Low Carb Pizza I gave in, I made the 'flower pizza you all recommended and I tell you what... you were absolutely right. This stuff is life changing! Mum isn't allowed carbs because she's pre-diabetic. The other day I spotted her looking longingly at my slice of homemade pizza and decided I was going to give in and give carb-free pizza a go, for her. If you're carb free, paleolithic, gluten free or just trying to cut back a bit then this is a total winner. Just look at this! I based my recipe on one from Lucky Penny. To make one pizza you'll need: 1 small cauliflower 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan 1/4 cup grated mozzarella 1tsp dried oregano 1 big clove crushed garlic 1 egg Pinch of salt & pepper Toppings: Tomato pizza sauce (homemade or from a jar if you like) About a cup of grated mozzarella 1 big pinch dried oregano Any goodies you fancy! Pre-heat your oven to 220C/430F and pop a large, flat baking tray in there to get hot too. Grate your cauliflower until you're left with 'rice' (about 2 or 3 cups). Slice it up!
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes | RecipeGirl.com Updated 9/22/11 to Add: If you’re coming here to sample these delicious Cinnamon Roll Pancakes, you just might like the latest recipe that I’ve posted for Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes too. And Gingerbread- Cinnamon Roll Pancakes too. Enjoy! Here’s a short video sharing how to make these delicious pancakes: If you’ve ever thought you needed a reason to eat pancakes, today is the day: National Pancake Day! How do you like your pancakes? But recently I started dreaming about mixing cinnamon rolls and pancakes together… and this is what I came up with- my new favorite pancake: Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. I have a wonderfully fluffy pancake batter that I like to use (recipe below) so I swirled a bit of cinnamon roll filling into the pancake. And they cooked up just like a pancake- fluffy, but with craters of crusty, sugary cinnamon swirled within. You might find three of these stacked in a fancy breakfast restaurant, but I’m gonna tell you that one pancake is all you need. Oh yeah. Ingredients:
Jamaican Banana Fritters - ThatsSoYummy.com - StumbleUpon There’s a thing in my house that when you have ripe ol bananas either you make banana bread or banana fritters. These delicious tasty treats can be eaten morning, noon, or night, as a snack or as dessert. These fritters are so easy to make and will satisfy any craving you may have. So if you have a few of these bananas lying around your hose… don’t toss them, put them to GREAT use! Enjoy! Peel and mash the ripe bananas. Beat egg, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Next, blend egg mixture with mashed bananas. Make sure it is all incorporated. Then sift flour and baking powder into the banana/egg mixture. Mix it all together. If the batter seems to be too thick add a little milk… I added about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of milk. Add oil to a frying pan and place on medium high heat. Drop spoonfuls of the banana fritter batter into the hot oiled frying pan. Flip when you see the edges starting to get brown and golden. Lastly, combine cinnamon and sugar together to create your cinnamon sugar. Ingredients
Strawberry Danish Recipe | Puff Pastry Berry Danish Recipe Wake up early one morning and one’s love (who is normally just a salt person) requests a breakfast sweet, there are three main options: Feign early morning incomprehension. Go out and buy something. Make a breakfast pastry for the love of your life. A baking bad-ass with an affinity for spoiling those he loves only has one choice that won’t haunt the recesses of his heart and soul; fire the oven and bake up a flaky delight. The fridge hadn’t been resupplied for a few days, but there were still enough basic supplies hanging around the kitchen to make something up. Using the puff pastry as a base, some pastry cream would be quick to make, combine it all together to be enraptured by the fresh berries, and bake. Turning to the household baking Bible, The Professional Pastry Chef, a few flips of the pages brought up Bo’s cherry crossovers. Does it even need to be said that the end result was heavenly? Todd Wrap the dough around the dowel, slice the strips, and transfer to baking sheet Hello!
Baked Egg in Avocado | Bravo For PaleoBravo For Paleo Looking for more breakfast ideas? Here’s one you may not have thought of, yet. I call it- Baked Egg in Avocado. Everyone always tells me breakfast can get boring, but I disagree. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. I usually eat breakfast around lunch time (because intermittently fasting feels natural to me). What benefits are you getting from this meal? And here’s a plus! Ingredients Avocado2 EggsSea salt & pepper Seasoning, optional Directions Cut avocado in half, remove pit. Blueberry Breakfast Cake Breakfast cake, coffee cake, whatever you want to call it, it’s overflowing with blueberries and absolutely delicious. The crumb topping really is enough for this, but I always have to have a pretty white drizzle on top. :) However, you can certainly leave it off if you like. I would imagine this would be good with other fruits too, such as raspberries, sour cherries, blackberries, or cranberries in the fall. No matter what fruit you decide on, definitely add this to your “to do” list! You can play around with it too. if you decide to use cherries, add in a bit of almond extract. If using cranberries, I would add a few fall spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. Blueberry Breakfast CakeRecipe from Annie’s Recipes printable version 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar and baking powder.
