Chicken Parm Pizza

Total Time: 37 min Prep: 15 min Cook: 22 min
Yield: 4 servings Level: Easy

Ingredients

• 1 store bought pizza dough
• Cornmeal or flour, for dough
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (2 turns of the pan plus a drizzle)
• 1 pound ground chicken
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• Salt and pepper
• Handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• Couple pinches crushed red pepper flakes
• Couple pinches dried oregano
• 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• 1 1/2 cups shredded provolone
• 5 to 6 leaves basil, torn or shredded

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Coat hands and work surface with a little cornmeal or flour. Using your hand or a rolling pin, form a 14-inch round pizza. Place pizza on a baking sheet or pizza stone and poke the top with a few holes. Drizzle a little bit of extra-virgin olive oil down over the dough and place in oven. Bake 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat a deep skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil. Add meat and break it up with a wooden spoon. To browned meat, add garlic and onions, then season with salt and pepper. Cook together 5 to 6 minutes then add parsley, red pepper flakes, oregano and the tomatoes to the pan. Heat the sauce through.

Remove pizza from oven after 10 minutes and top with sauce and cheeses. Return to oven and bake until golden and bubbly, another 10 to12 minutes. Top the pizza with basil, cut and serve.

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White Pizza

Total Time: 30 min Prep: 10 min Cook: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings Level: Easy

Ingredients

• 1 store bought pizza dough - or pick one up from your favorite pizzeria
• Extra- virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• 2 cups whole or part skim ricotta
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• Handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella or provolone, 1 pouch
• 10 fresh basil leaves, 1/2 cup, shredded

Directions

Preheat a pizza stone if you use one along with the oven to 425 degrees F.

Stretch dough to form a pie and transfer to stone or pizza baking tray. Pierce the dough with the tines of a fork in several places. Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil around the crust. Mix the ricotta cheese with garlic and parsley and season it with salt and black pepper. Spread the ricotta across the dough. Top the pizza with mozzarella or provolone. Bake until crispy, 20 minutes. Top the white pizza pie with the shredded basil leaves, cut and serve.

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Mini Chicken Pizzas

Total Time: 55 min Prep: 30 min Cook: 25 min
Yield: 12 mini pizzas Level: Intermediate

Ingredients

• Two 13.8-ounce cans premade pizza crust dough
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (about 8 ounces)
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (about 8 ounces)
• 1 bell pepper, cored, seeded, diced
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, grilled and diced
• 1/2 pound bacon, diced and cooked until crisp

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Press out the pizza dough to a 1/2-inch thickness and punch out rounds using a 3-inch biscuit cutter. Transfer to two baking sheets and brush the crusts with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the mozzarella and 1 cup of the cheddar. Top with the bell pepper, red onion, garlic, chicken and bacon. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and 1 cup cheddar over the pizzas and drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Bake until the crusts are lightly browned, about 25 minutes.

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Pizza on the Grill

Total Time: 25 min Prep: 10 min Cook: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings per pie Level: Easy

Ingredients

• Prepared pizza dough (buy from your local pizzeria or look for it in frozen foods section)
• Olive oil
• Prepared tomato sauce
• Grated mozzarella cheese
• Toppings of your choice

Directions

Heat your grill to medium-high.

Using your hands, spread the pizza dough to form a 1/4-inch thick pizza. Brush one side with olive oil and put it, oil side down, onto the grill. Brush some more oil on the top and close the cover. Cook until the bottom is browned and the top is set, about 5 minutes. Flip the crust over and cook on the other side until browned, about another 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside until your guests arrive.

Spread some tomato sauce onto the crust and top with mozzarella and your favorite toppings. Put the pizza back on the hot grill, close the cover, and cook until the cheese is melted and bubbling, about 5 to 6 minutes.

