Manu Vikram Singh asked:


Pizza is one of the most popular dishes around the world. It is generally a flat round bread which is oven-baked and covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based sauce and mozzarella cheese. Toppings are also added depending on the region, culture or personal preference. In this article, we will be learning how to make a pizza at home.

The basic steps in pizza making are first preparing dough, then pizza sauce. After that, cheese and toppings are added according to taste and then the pizza is baked in an oven. This seems to be simple while reading but preparing a good mouth watering pizza at home drains in a lot of hard work. However, you will be able to make pizza at home easily using this step-by-step guide.

Let’s start from the scratch.

Making Pizza Dough

Dough making has been known to humans since ages now, but mastering the art to make perfect pizza dough can be a bit cumbersome sometimes. At home, Pizza dough is prepared by hands, no special machinery is required. However to prepare hand-made dough you will need to have a large mixing bowl, a measuring cup, measuring spoons, a large whisk or wooden mixing spoon and some kitchen film before you start. It will be better if you also keep a small hand towel ready before starting the process.

Ingredients:

1 - 1/4 Oz Envelope - Active dry yeast, (or 2 1/4 Tsp)

1 1/2 Cups - Warm water (110°F - 115°F)

4 Cups - Bread flour

1 1/2 Tsp. - Salt

2 Tbsp. - Extra virgin olive oil

1 Tbsp. - Sugar

Extra flour

Extra olive oil

Process

Pour the warm water in a large mixing bowl, then add the sugar and dissolve it. Next, dissolve the yeast by stirring continuously after addition. Allow the mixture to settle down for 10 minutes or extra so that the yeast becomes active.

Now add the yeast and olive oil, when the appearance of the mixture becomes foamy and cloudy at the surface. Dissolve it continuous stirring. Then add 3 cups of flour to the mixture one-by-one and whisk in until dissolved completely. Make sure the mixture is completely smooth. Use your hands to combine the dough until all of the dry flour has moistened into a mass.

When the flour has absorbed all of the moisture and congealed into a firm mass, remove it from the bowl to a floured tabletop to knead it. Fold it in half again and push it into itself, again and again for perhaps 10 to 12 minutes or so, or about 200 cycles. It is very important that the dough is very well kneaded.

After kneading is complete, when dough transforms into a silky, smoothly-textured ball, coat the dough ball with a thin layer of olive oil. After that place it in the bottom of a large mixing bowl that has also been coated on the inside with olive oil.

Now comes the step on panning the prepared pizza dough. One of the most demanding of the pizza maker’s many challenges is getting the raw pizza dough ball into a pizza pan. The panning of pizza can be done by various methods as per your convenience. The popular methods are Pizza dough sheeting, pizza dough pressing, hand tossing pizza dough- do it only if you don’t get hazy when catching, hand pressing pizza dough, and last is pin rolling pizza dough.

Making Pizza Sauce

Normally at home, we recommend using tomato sauce only which is lightly herbed with oregano and basil. Some pizza lovers prefer to have even simpler sauce than this, however tomato sauce is the simplest to prepare at home.

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp. - Butter

16 Oz. - Can of tomato puree

3 Tbsp. - Olive Oil

1 Tsp. - Salt

3 Cloves - Garlic, minced

1/4 Tsp. - Black Pepper

3 Large - Yellow onions, minced

1 Tsp. - Whole oregano

2 Qts. - Canned whole Italian tomatoes

1 Tsp. - Whole basil

Process

Melt the butter with olive oil in an oven or large skillet. Now slowly but completely sauté the garlic and onion. Then add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, basil and puree. Boil it.

Cover the mixture and let it bubble for two hours. In between, stir it occasionally. Crush the tomatoes with the masher. Continue the process till the sauce reaches the consistency of a soup.

Set the sauce aside to cool before applying it to your pizza dough, or, or refrigerate it for use in the future.

