How to make Pizza - A step by Step Guide to show you how to make pizza

So you want to learn how to make pizza yourself? Making pizzas is quite easy when you know the steps involved. Follow this step by step guide to making your own pizzas at home, and delight everyone with the flavor of your hands.

Step 1. Preparing your tomato pizza sauce

Melt the butter with the olive oil and slowly but completely sauté the garlic and onion in a skillet. Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, basil and puree. Bring to a boil, then simmer covered for two hours. Stir occasionally, crushing the tomatoes with a potato masher. Continue to mash, stir, and simmer partially covered until the sauce reaches the consistency of a rich soup.

Step 2 Making Pizza Dough

Making your own pizza dough by hand is both challenging and satisfying. Home made pizza dough, "from scratch," is without a doubt the single most defining factor that differentiates a great pizza from any other pizza that you will ever have. And, the personal gratification that comes of successfully making pizza at home for yourself, your loved-ones and your friends makes it all the more worthwhile.

Step 3 Panning the Prepared Pizza Dough

Panning the dough is the step where you use a rolling pin or machines to create the pizza base with your dough. There are machines that help you sheet and pan the pizza dough, or you can use the hand tossing method or the rolling pin if you want to do it yourself.
Depending on the style, size, composition and number of pizzas you choose to make, the methods of sizing, shaping, trimming, and ultimately, panning the pizza dough, will vary.

step 4 Topping the Pizza

First, spread the pizza sauce evenly over the surface of the dough. Spoon the sauce out to the edge of the dough sheet, leaving "un-sauced" about 3/4" to 1" of the dough crust. Next, layer the shredded cheese creating an evenly distributed bed of cheese on which to arrange your toppings. (You will use another cup of cheese for finishing off the top of the pizza.) From this point on, let your eyes, nose, creativity and taste buds take over to add other toppings to your pizza. Some toppings, (fresh vegetables, certain cheeses and fatty meats), are higher in moisture and fat content and you have to take this into account when you use them, to ensure your pizza doesn't turn out soggy.

Step 5 Baking the Pizza

The final step is to bake to pizza. When you oven is at the right temperature place a prepped pizza in the center of the middle rack to allow for maximum air circulation around the pan.
Make adjustments to your baking process one at a time until you've found the perfect balance of rack position, temperature and baking time to suit your oven. Signs to look for that the pizza is ready are:
# The cheese has melted on top and is beginning to brown, # The crust edge has browned, from a medium to a golden brown, and, # Carefully lift the edge of the pizza to inspect its bottom. The bottom dough should be evenly browned.

by Kalpagam Swaminathan

Low Cost Ways of Reducing or Preventing Back Pain

The vast majority of people will experience some sort of back pain throughout their lives. When most people think of back pain treatments, they often think of expensive medication and surgical procedures.However, many would be surprised to learn that low cost methods for treating back pain are available which are quite effective. Several studies have been conducted which show that getting a good amount of cardiovascular exercise on a regular basis is very effective at stopping back pain.Many of these methods are low cost, such as hiking, swimming, or jogging. Cardiovascular exercises have been shown to be just as effective for treating and preventing back pain as many psysical therapies. These activities are fun to do, and will keep both your back and the rest of your body healthy.Some of you reading this article may be under the impression that this advice is common sense. In reality, many people don't know how to properly exercise their backs, and give up easily when things become tough. Some are already unhealthy and overweight, and have developed bad habits which are difficult to break.It is important to change your mindset. Instead of looking at cardiovascular exercise as a chore, incorporate it into your everday activities. If you have a job which is close to your home, start riding a bike to work once a week. Start small and work your way up.Exercise is important for your spine and back. Humans aren't designed to spend hours sitting in front of a computer or in traffic. We are supposed to work out our bodies, and when we don't, problems like chronic back pain develop over time.When people suffer from back pain, they often stop exercising entirely. They are under the false impression that exercising their backs will put them in even more pain. This is certainly true if they don't exercise properly. The muscles surrounding the spinal column support your body, and need to be strong.The weaker they are, the more pain you will experience. By exercising, you strengthen these muscles in your back, and they will become strong enough to support your body, relieving you of pain. You don't want to wait until the problem becomes so severe that you need medical treatment .The costs of healthcare are increasing, and people are finding it hard to afford care. The best type of treatment you can give yourself is prevention by exercising properly and keeping both your back and the rest of your body healthy.

