Start with a pizza

I have started many diaries and blogs in my lifetime but for some reason I could never carry on with one thing. I hope this time will be different. I know this time will be different. I would like this blog to become a cave full of useful tips, recipes, fashion diy's and more! I will be writing about my family's everyday life, about all the ups and downs we come across.

At the moment I am reading Callanetics book and I am determined to finally get back in shape! I never was a skinny person, but after having Annabell not only I put lots of weight on and not shed it but also I did indulge in too many chocolate bars;) I hope I will be able to achieve my pre baby figure:) Fingers crossed.

But not too get too depressed about all the dieting and weight loss here is my first recipe for homemade pizza. It is fool proof and so quick to make!! Plus making it from scratch must mean it's healthier than ready made ones:P

meaty and vegetarian options

ingredients for the pizza:

• 300g flour 
• 20g fresh yeast 
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• enough olive oil to grease the trays with

In a cup mix yeast with sugar and 3 tablespoons of warm water. Mix until everything has dissolved. In a bowl put flour and salt, add yeast mixture and 2 tablespoons of olive oil and a few tablespoons of water. Mix the dough until its smooth and put aside on a clean plate, cover with a tea towel and wait 30min until it doubles in size. In the meantime you can prepare tomato sauce and all the toppings for your pizzas. If you add too much water sprinkle a bit of flour to take the moisture out and if its too dry add another spoonful of water. From experience dry yeast doesn't work as well as fresh one but if you use dry yeast and the dough doesn't ''grow'' it still shouldn't make a difference when it comes to taste of the pizza. After 30 minutes take your dough, cut in half, sprinkle some flour on the works surface and roll. It should be very thin, even see through. After you've done both pizza bases in this manner, place them on the metal trays, spread tomato sauce and put whatever ingredients you want on it. Bake for 10-15 minutes in 220C. 

Ingredients for tomato sauce:

• handful of fresh basil
• sprinkle of dry oregano
• 3/4 cups of ketchup
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil

mix all the ingredients together, add chilli for a tomato sauce with a kick.

I know it looks like a lot but it takes literally 5 minutes to prepare all the ingredients, 30 minutes of just waiting for your dough to rise, 5 minutes of rolling and decorating your pizzas ( mozzarella, pepperoni, ham, mushrooms, pineapple etc) and 10-15 minutes in the oven.

If you like you can even roll some mozzarella cheese or some bbq sauce into the edges of your pizza.

Hope you enjoy the recipe and make lots of nice pizzas:D

That will be it for today. I think it's not bad considering it's my first post;) xxx