Foot and Fire

                  One of the reasons I kept a blog on the food I make is because I tend to misplace my notes. After years of cooking and being interested in cooking, I just can't rely on recipes posted on other blogs especially when it involves baking. There are factors to consider in baking, the timing and the oven one uses contribute to the differences in the outcome. Common Sense and constant practice makes perfect. This recipe is a tweak from my Calzone Dough which you may try. What I like about my recipe is that it is just so perfect everytime. I don't double my recipe but make one dough at a time. The good liquid to solid ratio is reached when I do this, so I think that is the advantage.  Dough 2 C All purpose flour 2/3 C Rolled Oats 1tsp salt 2tsp baking powder 1 C yogurt 4T olive oil Toppings Tomato sauce with tomato paste Tomatoes White onion slices Cheeses Sauteed ground Beef Genovese basil leaves ...

AS FIFTH POST FOR THE #foodflixflex which my friends and I will be doing this September to celebrate food and cinema, I present you my  Calzone or Closed Pizza and Pasta with Meatballs and whole tomatoes with the PIZZA inspired by Julia Robert's Mystic Pizza and Eat Pray Love, and by my childhood-siblings fave Home Alone and the PASTA WITH MEATBALLS inspired by my nephew's fave Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and the whole tomatoes inspired by Japanese film, Little Forest. In real life, I am challenged to recreate  Bacolod's defunct HR Pizza, a little nook famous for their calzone. My first try is not bad but I will definitely make another one soon. I was blessed by my Genovese Basils with lots of healthy leaves and I had more than enough for my pizza and pasta sauce. I also bought tomatoes as I plan to make whole tomatoes for my pasta sauce. White onions abound in our market so I grabbed the chance to buy more for my meatballs and sauce. Here...

By GERLIE M. UY 3 2-pc. pack Frozen Pizza Doughs (big or double size) canned pineapple tidbits, drained 6 pieces green bellpepper, cubed 6 pcs white onions, cubed 200 gms black olives, sliced into rings quickmelt cheese pizza sauce or tomato sauce Pre-heat over to 350F. Place the dough in a pizza pan, spread with tomato sauce, and top with the rest of he ingredients generously. Top with shredded cheese. Bake for about five to eight minutes or until the the cheese melts and the end of pizza dough is lightly brown... More suggested toppings: sauteed ground beef mushrooms shredded grilled chicken sweet corn kernel drained tuna in brine