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Supreme Pizza Pasta Salad

Total Time: 25 min Prep: 15 min Cook: 10 min
Yield: 8 servings as a side Level: Easy

Ingredients

• 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 medium red onion, chopped
• 8 fresh white button mushrooms, sliced
• 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 stick pepperoni, casing removed and cut into a small dice
• 1 pound ball fresh mozzarella or fresh smoked mozzarella, diced
• 20 leaves fresh basil, torn or thinly sliced
• 1 pound wagon wheel pasta, cooked to al dente and cooled under cold water, then drained
• Dressing:
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves or Italian dried seasoning
• 1 rounded tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, eyeball it
• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
• Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Combine tomatoes, onion, mushrooms, peppers, pepperoni, mozzarella, basil and pasta in a big bowl. Whisk garlic salt, oregano or Italian seasoning, tomato paste and vinegar together. Stream in extra-virgin olive oil while continuing to whisk dressing. When oil is incorporated, pour dressing over pasta salad, add a few grinds of black pepper to the bowl, then toss salad to coat evenly. Adjust your seasonings and serve salad. Leftovers make a great lunch or snack the next day!

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Pizza Bianca with Kale and Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 30 min Prep: 45 min Cook: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings; 22 to 24 meatballs Level: Easy

Ingredients

• Sauce:
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 1 clove garlic, smashed and peeled
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Pizza:
• Extra-virgin olive oil, for oiling the baking sheet and for drizzling
• One 1-pound ball pizza dough
• 3/4 cup coarsely grated whole-milk mozzarella
• 8 Classic Italian Turkey Meatballs, recipe follows, halved
• 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan
• 2 medium leaves kale, ribs removed, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• Classic Italian Turkey Meatballs:
• 1 cup plain breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
• 1/4 cup whole milk, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 pound ground dark turkey meat
• 1 pound spicy Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
• Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Directions

Pizza:

For the sauce: In a heavy small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and stir constantly for 1 minute. Gradually add the milk, whisking constantly. Add the nutmeg, bay leaf and garlic. Whisk over medium heat until the mixture thickens to sauce consistency and is smooth, 2 to 5 minutes. Stir in the salt and pepper.

Remove and discard the bay leaf and garlic.

For the pizza: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Oil a heavy nonstick 16- by 10-inch baking sheet with olive oil.

Using fingers, spread the dough over the prepared baking sheet into a rectangle shape. Drizzle the dough with olive oil. Spoon the sauce on top and spread evenly leaving a 1-inch border around the dough. Sprinkle the mozzarella on top. Arrange the meatballs, cut-side down, on top. Sprinkle with the Parmesan. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and add the kale in an even layer on top of the meatballs. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake until the kale is crispy, 10 minutes longer.

Cut into squares and serve.

Classic Italian Turkey Meatballs:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, Parmesan, basil, parsley, milk, tomato paste, salt, pepper, eggs, garlic and onions. Using a wooden spoon, stir to blend. Add the ground turkey and sausage meat. Using fingers, gently mix all the ingredients until thoroughly combined.

Using a 1-ounce cookie scoop or a small ice cream scoop, form the meat mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls (22 to 24 meatballs). Place the meatballs on a heavy nonstick baking sheet, spacing apart. Drizzle with olive oil and bake until cooked through, 15 minutes.

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Chicken Parm Pizza

Total Time: 37 min Prep: 15 min Cook: 22 min
Yield: 4 servings Level: Easy

Ingredients

• 1 store bought pizza dough
• Cornmeal or flour, for dough
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (2 turns of the pan plus a drizzle)
• 1 pound ground chicken
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• Salt and pepper
• Handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• Couple pinches crushed red pepper flakes
• Couple pinches dried oregano
• 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• 1 1/2 cups shredded provolone
• 5 to 6 leaves basil, torn or shredded

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Coat hands and work surface with a little cornmeal or flour. Using your hand or a rolling pin, form a 14-inch round pizza. Place pizza on a baking sheet or pizza stone and poke the top with a few holes. Drizzle a little bit of extra-virgin olive oil down over the dough and place in oven. Bake 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat a deep skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil. Add meat and break it up with a wooden spoon. To browned meat, add garlic and onions, then season with salt and pepper. Cook together 5 to 6 minutes then add parsley, red pepper flakes, oregano and the tomatoes to the pan. Heat the sauce through.

Remove pizza from oven after 10 minutes and top with sauce and cheeses. Return to oven and bake until golden and bubbly, another 10 to12 minutes. Top the pizza with basil, cut and serve.