Pizza Topping

Ladle about 7 to 8 oz. of pizza sauce into the middle, bottom of the dough shell. Spread the sauce evenly over the surface of the dough sheet. Spoon the sauce out to the edge of the dough sheet. Leave a small margin on the outer-side of the dough sheet, which allows the crust to rise and crisp more quickly than the covered dough; creating the classic, puffed up edge of the pizza.

Now create a layer of the shredded cheese over the sauce. Shred about two cups of cheese. Arrange your toppings over this layer of cheese.

Add toppings according to your preference.

Baking the Pizza

Preheat your oven up-to the temperature of 450° F for about 10 to 15 minutes. When preheating is done, place a prepped pizza in the oven at the centre. Place the pan in the oven such as there is maximum circulation of air around the pan. The baking will take about 10-15 minutes at that temperature.

Signs to look for that the pizza is ready are:



1) The cheese has melted on top and is beginning to brown.

2) The crust edge has browned, from a medium to a golden brown.

3) Now carefully lift the edge of the pizza to inspect its bottom, it should be evenly brown.

If these signs are evident, your pizza’s done! Thus, now you are ready to throw regular pizza parties of your home-made pizza to friends and family.



Glenn

Tracie Johanson asked:


At any given moment, millions of people in this country are on a diet. From Weight Watchers to the South Beach Diet to the newest diet pill, folks are trying anything and everything in an effort to write their own weight loss success story. Unfortunately for those seeking fast weight loss, the vast majority of weight loss programs on the market today simply do not work.

Diet plans and diet products that offer quick weight loss without exercise are especially prone to failure. “In fact, nearly 95 percent of those who go on low calorie diets regain their lost weight, plus some, within five years. Not a resounding endorsement for low calorie dieting” (Source: Performance Press; April 2006).

That’s not to say that all the weight loss tips and diet tips are without merit, however. Tips on losing weight can have a powerful effect when they’re combined with regular exercise. That’s why we’ve created this list of the top 10 health tips for easy weight loss.

Is weight loss easy? Not usually, and the reason is that most people try to make huge changes all at once. Pumped up with commitment and willpower, they jump into the latest weight loss product or diet program with both feet. They make too many changes in too short a time period. Drastic lifestyle modifications are rarely sustainable, and all too often lead to failure. If you’ve been living on junk food for years, trying to switch to a healthy diet overnight will only make you feel frustrated and deprived.

A much better approach is to make small changes that you can stick with for life. So check out the sound advice you’ll find in our top ten list, and you’ll get the weight loss information you need for success.

** 1) Our first bit of health advice is to skip the super size option. In this tip we’ve assumed that you visit McDonald’s once per week. That may a low average for some of you, so keep in mind that if you’re eating fast food more than once per week the results you’ll achieve by following this tip will be even greater than the example shows. We’re not asking you to give up fast food completely (small, sustainable changes, remember?). Instead, we’re asking you to say no to the SuperSize portion. Just by ordering a ‘regular’ McDonald’s meal instead of the SuperSize option, you will lose almost 6 pounds of fat this year! Want even more good news? This example only factors in the french fries. Add in the calorie savings you’ll get by drinking a regular soda vs. a SuperSize soda and the results are truly amazing.

** 2) The second recommendation in this fitness advice guide is to eat 5 - 6 smaller meals per day. “Eating small meals causes a lower blood sugar response than large meals. A high blood sugar response provides you with quick energy, but it is associated with a large insulin release that tends to cause a blood sugar ‘crash’ soon thereafter. Many small meals taken throughout the day will normalize blood sugar and insulin levels, providing a sustained and consistent energy supply to the cells. A meal every three hours or so is recommended.” (source: Fitness, The Complete Guide; 2001; page 8.4)

A note of caution here, however: This health tip does not mean that you eat 6 big meals per day. Instead, you should take the amount of food you’d normally consume and spread it out over six meals instead of the usual three. For someone on a 2,000 calorie per day diet, that would translate into 333 calories per meal x 6 meals.

