Knead For A Change

Yep. I said it. This is hands down the best homemade, healthy pizza crust I've made thus far. http://www.mynaturalfamily.com/recipes/family-dinner/the-best-lightest-healthiest-pizza-dough-recipe-ever-can-be-made-with-spelt-or-regular-flour/ Homemade sauce and creative toppings seal the deal!

Last night I made a mess (a fairly common occurrence to tell the truth...). I wanted to create a creamy noodle dish, but I don't really do pasta and Justin wants healthy, so a classic fettuccini alfredo just wasn't part of the plan. But then I found some healthy recipes for Alfredo sauce. Then I started searching for sauces using cottage cheese since we had plenty and it's fat free. And THEN I found this recipe:   http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/tuna_tomato_mac_cheese.html ! What happened next, you ask? The mess happened next.  Zucchini noodles + veggie infused fettuccine noodles + grape tomatoes + steamed/boiled carrots and broccoli + sauce in recipe ... Except I obviously altered it (mainly to avoid a trip to the store...) Ingredients added: smoked paprika, onion salt, garlic pepper (should have added real garlic too!), extra chili powder (regular, not the ancho variety). I believe my husband added chili flakes to his helping and loved it! Ingredients ch

One of my close friends was recently diagnosed with Celiac disease. So, in preparation for our picnic at Saxapahaw this weekend, I made these: http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2007/02/two-fops-and-a-fix-it/. They are like eating air, really, really tasty air... which could eventually pose a problem for my waist-line. In reality though, these cookies really aren't all that bad for you! In fact, compared to a mall vendor's Chocolate Chip Cookie, well, there really isn't any comparison. They are light and just the right amount of sweet. (and totally gluten-free and full of protein). Since I've made these cookies before (and, amazingly enough, followed the recipe to a tee), I decided it was time to experiment. A friend at work (who happens to claim to not really like cookies usually) had fallen in love with the salted caramel cookies I brought in awhile ago and ever since has been asking when I would be bringing more in to share. So, I decided to compromise... Google,