Cauliflower Pizza

So I know what you are thinking.. Cauliflower.. Pizza?? REALLY? YES. Really. I saw this recipe on Pinterest for the cauliflower pizza crust and thought that since this week's Palmetto Organics delivery has cauliflower I had to try something new! Below is the recipe for this DELISH carb free meal!!!

Crust:
1 Head of Cauliflower
2-4 eggs (depending on the amount of cauliflower)
2 cups of mozzerella cheese
2 tablespoons of Italian Seasoning (basil, rosemary, garlic..etc.. anything Italian)

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Wash your cauliflower and chop up into smaller pieces. Put into a food processor and "rice" it. Essentially you are finely chopping the cauliflower until it is very small and fine. It should make about 2-4 cups. Put into a bowl and microwave it for 8-10 minutes. Once removed from the microwave, add the eggs. The eggs are based on the number of cups of cauliflower you have. Essentially 1 egg to one cup of cauliflower. Then add the 2 cups of mozzerella and the italian seasonings.

Line a pizza stone or large pan with wax paper. Then spread the cauliflower mixture thinly over the stone.  Bake at 400 degrees for 30-45 minutes. You want the cauliflower crust to be browned on the edges and cooked through.

One cooked top with whatever you like! I topped mine with alfredo and my hubs the marinara. He had meatlovers I had all veggies. Then top with more mozzerella cheese. Cook for about another 8 min or until cheese is melting and bubbly.

The crust may be a bit soft but BOY it tastes delish!!! Great way to replace the carb crust with delish cauliflower!!!

Two Taco Chili (Shout out to The Rev!)

So the hubs and I had dinner with our friends The Wallaces (Rob, Carrie, Gracyn and Hudson). We proclaimed it Mexican nite and I brought enchiladas and homemade salsa and Rob (The Rev) Wallace made some delish chorizo cheese dip and an amazing taco chili! In honor of that fab meal I told my hubs that I would do my best to try to recreate it when he requested it last week for dinner. To be honest The Rev's chili was amazing so I had big chili shoes to fill. So below is the my attempt at the recipe. I call it two taco chili so that it is easy to remember really all you need it 2 of each of the following ingredients: 2 pounds of ground sirloin 2 cans of diced tomatoes (drain the juice and set aside) 2 cans of black beans (drained) 2 cans of corn (drained) 2 packets of taco seasoning 2 jalapeños **optional **sour cream optional topping **cheddar cheese optional topping Brown the mean in a large pot and once it is browner add the other veggies. Then once mixed add the 2 packets of seasoning and let simmer until you are ready to eat! This is a great easy quick dish for the crockpot or to take to a friend's house for football.

Celery Salad

Celery Salad

So how often do you buy celery and have a LOT left over? I know when I get my veggie delivery that I am frequently trying to find ways to use my celery before it goes bad! This recipe will help y0u find a way to use that celery!

Celery Salad

2 cups of chopped celery

2 cups of chopped seedless cucumber (or scoop the seeds out of the seeded cucumbers) with the skin on

1/2 cup of chopped red onion

1 cup of chopped tomatoes

2 tablespoons of low fat mayo

2 tablespoons of dijon mustard

1 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of pepper

1/2 t4 teaspoon of garlic salt

1/2 teaspoon of dill weed

*1/2 teaspoon of diced jalapeno (completely based on taste)

Mix together in a large bowl and you can add extra mayo if you like more mayo. But to me the flavors of the celery salad come out with less. Mix together and put in the refrigerator for 1 hour or more. Serve cold!

Tuna Melt Pizza

Dough and Sauce:
1 roll of refrigerated Pillsbury pizza dough (pop-n-fresh dough)
-1/2 block of softened fat free cream cheese (or you can use the regular or 1/3 fat if you really need it!)
-1 tablespoon of yellow mustard
-1/2 teaspoon dried dill (or fresh if you have it.. i did in my Aerogrower)
-salt n pepper to taste

Toppings:
-3 cans of tuna drained
-2 tablespoons of fat free mayo
-1 tablespoon of yellow mustard
-1/4 of red onion diced*
-2 whole Claussen pickles diced* (or any dill pickle that's your fave)
-1 can of diced black olives*
-1 whole tomato sliced thin* (like you would for a sandwich.. not chopped)
-1 bag of shredded low fat cheddar cheese

*optional


Preheat the oven to 400. Spread out the dough on a cookie sheet. Bake the cough for 5 min and then remove. Next mix the softened cream cheese, mustard, salt n pepper and dill and spread on the dough. I used a pastry brush but you can use the back of a spoon. Then in a separate bowl mix the tuna, mustard, mayo and sprinkle over the pizza evenly. Then add the diced onion, pickle, olives, slices of tomato and shredded cheddar cheese and bake for 10 more minutes at 400 degrees.

We also added a little hot sauce on top of each slice and it was delish!

