Pizza

 What to have:

 Dough

 400gr all-purpose flour

 dry yeast (1 packet)

 1 glass of water

 1 teaspoon salt

 1 teaspoon sugar

 1 tablespoon olive oil

 some pepper

Toppings:

tomato sauce

oregano

gouda cheese

feta cheese

ham / turkey

onions

olives

peppers

How to do it:

1. You mix the yeast with the flour. 
2. Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
3. Start adding the water and mix with your hands, until you have a dough. If the dough sticks in your hands, add more flour.
4. Start massaging the dough. The more you massage it, the more fluffy the pizza dough will become.
5. Leave in the bowl and place it in the warmest spot in your house (cover first with a towel).
6. After 30-50 minutes, the dough will be almost double. 
7. Add some olive oil on a pan. Spread the dough with your hands or using a rolling pin. 
8. Add the tomato sauce and some oregano. 
9. Then add the ham / turkey or whatever meat you want. 
10. Cover with cheese. 
11. Add the vegetables and sprinkle with some oregano.
12. Bake it in 400K for 20-25 minutes.

Dough after massage

The dough is resting...

Dough after it has risen.

You can use a rolling pin to open the dough (optional)

Use your fingers to open the dough.

spread the tomato sauce + oregano

I had some extra dough and made a small pizzette :).

Pizzette with the toppings.

Baked pizzette

Baked pizza

                                      

Extra tips:

! After the dough has risen, you can use some part of the dough to bake a pizza and use the rest some other day! But be careful, place it in a plastic membrane straight to the freezer! Then just unfreeze, open it, add your toppings and straight to the oven!

Chicken skewers!

What to have:

4 chicken breasts

Marinade:
olive oil
salt
pepper
red pepper
2 tablespoons mustard
2 tablespoons thyme
some orange zest
some lemon juice

For the skewers:
14+ skewers
some peppers or tomatoes (per taste)



How to do it:

1. Place the skewers in water. It will prevent them from getting burnt.
2. Cut the breasts in small squares.
3. Prepare the marinade: Every marinade needs some oil (here: olive oil), some acid (here: the lemon juice), and some aromas (here: peppers, orange zest, thyme). Mix all the ingredients and place the chicken pieces in the marinade. Cover with a plastic membrane and keep it in the fridge (ideally for 1-2 hours). 
4. Place the marinaded chicken breasts in the skewers, add tomato / pepper pieces per taste. 
5. Grill them in the oven for ~1 hour total. After the first 30 minutes, change sides. 

They are so tender and full of aromas! You can enjoy them with tzatziki sauce (more info in the future), pita bread, or some salad. I don't have a full picture as I was so hungry and ate them without thinking of this blog :).

Stuffed pork chops

What to have:

pork chops
some feta cheese
some gruyere cheese
1/4 green pepper
salt
pepper






How to do it:

1. Create a small pocket in the middle of the chops (see pics below).
2. Place your stuffing: pepper, salt, peppers, cheese.
3. Close the pocket with some toothpicks.
4. You grill them, as simple as that. 

Our pork chops are ready to get cooked!

I used this mix of spices, but salt and pepper would have been enough.

small pocket inside the chop

Gruyere cheese pairs perfectly well...

                                   

... with green pepper and feta cheese

                                     

Toothpicks keep the stuffing inside the pork chop :)

Add some olive oil on the grill (or pan).

pork chops on the grill

half ready pork chops

Extra tips:

! This is the second day in almost the same week (see older recipe here: pork chops with onions) that I have cooked and eaten chops, and it means something. I really like pork chops! You can combine both recipes (and grill them without the onions or the stuffing). It is a great and very fast dish!

Pork chops

What to have:
(for 2 servings)

Pork chops (4 pieces)
Onions (1/2 regular)
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Ginger (optional)
Soy sauce (optional)






How to do it:

1. Marinate the chops in the soy sauce for a few minutes.
2. Saute the onions (1 onion for 4 people) in a pan with some olive oil until they become brown, remove them.
3. Season the chops with salt, pepper and ginger.
4. Saute the chops in new fresh olive oil until they become brown from one side.
5. Add the onions and cook the other side of the chops on top of the onions.
6. Serve with some salad.

Marinate the chops in soy sauce (optional...)

Heat some olive oil, and...

saute the onions until they become...

brown, and take them out of the pan. 

Season the chops per taste (salt, pepper, ginger) on the one side

add some olive oil and sautee them in the same pan

side 1: done!

throw again the onions until both sides become even

Extra tips
! If you marinate the chops, do not add (a lot of) salt.
! You can add more onions per taste.

! Sautéing