Cauliflower Pizza

I know, that's what I thought! Gross, right?

This recipe substitutes cauliflower instead of the dough you would normally use for the crust.
I was feeling a little adventurous(or crazy) and decided to try something a little out of the ordinary for dinner tonight. I wanted pizza but I wanted something healthy too.

So I went ahead and did a little variation to a recipe I found for cauliflower pizza and figured that if you wanted to cut your calories in half while still getting a little pizza flavor, you could try it too.

INGREDIENTS
2 cups cauliflower, grated
1 cup light mozzarella cheese
2 eggs
pepperoni (I added this to make my pizza more authentic)

basil
oregano
parsley
fennel
garlic powder to taste

green and red pepper
1/2 cup onion
1 8 oz can tomato sauce (seasoned with Italian seasoning)

DIRECTIONS:
While cauliflower is steaming start chopping. Chop pepper, onion and tomato. Set aside. Let cauliflower cool down, then grate it up.

*The whole time I was thinking, "This cauliflower smells! I hate cauliflower, man this is going to totally taste like cow dung".

Combine grated cauliflower with 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and eggs in a large bowl. Spray a regular cookie sheet with cooking spray before spreading the dough evenly. Sprinkle dough with fennel, oregano, parsley and basil. Add garlic powder.

Bake at 450 degrees F for 12-15 minutes. Remove the dough from the oven and spread tomato sauce across dough. Then sprinkle chopped pepper, onion as well as the pepperoni and remaining cheese on top. Return pizza to oven . Broil and leave in until cheese has melted and the crust is crispy (3-5 minutes).

REVIEWS:
Mind you it is different than pizza. If Jay were more of a tomato fan I would have skipped the sauce(it makes the crust a little too moist on top) and just put fresh sliced tomatoes on top.

Jay thought it was fine, not amazing. 3 stars. He will eat it once in a while.

Aubrey was surprised because I expected it to be disgusting honestly. It ended up reminding me of a pizza flavored omelet a little bit. I was very happy with the end result in the fact that it satisfied my craving for pizza but was healthy!

I am excited to try different variations and maybe add a little more to the dough to make it stick together a little better. We will see where the chef inside me takes us...

Why do bad cars happen to good people?

This question has crossed my mind more than a few times these past couple of weeks.

However, if my car had not broken down I would never have known about all the people who would lend a hand and help me out when I needed it.

The day after my car broke down I was supposed to start working at a new physical therapy clinic and I told my new boss, Kim, my situation and she offered to pick me up and drop me off. Ya, my boss did that.
Then, at this new workplace during lunch I didn't remember to bring a lunch so the receptionist insisted I take her car somewhere so I could grab something. I didn't even ask and I wasn't making a big deal about not eating- she just offered.

Then everyone was always like, "You don't have a car, let me get you some lunch!"

I don't know, I saw a lot of good in a lot of people, and it made me humble and accept help getting around. I had to and it's good for me.

Last Christmas...

So crazy it was only last Christmas that my knight got down on one knee and said he wanted to have me for the rest of his life.

All the smells and decorations and the snow remind me of that nerve-racking and exciting night. And I breathe a sigh of relief for saying yes because if I had said no...yikes, Christmas would be horrible. But I said yes so everything's good. Phew.

Just thought I'd give a sigh of relief on that one.

"A Christmas Miracle"

The Provo Tabernacle went up in flames this week. Many were heartbroken and I can't help but feel a loss when I look at that old building and know that now it is in shambles. It was a beautiful building with a lot of history.



But there is something that amazes me.
This picture of Christ was saved from the wreckage:



When a friend at work first told me about a picture of Jesus that wasn't burned I thought it was just a rumor.
Yet, there it is, with many people calling it a "Christmas Miracle".
And I can't help but think it is.

It was just a reminder to me that things are temporal and Christmas is really not about stuff....even if the stuff is beautiful and wonderful.
It's so easy to get caught up in getting new things and giving great, awesome gifts but in the end those things really won't matter at all. What will matter is the love you show others and the service you do and what kind of heart you have. This was a good reminder for me about what really counts and hopefully will be able to look back on my life with joy, and not the regret of caring about things that don't last.

Merry Christmas!

Footsie's

I was reminded of an embarrassing moment the other day and decided it's time to just laugh about it.

The setting is: sunday evening- game/chatting time after dinner. We are all sitting on the couch with me in the middle of Jay and my father-in-law.

I playfully started nudging Jay's foot.

All of a sudden Garr busts out laughing and I am so confused.

Until I realize both Jay and Garr have black socks on.
The foot in which I was footsie-ing was indeed my father-in-laws.


My face was a deep shade of red as I nervously laughed along with everyone else.
So embarrassing.

Santa

This is cute.

Christmas Toilet Paper Tree

Who says you can't make christmas tree ornaments with toilet paper rolls and a little bit of tissue paper?

It turned out lovely.

My new favorite pastime is sitting on the futon and staring at our christmas tree.