Eggs Over Evie: Pizza Party

 Food is about nurturing.

~Ina Garden, the Barefoot Contessa

      Hi again! Have I mentioned what my absolute favourite food in the world is? PIZZA!!! I love pizza. Homemade or from a fancy restaurant, as long as there's pizza bread with tomato sauce and cheese, then I'm happy. :) This pizza's just as good as served in a restaurant, try it for yourself!

  

Heavenly Homemade Pizza

Ingredients:

1/4 cup warm water

1 package active dry yeast

3 1/4 cups all- purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste

1 teaspoon oil

1 (6-ounce) can tomato, paste, diluted with

6 ounces of water

3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, grated

dash oregano

dash basil

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 table spoon olive oil

How to make:

In a bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water, mixing well. Set the yeast aside for 10 minutes. Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Gradually work the yeast mixture into the flour. Flour your hands and use your knuckles and fists to work the dough until it is smooth and elastic.form the dough into a ball and wrap it loosely in a cotton cloth. Leave it in a bowl in a warm, sheltered place to rise, or cover the bowl with a cloth, for at least 30 minutes. Preheat oven tom 450 degrees F. Oil a rectangular or a circular pizza pan and use your fingertips to gently stretch out the dough to cover the bottom.Spread diluted tomato paste over the dough spread the grated mozzarella cheese on top of the tomato. Sprinkle with the salt , basil, oregano, and Parmesan cheese. Drizzle with the olive oil and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes. Serves 4.

Kitchen Tip #5

If you eat uncooked yeast, it will

continue to grow inside your intestines.

You do not want that to happen!

      Oh my gosh I think I'm drooling... That looks sooo good. It's perfect for a pizza party! Here's a little snack you can have afterwards, Chocolate chip with a twist. Check it out:

The most important things to

a chef are his tools.

~Tyler Florence

Chocolate Chip Cookies

with Pecans and Coconut

Ingredients:

1 cup butter

2 and a half cups all-purpose butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 twelve-ounce pacjage semisweet chocolate pieces
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup shredded coconut

How to bake

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for about 30 seconds, or until softened. Add about half the flour to the butter. Then add brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla, and baking soda. Beat till thoroughly combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat or stir in remaining flour. Stir in chocolate pieces. Then stir in nuts and coconut. Drop dough from a rounded teaspoon 2 inches apart onto an un-greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes, or till edges are lightly browned. Removed the cookies from the cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack makes about 60 cookies.

Kitchen Tip #6

If you want your cookies to stay soft,

put a slice of apple in the cookie container

before tightening the lid.

      Alright, that's all for now. Oh and if you want to comment, scroll down to the bottom the post and click 0 comments and you'll be able to comment. Please do, I really want to hear your views. Look for more recipes here from Eggs Over Evie. :)