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Potato-Leek Pizza

Total Time: 45 min Prep: 25 min Cook: 20 min
Yield: 1 pizza Level: Easy

Ingredients

• 6 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 3 leeks, rinsed well to remove grit and thinly sliced
• 1 loaf store-bought frozen bread dough, thawed and left to rise according to package instructions
• 5 small red potatoes, sliced paper thin with a mandoline or sharp knife
• Kosher salt
• 1 pound fresh mozzarella, sliced thin
• 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Directions

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.

In a skillet, fry the bacon until cooked but not crisp; remove and set aside. Pour off most of the grease but do not clean the skillet. Return the skillet to the stove and turn the heat to medium low. Add the leeks and saute until soft, about 3 minutes.

Pull or roll the bread dough into a rectangle and place on a baking sheet. Arrange the potatoes in a single layer all over the crust, slightly overlapping the edges. Sprinkle the potatoes lightly with salt, then lay the mozzarella slices in a single layer on top of the potatoes. Arrange the leeks on top of the cheese. Sprinkle the fried bacon pieces over the top, followed by a generous addition of crumbled goat cheese, grated Parmesan and freshly ground black pepper. Drizzle with olive oil.

Bake until the edges of the crust are golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly, 11 to 13 minutes. Cut into squares and serve immediately.

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Collaborative foundation aims to boost MIPS adoption

A collaborative, nonprofit foundation has been started by a group of technology companies to boost the adoption of the MIPS processor architecture.

Imagination Technologies, Broadcom, Cavium, Ikanos, Ineda Systems, Ingenic Semiconductor, Lantiq, Nevales Networks, PMC and Qualcomm have founded "prpl," an open-source, community-driven foundation,

Imagination Technologies said Thursday. The company also separately announced that it will collaborate with Oracle to enhance Java for embedded and Internet of Things applications, and to optimize Java for the MIPS CPU architecture.

MIPS implementations are mostly used in embedded systems such as routers and video game consoles, for instance, which could make them particularly useful for the burgeoning Internet of Things market.

Imagination has been pushing to expand the use of MIPS chips since it bought the financially struggling MIPS Technologies in 2012. Currently, more than 3 billion MIPS units have shipped, according to the company.

Each member company will provide its particular expertise to the foundation's engineering groups. For instance, Qualcomm will focus on networking and build a community around OpenWrt, an OS based on the Linux kernel that is often used to route network traffic.

"Instead of every company doing the work individually, they all come together in prpl. They do the work and every company benefits from that work," Imagination spokesman Alexandru Voica said.

Prpl will offer open-source OS distributions for MIPS, including Android, CentOS, Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu, essentially creating a repository for developers and others.

Working together in this way makes sense, said Richard Fichera, vice president and principal analyst of infrastructure and operations at Forrester Research. "As far as I can see, it is an intelligent strategy and program to boost MIPS, which has been under immense pressure from ARM for mobile device market share," he said.

Another focus of the foundation will be on enabling next-generation "data-center-to-device" portable software and virtualized architectures, Imagination said.

That strategy, however, is less to Fichera's liking. "MIPS lost its chance at the core data-center server market," he said, adding that he seriously doubts that anyone will invest in either silicon or systems to have another run at it.

"Any significant investment in a non-x86 server will be centered on ARM or possibly OpenPOWER rather than MIPS. However, MIPS is a perfectly good embedded compute resource, and is appearing in network-edge devices as programmable cores for both embedded network functions and as a user-programmable device," he added.

As for Imagination's collaboration with Oracle, the companies will work to bring broad Java support to 32-bit and 64-bit MIPS architectures for use in a broad range of applications including routers, other networking equipment, mobile devices and the Internet of Things, they said.

 

originally published at : news.techworld.com

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Employers want Java skills more than anything else

Java development was the most sought-after software-building skill by employers searching Dice.com in the first quarter of 2014, the company said on Wednesday.

Employers searched Dice thousands of times to look for software developers, engineers, architects and leads, Dice President Shravan Goli said in a statement. "The number one request by a large margin: Java/J2EE," Goli said. "For a programming language that started to be commercialized about 20 years ago, its stranglehold on modern development is unshakable."

