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Hawaiian Cauliflower Pizza

So today I am going to be sharing a new recipe that I found on Pinterest.  The original pin that I found was from a blog called Recipe Girl.  With some input from Alex I made this twice and tweaked a few things so here is my version.

Hawaiian Cauliflower Pizza
Hawaiian Cauliflower Pizza

 

Cauliflower Hawaiian Pizza

Crust Ingredients:

1 Whole Cauliflower

2 Eggs

2 Cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

2 Garlic Cloves

2 Tsp Oregano

1 1/2 Tsp Onion Salt

3 Tbsp Grated Parmesan

Olive Oil Cooking Spray

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.  Cut the cauliflower in about 6 pieces that are large enough to grate without ripping your fingers off!  I wish I woud have had that instruction the first time I made it because I had cut it up too small and did manage a few snags…ouch!

Watch your fingers doing this!
After shredding all the cauliflower make sure to microwave it for 8 minutes. If you do not have a microwave just throw it in the oven for 4 or 5 minutes.
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After the cauliflower cools off, add the eggs, cheese, chopped fresh garlic, oregano, and onion salt.
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All mixed up!

After thoroughly mixing the ingredients pick up handfuls at a time and squeeze as much moisture out as possible.  (I am debating using 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup grated parmesan next time to dry out the crust a little)   Spray a cookie sheet or pizza pan and spread the mixture out until you form a pizza crust.  Sprinkle grate parmesan on top before putting in the oven for 15 minutes.

What a beautiful crust!
What a beautiful crust!

Topping:

Canadian Bacon or Ham

1 Cup Mozzarella Cheese

Fresh pineapple tidbits

Pizza Sauce

We used some smoked ham that we had left over from the Trager which worked beautifully.  Put as much sauce as desired on your crust topped with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese.  Then top with the meat and pineapple.  Finish off with one last sprinkle of the rest of the 1/2 cup cheese that is left.  Give the whole pizza a spray or two of cooking spray right on top.  Put in on broil for 2-3 minutes.  WATCH IT CAREFULLY!  The first round I spent 15 minutes salvaging the  cheese because it burnt the top layer good.  This was my first time using the broiler on the oven so it was a learning experience for sure!  It gets HOT HOT HOT!  The second time I made this I turned the light on in the oven and sat there and starred at it until it looked like it was ready to go!

Once the cheese is melted and bubbly it is time to enjoy!  Cut it into 4 slices and you are good to go!  Enjoy a healthy version of one of everyones’ favorite dishes!

Cut into 4 slices and enjoy!
Cut into 4 slices and enjoy! Only 9 points on WW Plus!

 

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A big THANK YOU to Alex!

I just wanted to take some time to throw out a HUGE thank you to my amazing boyfriend Alex!  He has done so much to get me going on this blog as well as Amber’s Craft Studio!  I was so excited to get my Cricut for Christmas even just to play around on for my classroom.  I feel like it has opened up a whole new world for me!  I have discovered a love for card-making that I would have never known about without this amazing machine!

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I also have to say THANK YOU for putting my craft tables together so I can spread out and get creative!  Here is a view of the final product!  Not to mention the new Mac he built me to make designing easier!  I cannot wait to spend my days crafting away in my new lil office!

 Amber's Craft Studio Final Product!

Amber’s Craft Studio Final Product!

Thank you thank you thank you!  I love you babe!

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About Me

I have been wanting to start a new blog for awhile.  I did a blog a few years ago called “Live, Laugh, & Losing Weight”.  I had been in Kansas City for a few years and decided to get back into shape and blog about it while I went along.  My my best friend Laura had been really getting into running and I thought I would give it a try.  Running opened up a whole world of stress relief for me.  I was serving full time and doing my student teaching which is a full time job itself.  Somehow I motivated myself to get up early and run my butt off!  I really enjoyed it and what I enjoyed even MORE was the weight that was shedding off!  I was in the best shape of my life and I felt great.

If you read up on my old blog you can get the full insight on my struggles with weight and depression.  In 2008 I found myself tipping the scale at a whopping 171 lbs and completely miserable with my life.  I lost 35 lbs before leaving Hays, KS (my college town) and came up to Kansas City much more confident in myself and feeling better than I had felt since high school (or so I thought at the time!)  I moved up to the Kansas City area in May of 2008 and was weighing 136 lbs which I never would have thought I was capable of that!  I was not done losing weight but with the stress of moving and that thing called “life” things got kind of crazy but I did seem to maintain my weight pretty easily.

In 2011, I was back up to 141 lbs which really isn’t bad for 3 years of doing some fitness at my apartment complex and walking Chloe and Mia at a park down the street.  Finally I decided to get back into shape as I was going on a cruise in April.  In January I really started watching what I was eating.  I picked up a copy of the new Weight Watcher’s Points Plus books and started a food diary to help out along the way.  Logging what I was actually putting in my body helped me a lot throughout this journey.  I did very well on it and lost 18 lbs by the time I went on my cruise four months later.

Here is a picture of me when I was my Bahamas Cruise.  I was at 123!
Here is a picture of me when I was my Bahamas Cruise. I was at 123!

Here I am two years later and my battle continues as I have gained every lb back and plus a few 🙁 I am turing 30 this year, which really freaks me out!  I can’t believe I am actually going to be hitting the 30 club in four months!  I have been stressed out about a lot of stuff lately and I feel like it is time to get myself back on the wagon and start my 30s off with a BANG!  I feel like it is time to make the conscious decision to start being healthy and living my life the way I should.  I am so blessed with such amazing friends and family and I owe it to myself to be the best that I can be.  I am so excited to start a new year fresh and make some amazing changes this year.