Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Cauliflower Crust Pizza

So tonight, I had absolutely nothing better to do than to try out a new recipe!!! YAY!! I actually combined a few different ones together & made my own due to some ingredients in others that I was just not too crazy about. I am pretty impressed with myself because I just do not "create" recipes on my own people! lol!

I had never had cauliflower crust before, so I didn't really know if this would taste good, what the texture would be like, if it would be soft, crispy or what. SO, if you have never had this, let me just say that you definitely cannot compare this to a "dough". It is on the softer side too. I ate it with my fork; which I tend to eat pizza with anyway. It really has a great flavor..not what I had expected with the texture though, but hat was because I was expecting more of an ordinary "pizza crust".

This recipe is for one 'personal size' pizza, so if you are planning to feed more than one mouth, plan accordingly.

Dough:

• 1 Cauliflower
• 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup Mozzarella cheese
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1lg clove garlic, crushed
• 1 egg
• pinch of sea salt & fresh ground pepper

 Toppings:

• Pizza Sauce (I used Trader Joe's)
• 1 cup Mozzarella cheese
• pinch of dried oregano
• any other toppings of your choice (I used zucchini, mushrooms, heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil & pesto)

Pre-heat oven to 430F and pop a pizza tray in there while its heating up.
Grate the cauliflower until it looks kind of like 'rice'. (about 3 cups).

 Put it in a bowl & place a plate over the top. Microwave for 4min. Dump out onto the center of a tea towel to cool down. While it cools, grate the cheese and put it into a mixing bowl. Once the cauliflower is cool enough to handle, pull up the edges of the towel and wring all the moisture out. REALLY SQUEEZE IT ALL OUT! Then throw it into the bowl with the cheeses.

Add the oregano, garlic & egg.

Stir it all together.

Lay a piece of parchment paper or wax paper onto a cutting board and rub a little bit of olive oil down.

Form your "dough' into a round pizza shape on the paper. Give it some nice round, pizza-ry edges.

Take the pizza pan from oven & carefully slide the paper and the base across onto the pan (CAREFULLY) and put it back into the oven for about 15-20min.

Pull it out when it looks nice & golden like this

Spread sauce, cheese, oregano & toppings. Place pizza back into the oven for another 5-8min or until it all melted & bubbly. 


Enjoy!

Orange, Peach & Mint Water

Orange, Peach & Mint Water

• 1/2 Orange, sliced
• 1/2 Peach, sliced
• A handful of mint leaves, torn (you can actually just throw a couple whole sprigs of mint in without tearing the leaves if you want a stronger mint flavor)

Celebrating 37 Pounds Lost Today!

 

They say not to weigh daily, but I do. If I don't, then I lose track of what is happening with myself. One thing I know about myself is that I am obsessive compulsive about certain things. When it comes to losing weight, I am definitely OCD! I don't think its a bad thing because I am on top of it! I am one of those people where I am either all in or all out.. no in between!

There are days where the scale does not move at all & it gets really frustrating & I get upset, but I don't give up; I just work harder at it. 

Here's to many many more pounds to go! Just one pound at a time though!

A better Kim, a better me, a life changing journey!

Today's Water - 7/30/15

 

Strawberry, Lemon & Basil Infused Water

 

• 6 Strawberries, sliced
• 1/2 Lemon, sliced
• A few sprigs of basil

 Enjoy!

PF Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps Anyone?

Thanks to my friend Jennifer for recommending this recipe. This was SO GOOD & super easy to make! The pic does not even do justice! I didn't make any modifications to the recipe, but what I did do is add more sriracha before I put the wraps in my mouth :) I am a sucker for spicy food!

Nutritional facts:

Calories: 292

Fat: 9.3

Saturated: 1.8

Polyunsaturated: .4

Monounsaturated: 2.5

Trans: 0

Cholesterol: 120

Sodium: 1449

Potassium: 484.6

Carbs: 17.7

Fiber 1.4

Sugars: 8.4

Protein: 31.6

Vitamin A: 39.5

Vitamin C: 9.9

Calcium: 6.4

Iron: 13.6

Weight Watchers Points - 7

Why I Drink Infused Water

In my adult life, I picked up the very bad habit of drinking lots of coffee & carbonated drinks instead of water. When I began to be more contentious of what I put into my body, I began to make more of an effort to drink more water. Plain ole water was just not cutting it for me & I certainly do not like the taste of Crystal Light & other types of artificial water flavoring.

One day I got the idea from a friend as well as my sister in law to put fruit in water, so I gave it a try. I began looking up recipes on Pinterest. There are a TON of them out there! I finally was able to figure out what combinations I liked & then it was all history from there. My son even likes it!

Water is your body’s source of life. Being hydrated not only improves your health and naturally flushes toxins out of your body, but water also keeps your skin plump and elastic. God knows I need all the elastic I can get pushing 40 & all!!

Infused water is especially beneficial because it makes the act of drinking water more enjoyable, both for the taste buds and the eyes. As an added bonus, infused water has the sweet fruit flavors of fruit juice but without the extra calories or sugar & it doesn't have a nasty after taste that those artificially flavored fruit waters have.

Today I made Strawberry, Orange & Peach water:

• 6 Strawberries, sliced
• 1/2 Orange, sliced
• 1/2 Peach, sliced  

 

I have a 2.9qt pitcher that I use for my water daily that I bought here. It came with a removable infusion rod that fits inside the pitcher, but what I found is that the water tastes MUCH BETTER without using that, so I don't use it.

Just throw the fruit into the pitcher & fill it up with ice. My refrigerator has filtered water, so the ice does not taste nasty woohoo!!

Next, fill er up with water & give it a quick stir

And there you have it! I just put it in the fridge from here & add more water as needed throughout the day. Whatever you do, DO NOT reuse the fruit tomorrow because the fruit will be 'wasted' by the end of the day & will not have anything left to give. This is something you want to do DAILY folks!

Lets do this!!

So many have asked me how I am loosing weight & what diet plan I'm on, what have I done so far, and if would I share my recipes with them. So, I decided that it was time to start sharing all aspects of my journey with everyone for anyone that would like to follow along. I guess you can call it therapy for me or maybe even accountability? With the struggles I've had with my weight all my life, I know that there are others out there that share the same frustrations. I am not a great writer, I am a terrible grammar student (for those teachers that may be reading this - I passed English only by the hair on my chinny chin chin haha; if that helps you understand any of my grammatical errors) & I am in no way a 'blogger'. I just want to be able to post info for those that want it. I am open to suggestions & feedback on anything as well. I will try to post daily, but realistically more like a few times a week due to my work schedule & with school & football season starting for my son. I am excited to start this though. Good night folks!