Pizza, Pizza!!!

First order of fun: Thank you to LMYR for the introduction to the blogging world and welcome to those stopping by – I hope you don’t think I am too much of a complete weirdo (I am ok with crazy though).

Today has been busy, but I was able to get in a short run. I learned the lesson that I should not eat a hamburger for lunch if I plan on running later. No matter, I always love how great I feel after a run.

This weekend was great! Danielle and I volunteered during the Thunder Road Marathon on Saturday. We were so freaking excited and pumped. I packed fuel so we can make it through the day handing out water/Gatorade and watching all the runners.

Packed bananas too, but they aren't as photogenic

Good thing we had fuel, since we walked around for 30 minutes trying to figure out where we needed to check-in and get our t-shirts (btw never got those dern shirts). We finally just palced ourselves with the post-race drinks. It was a lot of fun; I really enjoyed seeing everyone as they finished. But my favorite moments were the final finishers. These people were so inspirational and were the ones, not the sub-4 finishers, that made me think about one day calling myself a marathoner.  


One day?

 And as a bonus, we were able to take home many Lara Bars and 16lbs of bananas!


I may have eaten 1/2 of my stash during my drive home

 Sunday was my first day off in a week, and hubs and I took full advantage of a lazy day. I made it a rest day because my foot was hurting (I am a whimp).

About a month ago, I found and tried a Cauliflower Crust Pizza recipe on Pinterest. I love pizza! I don’t care if it is $0.98 frozen pizza or the specialty pizzas from the local Italian place. So to find a recipe that allows me to add veggies to my diet and take away some unnecessary sugars – I am there! For game watching and couch snuggling, I decided to make the Cauliflower Crust Pizza again. Don’t get me wrong, the original recipe was great, but I wanted to cut down the fats by reducing the amount of cheese and possibly using only egg whites. This is a delightful treat that will meet that crave you might have for pizza.

Cauliflower Crust Pizza (inspired by this)

Crust Ingredients

3 cups cooked riced cauliflower (approximately 1 head)

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 whole egg and 2 egg whites, beaten

1 tsp minced garlic

1 tsp oregano or Italian Herbs

Plus:

Assorted veggies/toppings

Cheese

Pizza sauce

- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

- Cut veggies/toppings and roast until done.

While the veggies were cooking, prepare the crust:

- Luckily, the original recipe had directions to ‘rice’ the cauliflower.

Remove stems and leaves from cauliflower and chop the florets into chunks. Add to food processor and pulse until it looks like grain (if you don’t have a food processor, you can grate with a cheese grater).  Place cauliflower into the microwave for 5-8 minutes until cooked.

- After cauliflower is finished, combine it with the remaining crust ingredients.

- Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray (I used a stone that doesn’t need spray)

- Transfer crust mixture to the baking sheet and using hands, pat out.

- Bake for 15 minutes.

Add sauce, toppings and cheese. Place under the broiler for about 4 minutes or until cheese is melted.

We had had a slice with salad.

Hubs believes it tastes just as good with the minor changes. Perfect way to have pizza and not worry too much about processed foods and unwanted carbs.

Well, I am off to snuggle with my boys and watch Harry Potter!