Pizza

Margherita Pizza- Resembles Italy's Flag, Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella, and Basil


Margherita Pizza- Top with Mix Greens, Prosciutto and Parmesan Reggiano





Mushroom, Pepperoni and Cheddar


Pizza
Prep Time: 1hr 30 min      Cook Time: 15 min     Ready In: 1 hr 45 min
Serving Size: 3 Pizza


INGREDIENTS

1 Package Dry Yeast
1 Tsp Sugar
1 Cup Warm Water
1 Tbs Salt
3 Cups Flour
2 Tbs Olive Oil


TOPPINGS

Olive Oil
Pizza Sauce, Recipe to follow
Fresh Mozzarella
Cheddar
Fresh Basil
Prosciutto
Mushroom
Pepperoni


DIRECTIONS
In a bowl, combine yeast, sugar and warm water. Let mixture sit for 10 minutes.

Add salt and 2 tbs olive oil into the mixture.

Stir in flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Mix until all the flour is well incorporate. If dough is too crumbly add more water. If dough is stick add more flour, 1 Tbs at a time.

Bring dough onto a floured surface and fold it a few times. Kneading dough until smooth and elastic.

Form the dough into a round ball and cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm area until double in size. This should take about 1hr.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. On a floured surface, roll and stretch dough and divide into 3 portions.

Place roll out dough onto a flour dusted pan.

Brush crust with olive oil and place your favorite toppings on top of the dough.

Bake pizza for 12-15 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

PIZZA SAUCE

1 Tbs Tomato Paste
2 Tomatoes, Diced
1/4 Cup Dry White Wine
1 Clove Crushed Garlic
1 Tsp Salt
2 Tbs Olive Oil
4 Springs Fresh Basil

In a pan, combine all ingredients and bring it to a boil. Brush sauce onto pizza dough!

Corn Chowder

Corn Chowder
Prep Time: 20 min     Cook Time:  1 hour       Ready In: 1hr 20 min
Serving Size: 6


INGREDIENTS

6 Ear of Corn
8 Cups of Water
6 Strip of  Bacon, cut into 1/2" pieces
1 Onion, Diced
1 Poblano, Diced
1 Jalapeno, Finely Diced
1 Stalk of Celery, Diced
3 Tomatoes, Peeled & Diced
2 Potatoes, Cubed
1 Tbs Salt
1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
1/8 Tsp Old Spice
Pinch of Sugar
1 Bay Leaf
1 Cup Milk
2 Cup Light Cream



DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of water to boil. Cut the kernels from the cobs of the corn. Put both the kernels and cobs into the water and boil for 5 minutes and remove the cobs. Add in the potatoes and tomatoes at this time.

Meanwhile, sautee bacon, onion, poblano, jalapeno and celery for about 7 minutes.
Pour pan mixture into the pot with the corn. Add in black pepper, old spice, sugar and bay leaf and let it simmer for 1 hour.
Just before serving, add in milk and cream and salt to taste!

Morel & Scallop Angel Hair Pasta

Morel & Scallop Angel Hair Pasta
Prep Time: 30 min     Cook Time: 20 min     Ready In: 50 min
Serving Size: 6


INGREDIENTS

1 Box Angel Hair Pasta
1 Box Dried Morel (Got them from Eat Vancouver, you can use fresh morels if you can find some)
1 Box Fresh Armillaira Mushroom (Ava. T&T)
1 Large Zucchini, sliced into 1/2" thick
1 Onion, sliced 1/2" thick
3 Tbs Olive Oil
18 Medium Scallops
1 L Alfredo Sauce
Salt to Taste



DIRECTIONS

I am using dried morel, so I need to soak them with water for 20 minutes to rehydrate them in warm water.
Cook pasta as per direction on the box.

In a large pan, sautee onion and zucchini together for about 4 minutes. Add in scallops and cook for 1 minutes each side. Add in alfredo sauce, mushrooms and bring it to a boil. Add salt to taste.


Add in the pasta and mix well. Plate the past and serve.

Egg Noodle Stir Fry

Egg Noodle Stir Fry
Prep Time: 15 min    Cook Time: 15 min     Ready In: 30 min
Serving Size: 6


INGREDIENTS

1 Package Egg Noodle
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 Yellow Bell Pepper
3/4 Lb Sliced Beef
1 Onion
3 Spring Green Onion
2 Cloves Garlic
4 Tbs Soy Sauce
1 Tbs Fish Sauce
1 Tsp Salt
1/2 Tsp Ground Black Pepper
3 Tbs Oyster Sauce
2 Tbs Vegetable Oil


DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of water to boil.  Cook noodle for 1 minute and drain.
Mince garlic, dice green onion, julienne peppers and onion.  Sautee all the vegetables in a pan with vegetable oi for 5 minutes. Set aside the vegetables and put the beef in the same pan and cook for 5 minutes. Add in soy sauce, fish sauce, salt, pepper, oyster sauce and return all vegetables into the pan. Stir in egg noodle until everything is well blended.

Put stir fry noodles onto serving plate!

Morel and Steak

Morel and Steak
Prep Time: 25 min      Cook Time: 20 min      Ready In: 45 min
Serving Size: 2


I have just gone to Eat Vancouver and brought some dried morels. I figured it would go well with steak.


INGREDIENTS

2 Pieces of Steak
Salt to Taste
Pepper to Taste
2 Tbs Oil
20 Dried Morels
10 Small Button Mushrooms
1 Package of Gravy Mix
3 Tbs Cream
1 Tbs Butter
1 Cup water
1 Bunch Asparagus



DIRECTIONS

Bring a cup of water to boil. Pour water into a bowl and add in morel to soak for at least 20 minutes.
In a sauce pan, pour in the water that was used to rehydrate the morels. Add in the gravy mix and whisk until the powder is blended and bring it to a boil. Add in morel and mushrooms and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Add in cream and butter and simmer for 2 more minutes.

Heat up your grill and cook your steak to your liking. Please refer to  my Grill Steak recipe if you need more guidance.

Bring a pot of water to boil and cook the asparagus for about 4 minutes.

Place a bed of asparagus on a serving plate and top with steak and gravy.

Mini Pound Cakes

Mini Pound Cakes
Prep Time: 10 min      Cook Time: 17 min      Ready In: 27 min
Serving Size: 72 Mini Cakes


INGREDIENTS

1 Cup Butter At Room Tempature
1 1/2 Cup White Sugar
3 Eggs
2 Cup Flour
1/3 Cup Milk

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line pans with mini cupcake liners.

In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and eggs until fluffy.

Add in flour and milk, mix until ingredients are well incorporated.

Pour batter into liners. Bake for 17 mintues or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean. 

Let cake cool on cooling racks.

Banana Bread

Banana Bread
Prep Time: 10 min    Cook Time: 50 min     Ready In: 60 min
Serving Size: 8



INGREDIENTS

3-4 Ripe Bananas Depending on the size
2 Cup Flour
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1/4 Tsp Salt
1/2 Cup Butter At Room Temperature
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Chopped Walnuts (Optional)



DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 4"x8" loaf pan.
In a large bowl, smash the bananas. In a separate bowl, cream together butter, sugar and eggs. Add in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in bananas until blended.

Pour batter into pan and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center of the bread comes out clean.

Let bread rest for at least 10 minutes in the pan. Move bread onto cooling rack and let cool for 30 minutes before serving.