Following Java/J2EE as the most in-demand software development skills were .Net, C++, C#, senior development skills, SQL, HTML, C, Web and Linux. "Experience is clearly of value, with many hiring mangers seeking senior developers," Goli said. But new graduates should not fret, as hiring managers searching for "computer science" ranked number 33 on Dice's site -- a trend that should equate to demand for those with recent diplomas, he said. Dice's survey covered from January 1 to April 15.

For technologies specifically geared to Web development, JavaScript came in at 12th on Dice's list, followed by ASP.Net (17th), HTML5 (19th), PHP (20th), and CSS (32nd). (A recent report by WalletHub found Web application developer to be the best entry-level job.) Mobile platform skills were mostly ranked below Web skills in Dice's assessment, with Android ranking 31st and iOS coming in 35th place.

Looking into what the future holds, Dice anticipates increased demand for developers and designers with skills pertaining to wearable electronics, the Internet of Things, and drones and robots.

The job market in general is rosy for software developers, with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting a 2.8 percent unemployment rate for this sector in the first quarter, Dice said. This compares to 5 percent in the same quarter five years ago and 5.5 percent four years ago. Overall, Dice posted 80,784 available technology jobs on May 1, including 48,202 full-time positions.

originally published at InfoWorld.com

 

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Chicken Parm Pizza

Total Time: 37 min Prep: 15 min Cook: 22 min
Yield: 4 servings Level: Easy

Ingredients

• 1 store bought pizza dough
• Cornmeal or flour, for dough
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (2 turns of the pan plus a drizzle)
• 1 pound ground chicken
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• Salt and pepper
• Handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• Couple pinches crushed red pepper flakes
• Couple pinches dried oregano
• 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• 1 1/2 cups shredded provolone
• 5 to 6 leaves basil, torn or shredded

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Coat hands and work surface with a little cornmeal or flour. Using your hand or a rolling pin, form a 14-inch round pizza. Place pizza on a baking sheet or pizza stone and poke the top with a few holes. Drizzle a little bit of extra-virgin olive oil down over the dough and place in oven. Bake 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat a deep skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil. Add meat and break it up with a wooden spoon. To browned meat, add garlic and onions, then season with salt and pepper. Cook together 5 to 6 minutes then add parsley, red pepper flakes, oregano and the tomatoes to the pan. Heat the sauce through.

Remove pizza from oven after 10 minutes and top with sauce and cheeses. Return to oven and bake until golden and bubbly, another 10 to12 minutes. Top the pizza with basil, cut and serve.

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Supreme Pizza Pasta Salad

Total Time: 25 min Prep: 15 min Cook: 10 min
Yield: 8 servings as a side Level: Easy

Ingredients

• 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 medium red onion, chopped
• 8 fresh white button mushrooms, sliced
• 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 stick pepperoni, casing removed and cut into a small dice
• 1 pound ball fresh mozzarella or fresh smoked mozzarella, diced
• 20 leaves fresh basil, torn or thinly sliced
• 1 pound wagon wheel pasta, cooked to al dente and cooled under cold water, then drained
• Dressing:
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves or Italian dried seasoning
• 1 rounded tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, eyeball it
• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
• Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Combine tomatoes, onion, mushrooms, peppers, pepperoni, mozzarella, basil and pasta in a big bowl. Whisk garlic salt, oregano or Italian seasoning, tomato paste and vinegar together. Stream in extra-virgin olive oil while continuing to whisk dressing. When oil is incorporated, pour dressing over pasta salad, add a few grinds of black pepper to the bowl, then toss salad to coat evenly. Adjust your seasonings and serve salad. Leftovers make a great lunch or snack the next day!

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Pizza on the Grill

Total Time: 25 min Prep: 10 min Cook: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings per pie Level: Easy

Ingredients

• Prepared pizza dough (buy from your local pizzeria or look for it in frozen foods section)
• Olive oil
• Prepared tomato sauce
• Grated mozzarella cheese
• Toppings of your choice

Directions

Heat your grill to medium-high.

Using your hands, spread the pizza dough to form a 1/4-inch thick pizza. Brush one side with olive oil and put it, oil side down, onto the grill. Brush some more oil on the top and close the cover. Cook until the bottom is browned and the top is set, about 5 minutes. Flip the crust over and cook on the other side until browned, about another 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside until your guests arrive.

