willing to stop whatever we were doing and have something good to eat. "Giving someone a taste of something delicious at exactly the right moment is a fail-safe way to start a good relationship."-Kim S.
I have made it this far in life only because people took the time to teach me those kinds of lessons. And the best ones have been delivered in the kitchen!!

Now we are talking-Salmon with lemon, capers and Rosemary! it looks and tastes delicious! this recipe is easy, quick and healthy!

Ingredients:
4 pieces of salmon fillets
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tblspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
8 lemon slices (aprox 2 lemons)
1/4 cups lemon juice
1/2 cup white wine
4 teaspoons capers and 4 pieces aluminum oil.

Directions
Brush top and bottom of salmon fillets with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, and rosemary. Place each piece of seasoned salmon on a piece of foil large enough to fold over and seal. Top the each piece of salmon with 2 lemon slices, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of wine, and 1 teaspoon of capers. Wrap up salmon tightly in the foil packets.

Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Place the foil packets on the hot grill and cook for 10 minutes for a 1-inch thick piece of salmon. Serve in the foil packets.

Have a nice day, enjoy!

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When I moved to new york the first thing I know diced was how healthy people ate and the second thing was how everyone cared about taking care of the world. I immediately caught up with this amazing habits -even in my building; I got used to separate trash into recyclable materials and non recyclable.

So I figured how by simply changing what we eat we can have an immediate impact on our own health and a very real effect on global warming-and the environment, and animal cruelty, and food prices. "There's no sacrifice here, only adjustments and benefits." -Mark Brittman.

Its very simple: Eat less meat and junk food, eat more vegetables and grains. 60 Billion animals are raised each year for food which means 10 animals for every human on earth :/ *the only way to reduce factory farming is to demand less meat!

Here's a good way to start your day- Banana smoothie is super quick, requires 5 ingredients and one of them is ice - how simple is that! We take one or two bananas inside our blender, a few drops of vanilla extract, light milk, cinnamon and ice! mix everything and you are ready to go!

this will certainly take less time than making a line for a sausage Mcburrito, Have a great day everybody!

Hi, I'm a food lover! I love eating, cooking, reading about food, I even sometimes dream of creating new dishes! Its a very relaxing and happy time when I take those 30minutes or an hour in the kitchen cooking. I always plan ahead what I'll be cooking during the week, go grocery shopping and then get home, turn on my speakers, take my time and finally cook with love for my family and friends! I will be posting all the delicious recipes I come up with!! Enjoy!