Pizza

So far in hospitality my favourite thing that i have made is pizza. I loved making pizza because i loved the taste and i really enjoyed making it. The only thing you have to watch out for is food on the tray as it melts onto it and is extremley hard to wash off,and beware of the knifes! There really isn't much about the pizza that is healthy but it is a delicous sometimes food.

 

 

Ingredients (serves 2)

•       2 x medium pizza bases

•       1/4 cup tomato and herb pizza paste

•       6 slices ham - chopped / or salami

•       1 cup pineapple pieces

•       1/2 small green capsicum, chopped

•       1 ½  cup grated  pizza cheese

•       ½ tsp oregano

•       Optional extras: black olives, fetta cheese, mushrooms

Method

1.     Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Place pizza bases on trays. Spread bases with tomato paste. Top with ham, pineapple and capsicum. Sprinkle with cheese.

2.     Bake for 20 minutes, swapping trays halfway through cooking, or until cheese is melted and bases are crisp. Serve.

Traditional fruit salad

Hungry make your self a healthy traditional fruit salad, its easy and makes very little mess. When my partner Mia and I made it we found it quite easy to make but do be carefull when handling the knife! All the ingrediants are good for you and provide you the natural sugar which is needed in your daily life. As well as many of the fruits contain vitiamins c and can boost your immune system.

Ingredients (serves 2)

•       1/4 pineapple, peeled, chopped

•       1/4 rockmelon, chopped

•       6 strawberries

•       Small bunch seedless red grapes

•       2 passionfruit, halved

•       1 orange

•       1 apple

•       1 kiwi fruit

•       1 tablespoon lemon juice

•       1 banana (if available)

Method

1.     Toss apple and banana in lemon juice to prevent browning.

2.     Chop all other fruits and mix together and place in a bowl. Serve.

Notes & tips

•       Tip: You could use other fruits in season such as mango, papaya and blueberries.

Fruit salad is best eaten the day it's made otherwise it will become soggy and the fruit will lose its sweetness

Strawberry and banana smoothie

Personally i only enjoy one type of fruit in a smoothie so when my partner Mia wanted banana and strawberry i was rather reluctant to give in. but my mum always says to try different things so i gave it  a try and i loved it. If i were do make it again i would put my strawberries in and less banana. I would recommend this to drink to anyone and everyone.

Time

10 minutes

Ingredients (serves 2)

•       6 strawberries, hulled, washed

•       1/2  bananas, frozen if possible

•       125ml(1/2 cup) milk

•        4 tbl  vanilla-flavoured yoghurt

•       6 ice cubes

•       1 tbl honey

Method

Place  the strawberries, banana, milk, ice cubes, honey and yoghurt in the jug of a blender and blend until smooth. Pour evenly between 2 serving glasses. 

Tomato,bocconcini and basil brushetta

I thoroughly enjoyed making this as i have never made anything so complicated because i don't cook often. This is a delicious meal that can be severed as an appetiser,for breakfast or even brunch.
In my personal opinion this is a great meal to make even though i thought i would dislike it at the beginning i end up wanting more. If i had the chance to do it again i would take more time with the appearance.

Ingredients (serves 2)

1.     2 small Turkish bread rolls

2.     2 teaspoons sun dried tomato paste

3.     2 garlic cloves, halved lengthways

4.     2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil

5.     12 cherry tomatoes quartered

6.     60gm cherry  bocconcini cheese

7.     2 tablespoons small basil leaves chopped

Method

1.     Split rolls in halves, toast both sides of bread until golden, then cut in halves again. Rub cut side of garlic over 1 side of bread. Drizzle each with 1 teaspoon oil.

2.     Spread with sun dried tomato pesto.

3.     Top with tomato, bocconcini and basil. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle each with o of oil and serve.