Chicken Tenders and Roasted Veggie Quinoa

Chicken Tenders and Roasted Veggie Quinoa

Chicken and breading:

2 lbs of chicken tenderloins (or chicken breasts cut into tenderloins)

2 eggs whipped in a bowl

1/4 cup of flour

1/4 parm cheese

1 cup of crushed Frosted Flakes

Veggies:

1 ear of corn sliced off the cob

1 delicata squash (or 2 pieces of yellow or green squash)

1 green pepper (seeded and chopped)

1/2 yellow onion chopped

1 large tomato chopped

Quinoa- 2 cups prepared to the specifications on the box with salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Take the eggs and whip with a fork in a bowl. Then crush the Frosted Flakes in a plastic ziploc bag. Then empty into a bowl with flour and parm cheese. Take the chicken tenderloins and dredge in the egg then into the Frosted Flake mixture and lay on a 9x13 greased cookie sheet.

Set the chicken aside and cut the corn off the cob, chop the onion and pepper and add all three to a large cookie sheet on one end of the sheet. Then cut the delicata squash in half and core out the seeds. The lay on the other end of the cookie sheet and drizzle olive oil over the squash along with salt n pepper.

Put the cookie sheet with the chicken and the cookie sheet with the veggies in the oven and bake for 20 min or until the chicken is 180 degrees.

While the veggies and chicken are cooking.. take 1 quinoa in a medium saucepan and add 2 cups of water. Then bring the mixture to a boil. Once boiling add salt and pepper to the boiling water/quinoa mix. Cover and lower heat to a simmer for 15 min. Then once cooked remove from heat.

Once the quinoa is done take the veggies out of the oven and add to the quinoa. Then chop tomato up and add to the pot of quinoa and veggies.

Take the chicken out and plate it along with the veggie quinoa and ENJOY!!

Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza

1 lb of ground beef (browned and seasoned with S + P)
1 lb of bacon cooked and chopped
2 cups of chopped tomatoes
1 cup of chopped red onion
2 cups of fresh arugula
2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup of chopped pickles
1 container of refrigerated pizza dough

Sauce:
1/2 cup of yellow mustard
1/2 cup of ketchup
1/2 cup of bbq sauce
1/2 cup of mayo


Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Roll the pizza dough on to a large cookei sheet. Bake the dough for 5 min and then set aside. Next mix all the sauce ingredients together and brush it on the pizza dough saving 1/2 cup of the sauce for drizzling over the top of the pizza at the end. Then add the browned ground beef, bacon, tomatoes, onions, arugula and shredded cheese on the pizza in that order. Cook for 12-15 min or until the dough is golden brown. Then top the pizza with chopped pickles and drizzle remaining sauce over the top. Cut into slices and enjoy!

My First Catering Gig!

Last weekend I had the honor and privelage of catering my good friends Josh and Scott's engagement shower! There were over 40 guests and it was a wonderful time!

Below are the pics and recipes that I made..

First up I made St Louis style BBQ egg rolls.. Super easy and fun! And for those that know me.. I am always turning things into filling for eggrolls :)

St.Louis Style Eggrolls

1 package (2 lbs of pre-cooked smoked pork- Y0u can buy a your grocey store.. or I found mine at Costco!)

1/2 cup of St Louis style BBQ sauce (sweet style)

1/2 cup of yellow mustard

2 pkgs of egg roll wrappers (usually in the produce aisle)

Mix pork, bbq sauce and mustard together and spoon a large spoonful into the corner of the eggroll wrapper. roll half way and then tuck in the corners and finish rolling sealing the end with a dab of water.

Paula Deen's Ooey Gooey Butter Cake- Got this one from the master :)

1 pkg yellow cake mix

1 stick of butter melted

2 eggs

8 oz of cream cheese

1 lb of powdered sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp of vanilla

Prehear oven to 350 degrees.Mix cake mix, butter and eggs together. spread into 13x9 pan. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, eggs and vanilla together and pour on top. Cook for 40-50 min. It will be gooey :)

Croissants and Herbed Butter

Super easy and delicious :)

Buy some pre baked croissants (or bake them yourself.. pop n fresh style!)

Take a stick of butter and let it get to room temp. Then add:

1 tsp dried dill

1 tsp of garlic

1/4 tsp of salt

1/4 tsp of pepper

Spread on the croissants and enjoy!!

Stuffed Mushrooms (*I sent this into Paula Deens Real Women of Philadelphia Cream Cheese Contest- still haven't won.. but hey it is worth making!)

1 box of large white mushrooms with stems removed

1 lb of breakfast sausage cooked

1 block of Philly cream cheese

1 cup of italian bread crumbs

1/2 cup of parm cheese

Mix in a bown until it is difficult to stir. Then spoon into mushrooms and cook in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes! Sprinkle with mozz cheese for extra gooey goodness!

Tenderloin on Focaccia Rolls with Boursin Cheese

1 large beef tenderloin seasoned with Montreal Steak Seasoning cooked to medium rare and sliced into rectangles

1 large focaccia roll cut into rectangles

2 containters of Boursin (garlic cheese)

Make into open faced sandwiches and serve warm

Thai Shrimp Salad Lettuce Wraps

1 lb of cooked and devined shrimp with the tails removed

2 cups of cooked rice (served cold)

3 small cucumbers diced and not peeled

2/3 cup od thai chili sauce (more or less to taste)

1 lb of bibb lettuce cleaned and pulled apart into cups

In a large bowl mix all the ingredients except the lettuce together and then spoon the mixture into the lettuce cups and serve!