"RIMAS"

"RIMAS"

PARA UNA MIRADA, UN MUNDO 

PARA UNA SONRISA, LOS CIELOS,

POR UN BESO... YO NO SÉ, 

¿QUÉ LE DARÍA UN BESO!

GUSTAVO ADOLFO BÉCQUER

ESPAÑA, 1836-1870

FOR A LOOK, A WORLD
FOR A SMILE, THE HEAVENS,
FOR A KISS...I DON'T KNOW,
WHAT I WOULD GIVE FOR A KISS!

CUADRADOS Y ANGULOS

Just to change the pace, a little, I am posting this poem by Alphonsina Storni, Argentina 1892-1938.

Cuadrados y Angulos

Casas enfiladas, casas enfiladas,
Casas enfiladas,
Cuadrados, cuadrados, cuadrados.

Casas enfiladas,
Las gentes ya tienen el alma cuadrada,
Ideas en fila,
y angulo en la espalda.

Yo mismo he vertigo ayer una lagrima

Dios Mio, Cuadrada.

Squares and Angles

Houses strung together, strung houses,
houses strung, square, square, square.

Houses strung together,
the people already have the soul square,
ideas in a row,
and angle in the back.

I myself have shed yesterday a tear my God, Square.

Signature Fluted Edge Nine Grain Cucumber, Onion & Tomato Pizza

They say, "Necessity is the Mother of Invention." Well, I had to come out of retirement from the kitchen for this one. The Original Italian Bakery on Atwood Avenue in Johnston makes 9 grain pizza dough. I had some cubed cucumber marinating in EVOO and Cider Vinegar, the refrigerator. So, I drained the marinated cucumber and added another cucumber and decided to broil the cucumber with EVOO, chopped onion, a dash of salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and Cajun seasoning and fresh basil.

In the meantime I had the 9 grain dough rising in a bowl with a little bit of flour to keep it from getting sticky. When it had risen, I took it out of the bowl and put it on a pizza pan that had been sprayed with EVOO cooking spray. I spread it out and let it stand for a while so it would start to rise again in order to get a puffy pizza.

When the pizza dough had risen in the pizza pan, I fluted the edges. I then spread my marinara tomato sauce, sparingly, around the the pizza dough to the edges. I then spread the cucumber mixture around the pizza dough being sure to pour any juice the mixture may have retained out so as not to have a soggy pizza.

It is a perfectly delicious vegan pizza as is, or you can add pepperoni to enhance the flavor. I then placed it in my convection oven for 25/30 minutes at 400 degrees and out came a yumlicious pizza!
There is one more little detail that my mom used to incorporated which made the pizza a little extra delicious. My mom would rub the crust or edge of the pizza with butter and oh how yummy it was.

Signature Fluted Edge Pizza from Betty's Kitchen

The Italian Kitchen Table Pizza: Three Favorite Signature Fluted Edge Pizzas
The Zucchini Tomato Pizza: Yumlicious!

 The Meatsa Pepperoni Pizza:

 The Zucchini Pepperoni Pizza:

 The Meatsa Zucchini Pizza:

Betty's Kitchen Backyard Barbecue

Menu: BETTY'S KITCHEN BACKYARD BARBECUE....

Roasted Garlic Chicken with Sausage Stuffing:

Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob and Cantaloupe:

Crockpot Boneless Pork Ribs in Barbecue Sauce:

Tossed Roman, Tomato and Cucumber Salad:

Cake and Coffee:

And, of course, the Signature Fluted Edge Meatsa Pepperoni Pizza:

BETTY'S KITCHEN BACKYARD BARBECUE....

Signature Fluted Edge Meatsa Pepperoni Pizza

I am sure everyone knows how to make this pizza. Spread dough to fit pizza pan. Spread sauce with meatball around pizza dough. Sprinkle with shredded cheese of your choosing, Add tons of pepperoni. Bake 400 degrees for 25 minutes. And there you have it..yumlicious!
SIGNATURE FLUTED EDGE MEATSA PEPPERONI PIZZA!

My Signature Fluted Edge Zucchini Pizza

From Betty's Kitchen.....
At the Italian Kitchen Table......
This is my Signature Fluted Edge Zucchini Pizza.

I personally love a fully covered pizza! An excellent vegetarian choice.....

My mom used to make her own pizza dough( God Rest Her Soul). However, now you can buy pizza dough at the local bakeries at 2 lbs for $1.00. So I usually buy the dough. My baker also has 9 grain dough.

I let the dough rise, spread it on an oil sprayed round pizza pan and flute the edges. Then I spread my pizza sauce lightly around the dough pushing it out to the edges. I then topped the pizza with broiled zucchini infused with chopped onion and chopped tomato with a few slices of tomato on the top.

Pizza Sauce: Saute chopped onion with chopped garlic. salt and pepper with a few red hot pepper seeds until onion is translucent. Add Crushed Tomato and simmer for a short time to incorporate the flavors.

Bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees....Yumlicious!