Comments on: Jumping out of your skin (in a good way) http://youaredelicious.net/2007/02/18/jumping-out-of-your-skin-in-a-good-way/ Food writing and recipes Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:25:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ellen http://youaredelicious.net/2007/02/18/jumping-out-of-your-skin-in-a-good-way/#comment-89 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:30:22 +0000 http://youaredelicious.net/?p=29#comment-89 Mmm, I like the idea of not having to wait for those pesky alfalfa sprouts to grow, watering them and draining them twice day and making sure they have the right amount of warmth, light, etc. I’m definitely going to give the mung beans a try!

]]> By: Bobby http://youaredelicious.net/2007/02/18/jumping-out-of-your-skin-in-a-good-way/#comment-88 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:03:39 +0000 http://youaredelicious.net/?p=29#comment-88 Trick to a healthy pizza — make it at home. That way you can use fresh ingredients (like good quality part skim mozz, instead of the fattening mix most pizza places use) and make your own crust. Most pizza places add shortening or other kinds of fat to their crusts to increase the flavor.

Give it a whirl. Hit me up if you need any recipes, I’ve got a bunch.

]]> By: Rhea http://youaredelicious.net/2007/02/18/jumping-out-of-your-skin-in-a-good-way/#comment-87 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:56:16 +0000 http://youaredelicious.net/?p=29#comment-87 Indeed, daily I must fight the urge to buy a Hummer stretch limo and drive around and around the beltway, hoping to emit enough CO2 to eliminate winter forever. But we must let ourselves be inspired by the seasons. Necessity is the mother of invention. In food terms, this translates into freezing, depressing weather bringing about great recipes for soup and blog posts about bean sprouts.

As for the pizza, here’s what I think: start with a good focaccia bread–you know, the kind glistening with olive oil? Olive oil’s good, non-heart-exploding fat, unlike the stuff found in layers of extra cheese at a pizza joint. You can also build your pizza on tortillas, which are low fat and perfect for lovers of thin crust. If you’re using flour ones, toast them beforehand so they’ll toughen up and not dissolve under your sauce. Now spread your focaccia or tortilla with tomato sauce or pesto. At this point, you can add shredded mozzarella if you want some ooey gooey cheese, or sprinkle on grated parmesan. But I’d argue you don’t need any cheese at all.

Top it with fresh tomatoes sliced nice and thin, sun dried tomatoes plumped in a little hot water, olives, fresh or dried herbs, artichoke hearts, sliced mushrooms, etc. Now drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and bake or broil until the toppings get crispy.

Papa John, eat your heart out!

]]> By: Chris Heuer http://youaredelicious.net/2007/02/18/jumping-out-of-your-skin-in-a-good-way/#comment-86 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:27:58 +0000 http://youaredelicious.net/?p=29#comment-86 Hiya Rhea!

What we need is more Global Warming because then we can plant all sorts of things that will live through the winters… because winters will be a time of tanning and body surfing (summers, by contrast, will be a time of living in giant caves carved in the earth because everything on the surface will be a giant bonfire!).

Food challenge for you: how do I make a 100% super-healthy pizza that a) won’t make my heart explode, and b) doesn’t taste like day-old produce swept off the sidewalks by large sweaty men in mud-caked workboots?

Cheers,

C

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