Thursday 30 June 2016

PIZZA

                                   CLASSIC PIZZA

This classic pizza has been around for generations and can be enjoyed as lunch or dinner especially for those who like crusty pizza. This crusty looking dough contains sugar, salt, olive oil, water, flour and yeast and this crust complements any ingredients in the pizza.

Unoaked chardonnay is a suggested white wine for this classic pizza. Unlike Chardonnay they are made unoaked hence they are the pure, clean expressions of the grape's "fruit".

One slice of this pizza consist of: 295 Calories, with 155 from fat
                                                      17g Fat, with 7g being saturated
                                                      50mg Cholesterol
                                                      18g Protein

Percentage Daily Value: 4% Vitamin A
                                        4% Vitamin C
                                        16% Calcium


                                     SEAFOOD PIZZA


This seafood pizza is a wonderful dinner meal. It is rather rustic and with one bite you will be transported to Italy. It contains shrimp and lobster tail and this goes well with the thin crust. The juices of the seafood in this pizza makes the vegetables mouth watering.

Pouilly-Fume  produces crisp white wines from Sauvignon Blanc, with a distinctive smoky ('fumé') character that will complement the seafood.

One slice of this pizza consist of: 195 Calories, with 65 from Fat
                                                      7g Fat, with 3g being saturated
                                                      15g Protein
                                                       35mg Chelesterol

Percentage Daily Value: 8% Vitamin A
                                        6% Vitamin C
                                        20% Iron



           FRESH MOZZARELLA AND TOMATO PIZZA

      


  This pizza has a rather peculiar taste since mozzarella is an unseasoned cheese. This is the simpliest ingredients that can b placed on a pizza, mozzarella, tomato and basil seasoned to perfection with its mild flavours.

My suggestion of wine for this pizza dish is Sauvignon Blanc.

One slice of this pizza consist of: 130 Calories, with 45 from fat
                                                      5g Fat, with 2g being saturated
                                                      6g Protein

Percentae Daily Value: 2% Vitamin A
                                      2% Vitamin C
                                      6% Iron



                             FOUR SEASON PIZZA

 This four season pizza can be enjoyed by friends and family at the dinner table. It has a wide variety of flavours and each member of the family can choose which ingredients they prefer since all four slices contain different ingredients.

Any wine of your choice can be paired with this pizza since it has four different flavour components.

One slice of this pizza consist of: 185 Calories, with 70 from Fats

                                                       8g Fat, with 3g being saturated
                                                       10g Protein

Percentage Daily Value: 6% Vitamin A
                                        8% Vitamin C
                                        16% Calcium
                                        10% Iron


                                 VEGETARIAN PIZZA

This vegetarian pizza is devoured by my vegan children. It is rather nutritious and contains any blend of vegetables. 

Sauvignon Blanc is a dry wine that would complement the variety of flavours from the vegetables.

One slice of ths pizza consist of: 202 Calories, with 52 being fats
                                                     8.11g Fats, with 3.37g being saturated
                                                     8.59 Protein




Wednesday 29 June 2016

PASTA



FETTUCCINE PRIMAVERA



Alfredo pasta I would say is the best to eat at dinner time since it is a lovely family dinner and is rather comforting. This dish is delectable when we use room temperature cream cheese and cream sauce at the end of the dish, always have pasta water in hand to thin the cream sauce.

Chardonnay would marry nicely with this alfredo as long as it has been aged in oak. this wine has a buttery texture which compliments the buttery flavour of the alfredo sauce.

One serving this pasta consist of : 665 calories, 425 of which is fat
                                                             47g of fat, 26g being saturated
                                                             14g of protein
                                                             53g carbohydrates with 6g being dietary fibre
Percent Daily Value: Vitamin A- 84%
                                   Vitamin C- 32%
                                   Calcium- 18%




                            RAVIOLI WITH MEAT SAUCE


Ravioli with meat sauce is very enjoyable. With this pasta mince chicken is cooked and seasoned well to perfection and then filled in these beautiful pasta pockets. A lovely tomato, basil, mince chicken sauce is additionally prepared and married with the ravioli. An accompaniment of Garlic Bread goes well with this dish to absorb all delectable flavours.


This ravioli dish will be paired perfectly with Merlot because it is soft and supple and often described as juicy with flavours of chocolate and cherry. 

One serving of pasta consist of: 580 calories with 250 being fat
                                                    28g of fat, 11g being saturated
                                                    30g of protein

Percent Daily Value: 66% Vitamin A
                                   50% Vitamin C
                                   34% Cacium
                                   30% Iron

           


                ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH SHRIMP



Angel hair pasta with shrimp is very inviting with roasted bell peppers, garlic, butter and lots of freshly chopped teragon. This meal can be prepared in less than twenty minutes, as soon as the shrimp goes pink the dish is completed. 

Seafood pasta needs a crisp dry white wine because seafood has a delicate subtle flavour that request an equally light wine.

One serving of this pasta consist of: 425 calories, with 100 being fat
                                                           11g fat, with 2g being saturated
                                                            19g protein

Percentage Daily Value: 10% Vitamin A
                                        14% Vitamin C
                                        4% Calcium
                                         24% Iron





               LINGUINE WITH SPICY CHICKEN

This pasta dish is wonderful for any night and it satisfy spicy taste buds. Chicken breast is preferbly used in this dish and is seasoned with an assortment of freshly ground seasoning including habanero peppers, onion, garlic and ginger. At the end of the dish butter, freshly grated parmesean and fine thyme is added to the dish.

Chardonnay also complements this pasta dish due to its buttery flavour.

One serving of this pasta consist of: 420 Calories, with 125 being fat
                                                           148g Fat, with 4g being saturated
                                                            35mg Sodium
                                                            24g Protein

Percentage Daily Value: 30% Vitamin A
                                         100% Vitamin C
                                          20% Calcium
                                          18% Iron




                       LASAGNA WITH THREE CHEESES

This creamy lasagna is enjoyed by all. It contains the best cheeses of the world ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan. Fresh tomato, basil and garlic makes a tasty layering sauce for this dish. This dish is best enjoyed on a rainy day.

The rich flavours of lasagna in tomato sauce require a bold red wine. Chianti is a fruity Tuscan red wine that complements a marinara sauce.

One serving of this pasta consist of: 510 Calories, with 245g from Fat
                                                           75mg Chelesterol
                                                            27g Protein

Percentage Daily Value: 64% Vitamin A
                                         12% Vitamin C
                                          64% Calcium
                                          16% Iron