Saint Mary High School

Nenas Food Charity

English Project
T.Carolina Fortin

Students:
Esteban Molina
Roger Segura
11-B

Monday 27th, 2015.

Background Research
NenasFoodCharityisanorganizationdedicatedspecificallyto
homelesspeople,ourmaingoalistogivesomefoodtothosewhohave
none.Thefoodiscompletelymadebyus,andthendeliveredpersonally.
Beyondthephysicalpieceoffood,standsourintentionofgivingthema
happymoment.Forthisprojectweareplanningtobakesomepizzasand
makejuicetogivethem.Thepizzawewillbemakinghashamandcheese.
Thepreparationtimeisapproximatelytwohours,andthepizzastakesthirty
minutesintheoventobeready.Therecipeisthefollowing(simplyrecipes):
Youcanuseallpurposeflourinsteadofthebreadflourthatiscalled
forintherecipe,butbreadflourishigheringlutenthanallpurpose
flourandwillmakeacrispiercrustforyourpizza.
Ingredients
PizzaDough:Makesenoughdoughfortwo1012inchpizzas
11/2cupswarmwater(105F115F)
1package(21/4teaspoons)ofactivedryyeast
31/2cupsbreadflour
2Tbspoliveoil
2teaspoonssalt
1teaspoonsugar
PizzaIngredients
Oliveoil
Cornmeal(tohelpslidethepizzaontothepizzastone)
Tomatosauce(smooth,orpured)
Mozzarellacheese,grated
Parmesancheese,grated
Fetacheese,crumbled
Bellpeppers,stemsandseedsremoved,thinlysliced
Italiansausage,cookedaheadandcrumbled
Choppedfreshbasil
Pesto
Ham,thinlysliced
MakingthePizzaDough

1)Placethewarmwaterinthelargebowlof
aheavydutystandmixer.Sprinkletheyeast
overthewarmwaterandletitsitfor5
minutesuntiltheyeastisdissolved.
After5minutesstiriftheyeasthasn't
dissolvedcompletely.Theyeast
foam,whichindicatesthatitisstillactiveandalive.

shouldbeginto

2)Usingthemixingpaddleattachment,mixintheflour,salt,sugar,and
oliveoilonlowspeedforaminute.Thenreplacethemixingpaddlewiththe
doughhookattachment.Kneadthepizzadoughonlowtomediumspeed
usingthedoughhookuntilthedoughissmoothandelastic,about10
minutes.Ifyoudon'thaveamixer,youcanmixtheingredientstogetherand
kneadthembyhand.Ifthedoughseemsalittletoowet,sprinkleitwitha
littlemoreflour.

3)Spreadathinlayerofoliveoilovertheinsideofalargebowl.Placethe
pizzadoughinthebowlandturnitaroundsothatitgetscoatedwiththeoil.
Coverthedoughwithplasticwrapandletsitinawarmplace(7585F)until
itdoublesinsize,atleast1to11/2hours.Youcanletitsitforseveralhours
ifyouwant.Thelongerrisewillimprovetheflavorofthepizzacrust.Ifyou
don'thaveawarmspotinthehouseyoucanheattheovento150degrees,
andthenturnofftheoven.Lettheovencooltillitisjustalittlewarm,then
placethebowlofdoughinthiswarmedoventorise.
Atthispoint,ifyouwanttomakeahead,youcanfreezethedoughinan
airtightcontainerforuptotwoweeks.

PreparingthePizzas
1)Placeapizzastoneonarackinthelowerthirdofyouroven.Preheatthe
ovento450Fforatleast30minutes,preferablyanhour.
2)Removetheplasticcoverfromthedoughandpunchthedoughdownsoit
deflatesabit.Dividethedoughinhalf.Formtworoundballsofdough.
Placeeachinitsownbowl,coverwithplasticandletsitfor10minutes.
3Prepareyourdesiredtoppings.Notethatyouarenotgoingtowanttoload
upeachpizzawithalotoftoppingsasthecrustwillendupnotcrispthat
way.Aboutathirdacupeachoftomatosauceandcheesewouldbe
sufficientforonepizza.Onetotwomushroomsthinlyslicedwillcovera
pizza.

4)Workingoneballofdoughatatime,takeoneballofdoughandflattenit
withyourhandsonaslightlyflouredworksurface.Startingatthecenterand
workingoutwards,useyourfingertipstopressthedoughto1/2inchthick.
Turnandstretchthedoughuntilitwillnotstretchfurther.Letthedough
relax5minutesandthencontinuetostretchituntilitreachesthedesired
diameter10to12inches.Useyourpalmtoflattentheedgeofthedough
whereitisthicker.Youcanpinchtheveryedgesifyouwanttoformalip.
5)Brushthetopofthedoughwitholiveoil(topreventitfromgettingsoggy
fromthetoppings).Useyourfingertipstopressdownandmakedentsalong
thesurfaceofthedoughtopreventbubbling.Letrestanother5minutes.