** 3) The next tidbit of expert advice is to know the numbers. Everyone on a weight loss plan should know, at a minimum, how many calories they should be consuming every day. This number is known as your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), also commonly referred to as the Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) or simply the Burn Rate. Although your doctor can help you calculate your BMR most accurately, there are some resources that can assist you in estimating your number.

Your BMR is your ‘calorie target’, assuming that you wish to maintain your current size and weight. For the best fat loss results, cut calorie consumption moderately…..say, 500 below your caloric target.

If you’re seeking fat loss, then it’s important to also understand that body fat percentage is one of the most important measurements of fitness. All the medical advice agrees that reaching your ideal body weight is best achieved through permanent fat loss (as opposed to muscle loss). With this in mind, this health tip for easy weight loss is to know your BMR and your body fat percentage, along with the corresponding goals.

** 4) It’s good advice to know the difference between cheat food and junk food. Cheat foods are those foods that don’t belong in your everyday diet, but still have some redeeming qualities. Junk foods are those foods that don’t belong in your diet at all, ever.

This tip is really a critical one: Understand the difference between ‘cheat’ foods and ‘junk’ foods. Cheat foods have some nutritional value, so although we shouldn’t eat them every day it’s not the end of the world if we enjoy them from time to time. Junk foods, on the other hand, give us absolutely no benefit whatsoever. Again, we want you to make small changes that you can stick with for life. You don’t have to give up the occasional ‘cheat food’ treat - just try to eliminate all the ‘junk food’.

For example, compare a slice of Pizza Hut pepperoni pizza with a Hershey’s chocolate bar. Neither are what you’d consider healthy, and both have roughly the same number of calories. But with the pizza, at least you’re getting some nutritional value because that delicious slice contains 11 grams of protein compared to just 3 grams in the candy bar. Cheat foods are not health foods, but at least they’re not junk foods. Choose wisely.

** 5) When you’re trying to lose weight fast, some sound advice is to chart your progress. What gets measured gets done, so charting your fat loss progress is a simple step that will help you get motivated and stay motivated. Create a chart for each challenge you face, whether it be working out or dietary habits. The important thing to remember is that there is no right or wrong way to chart your progress - what works for you may not work for anyone else. So come up with your own system, create a tracking chart, and post it where you will see it several times each day.

** 6) Do not decrease your caloric intake far below what is required of your BMR, or you risk forcing your body into starvation mode. “Do not under-eat by too much. If you consistently eat way too little, your body will start to think it’s in a starvation state and for the initial period, weight loss and fat loss may become harder than anticipated. After a while of severe underfeeding, instead of preferentially burning fat for energy, your hard-earned muscle will be burned for energy” (source: Fitness Rx; February 2004; page 93). So if healthy weight loss is your goal, and you only want to burn fat while you preserve your valuable muscle, then take great care to not starve yourself.

** 7) Don’t shop when you’re hungry. Shopping when you’re hungry is asking for double-trouble, and eliminating this bad habit will help you lose fat by removing temptation from your home. Shopping while full greatly reduces your chances of impulsively buying sweets and treats. This allows you to shop with your brain and not your stomach. Skipping all the extra fattening foods will make one thing fatter, however…..your wallet.

** Take (at least) 20 minutes to eat. Once you start eating, it takes about 20 minutes for the stomach to tell the brain that you’re full. The problem is, many of us eat so quickly that by the time our stomach has had the chance to send that message we’ve already put down more calories than we needed.

Here are a few ways to solve this problem: a) Drink a large (8 or 12 oz.) glass of water 20 minutes before each meal. b) Physically put your fork down between each bite. c) Enjoy your family. Have a discussion that stretches out the length of the meal. d) Serve the meal in courses, starting with a large salad.