Spread some tomato sauce onto the crust and top with mozzarella and your favorite toppings. Put the pizza back on the hot grill, close the cover, and cook until the cheese is melted and bubbling, about 5 to 6 minutes.

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The Methodology Doesn't Matter, It's Having One That Counts

Methodologies can get very religious. Should we be doing TDD? Should we use Waterfall? Should we have stand-up meetings? What sort of continuous delivery should we use?

A few years back I was diagnosed as having type 2 diabetes. At the time I was diagnosed I was not particularly overweight and my diet was not too unhealthy. But I was coming out of a time in my life where I had been overweight and I used to snack a lot. At one of the places where I had worked there had been a food table where you could help yourself to the food and my desk was right next to it. As I used to really enjoy my sweet food it and I didn’t do much exercise it was a health disaster waiting to happen. Now days I eat healthier, have fewer sugary foods and I also exercise regularly.

In my opinion not having a methodology is much like not having a healthy lifestyle. Your code becomes overweight with bug fixes, and getting the code out of the door, much like getting yourself out of bed when you are overweight, can be quite a chore.

I am a great believer in the idea that not only the way you write code, but also the process involved in the delivery of it are highly coupled to the quality of the code. So for me, having a methodology is like having an exercise regime. The methodology helps keep your code leaner and there is a greater chance of pushing the quality of your code higher.

With a healthy lifestyle it doesn’t matter what exercises you do as long as you do something, the same applies to your software development methodology.

It doesn’t matter which methodology you follow as long as you have one.

 

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How to optimize your app’s layout on iOS 7

Whilst there is not necessarily a right way and a wrong way to design your app’s layout, there are some tricks you can use to make sure that the user experience is as optimal as possible.

Ample Space for Controls

We all know that smartphone screens are small, and iPhones are consistently on the lower end of the screen-size spectrum.

To optimize your app’s layout for iOS 7, try to make sure that your main, controllable elements are at least 44×44 points. This way, users will have no trouble performing basic tasks with one finger or one hand while they are on the go.

Draw User Focus to Main Elements

There are two simple ways to draw the user’s attention to the main elements of your app.

1) Place important items in the upper-left of the screen (i.e. the menu) , with less important items going in the bottom-right (i.e. terms & conditions, privacy policies)

2) Make important items larger than less-important items, since larger items tend to draw the eye more easily. Larger items are also easier to access on a touchscreen, so users can perform the most essential tasks quickly and easily

Communicate Groupings

Effectively communicating which elements of your app go together can a make-or-break factor of your app’s layout. This can also be done in two ways:

1) Use alignment and indentation to organize your content and make it easier for users to discern which groups of content are related. For example, align any images or graphics with the text that they compliment. This is a cue to the reader that the picture is meant to associated with that text.

2) Consistent UI elements will also help users understand which elements belong together. A general rule of thumb is that elements that perform similar functions should also look similar. Any design inconsistencies could confuse the user and make them waste unnecessary time trying to figure things out.

Text Size

On the iPhone, users have the option of changing their default text-size setting across their device. While this is sometimes done for aesthetic reasons, many users actually use this feature due to visual impairments that make small text hard to read. If a user changes their default settings, they will expect your app to adhere to those settings as well.

For iOS 7, developers should consider adopting Dynamic Type, which will automatically adjust line spacing, line height, delineate between text types (heading, body, footer, etc…), and resize any text-size changes requested by the user.

Developers should also consider using a single font type throughout their app. This way, it will be easier for you to ensure that the font will render correctly at all different text sizes.

You should also consider making your app responsive to changes in text-size. For example, if you have a two-column, text-based app, you can make your layout shift to one column for any text-size larger than the default 17 points.

For more iOS 7 layout tips, visit Apple’s Developer Library!

 

Preference : developer-tech.com

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Gluten-Free Pizza Dough

Total Time: 2 hr 10 min Prep: 10 min Inactive: 1 hr 35 min Cook: 25 min
Yield: 1 1/2 pounds pizza dough (4 servings) Level: Intermediate

Ingredients

• 2 large all-purpose potatoes (about 14 ounces)
• 1/3 cup warm water (110 degrees F)
• 2 teaspoons agave syrup or honey
• One 1/4-ounce package active dry yeast
• 1 cup white rice flour
• 1/2 cup tapioca starch
• Kosher salt
• 1 large egg white
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Special equipment: a ricer

Cover the potatoes with water in a medium pot. Bring to a boil and cook until fork-tender, about 25 minutes; remove. Once the potatoes are cool enough to handle, remove the skin and work the potatoes through a ricer set over a large bowl (should have about 2 cups). Set aside.