Delicious Barbecue Chicken Recipes

Anyone can create delicious homemade hot barbeque recipes for serving to friends & family. Making a chicken barbeque dish can be a wonderful experience, as long as you take the time to make the recipes right. You can cook each of them for your family and friends & let them decide which they like best

Recipe #1

1 chicken, broken down into 2 leg quarters and 2 breasts 1 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 2 cups catsup 4 ounces brown sugar 1/2 cup molasses 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup sesame oil 1/2-inch piece of ginger, peeled and grated 1-1/2 tsp garlic powder 1-1/2 tsp cumin 1-1/2 tsp chili powder
Heat a charcoal or gas grill to medium-low heat. Close the grill to thoroughly preheat the grate. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
Combine the next 10 ingredients in a stainless steel mixing bowl.
Grill the chicken for 5 to 7 minutes on each side. Next, place the chicken in a 9x13-inch casserole dish and baste generously with the sauce. Bake for 20 minutes. Delicious!

Recipe #2

1 package barbecue-seasoned boneless chicken 1/3 cup reduced-calorie mayonnaise 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard 1/2 cup finely chopped cabbage 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion 4 split lightly toasted Kaiser rolls
Prepare outdoor grill for cooking or preheat broiler. Grill or broil chicken 5 to 6 inches from heat source until cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes, turning 2 to 3 times.
Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine mayonnaise and mustard; stir in cabbage and onion; blend well.
Place a chicken breast on bottom half of each roll; spread mayonnaise mixture on top; cover with lettuce and top half of roll. Serve 4 Sandwiches
Makes 4 sandwiches

MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY

Breakfast is generally recognized as the most important meal of the day. At breakfast time, it's been a while since you have put some calories in the body and you are preparing to start the most active part of your day. (If you work at night and sleep in the day, then supper is the most important meal of the day.) You need something in yIt's very easy to get into a breakfast rut. I confess that every morning for about eighteen years, I had a bowl of oatmeal, two slices of buttered toast and a glass of milk for breakfast. Nothing really wrong with that, but we all know that variety is the spice of life. In my later years, I've come to look forward to breakfast as my favorite meal. I try to vary the menu and keep things interesting.
I pity the folks who start their day with a bottle of Pepsi or a bowl of crunchy flakes and skim milk. That ain't no way to start your day. The most pitiful breakfast of all is the ubiquitous "Breakfast Taco" of the Southwest. It seems that every retail outlet in the Southwest has a hand lettered placard advertising the "BT". These insipid little things are more akin to a burrito than a taco. No matter what flavor advertised, they contain an awful mixture of eggs and potatoes and maybe beans. They are wrapped in an ancient flour tortilla and then wrapped again in foil. The only flavor is from the "Hotamild" sauce you apply from a small plastic envelope. "Hotamild"? "Hotamild"? "Oh, Hot or Mild". Stay away from these things. I'd a whole lot rather see you spend your money on a Snickers Bar.
Weekends are the best time for really great breakfasts. You have time to come fully awake, have a cup of coffee or two and work up a good breakfast appetite. Sundays work for me. Saturday might be best for you.
The most important item in any breakfast menu is coffee. Hot and aromatic. Nothing smells better on a Sunday morning than coffee brewing. For the younger crowd, some cold, fresh milk is in order. Avoid giving the kids hot chocolate or chocolate-flavored milk for breakfast. They will just fill up on sugar calories, when it's protein they need.
Eggs are good. Despite all the bad press eggs have gotten in past years, it's now okay to have a few eggs in your weekly diet. Eggs can be fried, poached, boiled or scrambled for variety.
Breakfast meat is traditionally bacon, ham or breakfast sausage. That's fine, but if you live anywhere near a German community, you want to try some of their "pan sausage". That is pork sausage that is not in a casing; it's sold like hamburger. Pork chops or beef steak go fine for breakfast, too. You don't have to fry these meats. You can broil them or, if you are really serious, get out and crank up the grill.
You have to have a bread with breakfast. Toast is traditional. Homemade bread makes the best toast. Pancakes also compliment any breakfast and can be served alone if you wish. Toasted English muffins go well, too. You will need butter and jelly or syrup for the bread. Let the butter sit out overnight so it will be soft enough to spread.
Corn, oats or wheat is on the breakfast menu for the cereal eaters. Corn comes to the table as flakes, grits or meal.
Flakes you know about. They come in a box and are overpriced. You put them in a bowl and add milk, sugar if needed and fresh fruit if you have it. They have their place at the breakfast table. Grits are a Southern invention made from hominy. Hominy is dried corn that is treated with lime to remove the husk. Grits are cooked according to package instructions and can be served Yankee style with sugar, butter and milk or Southern style like polenta. Cornmeal can be made into corn mush, which doesn't sound very good, but is delicious and very nourishing. Simply cook cornmeal in boiling water for a few minutes and serve with butter, sugar and milk. The Germans have "scrapple" which is a cornmeal loaf with meat in it. It is sliced and fried for breakfast.
Oats come as oatmeal or oat flakes or oat bran. Oatmeal needs to be a type that you actually cook. Avoid those "oatmeals" that you just pour hot water on. Cooking oatmeal doesn't take more than five or six minutes and the end product is so much better. Just add a little butter, sugar and milk or cream. The oat flakes you treat like corn flakes, and just follow the instructions on the oat bran, which is usually used as a supplement to other cereals.
Wheat is best known as flakes. That "Breakfast of Champions" thing. There is also cream of wheat, which you probably know about. You may not have tried cracked wheat. You can get it at the health food store or as Ralston brand in the cereal section. This is simply whole wheat berries that have been cracked. They are cooked and served as a hot cereal. Very good and full of fiber. Wheat bran is the husk of the wheat berry. It's the brown part. It's also very good for you. That's why you are encouraged to eat whole wheat products.
Make sure that any jam or jelly you serve with breakfast is the highest quality and you can actually taste the fruit and not just the sugar. The new pseudo jellies that contain more fruit than sugar are very good.
Don't forget to serve fresh fruit in season with your breakfast.
Now you are all primed for a big breakfast. Go for it.
In the coming months we will discuss the noon meal which is either "dinner" or "lunch," depending on where you come from and "supper," which may be "dinner," also depending on where you come from.
May your ingestion of nourishment be most pleasant.
our stomach to nourish your activities.

