Be Fearless to Food

Nowadays, people have mixed feelings about trying new food. Some people love exploring the culinary world and try new food whenever they can... however many people stick to the usual (mac n' cheese, meat and potatoes, hamburgers and hotdogs). But don't worry, the Moody Foody Critic is here to help scared people explore the fantastic world of FEARFUL FOODS (man, that was a mouthful...no pun intended). Our first fearful food is....drumroll please... GOAT CHEESE!!!

Many people are unfamiliar with the amazing cheese of the goat. Goat cheese is refreshing, but somewhat peculiar. Many are scared of its look, and most importantly its taste. Goat cheese has a tangy tartness that some people think is scrumptious, others think is atrocious. Have no fear goat cheese non-believers, I have given you some tips and recipes on toning down goat cheese. But first a story...

The Goat Cheese Dilemma

A Story by the Moody Foody Critic

Once upon a time, a man milked a goat. He thought to himself 'what could I possibly do with this delicious milk?' One day, while out in the fields, an idea popped into his mind... 'I shall make CHEESE out of this delicious MILK!' So he worked all day and all night to concoct the perfect cheese. What he finally got was his very own invention...GOAT CHEESE. He brought it into town to sell at the market. He tried and tried and tried, but no one would by his cheese. After several hours of sulking in the corner, an entrepreneur approached the cheese farmer. He tried a bit of the cheese, and LOVED it. 'Why, this is the most delicious cheese I have ever tasted! But, it needs to be toned down a bit.' After hours of thinking, the entrepreneur created a recipe that toned down the taste of goat cheese and blew everyone's mind...the end...not really.

Here is his recipe...

Goat Cheese Pizza (easy to make)

Ingredients

1 package of already made pizza dough (from Trader Joe's)

1 can of Trader Joe's pizza sauce 

shredded mozzarella cheese

goat cheese (either herb encrusted, with garlic or plain old goat cheese)

basil

suggested toppings: fresh arugula, roasted peppers, tomatoes, olives, mushrooms

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees
2. Take out dough and let it rise for 20 minutes (sprinkle some flour on it). After it has risen, separate into two balls. 
3. Roll each ball out into pizza crusts. Don't make it too thin or too thick.
4. Put on the pizza sauce, the mozzarella cheese and then sprinkle chunks of goat cheese (use as much as you like, but putting to much or too little on might ruin the pizza.)
5. **At this point you can either put on the basil now to crunch it up in the oven, or put it on after the pizza is done cooking to add a nice freshness to it.
6. Put on your toppings. On my pizza, I like putting on mushrooms because it balances the flavor of the cheese really well.
7. Put the pizza in the oven for 18-20 minutes. When the crust is a light brown and when the cheese is bubbling, you know your pizza is done.
8. Let the pizza cool for 5-7 minutes. At this point, you can put on some more goat cheese (so you get the real goat cheese taste), basil or arugula. 
9. After it's done cooling, slice the pizza and eat it up!!

Goat cheese pizza is really delicious, put calms down the flavor. So be fearless and try this amazing pizza!

Piz(za)-out

The Moody Foody Critic