Cauliflower? Say What?

Back to life, Back to reality!  It might be a sick thought, but I have grown addicted to my little 21 day fix containers.  When I am eating good and focusing on being healthy... I feel really good.  I honestly haven't had any autoimmune flare ups... and that is just amazing to me.  I am a firm believer in the fact that food can heal as I have said before, but the last few months my healing has gong to new levels.

This last weekend was Mother's Day weekend.  With that being said... I wanted to make a treat, but keep it in my plan.  I started browsing through the almighty Pinterest for 21 day fix meal ideas!  I found one that must be tried.  PIZZA!  I already have a great grain free pizza recipe that is phenomenal... but I saw a recipe that uses cauliflower to make a crust... and the first thing I thought...Wow... I can fit that in a Green container!  As most of you know... I follow a grain free diet all the time, and dairy free diet for the most part.  I have learned what my body can handle and what it can't.  Once you have been playing the autoimmune roller coaster for a long time... you learn what your body can and can't handle.  Not everyone is cut from the same mold, and food is a very personal experience for each person.   Dairy isn't really my enemy... but I still try to stay away from it because of the hormone content in it.  I have incorporated Greek yogurt back into my diet and have had no troubles. Also on occasions I have been known to consume a bit of cheese, and Mother's Day was one of them.  This pizza that I was going to devour and consume, was destined to be topped with some mozzarella cheese, which fit into a blue container of course.  What I ended up using for this recipe was one Green container, one red container, and  a blue!  The crust wasn't like a traditional pizza crust... I actually had to eat it with a fork, but it did the trick and filled the need.  I wish my picture could have been prettier on this one... but still gives you an idea of what it looked like.  I topped my crust with a tad bit of pizza sauce (we make our own gluten free, sugar free sauce and I had some in the freezer), spinach, Applegate salami and mozzarella cheese!  The Salami probably wasn't so 21 day fix approved, but it was Mother's Day, cut me some slack!  So grab your containers and get creative!  Here's how you make the crust!

Cauliflower Crust Pizza

1 head of Cauliflower, shredded

1 Tbsp Egg Whites

Italian Seasoning

(Yes... that's it)

To get the cauliflower to the right consistency... I just throw the florets into my food processor, the same way that I made cauliflower rice in my other recipes.  Measure out your shredded cauliflower into your green 21 day fix container, (which is one cup BTW... I measured), place cauliflower in a bowl.  Place bowl in microwave for about 3 to 4 min to get the cauliflower soft, and ignore husbands remarks about kitchen stinking.  I let it cool a tad, then added 1 tablespoon of egg whites to help hold together.  Sprinkle enough Italian seasoning in to your liking and then pour mixture onto a parchment lined baking pan.  Spread the mixture into desired shape, and place in a 450 degree oven.  Bake for 5 min on one side, flip, bake and additional 5 min on the other side, flip again and bake about 2 more minutes.  Pull out of the oven, top and put back in the oven to get toppings hot and cheese bubbly.  (Broiler works great for this... just don't walk away, it burns fast) 

Swift Kick In My A@$

Why does it seem like I am always blogging about starting over?  Well, I am going to lose that way off thinking and just know that I have made some great accomplishments in my health and wellness and at times will allow myself to be human and then give myself a swift kick in the ass to get back into my routine.

Last time we met, I was telling you about my Easter weekend stray, and then there was my anniversary trip. We had every intention of being active... packed the kayaks even...

First day we got to the lake... the water was like glass!  We spent the afternoon setting up camp and prepping for some fun days on the water!

Well... the next morning we woke up to wind billowing through our windows.  This couldn't be a good sign.  I wish I would have gotten a picture of the lake... it didn't look like a lake anymore... it looked like an ocean!  White caps galore and so cold we had to go buy sweatshirts.  Needless to say... the day of activity was only a dream in my mind.  We had fun though... however our fun consisted of sitting on our bums, playing cards, drinking alcohol and eating kettle chips!  Yes... I am hanging my head in shame!  

Once again I admit defeat to all of you, so you won't feel bad when you fall off the wagon for a few days! Taking one for the team I am!  (In my Yoda voice)

Back home, back to reality and back to my containers.  The first few days of getting back to workouts can be a bear... my body is sweating out all the evil kettle chip salt! 

My goal this week is to restart my 21 day fix!  Get "fixated" on it (no pun intended) and complete this SOB! Since I got the hang of this container thing now... I want to try to venture out and work on some recipes that fit in with this plan instead of just trying to make it easy.  You all know how I love to create in the kitchen... this should be interesting.