Cooking

Today I decided to cook!  I have been pretty good at eating eggs and salads or takeout for the past...way to long to remember.  Today I decided enough was enough and I would put on the oven mitts and get to work.  Ok you caught me, I really was doing anything possible to avoid correcting papers.  Which I found one more thing to do, blog about my cooking!!!  Anyways, a friend of mine had been telling me about the cauliflower crust pizza.  Here is the recipe I followed. Which is from a blog here... http://www.eat-drink-smile.com/2011/04/cauliflower-crust-pizza.html

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.

 I forgot to buy pizza sauce when I got groceries today.  Epic fail!  So I went to Dollar General to get some, they don't have pizza sauce.  So I used Alfredo sauce with Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies for my sauce.  Pretty sure that is what made my crust a bit soggy.  But anyways it tasted good and I will try it again!  Hope the weekend treated you well and the week even better!

Things I'm loving this week and Please don't judge me :)

I'm going to be very creative here and do a bit of a twist from my previous post. 

Things I'm Loving and Things the Rest of the World Should be slightly concerned about

#1 The Fall crisp weather mixed with the Pumpkin Spice Latte and Chai I have been having this weekend!
#2 My new nonstick skillet that I splurged on yesterday- guess who had perfect pancakes and now grilled cheese (ish) tonight.  Ahh I am a flipping master again!
#3 Blue Bunny Chocolate and Salted Carmel Ice Cream is officially my favorite fall flavored Ice Cream. 
#4 Michelob Ultra Light Cider- Brush your teeth and then drink this stuff.  It tastes just like a green apple, enjoy this fall flavored drink while reading....(see #5)
#5 The book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me and other concerns by Mindy Kaling.  She is Kelly Kapoor from The Office and now the new comedy The Mindy Project.  She is hilarious.  Want a fast/ fun read check out her book. 

Now onto part two of this post.  Things the Rest of the World Should be Slightly Concerned About.  Aka....the please don't judge me portion.  :)
#1 the expiration date on my Turkey Bacon in my fridge.  Yes it probably should go, No I have not gotten sick yet...yet.
#2 The fact that most of my meals consists of things in my fridge thrown together.  For example:
Tonight's meal was grilled BLT with cheese and jalapeno.  Yes, first I made my slightly expired turkey bacon, then I buttered both of my slices of bread and quickly assembled my cheese, jalapeno, bacon, tomato and lettuce with the top slice of bread.  (all while singing "Hammer Time" Since speed was clearly very important or so I thought).  It turned out tasting ok, however the lettuce was a bit soggy, probably won't ever try it again. 
#3 I was going to eat Chili, made a few weeks ago and then frozen, but REALLY wanted to use my new skillet again.  Oh the simple things in life. 
#4 I enjoy watching Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader, and get VERY competitive while watching it.  Comparable to when the elderly watch Wheel of Fortune. 
#5 I am very close to not giving a hoot about this upcoming election until each candidate tells me where they stand on adding Ice Cream to My Plate, formerly known as the food pyramid.  I've eaten so much ice cream that I now think it's a food group!