** 9) Have a treat once a week. If you deprive yourself of all treats, then you’re just setting yourself up for failure. “Being too stringent on a diet can beget a downfall. To prevent this, once a week, for one meal, have your favorite foods” (source: Fitness Rx; February 2004; page 96).

One of the major reasons people fail in their fat loss efforts is that they adopt the all-or-none mentality. When the attempts to stay away from all treats fail, it’s easy to think ‘Oh well, I’ve already blown my diet. Might as well eat another slice’. Planning a weekly treat will help curb those cravings, making a binge less likely.

** 10) Be inefficient. Make extra work for yourself. Take two trips to bring in all the groceries from the car, even if you can do it in one. When running errands, park as far away from each business as possible. Take the stairs instead of the elevator, even if you’re carrying something. In short, be inefficient. “Being inefficient in this way can easily double your activity level and you’ll be burning calories without even trying” (source: Fitness Rx; February 2004; page 96).

Remember that walking burns about 108 calories in 30 minutes. Small walks count too. Even if you don’t have time to walk 30 minutes in one session each day, shorter walks that add up to 30 minutes will still burn that same 108 calories.

If you’re looking for the best weight loss program available, give these health tips a try. With a little effort, you may just put that weight issue to rest once and for all.



Glenda

MIKE SELVON asked:


Nature tours and city tours are a great portal to Australia if you’ve never been there before. It’s impossible to see and do even a fraction of all that’s offered in a week or two, but you can ensure action-packed, stress-free days by arranging an all-inclusive with your travel agent.

Popular destinations include Sydney, which is home of the world-renowned Opera House, a really massive tower, the Harbor Bay Bridge and the Immigrant Detention Center; Adelaide, which is close to Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, the Darwin Safari, Kangaroo Island and the Australian outback; as well as Melborne, Queensland and New South Wales for the beaches and surfing.

If you’re looking for flights to Australia, then you may want to first check one of the four main air carriers, which are Qantas, JetStar, Tiger Airways and Virgin Blue. Qantas has been around the longest and, as a result, offers the most options.

They have a flyer miles program and offer specials, like a flight from LA or San Francisco to Sydney for $1098 round trip. Flying from NYC would cost you $300 more. Tiger Airways is new as of 2007 and offers cheaper fares, as does discount airliner JetStar.

Once you’re in Australia, if you need to fly around, then you’ll likely go through Regional Express (Rex Airlines), which flies to South Australia, Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Maryborough, Broken Hill, Olympic Dam and Coober Pedy. Australia sometimes offers “value travel passes” for as low as $499, which covers unlimited standby travel for a month.

If you’re flying to smaller cities in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, then you can catch a flight with Skywest. You can fly into Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Alice Springs, Cairns, Darwin or Tasmania.

Foods unique to Australia include: Chiko rolls (deep fried spring roll), violet crumble (honeycomb chocolate bar), Tim Tams (chocolate biscuit), Weet-Bix cereal, pie floaters (meat pies in pea soup), Boston buns (spiced bun with coconut icing), and desserts like: Anzac biscuits, frozie cups, Lamingtons, Pavlova, vanilla slices and musk sticks. Also keep your eye peeled for exotic meats like emu, kangaroo, wild boar, camel, barramundi and crocodile. If you’re feeling homesick, then you could always grab Subway, Pizza Hut, KFC, “Hungry Jacks”/Burger King, Domino’s Pizza or McDonalds/”Maccas.”

According to “Viator”, there are some things not to be missed on your trip to Australia. In Melbourne Australia, you can ride the Puffing Billy Steam Train tour into Yarra Valley wine country or the Yarra Valley Wine Experience, take the Great Ocean Road High Adventure Day tour or the Great Ocean Road small eco-tour, soar over the city at sunrise on a balloon ride, eat and drink at the Spirit of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant or the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant.

