Showing posts with label western food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label western food. Show all posts

My 1st Self Made Pizza (and Calzone)

This is my very first self made pizza. Before, I made the pizza with someone else. Was just putting the topping, not a real cooking. Last night was different. I made my own pizza, from the dough and eat it by myself. It tasted good.

Below is a compiled pictures and description on how I fill the topping and bake the pizza. I forgot to take a pic of the dough, but will make another batch soon as I promised Lev to make her one. After the pics, I will share more about this experiment (and after).



 In this picture, I baked the crust twice, pre-filled topping and after putting the topping. Also, I made
series of small punctures with fork on this pizza crust. The result is the dough not rising when I baked it. So, the pizza crust in the end is not as chewy as I wanted it. It might also because I mixed some corn starch when I kneaded the dough (just before I put  the topping on it).

The next day (or this early morning), I baked another pizza. No small puncture, only using pure all purpose wheat flour and only baked it once for 6 minutes. The result is better. Even Ebi said it's delicious. The crust is.

Tonight, I baked another one for Nom2 (and Fred). She also said the crust is delicious. I am getting more confident that this dough really is delicious. :)

Finally I baked one for myself again (supper). Not a pizza, but a calzone. It does have chewier texture than the 1st bake, yet it's still hold the crispiness. Maybe the yeast worked better after the leftover dough sitting on the fridge over the night? I love how the mozzarella streched! Take a glimpse on it below.

































Please don't mind the shape. I don't have a rolling pin, nor a glass bottle. I am using my hand to shape both the pizza and calzone. Please don't mind my worn off nail polish too... :p

Milanese Beef

It was my luch yesterday...
I thought it was not this big. I already munched some bread stick, bun, and a portion of Caesar Salad, so I didn't eat the french fries. :)
--> yet I ate Pecan Nut Pudding for dessert...

The Milanese Beef consist of sunny side up egg, breaded beef with tomato puree and mozarella cheese on top, completed with a portion of vegetable salad. It served with a portion of french fries and ketchup.


The beef is very tender which I love.
--> This place never disappoint me.. The meats always served tender. :)

Which I don't like is the tomato. I don't know if the tomato mix on top of the fried breaded beef is that much. It's quite thick! But if you like tomato, it'd taste like heaven for you.

Egg was cooked too long for me, so the below side is overly cooked for me. I always like when the yolk is melted everywhere.

With a glass of a real iced lemon tea, it's a good lunch afterall...

--> i'm very picky if it comes to food.. we are all, aren't we? :p