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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Just a Casual Day :)

as-salaam aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,


 ***Texan in UAE... I am working n it!! sorry to take so long but its hard when being put on the spot LOL  its coming slowly inshallah!!


 I've got something yummy to show y'all!!


 So, last night my husband said we should go out to eat lunch so I got up a bit early but he didn't. So I worked out and figured he would be up by the time I finish.  He wasn't.  I realized he was going to really sleep in because he didn't get good sleep this past week.  So I decided to make us a yummy lunch instead.  Pizza Margherita con mozzarella di Bufala!  Pizza Margherita with buffalo mozzarella.

Here is some Pizza dough I made and let rise 2 times, and then there is my homemade pizza sauce (I usually make a lot and freeze in batches), and Fresh Mozzarella made from Buffalo milk (the best fresh mozzarella there is MashaAllah)
 

got the mat and roller ready

then the dough


then all rolled out and set in the pan--I meant to make it thin crust but the dough overlapped the pan so I rolled it all into a thicker crust. then added my pizza sauce--not too much.  then the buffalo mozzarella (yum yum) and a few sprinkles of regular shredded mozzarella









I sprayed the whole top all over with extra virgin olive oil (I bought one that came in a spray bottle) then bake it up and then here are the results!



I Every part that had the toppings were absolutely delicious MashaAllah, but the thick crust parts were too whole-wheaty if you know what I mean, and we didn't eat most of the crust. I made it with whole wheat flour because we are trying to eat healthier and to lose weight (I need to lose a lot LOL)inshallah.   So I will definitely make this a thin crust pizza from now on inshallah.


If any of y'all want the recipe, you can get it here:
Pizza! 


I posted a pizza sauce recipe link as well, though I make a different one now, but I do it all by eye so I will have to pay attention next time to be able to post a recipe inshallah. 


Also, if you don't want it whole wheat, by all means use all white flour, or you can mix it up too! And with the white/mix you can make the crust thicker and it will be yummy  :)




Then later we decided to go see a movie... we chose "Moon" showing at the PictureHouse at Reel Cinemas in Dubai Mall.  It was a good movie by the way  :)


Afterwards we decided to eat at a restaurant named Waterlemon in Dubai Mall.  We loved our food Alhamdulillah.  My husband had the Stuffed Chicken Breasts and I had the Asian Baked Salmon. yummy!!  oh... we splurged a little by ordering chicken wings for our appetizer.  They actually gave us plastic gloves to eat the wings with so our hands wouldn't get messy.  You can't eat wings with plastic gloves!!  Getting your hands dirty is part of the experience  :)
 



21 comments:

  1. Pizza is one of my favourite foods.*drools* That reminds me.When I told my fiance that Buffalo mozzarella actually comes from Buffalos (duh!) he freaked and never touched the stuff again. LOL.

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  2. I thought that was a bowl of well kept harees at 1st, then I was annoyed that it was uncooked dough... Then I said Mashallah like 30 times when I saw the finished product as I am VERY HUNGRY and it looks very good.

    Can I send Firefox to you for a month for some lessons?

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  3. Wow, very cool! Pizza and a movie - nice night. :) Yeah, how are you supposed to lick your fingers clean when you have gloves on! LOL! Thanks for sharing Sis!

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  4. "I thought that was a bowl of well kept harees at 1st, then I was annoyed that it was uncooked dough... Then I said Mashallah like 30 times when I saw the finished product as I am VERY HUNGRY and it looks very good.

    Can I send Firefox to you for a month for some lessons?"

    Haha cheeky! (I asked Twizzle for the recipe of some of her banana muffins already. Yum.)

    I want to make that pizza but with regular flour. It seems fairly simple. I'm just not sure when to stop kneeding the dough. :/ Whole wheat is a good source of fiber but I kinda don't see the point since the cheese is a killer anyway. Might as well go all the way baby!

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  5. MashaAllah, your pizza looks delicious. I am craving some now, LOL. I don't think I have ever tried Buffalo Mozzarella. Where would you buy that from?

    Twizzle your making me all hungry now, LOL! The Asian Baked Salmon made me drool a bit when I read it, LOL!

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  6. assalam alaikum

    Harees is what came to my mind too at first!

    Great pics- I wish someone would bake it for me as I'm often too lazy to cook anything at all :)

    mashallah you enjoyed the film!

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  7. Asalam Alauku,. oh you cracked me up when I saw those gloves then I read why LOL.. I love making pizza have you ever tried the 00 flour the real Italian pizza flour? You never had a perfect pizza until you have I just started using and WOW. You should get some. I am glad you all had fun but ugh hello without Noor? lol.