In Sydney, you can eat and drink at the 360 Bar and Dining in the Sydney Tower, go on the Blue Mountains and Australian Wildlife Day Tour or the Blue Mountains Deluxe Eco Day Tour, enjoy the Sydney Harbour Sunset Dinner Cruise, attend a Sydney Opera House or Australian Ballet Dinner performance, or buy the See Sydney and Beyond Smartvisit Card. Additionally, don’t miss Ayers Rock (and the Sounds of Silence Restaurant), Kuranda Rail, Rainforestation and Skyrail Tour in Cairns or the Kangaroo Island day tour out of Adelaide!



Duane

Kanwaljit Kaur asked:


Just recently I ran in to an old high school friend of mine and as you could imagine, after a long chitter chatter he asked: “So what do you do for a living?” I said: “I am an internet marketer.” He says: “wow… must be nice.” I responded: “yeah it has been good so far. I love what I do.” He then answered saying: “yeah lucky you.

I wish I was as lucky.” Out of curiosity I asked: “yeah? what do you do?” Well, long story short, I found out that he dropped out of his last year in college and is now working full time as a restaurant manager at Pizza Hut. I promised him that I’d drop in some time while he was working and he assured me a free pizza if I did that. We parted and once again went out separate ways. You do what successful people do, and you will be successful. It is that simple.

Find someone that is successful in your field, and learn from them. NEVER be too proud or stubborn to learn from other people. When I got back home I couldn’t help but think about this poor guy. I couldn’t help but think about the other 232 students that graduated with me from high school. I wondered how many of them actually went on to become what they aspired to become or how many settled for something less just because they felt that it would take too much effort for them to do what they had always dreamed about doing.

Lets look at the online world for a second: There are thousands of websites going up each and every day. As they come up, thousands of dreams go in to the air, everyone thinking they will make a killing with the sites they just created, but no… 1 month passes and not a sale was made. Perhaps a $100 adsense campaign would do the trick. So they whip out their wallet, spend the $100 and lo and behold, there was a $20 sale. Woohooo… that’s a good start. 3 months go by and the second sale just never came. What now? All the hard work for nothing? The $100 adsense campaign… for nothing? This internet business stuff must not work. Another dream crushed, just like that.

The question now remains… how do the big guys do it? How did any of the successful people achieve their dreams? The answer is simple: Success is not a secret, it is a formula. You do what successful people do, and you will be successful. It is that simple. Find someone that is successful in your field, and learn from them. NEVER be too proud or stubborn to learn from other people. Or another thing… find a ready to go system that you can use, which has been proven to work.

If it worked for someone else, it will work for you. Just exactly what they did. Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty… because that is where money is. And realize… to achieve the extraordinary, you might just have to put in extraordinary effort.



Julie

Neerdowellian asked:


I always tip well - usually no less than $5, and I am always told by my pizza place that they’ll have my pizza to me in 30-40 minutes. My buddy who lives nearby tips a buck or two at best and he’s always told it will between 45 minutes and an hour when he calls.

Coincidence? Or do the pizza places keep track of tipping? What’s been your experience?

Rose

Jimmy Cox asked:


It can be a daunting task to have to prepare a speech. However, there are various things which can make the task a lot easier, such as adding famous quotations at appropriate moments in the speech.

Familiar and frequently quoted passages from Shakespeare often enliven a speech. As an additional aid to the memory the speaker’s name has been attached to each quotation. Choose an apt quotation here and there, and your speech will come alive.

AMBITION - AUTHORITY

Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition; By that sin fell the angels; how can man then, The image of his Maker, hope to win by ‘t?

Henry VIII, 3:2. (Cardinal Wolsey).

But man, proud man! Drest in a little brief authority, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven, As make the angels weep.

Measure for Measure 2:2. (Isabella).

CONSCIENCE

Conscience does make cowards of us all.

Hamlet 3:1. {Hamlet).

How is’t with me when every noise appals me?

Macbeth 2:2. {Macbeth.)