Watermelon: The Fresh Juicy Fruit With Numerous Health Benefits

Combining a healthy diet with regular exercise promotes health and may substantially reduce the risk of certain fatal diseases associated with old age. A diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains has always been of incredible health benefit. Watermelon, scientifically known as Citrullus lanatus, has a great potential as a basic food source and contributes to a healthy nutritional diet. Watermelons were primarily grown on lighter soils in regions with warmer climates. Watermelons were a warm season crops consumed as dessert fruits and the rinds were used for making pickles and preserves. However, with increased market acceptance, better edible quality and long distance shipping adaptability, the growth of watermelons has increased worldwide. Certain breeds of watermelons have been developed to be more specific to regions of the world. The breeding has resulted in improved quality, which involves maximum sugar content, excellent flavor, and firm flesh with deep red color pigment due to the presence of lycopene. The sweet, juicy watermelon is actually packed with some of the most important antioxidants in nature. It reduces the risk of fatal diseases like asthma, atherosclerosis, diabetes, colon cancer, and arthritis. Watermelon is rich in the B vitamins necessary for energy production. Watermelon is a very good source of vitamin B6 and a good source of vitamin B1, magnesium, and potassium. Watermelon has a high nutrient density due to the higher water content and lower calorie content than many other fruits. A rich source of vitamins A and C, watermelon also contains lycopene. Lycopene is a red pigment that occurs naturally in certain plant and algal tissues. In addition to giving watermelon and tomatoes their color it is an excellent anti-oxidant that can help prevent heart disease and some forms of cancer. Up until a few decades ago, watermelon was largely a seasonal fruit that appeared in the market for a few months and then disappeared by the end of summer. Considering the current information regarding the health benefits of watermelon there has been a huge increase in the per capita watermelon consumption. The increase in imports during the winter and early spring is helping satisfy the consumer demand for year-round supplies of watermelon. Selective plant breeding programs are being employed in order to improve the overall nutritional qualities of watermelon. Commercial companies are employing trained scientists to research and develop long-term solutions that lead to a better product quality in terms of higher sugar content and consequently increases acceptance among the consumers. In terms of acreage, production, and per capita consumption watermelon is the leading U.S. melon crop. A recent survey indicates that the middle-income groups are the leading consumers of watermelon. The bulk of watermelon purchase has been from retail outlets and it is categorized as a home food. Among the top three melons, the honeydew variety is the most prevalent. Cantaloupe use is similar to watermelon with 16 percent purchased as food away from home.