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  8. Firefox "When I told my fiance that Buffalo mozzarella actually comes from Buffalos (duh!) he freaked and never touched the stuff again. LOL"

    oh so Mattam Nasser's cat meat is ok but no buffalo??? LOL

    oh, by the way, for buffalo... mmm yumm yumm there is an Italian restaurant named Fratelli La Bufala in Arabian Centre (some people call it Arabian Plaza)

    they serve buffalo meat and cheeses made from buffalo milk. If y'all ever want to go let me know so I can tell y'all what to order :) OMG their appetizer and pasta dish that has buffalo milk ricotta cheese is sooo good MashaAllah!!

    my husband likes the cheese dishes more than the buffalo (but I only order their buffalo meatball appetizer as for steak I would want it well done and buffalo meat is too dry for well done meat)

    "...but I kinda don't see the point since the cheese is a killer anyway. Might as well go all the way baby!"

    I don't eliminate cheese when I am trying to lose weight. I just don't eat it everyday :) its a good source of calcium!! thats how I look at it LOL but really, I have served thin crust whole-wheat pizza to some kids over here and they had no clue and ate it all up!! but for the thicker crust you need to make it all white or a mix of both :)

    MuslimFirst-yes, getting dirty is part of the fun!

    Mama MishMish-- for the buffalo mozzarella, they sell it at Spinneys but not all the time and not every location. I got the one in the pic from the one at Uptown Mirdif --there are quite a lot of expats living around there.

    a lot of Spinneys sell the cow milk fresh mozzarella too though--its still delicous, but buffalo mozzarella is on another level MashaAllah!

    Alice--I know, making pizza can be laborious... thats why I usually make a double batch and freeze the dough in batches for future use!!

    Noor--ohhh yes--and they don't sell 00 flour here!! :(( but just last week I found 0 flour at Organic Foods & Cafe and scooped it up real fast--but its white flour so I will make that next time I get to treat myself (every month I'll have a cheat day) inshaAllah :) and you know what?? I totally forgot about 00 flour when I was travelling in Italy earlier this year!! I wanted to kick myself a thousand times when I remembered it after we got back!!!

    you are invited anytime sis... :D

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  9. Ohhh looks so yummmmm...I never heared about Buffalo Milk! Hmmmm did you guys eat that in the States? ;;)

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  10. nyummy...
    awesome..
    very nice..
    u are very good in cooking..

    thanks for sharing the recipes..
    loved it :)

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  11. "oh so Mattam Nasser's cat meat is ok but no buffalo??? LOL"

    Haha good point. Maybe if the cheese was spicy he wouldn't mind as much. ;-P Well, he never really liked the cheese anyway so he's definitely not crying over it.

    And thanks for the suggestion, Twizzle. Maybe we'll try that place out. I wouldn't eat the actual meat though. I remember my mum once made spaghetti with buffalo meat when we were kids and I refused to eat it. I wouldn't now. I guess I can sort of get passed it for the yummy cheese. :-D

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  12. oh so Mattam Nasser's cat meat is ok but no buffalo??? LOL

    It was very very good cat meat!

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  13. Firefox--I am sorry I totally forgot to answer this:

    "I'm just not sure when to stop kneeding the dough"

    hmmmm I don't exactly know how to describe it... the dough will be smooth, and springy? LOL yeah, real big help there right?

    basically I always kneed for 8 minutes exactly. I literally look at the time when I start kneeding and 8 minutes has never failed me :)

    I do also have a stand mixer and I now know when it is done in the mixer because I've made pizza dough so many times. But my stand mixer wasn't working this last time so I had to do it by hand again :)

    yeah, even if I didn't eat buffalo meat, the buffalo cheese is worth trying!!

    UmmKhaled- I never had buffalo mozzarella until I moved here! I used to be timid about it in colorado but heard about it so much on cooking shows I just had to try it. But I did have buffalo burgers in Colorado :) it tastes just like beef...maybe a bit drier but delicious still. and buffalo meat is SUPER low in fat :)

    Annfrendly-thank you ;))


    ultra[blue]-"It was very very good cat meat!"

    :-L

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  14. Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! cat meat?????? disgusting!!!! I'll be sure to stay away from that place. *throws up*

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  15. OMG! I totally forgot about this post!!! you made me 8-] =))

    Y'all are missing out on Twizzle's cooking! My goodness! she's awesome!!!!!!! The pizza looks great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would love some tomorrow? *hint hint* or the day after tomorrow! :X :X :X

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  16. Firefox, no problemo :)

    Texan in UAE, I guess I could make this for us tomorrow?????? And I GUESS I could splurge a little and make it with the type '0' flour I got at Organic Foods & Cafe instead of whole wheat?

    sound good?

    ok, ok, gotta run... I MUST workout now!!

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  17. Ohh you people drool all you want... because we got some of that pizza yesterday and MAN was it good!

    cat meat? CAT MEAT? oh my God, what's happening to the world :|

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  18. assalamualaikum..
    sorry for about the translator..
    ermm my oldest sister suffering cancer..stage 2.
    she's just being operate by the doctor yesterday..
    i'm praying for her healthiness..

    thank u..i'm very happy to wearing hijab :)

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  19. annfrendly--jazakAllah khair for writing me.. I will keep your sister in my dua'as inshallah!

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