Sunday, October 12, 2014

Paleo Cauliflower Pizza

I've never been a big pizza lover, but I am marrying someone who craves pizza like I crave ice-cream ;) So as a compromise I decided to try outcome Cauliflower pizza for us so that he could have his pizza and I could stay on track with my Paleo Lifestyle :) This recipe is SUPER easy and makes a full size pizza!


Cauliflower Pizza



Crust

  • 1 full head of cauliflower
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbspn of coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup of Bob Red Mills Almond Meal

Suggested Toppings
  • 1 16 oz can of organic, low sodium tomato sauce
  • peppers, zucchini, red onion, feta cheese

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees, steam cauliflower and once soft, mash till it resembles rice grains with a food processor or use fork to mash.
  2. Mix all the other crust ingredients together.
  3. Spray pan down with cooking spray or oil
  4. Place crust on pan and form into pizza shape
  5. Bake for 12-14 mins. until edges start to turn brown(its okay if it's a little soft and mushy, that will go away once you top and back for additional time)
  6. Pour tomate sauce over pizza and top with toppings of your choice. 
  7. Cook ab additional 5-10 mins.

Number of Servings: 8

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Sinful Paleo Banana Pancakes

I am a sweets lover, there's not secret about that. So when deciding to really to take my health in my own hands (candida, adrenal fatigue, hypothyroidism, hormonal imbalances etc,.) I knew that a huge part of getting that all under control was what I was putting in my body. I decided to go Paleo a few months ago and lately have been experimenting with some new recipes to keep things fun and interesting. This one right here is a WINNER! If you make them, let me know what you think!

BANANA PANCAKES
Prep time: 5 min 
Cook time: 10 min
Serves: 4 (makes 8-9 small/medium pancakes)





Ingredients

  • 3 bananas
  • 3 large pastured eggs
  • 3/4 cups almond flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)

Instructions
  1. In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas with a fork or potato masher (I used my hands-- yes they were clean!)
  2. Crack eggs into the bowl, add almond flour and cinnamon and combine.
  3. preheat a large cast iron skillet or griddle pan on medium heat (I added a 1 tsp of coconut oil to avoid it sticking)
  4. Using a cookie scoop or large spoon, add 2-3 tablespoon scoops of batter onto the cooking surface
  5. Cook until the edges look done and gently flip the pancakes over and cook a few minutes more. Top with some extra butter or coconut oil, (I used coconut butter in this picture), cinnamon or walnuts and serve. 
  6. ENJOY!