by Christine Macguire

Advantages of low cholesterol diet

Heart disease is one of the most frequently seen conditions. A large number of people suffer of this condition because of the high blood cholesterol levels. It is true that there are many factors that help the accumulation of cholesterol, but the main cause remains the unhealthy diet. Diets that are rich in fat are believed to be the ones responsible of the increase of the blood cholesterol levels.
It is known that cholesterol is being produced by the liver and it is necessary inside the organism because of several reasons. Cholesterol has a very important role in cellular protection, in hormone production, vitamin synthesis and fat digestion. The human body needs a small amount of cholesterol in order to sustain its normal physiological activity and improper diet can enable the cholesterol to accumulate in excess. It is also known that cholesterol can not be dissolved by body fluids such as blood and it is difficult to eliminate. Because it is not soluble, cholesterol can deposit in different areas of the body blocking the main functions of the body. It can form a plague inside arteries by depositing on the inner arterial walls, causing blockage. In cases when cholesterol deposits inside the heart arteries there is a risk of developing heart disease.
Sufferers are advised to respect a diet and to do some exercise. Specialists agree that a healthy diet will help decrease the high levels of cholesterol. They recommend the consumption of low cholesterol foods and products that contain only unsaturated fat. You should try to avoid meats, eggs, diary products and sweets.
You should also replace the foods that contain high quantities of cholesterol and saturated fat. It is recommended to avoid carbohydrates because they increase body fat deposits and facilitate the accumulation of body cholesterol.
It is good to remember that only animal origin foods contain cholesterol. That is why vegetal foods are always recommended in low cholesterol diets. It is also known that low cholesterol foods contain unsaturated fat and as a conclusion we should agree that these foods are healthier.
Everyone agrees that keeping a diet of fruits and vegetables is almost impossible. To diversify your diet you are allowed to eat low cholesterol foods such as egg whites, lean meat, fish or chicken. Other low cholesterol foods that you are allowed are skim milk and low-fat yogurt.
It is also good to know that it is better to eat baked or boiled foods instead of fried foods. More than that, home foods are highly recommended.

by Groshan Fabiola

Do you like Onions.

There is not a very good chance that you really do not like Onion.{Hear me out about Onion}Ok to begin with hear me out. This is one of my pet peeves and I admit there are foods prepared certain ways I do not care for to date. But this has bean a soar subject around my house and I bet your house is not much better. I have a few different arguments concerning a food like Onion. If you can open your mind a little bit you can begin to enjoy Onion for the first time ever. If you gave it some thought.{Do the math about Onion}

All The types of Onion times all the recipes times all of the years of your life equals (not a very good chance that some day some how and with some variation of recipe. To think there is a there is a very small chance that there is no way you world that you would eat Onion is a thought I can not swallow.

{Raw verses cooked Onion}

I would bet that there are cooked foods that you eat on a regular base that you would not like raw and the opposite is probably true. I bet you have never given it much thought that if you separate a lot of the common foods that you do eat. There probably is an ingredient in it you could not or would not eat. If you tried to eat raw flour you probably would not find it very enjoyable at all. But if you think about all the things with flour in it that you do eat you would be amazed. If you ate a raw egg compared the taste of an egg in a recipe that has eggs in it that you have eating thousands of times. Did I get to you yet about Onion?{The age of Onion}

When you were a child you ate baby foods and would probably not eat it now but when we get old enough we will probably all be eating something even worse. So you might want to consider enjoying some Onion now well you still can.{Give it some thought about Onion}

I imagine there is a food that you all ways eat and love that at if you can? Now imagine if in the past you had some of a food cooked in a bad way, wrong ingredients or plain did not turn out just right. Now imagine if that bad experience was your first experience with that food. Now imagine your self back in the future you could actually running around saying you do not like that food and would never! Put it in your mouth. Pretty strange idea right? But you not liking Onion is strange to me.{Now this it about Onion}

The whole purpose of life is the experience of life (right) this means to experience People, Places, Family, and Things Etc... Now in there some place with one of the purposes of life is food and saying you will not ever eat Onion ever is like saying you do not want to live life!!!!

{As far as me and Onion}

As far as me every I go out to eat I do not see the point of sitting down and eating something you could have made at home is not a very intriguing idea of a adventure out on the town. At least every other time I go out I try to live life a chance and back to you maybe you should give Onion a chance to.