Pizza

Ingredients: 4 tsp.dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water 1 tsp. white sugar In a large mixing bowl combine yeast, warm water, and sugar. Set aside for 10 minutes. 4 cups bread flour 1/4 cup olive oil or vegetable oil 1/4 tsp salt 1 1/2 cup warm water In another large bowl combine flour, olive oil, salt, yeast mixture and mix by hand to blend, add your water use 1 cup (add more water if necessary) Knead until smooth and elastic. Transfer the dough to a bowl lightly coated with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until double in volume. 1 to 2 hours at least. Preheat your oven 400F and dust your baking sheets with cornmeal. Punch the dough down and divide it in half. Roll and prepare your toppings. Flatten each ball into circle. To prevent the filling from making the crust soggy, brush the top of the dough with oil.The pizza is now ready to be topped. Tomato sauce mozzarella cheese ham pineapple etc. Spread your tomato sauce ( I preffered home made tomato sauce) spread your mozza. then ham and pineapple for hawaian pizza.

Lancashire meat and potato pie

Ingredients:
pie dough
1 pie dish
1 pound beef (small cubes)
2 russet potatoes(small cubes)
1 medium onion- chopped
1 small can beef stock
some flour- to coat the beef
oil
1 tsp sugar
S&P to taste

PIE DOUGH
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup & 2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup very cold water
a pinch of salt

Mix flour, salt and butter by hand, dont over mixed.
add cold water by half then mix add more water if necessary, dont over mixed the dough, put in the fridge for 1 hour.

FILLING:

Dredge the beef cubes in flour, set aside, meanwhile put some vegetables oil in a frying pan, add your beef until golden brown, no need to cook thoroughly. Remove from pan and use paper towel to remove excess oil. Add onion cook until brown.Add beef and beef broth. Cook for 1 hour or until beef is tender, add potatoes and cook for another hour, if not thick enough mashed some potato in the beef mixture or add more flour. cut your pie dough into two for base and top, using your rolling pin, enough for your pie tin. add beef mixture and cover with another dough. make a hole in the center of the pie and bake for 35 - 45 min. or until golden brown. bake for 350F.

chicken and italian sausages with red wine

Ingredients:

10 pieces thighs- remove skin
5 italian sausages
3 large carrots
10 small or baby potatoes
1 cup red wine
1/2 cup orange juice
1 small can chicken stock
1 tsp paprika
4 garlic
1 large onion
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
pepper

Brown each side of chicken in a frying pan. Remove for later use. Brown italian sausages and cut half. set aside. fry onion and garlic. set aside for later use, meanwhile, in large baking dish arrange chicken first, then sausages, sprinkle garlic, onion, paprika salt and pepper, add your veggies like carrots and baby potatoes. add wine, orange juice, chicken stock and soy sauce. cover with alluminum and bake for 400 F for at least 2 hours. this recipes is all in one dish coz vegetables and carb with meat in one dish. while baking it you can do some your chores while baking it. enjoy!!!

Rice wrap stuffed with longaniza or tocino

Ingredients:

4 cups glutinous rice
1 cup black rice (if desired)
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
1/2 cup of soy sauce
1 chopped garlic
2 pack of tocino or longanisa (cut enough for stuffing)
banana leaves or bamboo leaves
string
S&P to taste


Wash an soak your banana leave or bamboo leaves in boiling water for at least an hour.
Meantime, wash and soak your rice in vegetable oil, soy sauce, garlic, salt & pepper for at least 4 hours or overnight, Adjust the taste and ready to wrap. Fold your banana leaves and put your rice and stuffed in with longanisa or tocino. Cook for at least 4hours in medium heat or until the rice cook.

Garbanzos Salad

Ingredients:
3 cups garbanzos
1 small cubes apple
1 cup soaked raisins
1 lemon
2 tsp. honey
1 1/2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp. cumin
1 green or yellow bell pepper ( small cubes)
a small amount of olive oil
2 tsp. of chopped mint or rosemary
1/2 medium onion (chopped) or you can use spring onion
S & P to taste

Soak at least an hour or overnight and boil Garbanzo in a big pan until tender. Garbanzo in a tin will do. set aside.
Make a dressing, combine olive oil, lemon, honey, curry powder, cumin, chopped mint or chopped rosemary, and S& P to taste. set aside.
Meanwhile, combine garbanzos, apple, bell pepper, raisins,and onion in a big bowl.
add your dressing and mix until combine. put in a fridge for at least an hour of serving.

Banana Bread

Ingredients:
3 large bananas
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup walnuts
I cup raisins
1 lemon and zest
2 large eggs
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetables oil
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 359F and grease loaf tin.
Mask bananas set aside for later use.
Combine flour,baking powder, baking soda,salt and walnuts.(omit the walnuts if you dont have) set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl mix vegetable oil, sugar and eggs beat until combine. add lemon juice, zest and vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with milk. blend until smooth and well blended. Add mask bananas with wooden spoon until combine. Remember dont over mix.Bake until nicely brown or tooth pick inserted in should come out clean.

Brownies

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups of all- purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup milk
1 cup chopped peanuts

Grease baking pan set aside. melt butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat.
Stir in sugar and cocoa powder until combined.
Add egss and vanilla beats until combined
In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and add flour mixtures and milk alternately to chocolate mixtures , beating after each addition.
Pour batter into prepared baking pan and top peanuts bake in 350F for 15 mins or until the wooden toohpick inserted near the center comes out clean. frost if desired.

Frosting:
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 tbsp. butter or margarine
1/4 cup of icing sugar- 3 tbsp.white sugar is alternative
1/4 cup hot water or milk

Combine all together with wooden spoon. mix until combined add hot water if very thick.