's MOTD Sat 4/8/06 - Pizza

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's Daily Message

Saturday

April 08, 2006

PIZZA, PIZZA

Do you remember when you tasted your very first piece of pizza? Well, I do,

and it was love at first sight! What was not to love? I remember the pie

coming to the table all hot and bubbly. It was so beautiful! There were only

3 Italian restaurants in the French Quarter that served pizza, and I was a

frequent visitor to all of them. I tried every pizza on their menu!

Do you love pizza like me? Well, here`s a little history for you. Raffaele

Esposito of Naples created the very first pizza in 1889 in honor of a visit

by King Umberto the first and Queen Margherita. Esposito created a patriotic

pie made with basil (green), mozzarella cheese (white), and tomatoes (red),

naming it Pizza a la Margherita in honor of the queen. America`s first pizza

was served in New York in 1905 at Gennaro Lombardi`s, an Italian restaurant

that is still there. They used the same recipe Lombardi brought back from

Naples.

Americans eat about 100 acres of pizza each day! There are more than 60,000

pizza restaurants in the United States, serving about 2.5 million pizzas a

year. There are so many different kinds of pizza, pizza out there. When I

came to California, I was surprised how many kinds of unusual pizzas were

served on the West Coast. A Hawaiian Pizza adorned with ham and pineapple,

Philly Cheese Steak Pizza with tender slices of steak and cheese, the White

Pizza with no tomato sauce and lots and lots of cheese. You can order

classic hand tossed; crunchy, thin crust; or ultimate deep dish. You can get

pizza with cheese stuffed in the crust. It has gotten to be so sinful.

There were times in my past that I would sit and eat a large pizza by

myself, washed down by 3-4 bottles of Coke. I would say 1/3 of all the fat

on my body was made up of pizza dough, cheese, and more cheese, and of

course, lots of pepperoni, America`s favorite pizza topping.

One slice of pizza, depending on the size of the slice, can put you back 3-4

starch windows, all your dairy windows, all your fat windows, a vegetable

window, and several of your protein windows. So my advice to you is to have

one slice, be careful with the toppings, don`t deep dish it, and serve it

with a tossed green salad.

Thank you, Raphaele Esposito!

Love,

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In a message dated 4/8/2006 7:11:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, maryannanderic@... writes:

Is this ode to pizza supposed to help us??? I'm already craving pizza as it is!

LOL Ann!! I agree.... I could eat pizza every day of the week.... geeeeez, now I should only have ONE slice?? "I'll try, but no promises" comes to mind :-D

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From: " Sue in NJ " <susang@...>

> Pizza with no tomato sauce and lots and lots of cheese. You can order

> classic hand tossed; crunchy, thin crust; or ultimate deep dish. You can

> get pizza with cheese stuffed in the crust. It has gotten to be so sinful.

Is this ode to pizza supposed to help us??? I'm already craving pizza as it

is!

Ann

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Ann -- One of the things I've discovered is that when I am craving pizza, the thing I'm really craving is the taste & feel of the hot tomato sauce. Can you have tomato soup? Maybe you can try spicing it up with some Italian seasonings and that might help that pizza craving. Ann and <maryannanderic@...> wrote: Is this ode to pizza supposed to help us??? I'm already craving pizza as it is! Ann Dacia <>< For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

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.. . . and to be honest, those frozen " low-cal, low--fat " pizzas from

Weight Watchers, etc just don't cut it. When I want pizza -- I want

the good high fat, high calorie, full-flavored pizza. Preferably Papa

's!

Dacia

<><

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from

yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.

Ephesians 2:8-9

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And me stop at a slice!? uhhhhh ... DREAM ON! That's why I avoid pizza at all costs, unless I've not eaten at all for that day and I'm aware I'm going to blow my program (we all have our bad days, right?)Dacia <DEReinke@...> wrote: Ann -- One of the things I've discovered is that when I am craving pizza, the thing I'm really craving is the taste & feel of the hot tomato sauce. <snip> Ann and <maryannanderic@...> wrote: Is this ode to pizza supposed to help us??? I'm already craving pizza as it is! Ann Dacia <>< For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 -Sapphyre Feel Free to Visit: www.geocities.com/asmallersapphyre www.livejournal.com/users/changescomin

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Amen!

From: Dacia

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Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 10:27 AM

Subject: Re: 's MOTD Sat 4/8/06 - Pizza

.. . . and to be honest, those frozen "low-cal, low--fat" pizzas fromWeight Watchers, etc just don't cut it. When I want pizza -- I wantthe good high fat, high calorie, full-flavored pizza. Preferably Papa's! Dacia <>< For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9