Stir together the warm water, agave and yeast in a measuring cup or small bowl. Let sit until a small layer of foam develops at the top, 3 to 5 minutes. (If this doesn't happen, discard and try again with new yeast.)

Add the potatoes, rice flour, tapioca starch and 3/4 teaspoon salt to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until the mixture is combined and forms a fine, crumbly meal. Continuing to mix on medium, add the egg white and oil, slowly drizzle in the yeast mixture and mix until the dough comes together (it will be slightly tacky). Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and set in a warm place until the dough increases by half, about 1 1/2 hours.

Form the dough into two or four balls, for small or medium pizzas, then either cook them as desired or wrap them well and freeze for up to 1 month. Thaw frozen dough at room temperature, then shape and cook.

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Keep parbaked pizza shells on hand for quick weeknight meals. Roll the dough balls into rounds and bake on a preheated pizza stone or baking sheet at 500 degrees F for about 10 minutes for a softer crust, about 15 minutes for a crisper crust. Remove and let cool. Wrap the pizza shells well and freeze for up to 1 month. When ready to serve, add your favorite toppings to the frozen pizza shell and bake on a preheated pizza stone or baking sheet at 500 degrees F until hot.

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Pepperoni Pizza Pocket

Total Time: 50 min Prep: 20 min Cook: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings Level: Easy

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for brushing
• 1/2 small onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
• 4 to 6 leaves fresh basil, torn
• All-purpose flour, for dusting
• 1 pound pizza dough, divided into 4 balls
• 2 cups shredded whole milk mozzarella
• 12 ounces pepperoni, thinly sliced
• Grated Parmesan, to taste

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Heat the olive oil in a small saucepot over medium-low heat. Add the onions and saute until translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add in the garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add in the tomato paste and saute for 1 more minute. Stir in the diced tomatoes, sugar and season with salt and pepper. Add the torn basil leaves and bring to a slow simmer. Allow to simmer for about 15 minutes while you make your pizza pocket.

Roll out the dough balls on a lightly floured surface into 4 equal rounds. On half of each round, layer some mozzarella, and then some pepperoni slices. Fold in half, covering the filling, and then fold the outer edges up and crimp the edges with your fingers to seal. Place the pockets on a baking sheet, brush with olive oil and sprinkle with grated Parmesan. Bake until golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with the sauce on the side.

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HTML5 Canvas Graph

Create an HTML5 canvas graph with javascript.

Today we will be creating a graph that looks similar to the Google Analytics Graph using HTML5 Canvas and Javascript to draw the graph. HTML5 Graph has many uses including website statistics, pageviews, visits, and so on. We will cover the basics of creating a simple graph.

The Markup

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We need to trigger the NewGraph() function when the document loads. To achieve this we will be using the onLoad event.

 

 

1	<body onLoad="NewGraph();"></body>

 

We use the  element to draw the image to.

 

 

1	<canvas id="graph"width="1075"height="175"></canvas>

 

The whole HTML5 markup below:

 

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en">     <head>         <meta charset="UTF-8"/>         <title>HTML5 Canvas Graph</title>     </head>     <body onLoad="NewGraph();">           <canvas id="graph"width="1075"height="175"></canvas>     </body> </html>

 

The Javascript

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Now for the javascript. The NewGraph() function will be called when the page loads. We start the JS with our function named NewGraph().

 

 

1	functionNewGraph()

 

First, find the  element with the id of graph. Then, call its getContext() method (you must pass the string “2d” to the getContext() method). The getContext(“2d”) object is a built-in HTML5 object.

 

 

1	vargraph=document.getElementById("graph").getContext("2d");

 

We will store the line values in an array() for the x and y values on canvas.

