Comments on: Dinner Dregs

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 05:45:00 +0000

I’m sure one day my body will rebel. Probably sooner than I think. I eat poorly, but I do love food.

I like veggie pizza. I like meat pizza, too. Yours looked tasty. I’ll have to scan tune archives for the heart story. That had to be scary,.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 04:18:59 +0000

In reply to Dave/fledermaus. There was fresh mozzarella on the pizza. Not a lot, just enough to give things substance.

By: David Eakini

David Eakini — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 03:17:54 +0000

In reply to John Gullett. ...and chocolate is an anti-oxidant. Just be sure to get the semi-sweet or 65% cacao version.

By: Dave/fledermaus

Dave/fledermaus — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 02:16:59 +0000

That pizza works for me. Not exactly dripping with cheese, either. FWIW, a glance at a chart comparing cheeses will put full-fat mozzarella at average or below for fat content of soft cheeses. I like dressing mine with some Parmesan too.

By: RichardM

RichardM — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 22:22:49 +0000

Unlike the previous comment, my reaction was hmmmm, no sausage or pepperoni. Looks pretty good! I would’ve added black olives and mushrooms.

By: Jim Zeiser

Jim Zeiser — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 21:24:37 +0000

Ewww, No sausage, pepperoni, green or red peppers! Remind me to take you the Metro New York area someday to get real pizza. I can hardly look at the page. Veggie Pizza? Really Steve? I’ll buy you some real bagels while we’re there.

By: BWB (amateriat)

BWB (amateriat) — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:46:59 +0000

I like to think of “simple” palates as sensitive ones. I like my seasonings with a gentle touch when cooking – no roof-of-mouth-torching spices, thank you – but done with attention. Perhaps one of the reasons I’ve been able to get away with a somewhat-fattier diet than some might consider advisable is that most of my meals have been home-cooked: whenI take an occasional gander at the fat, sodium and caloric content of a lot of take-out food I cringe. (BTW, that pizza looks lovely…glad you can have that occasional “indulgence.”)

By: John Gullett

John Gullett — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:42:38 +0000

A few facts:

fat = 9 Cal/gram
carbohydrate = 4 Cal/gram
protein = 4 Cal/gram

Mozzarella is one of the highest fat cheeses, up to 45%. US mozzarella is not the same as Neapolitan Mozzarella. Composition of fats varies from one Mozzarella to another.

Figure 85 Cal/ounce for whole milk Mozzarella. How many ounces do they put on a Pizza ?

Chocolate on the other hand should be classified as a vitamin: essential for life ! 🙂