6)Spoononthetomatosauce,sprinklewithcheese,andplaceyour
desiredtoppingsonthepizza.

SocialHelp
Theinspirationandmotivationofthisprojectisnottheactofbaking
pizzas,ourgoalandcommitmentistohelpthehomelessatleastforoneday.
Byintroducingtheideasofhelpingwealsowanttomakeconscienceto
thosethatdoesntknowhowhardistoliveinthestreets,makethemfeelthe
enthusiasmofhelpinganotherhumanbeing,convincethembytheirown
commitmenttohelpthosethatdoesnthaveaanything.
SanJosesreality
DowntownSanJoseisfullofhomeless,andatleast2000peopleare
addictedtocrack,inthesearchofthisdrug,thispeopledoeverythingtoget
themoneytopaythisaddiction.Forthegovernmentthehomelessarea
problembecausemostofthemdoesntworkanddotheirneedsonthe
streets,themajorproblemisthatCostaRicaiswellknownastouristic
paradise,butthetouristdoesntliketoseeuglyplaces.Mostofthehomeless
areaddictedtoaharddrug,mostlycrack;mostofpeopleconsiderateitas
theworstdrugonEarth,becauseitischeapandstrong.Alotofpeoplein
thestreetshavefaithandtheywanttogetoutofthissituation,accordingtoa
reportpublishedbyawebsitecalledTheCostaRicaStar;thisiswhata
homelessmansaidabouthissituationwithreligionIwasabouttokill
aguy,thedeviltoldmetokillhimwithaknifeinthebathroom,butthatwas
whereIsawJesusandfelltothefloor,thankGodIdidnotkillhim,
otherwiseIwouldstillbeinprisonherecalls.Thehomelessconsideratethe
drugsasarepresentationofthedevil,becauseischainthatmaintainthemon
thathorriblesituation.Theproblemisthattheywanttoescapefromthisbut
theycant,itistoodifficult.
Thereareseveralorganizationsandfoundationsapartfromthe
governmentthattrytogivesomekindofhopetothehomelesspeople.
TheresanorganizationcalledPanpa,itsformedbypeoplefromallages,
butspeciallyyoungpeople.TheyseeeachothereveryFridaytoprepare
foodandlaterongoandgiveitout.Therearealsosomereligious

organizationslikechurchesorsmallercongregationsthatmakecampaignsof
socialwork,inwhichbelieversgetinvolvedinwhatscalledthesadtruth.
Charitys Funds
The idea of Nenas Food Charity is to continue the road of helping the
homeless, sometimes this is a difficult situation because this actions
include money. There are many companies that help with a lot of
money, this helps our organization to keep going succesfully, helping
the homeless. Nenas Food Charity also include different types of
helping, if someone doesnt have enough money to donate, doesnt
matter because , there are a lot of campaings such as volunteering in
the kitchen and helping in the delivery of pizza and juice in the streets.
The cost of a pizza is around 8 dollars , if you think about the price , it
is very cheap because nenas pizza is very big compared with many
others , it is gigantic. Also big companies are constantly participating
social proyects, so they will be willing to give us the prim matter, for
example the sausages company Zar are not going to give us the
pizza ready or pay u the entire pizza price, but they may give us some
donated hams so we can make the pizza; the same thing with the fleur
and cheese. In response we compromise to constantly mentions their
company names and show their logos in our main campaings.
Other Organizations
One of the most biggest collaborations for the homeless are the
catholic churches , for them it doesnt matter if you are catholic ,
muslim buddhist or any other religion , they are just trying to help and
find a way to reduce the homeless people by bringing them some help
such as food, cloth , and a place to stay for the night . net wish is
another organization created by an individual , it provides millions of
dollar , and it consists in paying the bills of the people in the streets
but also help them to get through their situation by offering them a job
and a place to live , also this non profit organization help Little kids too.
Ending homeless
The magazine coalition for the homeless published. By stabilizing
people through shelter, moving them into permanent housing, and
implementing assistance programs to keep them in their housing, we
can not only reduce, but eliminate, homelessness in New York City.
Most organizations wished to stop the homeless situation and one way
is to give them their own house and a job in which they can stayed

working , and by this by the pssing of time they would have a better
lifestyle away from the drugs and the vicious of the streets .

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