the giraffe life

Here's a few recipes I've made recently: Homemade Pizza Dough: This recipe was ridiculously simple - as in, dump the ingredients in your bread machine and press start. After I rolled it out, I kept the laziness going by using leftover Papa John's garlic dipping sauce rather than than making pizza sauce. Topped it with cheese, baked for 20 minutes, and viola - dinner! Quinoa Cups: I needed bite-size food to bring to a party - and I had made this recipe before with great success (it's very forgiving in terms of substitutions ). I used spinach and cauliflower in place of the ham and zucchini and they were delightful. Chocolate Caramel Cake (or  Better than Sex Cake , depending on the crowd): I first tasted this at work when we celebrated a co-worker's birthday, and I made this for one of my husband's homecoming parties last week since he loves it. You don't have to combine the milk and caramel sauce on the stove, though - it works just as well s...

I've seen this cauliflower pizza crust idea all over Pinterest, and I'm sorry I waited so long to just try it ! Some will try to convince you it tastes exactly like flour-based pizza crust - I disagree. It tasted like cheesy, egg-y goodness to me - and that's not a bad thing.  I also ate it with a fork. Sacrilege, I know. But, so so worth it. Cauliflower Pizza Crust • 1 cup steamed cauliflower, riced (I used 1 1/2 - no worries about being precise) • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese • 1 egg • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (none on hand? recipe here ) Instructions Chop cauliflower florets off a head of fresh cauliflower. Steam in the microwave (about 6-7 minutes), then rice in a food processor, or grate with a cheese grater. Mix the riced cauliflower, cheese, and egg. Spread evenly on a cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 - 25 minutes (it all depends on how thick you make your crust). Top with sauce and cheese, then bake for another 5 minutes, or unti...

crust recipe found via Mom On Timeout linking up with  http://wordlesswednesday.blogspot.com