Methought I heard a voice cry, “Sleep no more! Macbeth doth murder sleep! - the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleeve of care, The death of each day’s life, sore labor’s bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course, Chief nourisher in life’s feast.”

Macbeth 2:2. {Macbeth’).

What stronger breastplate than a heart untainted! Thrice is he arm’d that hath his quarrel just; And he but naked, though lock’d up in steel, Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.

// Henry VI. 3:2. {King Henry).

CHARITY - MERCY

The quality of mercy is not strain’d; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven, Upon the place beneath; it is twice bless’d: It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes; ‘Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown. His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,

The attribute to awe and majesty,

Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings.

But mercy is above this sceptered sway,

It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,

It is an attribute to God himself;

And earthly power doth then show likest God’s

When mercy seasons justice.

Merchant of Venice 4:1. (Portia).

DEATH AND THE FUTURE - ETERNITY

He that dies, pays all debts. Tempest 3:2. (Stephana).

Death, death, O amiable, lovely death!

King John 3:4. (.Constance).

Men must endure

Their going hence, even as their coming hither

Ripeness is all.

King Lear 5:2 {Edgar).

The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces,

The solemn temples, the great globe itself,

Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,

And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,

Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff

As dreams are made on, and our little life

Is rounded with a sleep.

Tempest 4:1. (Prospero).

If it be now, ’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all.

Hamlet 5:2. {Hamlet).

FORGIVENESS - PARDON

O God! forgive my sins, and pardon Thee !

Ill Henry VI. 5:6. {King Henry VI).

More needs she the divine than the physician,

God, God; forgive us all!

Macbeth 5:1. {Doctor).

FRIENDSHIP

A friend should bear his friend’s infirmities.

Julius Caesar 4:3 {Cassius).

Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice, And could of men distinguish, her election Hath seal’d thee for herself: for thou hast been As one in suffering all, that suffers nothing; A man that fortune’s buffets and rewards Has ta’en with equal thanks.

Give me that man

That is not passion’s slave, and I will wear him In my heart’s core, ay, in my heart of heart, As I do thee.

Hamlet 3:2. {Hamlet).

GRATITUDE - INGRATITUDE

Ingratitude! thou marble-hearted fiend.

King Lear 1:4. (Lear).

Ingratitude, more strong than traitor’s arms.

Julius Casar 3:2. (Antony).

How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is

To have a thankless child.

King Lear 1:4. (Lear).

O Lord, that lends me life,

Lend me a heart replete with thankfullness!

II Henry VI. 1:1. {King Henry VI).

Add some of the above well-known quotations to your speech and you will surely have a winner.



Nellie

Becky Caulkin asked:


Remodeling the kitchen can be a horrific experience. In fact, if you’re not careful, you could end up with a kitchen that looks like Warsaw — after Hitler’s troops had marched through. Think debris everywhere, plaster dangling from the floor, a gaping hole on where cabinets used to be, perhaps even Office Depot discount coupons peeking from inside ovens, pots, and pans.

How do you survive a kitchen remodel? Here’s how.

1. Empty the kitchen completely.

Accordingly, you should pack as if you’re moving away. Put everything in your kitchen into boxes - pans, jars, forks and spoons, tumblers - everything, including the corkboard you tacked those Office Depot discount coupons onto! You want to begin on a completely clean slate.

2. Seal doorways within the construction zone with plastic.

This will minimize the havoc construction dust is bound to wreak. Sure, you’ll end up with enough plastic to shroud your garage with, but with Office Depot discount coupons, you could get a whole lot of plastic and spend very little. Besides, it might come in handy later.

3. Put up a makeshift kitchen outside the laundry room, bathroom, or any place that gives you easy and instant access to a sink, for clean-up and food preparation.

When you remodel your kitchen, your kitchen’s water supply is bound to throw a tantrum. A prima donna water supply shouldn’t hold your family’s eating hours hostage. If you find it too burdensome to move the supplies you’ve packed to the new area, you could always use those Office Depot discount coupons to get good cookware on the cheap.