garlic butter roasted mushrooms | smitten kitchen - StumbleUpon A repeat offender in the lede-burier category, let me begin with what matters: this is absolutely my new favorite quick and obsessively delicious way to prepare mushrooms. And now, a story. Once upon a time, I was a vegetarian who loved going to steakhouses. A friends birthday would approach and out of kindness to me, they’d start talking about gathering friends at a restaurant that had vegetarian options and I’d beg them to go to a steakhouse instead. “It’s your birthday! If only I knew the secret: escargot! I found this recipe a while back on Gourmet.com, something that hadn’t made the cut of what had to have been their final issue (moment of silence, but do you know what’s almost as wonderful?). One year ago: Coffee ToffeeTwo years ago: All Butter, Really Flaky Pie Dough and Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese FrostingThree years ago: Ratatouille Tart and Pear Crisps with Vanilla Brown ButterFour years ago: Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Coffee Cake and Wild Mushroom Pirogis
Scottish Farmhouse Eggs | Ahoy! | Portland Maine DIY Blog Decided to mix things up and do a recipe. This is one I’ve made forever and I’m not 100% positive where I picked it up. It is always a crowd pleaser for brunch or breakfast. THERE’S SO MUCH GOD DAMN SPINACH in this shit even... THERE’S SO MUCH GOD DAMN SPINACH in this shit even Popeye can’t hate. Yeah spinach makes you swoll as fuck, we know that. But did you know just one cup of spinach is over 300% of your daily recommended Vitamin A? Sweet fuck. IF YOU SMOKE cigarettes (tumblr crew I’m looking at you), DO NOT take any Vitamin A or beta carotene supplements. You want to make this shit at home and tell Jamba Juice they can go fuck themselves by not paying for their high calorie sugary shit? SPINACH COOLEREctoplasm free and Dr. 2 handfuls of spinach (about 2 cups)2 frozen bananas1 cup chopped and skinned cucumber4 medium chunks of pineapple1 cup coconut water or tap1/4 cup orange juice1 tablespoon flax oil (optional)6-8 mint leaves (optional, but I dig that shit)yields ~20 ounces Toss that shit in a blender and zap it. Seriously though, fuck Jamba Juice.
no-bake energy bites I probably should have poured a nice stiff drink recipe for you all on this loveliest of lovely tax days. Especially for my fellow small business owners who just gave half of their revenue back to the government. Good grief, I won’t even go there. Instead though, I thought I’d offer my idea of a more comforting alternative. Pasta. When life is good, and when life gets crazy, I turn to pasta. And just as it has for years, this one hit the spot. Read more This past Friday night was meant for celebrating. The weather was sit-out-on-the-deck-in-the-cool-evening-breeze perfection. And a very special birthday girl turned the big 3-0. Friends, meet Stacey. Read more TGIF, friends. Hope that you all have had a lovely week, and that a relaxing weekend lies ahead. Read more Ever since my friends and I met for a tapas happy hour at our neighborhood Spanish restaurant a few weeks ago, I’ve had sangria on my mind. Read more Read more I’ve always said that I like a good balance of cooking and baking in my life.
How to Make Pesto like an Italian Grandmother Recipe If you've ever tasted pesto in Italy you know that the pesto here in the United States just isn't the same. I received a lesson in how to make pesto from a real Italian grandmother last week and now I understand the difference and what makes it so. My friend Francesca makes the trip from her small town near the pesto-epicenter of Genoa, Italy to San Francisco once or twice a year - this time (lucky for us) she brought her mom and two-year old son Mattia. Her mom makes a beautiful pesto (and perfectly light, potato gnocchi to go along with it) and offered to show me and my friend Jen how it is done. I have to say, I'll never look back, and will never make pesto any other way. If you love pesto, you really have to try this. Most of the pesto you encounter here in the U.S. is different for a few reasons. Another thing, Genovese pesto is famous in part because it is often made with young, small basil leaves. Book signings & sightings! Makes about 1 cup. Print Recipe
Oatmeal-Blueberry Pancakes I love pancakes, I really do. However, for breakfast, I’m usually an egg person. I feel like the protein from the eggs keeps me going longer. But there are those days when eggs won’t do and something sweet is the only option that will satisfy. Having a pancake recipe available that is healthy is also a must. The kids will eat them too and won’t be the wiser to the healthy food they are taking in…sometimes it’s better that way. Enjoy them! Oatmeal-Blueberry PancakesInspired by Biggest Loser Recipes Makes 9 pancakes 6 egg whites 1 cup rolled oats, dry 1 cup 4% small curd cottage cheese 2 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup fresh blueberries Add egg whites, rolled oats, cottage cheese, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla to a food processor or a blender. Dust with confectioners’ sugar or drizzle with syrup if desired. The perfect way to get your day started! Two Years Ago: Mini Crab Cakes