How can you make pizza without pizza dough?
Ingredients
1 packet of dry yeast (about 2 1/4 teaspoons)
1 1/4 cups warm water (about 100° to 110 °F – water should feel just barely warm to the touch)
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided into cups
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon of olive oil
Equipment
2 mixing bowls
wooden spoon
measuring cups
tea towel
How to
Dissolve the [...]
Mediterranean Pizza
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (8-ounce) package presliced mushrooms
1 cup marinara sauce
1 package pre-made whole wheat pizza crust dough (such as Trader Joe’s)
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Mediterranean-blend cheese (fontina, provolone and [...]
Mocha Toffee Bar Brownies
Cooking spray
2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
1/4 cup hot water
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 1.4 oz chocolate toffee candy bar [...]
Italian Eggs over Spinach and Polenta
1 (16-ounce) tube of polenta, cut into 12 slices
Cooking spray
2 cups fat-free tomato-basil pasta sauce
1 (6-ounce) package fresh baby spinach
4 large eggs
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Asiago cheese
Preheat broiler.
Arrange polenta slices on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Coat tops of polenta with cooking [...]
This cake is amazing, but very rich. Serve with a nice, strong coffee roast. Try Kona or a Kona blend if you can get it. Lion’s Kona Gold is a great blend, imported from Hawai’i.
White Chocolate-Guava Cake with Roasted Banana Cream
Custard:
3 egg yolks
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, split
Cake Batter:
3/4 cup [...]
Blueberry Pancakes
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
1 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons fat-free milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 cup wild blueberries
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level [...]
I used store-bought, pre-cooked vegetarian meatballs in this, but you can substitute any kind of meatballs you wish.
Baked Pasta with ‘Meat’balls
2 cups dry penne pasta
2 cups fat-free marinara sauce with mushrooms
2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
1 package meatless “meatballs”
4 oz. part-skim mozzarella
¼ cup fresh grated Parmesan
Preheat oven to 350.
Cook pasta according to directions.
Combine marinara sauce, basil [...]
Winter time is pasta time and potato time.
Why not combine the two?
This hearty dish combines wide egg noodle pasta with a thick, rich, silky yam sauce.
Ingredients
16 oz cubed yams
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup chopped celery (about 1 stalk)
3 to 4 sage leaves chopped fine (or 1/4 teaspoon dry)
1/2 cup chopped basil
3 to 4 chopped garlic [...]
Best. Baked ziti. Ever.
(I use vegetarian sweet Italian sausage in this, but you can substitute mild Italian turkey sausage if you want meat.)
White Cheese and Sausage Pasta
1/2 pound vegetarian sweet Italian sausage
Cooking spray
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups 1% skim milk
6 cups hot cooked ziti (about 4 cups uncooked short tube-shaped pasta)
3/4 [...]