Blizzard 2013 "Cauliflower Pizza Crust" 2/9/13

Well we made it through the storm. Here's a look back over the past 24 hr.

We ate:

Blueberry Muffins
½ cup coconut flour, sifted
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
6 eggs
⅓ cup agave nectar
⅓ cup grapeseed oil  *** I used coconut oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen

1. In a small bowl, combine coconut flour, salt and baking soda
2. In a large bowl, combine eggs, agave, grapeseed oil and vanilla and blend well with a hand blender
3. Mix dry ingredients into wet, blending with a hand mixer
4. Gently fold in blueberries
5. Place batter into a paper lined 12 cup muffin pan
6. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes
7. Cool and serve

Makes 12 muffins

Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Serves 2; Adapted from Your Lighter Side.

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked, riced cauliflower
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp crushed garlic
1/2 tsp garlic salt
olive oil (optional)
pizza sauce, shredded cheese and your choice of toppings*

Directions:

To "Rice" the Cauliflower:
Take 1 large head of fresh cauliflower, remove stems and leaves, and chop the florets into chunks. Add to food processor and pulse until it looks like grain. Do not over-do pulse or you will puree it. (If you don't have a food processor, you can grate the whole head with a cheese grater). Place the riced cauliflower into a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 8 minutes (some microwaves are more powerful than others, so you may need to reduce this cooking time). There is no need to add water, as the natural moisture in the cauliflower is enough to cook itself.
One large head should produce approximately 3 cups of riced cauliflower. The remainder can be used to make additional pizza crusts immediately, or can be stored in the refrigerator for up to one week.
To Make the Pizza Crust:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup cauliflower, egg and mozzarella. Add oregano, crushed garlic and garlic salt, stir. Transfer to the cookie sheet, and using your hands, pat out into a 9" round. Optional: Brush olive oil over top of mixture to help with browning.
Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven. To the crust, add sauce, toppings and cheese. Place under a broiler at high heat just until cheese is melted (approximately 3-4 minutes).
Enjoy!
*Note that toppings need to be precooked since you are only broiling for a few minutes.

We prepared:

We played, relaxed and worked out

Luke relaxing and reading:)

Madi getting a little run in:)

Luke in the snow playing!

Thunder helping rob clean off the deck....had our driveway plowed:)!

And now the clean up....

Ok Enjoy the weekend everyone. Looking forward to next week!!