4. Move the fridge, microwave, and a supply of dry food in boxes, such as soups, granola bars, and cereals, to your temporary kitchen.

Don’t forget to bring the coffee maker along. Your fridge should be stocked with supplies like cream, sandwich meat, and easy-to-prepare meat like chicken, steak, sausage, and hot dogs. During a kitchen remodel, the barbecue will become your new best friend. The husband will be more than happy to barbecue. It’s a fact: men love to cook where there is danger involved. Oh, and if you don’t have a grill, use those Office Depot discount coupons to grab one.

5. Keep a list of phone numbers nearby.

This could be the shop you could go to so you can put those Office Depot discount coupons to use, your favorite sushi place, your mom’s should you need help looking after the kids, the bank’s if you feel like checking on your cash level, or the local fire station’s for when the husband accidentally barbecues curtains, along with the meat.

Remember, renovation is not easy, more so if it involves a crucial living space, such as the bathroom or the kitchen. Deal with space-related mayhem decisively so you will have more time to focus on the issue that truly matters: the budget. With Office Depot discount coupons, you could keep your sanity during a kitchen remodel and go easy on the check-writing all in one go.



Jack

tzebley asked:


I have a friend that is interested in working from home so she can watch her kids. I told her about the call center job taking orders for pizza hut but cant remember what the company/site was for it. If you can help, I would appreciate it.

Jeanette

RITA FARNANDEZ asked:


When talking about the food of Pakistan everyone minds sparks with Spicy foods. Pakistan is multi ethnical culture where its western border linked with Iran and Afghanistan and eastern border linked with India. After migration in 1947 people comes form all over India to Pakistan mostly in Urban Sindh and few in Punjab. Due to merging of different cultures Pakistan create his own flavor of tastes. If you travel to Pakistan you find the spice changes place to place, if you starts from Karachi, the Burns road is one of the oldest food place and as the Karachi become the metropolitan having population almost 1.7 Billions the other famous place also established like Zamzama street, Boat basin, Husainabad and Super High way Restaurants. All these places you will find the most common food items are Biryani, Karahi, Katakat, Pizzas etc with lots of spice. In Bolochistan like Quetta you will feel a quite different taste of Rousted Chicken, Mutton etc with less spice. They just put some Masalas in Mutton and put on fire, this is pretty original style and delicious too. Same is the way we used to see in NWFP also influenced by Afghanistan type of dishes like one of the famous are Chapli Kabab. Cities of NWFP Peshawar, Murdan are famous for Chapli Kabab.

                                                                                

Punjab is Pakistan largest Province has actually distinguish into three parts, one is southern Punjab where cities like Rahim Yaar Khan, Bahawalpur, Multan etc then Central Punjab Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Okara, Lahore, Shaikhupura, Sialkot and then Northern Punjab cites like Chakwal, Rawalpindi , Wah Cantt and Islamabad. In Southern Punjab where food stuff is more traditional than Sindh, most famous are Multani sweets like Sohan Halwa. Central Punjab has its own rich culture people lives there are actually richer than any other parts of Pakistan. Sialkot and Faisalabad are major industrial cities and so as Lahore and these things shows in its life style and food. Food are pretty spicy, one of Pakistan famous place for food are in Lahore called Gawalmandi food Street where many small hotels and restaurants are on a single street therefore many local and foreigners comes to eat mouth watering Pakistani foods. Most famous dishes are Lahori Chargha, Tikka boti, Kabab and many other delicious sweets and ice creams.

Same we have found there is lots of Desi Food Shops simultaneously, we observed tremendous growth of foreign food chains, and most common are Pizza Hut, KFC, and McDonalds etc.