 

 

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varNewLines='"success": true,"counters": ["x": 5,"y": 150,"x": 46,"y": 130,"x": 85,"y": 133,"x": 124,"y": 145,"x": 163,"y": 115,"x": 202,"y": 110,"x": 241,"y": 102,"x": 280,"y": 106,"x": 319,"y": 150,"x": 358,"y": 118,"x": 397,"y": 98,"x": 436,"y": 106,"x": 475,"y": 148,"x": 514,"y": 144,"x": 553,"y": 134,"x": 592,"y": 102,"x": 631,"y": 30,"x": 670,"y": 145,"x": 709,"y": 135,"x": 748,"y": 130,"x": 787,"y": 150,"x": 826,"y": 150,"x": 865,"y": 110,"x": 904,"y": 90,"x": 943,"y": 30,"x": 982,"y": 30,"x": 1021,"y": 60,"x": 1060,"y": 33]';

 

Create an Image object.

 

 

1	varimg=newImage();

 

Before you can draw the image, the image must be fully loaded. To determine if an image is fully loaded, we use the onload event.

 

 

1	img.onload=function()

 

Start display of the image from top left of the canvas, x set to 0 and y set to 0 as well.

 

 

1	graph.drawImage(img,0,0);

 

Line stroke width.

 

 

1	graph.lineWidth=4;

 

Line joint shape.

 

 

1	graph.lineJoin="round";

 

Line stroke color.

 

 

1	graph.strokeStyle="#666";

 

Use the beginPath() to start drawing a new path.

 

 

1	graph.beginPath();

 

We use the JSON.parse() method to parse a string as JSON.

 

 

1	varjsonData=JSON.parse(NewLines);

 

Draw lines from the array loop.

 

 

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for(vari=0;i<jsonData.counters.length;i++)     varcounter=jsonData.counters[i];     graph.lineTo(counter.x,counter.y);

 

Fill the stroke.

 

 

1	graph.stroke();

 

Line joint color.

 

 

1	graph.fillStyle="#666";

 

Draw circles from array loop.

 

 

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for(vari=0;i<jsonData.counters.length;i++)     graph.beginPath();     varaxis=jsonData.counters[i];     graph.arc(axis.x,axis.y,5,0,Math.PI *2,true);     graph.closePath();     graph.fill();

 

Load the image into memory.

 

 

1	img.src="graph-images/rrpowered-graph";

The whole Javascript

 

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functionNewGraph()     vargraph=document.getElementById("graph").getContext("2d");     varNewLines='"success": true,"counters": ["x": 5,"y": 150,"x": 46,"y": 130,"x": 85,"y": 133,"x": 124,"y": 145,"x": 163,"y": 115,"x": 202,"y": 110,"x": 241,"y": 102,"x": 280,"y": 106,"x": 319,"y": 150,"x": 358,"y": 118,"x": 397,"y": 98,"x": 436,"y": 106,"x": 475,"y": 148,"x": 514,"y": 144,"x": 553,"y": 134,"x": 592,"y": 102,"x": 631,"y": 30,"x": 670,"y": 145,"x": 709,"y": 135,"x": 748,"y": 130,"x": 787,"y": 150,"x": 826,"y": 150,"x": 865,"y": 110,"x": 904,"y": 90,"x": 943,"y": 30,"x": 982,"y": 30,"x": 1021,"y": 60,"x": 1060,"y": 33]';     varimg=newImage();     img.onload=function()         graph.drawImage(img,0,0);         graph.lineWidth=4;         graph.lineJoin="round";         graph.strokeStyle="#666";           /*drawpath*/         graph.beginPath();           /*draw line from array loop*/         varjsonData=JSON.parse(NewLines);         for(vari=0;i<jsonData.counters.length;i++)             varcounter=jsonData.counters[i];             graph.lineTo(counter.x,counter.y);                    graph.stroke();         /*Draw circles*/         graph.fillStyle="#666";         /*draw round from array loop*/         for(vari=0;i<jsonData.counters.length;i++)             graph.beginPath();             varaxis=jsonData.counters[i];             graph.arc(axis.x,axis.y,5,0,Math.PI *2,true);             graph.closePath();             graph.fill();                   /*The image path*/     img.src="graph-images/rrpowered-graph"; Link Demo : http://www.rrpowered.com/Tutorials/HTML5Graph/ Link Download : http://www.rrpowered.com/code/RRPowered-HTML5Graph.zip

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