Cauliflower Pizza Crust

A good friend of mine mentioned "cauliflower" pizza to me.  I love cauliflower...but in our family of 4, I am the only one.  I bought a head of cauliflower a week or so ago with making it, but hadn't gotten around to it until today.  Both kids were at school, so Nick was going to be my taste tester.  I am pleasantly surprised with the outcome.  There is a very, very mild cauliflower taste to it.  Not enough for anyone to go "this is cauliflower, isn't it?"  If you didn't know that I used cauliflower to make it, you really wouldn't know by the taste.  The one thing that was different about it was you need a fork to eat it.  It doesn't get as hard of a crust as a regular pizza, but I'm okay with not having messy pizza hands.  :)

Ingredients:
1 Head of cauliflower
1 Cup mozzerella cheese
1 Egg, beaten
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp granulated garlic
Olive oil to drizzle
(any pizza toppings you want, pizza sauce, cheese for the top)

Directions:
*Chop all the flowerettes off of the cauliflower.  Place them into a blender or mixer.

*Once all of it is into the tiny cauliflower granules, put it into a microwave safe bowl.

*Cook the cauliflower in the microwave for 8 minutes.  Still every 2 minutes throughout the cooking.

*Pre-heat your oven to 450*F.

*On a pizza pan (or any baking sheet really), place a piece of parchment paper.

*When the cauliflower is done cooking, pour it into a bowl (one medium head of cauliflower will make right around 1 cup of "grain" type cauliflower).  Add the egg, spices, and mozzarella cheese into the bowl with the riced cauliflower.

*Mix it all up.

*Pour the dough onto your parchment paper on the baking sheet.

*With your hands, push the dough out and flatten it into your pizza shape.

*Drizzle with olive oil.

*Bake at 450*F for 15 minutes.

*Once the crust is cooked, add your sauce, toppings, and cheese.  I HIGHLY suggest cooking your sauce and toppings before adding them on because your pizza will not be in the over long enough to heat through.

*Turn the "broil" on your oven on.

*Put your pizza with toppings and cheese into the oven.  Cook for about 4 minutes.  You only want to cook it until the cheese is melted.

*Careful cutting the pizza and placing it onto the place (remember how I said it isn't as hard of a dough as a regular pizza?)  Enjoy!

One Pot Tomato Basil Pepper Pasta

I know you've seen the pinterest pasta dinner that is titled "One Pot Wonder."  They weren't lying...it really is.  Tonight was the second time we have made it.  Its really, really easy.  You put ALL ingredients into the pot, turn it on, and 20 minutes later you eat.  Yes, that easy my friends.  I changed up the amounts of some of the ingredients because the spices were off a bit.  They called for 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes.  It was a little too much for us the first time I made it.  I did 1/4 a teaspoon and it was perfect.  A hint of pepper spice in it without being too much.  Enjoy!!!

Ingredients:
12 Ounces linguine (uncooked)
1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes (and their juices)
4 1/2 Cups chicken broth (not low sodium.  About 2.5 cans)
1 Large yellow onion (cut into tiny pieces)
4 Cloves garlic
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons oregano
4-8 Leaves basil (I put a ton in!)
1 1/2 Tablespoons vegetable or olive oil

Directions:
*Pour the diced tomatoes and chicken broth into a big pot.

*Dice your onions.  Place into the pot.

*Slice your garlic into tiny slices, then place into the pot.

*Add linguine, red pepper flakes, oregano, basil, and oil.

*Cover your pot.  Turn onto medium high until it boils.

*Once it boils, reduce to a simmer.  Keep it covered with a lid for about 16-20 minutes.  My noodles took about 20 minutes to cook.  There was still some juice in the pot at the end that wasn't fully absorbed.  We topped ours with Parmesan cheese.  (Pretty excited that there was enough for leftovers for lunch tomorrow!)

Original recipe came from here: http://www.apronstringsblog.com/one-pot-wonder-tomato-basil-pasta-recipe/