Easy Cauliflower Crust Pizza and Pizza Sauce!

Our little grandson, Cruzer, is two years old. This little guy eats so healthy! Since he has not eaten many grains yet, he does not eat my Einkorn-crust pizza. So, when he was visiting, I made this cauliflower crust pizza. And...so started the "PIZZA! PIZZA!" chant!

This crust is from Mommypotamus.

What you need:
Cauliflower head, cleaned and broken into pieces
 or fresh riced cauliflower (my preference)
2 Tb. coconut flour
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
2 large eggs
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder

What you do:
Place large baking sheet in oven and preheat to 450 degrees
Grind cauliflower in VitaMix until it looks like rice
Place 2 1/2 cups cauliflower "rice" in bowl
Sprinkle salt, onion powder, coconut flour and cheese over cauliflower
Add eggs and stir until thoroughly mixed
Form mixture into a ball and press into the shape of a pizza crust on parchment paper (apx. 11-12 inches wide)
Slide heated baking sheet under the parchment paper and place in oven
Bake for about 25 minutes
Add pizza sauce (recipe below), grated cheese, pepperoni, sausage, olives, mushrooms, onions, whatever
Bake for additional 8-10 minutes
If desired, broil for the last few minutes


For the pizza sauce (from allrecipes.com)

What you need:
1 7oz. jar tomato paste
4 to 7 oz. water (I empty the tomato paste, then use that jar for the water)
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1/2 Tb. dried oregano
1/2 Tb. dried basil

Fresh rosemary
Salt and pepper to taste

What you do:
Blend all ingredients in a VitaMix
Put in glass jar and let sit for a few hours to let flavors blend

Arugula/Cilantro Pesto

What you need:

 1 bunch cilantro

 1/2 bag Trader Joe's arugula

 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

 1/2 cup properly prepared walnuts (or other nut)

 2-4 cloves garlic

 Juice of one lemon

 1 tsp. Celtic Sea Salt

 Dash of pepper

What to do:

 Place all ingredients in Vita-Mix

 Blend

 Enjoy!

Our New Favorite Breakfast Drink

When Greg and I were following a low lectin, keto food plan, we had a morning drink, made with lots of raw greens. I'm a bit cautious about consistently consuming too many raw greens that are high in oxalates. So, we came up with this, and I feel like I've taken a "happy pill" after drinking it!

What you need:
1/4 to 1/3 head of celery, finely chopped
1/4 to 1/2 turnip or rutabaga, peeled
Large chunk of daikon radish, peeled
4 to 6 mushrooms
Handful of cilantro
Chunk of turmeric, peeled
Chunk of ginger, peeled and finely chopped
Pith, peel and juice of one lemon
Juice of one more lemon
High quality sea salt
Pepper
Filtered water

What you do:
Put all ingredients in VitaMix
Add the filtered water to almost the top of the VitaMix
Blend well (I scoop off the foam after blending)
Enjoy!

This makes enough for 4 to 6 12oz. servings.
I have refrigerated any leftovers for up to 24 hours.
If this is all I'm having for breakfast, I will add 1/4 to 1/2 avocado to my portion and blend.