Pizza hut was started with Italian taste then gradually divert to desi taste and that create a huge impact on sales and we have notice that people come to pizza wanted to eat Chicken Tikka Pizza etc. Now there is lots of other companies stared selling pizzas and most known are Dominos Pizza, Papa Johns Pizza and Penny Pizza etc.

KFC also starts many franchises all over Pakistan and the cities where you can find KFC are Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Sialkot, Jehlum, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Gujranwala & Sukkar.

Sending food items to loved ones and Families is one of most common practice we used to do. For those people who lived aboard and want the delivery of KFC, Pizza, Biryani, hotel vouchers, Donuts etc in Pakistan, online gifts website is a easiest way to send.



Tara

Harwood E Woodpecker asked:


Do you remember the days old of when the only options available to you for bathroom suites were plain old white or that horrible avocado colour? Times have moved on a lot since those days, of course white is the most popular suite colour by a mile, and with good reason, you can match anything to it.

But with the massive development in bathroom accessories there is definitely a need for the current wide range of bathroom suites colour ways available.

Go for white is the standard advice when it comes to kitting out the bathroom and after all, it makes a lot of sense - many of us have seen the disastrous results of a fleeting enthusiasm for navy as a bath colour, and of course who can forget the dreaded avocado?

But as we now like to think of our bathrooms more as spa rooms than just as places for a quick wash-and-brush up, to some a pure glossy white out can seem a little stark and lacking in character. So what’s the alternative?

Mosaic tiling is one easy way of injecting a little colour into your bathroom - the Romans were great fans, and who are we to argue with the kings (or Caesars) of the spa bathing experience? Many different types of mosaic tile are available, iridescent mosaic tiles of gold and purple make a real statement, and as most mosaic tiles come in sheets they are relatively easy to lay, quite a simple way to turn your bathroom from the empty white room to a colourful oasis.

Used on the washstand, they’ll be relatively easy to replace when you come to redecorate. Mosaic tiles also work well in a wet-room, but if they’re used over a large expanse of wall, take care when you’re choosing the colour-a mix of soft neutrals and browns is easier on the eye than bright white or a bold colour. Don’t forget, you will need to seal them well at joints in a wet-room.

Something as simple as changing the style of wash basin in your bathroom can make a big difference to the overall look of your bathroom. If a feature is made of its plinth some luxury taps added and a nice mirror as well you could have it as the centrepiece of the room.

Which brings me onto a key bathroom trend and another easy route away from the uniform white bathroom suite look. A large but plain looking bowl type wash basin on a chunky stand along with a simple looking mixer tap give a contemporary edge and yet if chosen wisely and boldly the colours and textures of the mosaic and bowl can add a rustic charm.

A very similar looking bowl basin in glossy white set into an antiqued wooden washstand will lose all its stark credentials and gains instead a rustic charm, this time with a traditional rather than modern appeal. These looks are relatively in-expensive ways of achieving a specific look to a bathroom without breaking the bank.

If the bold purple and gold of the iridescent mosaic tiles are a bit much, the softer, neutral shades of natural materials such as limestone, sandstone and wood are a good choice for a bathroom.

In fact, a mix of natural stone and wood has something of a Mediterranean feel to it - perfect for creating a relaxed atmosphere in the bathroom, as you can drift off in the bath thinking about holidays in sunnier climes.

If real sandstone or limestone is likely to bust the budget, choose a good imitation, if possible without the glassy sheen that you often see on cheap faux stone.

Always make sure that any flooring you choose for your bathroom is non-slip, there are plenty of alternatives available on the market from slip resistant tiles to slip resistant paint for the floor.

And finally, what better way of casting aside the stark white suite than by investing in a traditional cast iron bath? And if you are feeling really daring, you could always choose a design that has a painted exterior or even paint it yourself to add an injection of colour. This is a great way to update a roll-top bath, bringing a modern twist to a classic look - you could even introduce pattern onto the side of the bath if you’ve a steady hand with a brush.



Lillian