Dinner is Served! Pumpkin Pizza Pie

Just in time for Halloween we found an AWESOME pizza recipe from our friends at the American Council on Exercise.  Usually when we share recipes with our fans, we've tried them out first.  However, when we saw this cool recipe idea a few days before Halloween we decided to take a risk and share it pre-trail run.  Well, we made this Pumpkin Pizza Pie and it was absolutely amazing!  It reminds us of a pizza version of those delicious Trader Joe's butternut squash raviolis we are so obsessed with that we have to avoid TJ's in order to not try to live off of these pasta pockets of goodness.  If you didn't make this pizza tonight, try it out tomorrow.  We think you'll love this Halloween inspired delight. The pumpkin is found in the sauce.  The original recipe uses olives and peppers and some extra cheese which we decide not to use tonight, however, these toppings can make the pizza even more festive if you use them to make a Jack-o-Lantern type face.

Did you try this pizza? If not, what are you waiting for?!  Let us know your thoughts with a comment below: 

What's for Dinner? Wednesday

H-A-L-L-O, ho, ho, W-E-E, eh, eh, N (anyone remember this song from the third grade...or just us?) Only 1 more day until Halloween! That's why we're making Pumpkin Pizza for this week's What's for Dinner? Wednesday meal.  We found this recipe on the American Council of Exercise's website and had to share it with you.  Check the site for some other great healthy Halloween ideas here. Now let's make that pizza!

Here is the list of the ingredients you'll need for your Pumpkin Pizza Pie:

1 pound whole-wheat pizza dough, thawed if frozen
1/2 cup tomato sauce look for a no sodium or sugar added option
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
4 olives, sliced horizontally so they make round circles
3 slices red bell peppers
3/4 cup spinach
Ingredients for a side salad (we love ours with balsamic vinaigrette)

Step One: Preheat your oven to 450 °F and prepare your pizza dough.  Clean a spot in your kitchen so you can roll out your dough.  Then sprinkle some flour down so the sticky ball won't stick to you (after making pita bread this weekend and laughing about this step we advise you to just do it! While we appreciated our hubby getting us out of our sticky situation during the football game, it wasn't our finest hour). Roll the dough out on your stick-resistant surface and then transfer it to a baking sheet that you've also sprinkled with flour.  By now your oven should be heated up so you can move your pie to the oven and bake it for 8-10 minutes.  While you're waiting, clean your formerly clean surface and move on to step two.

Step Two:  Grab a bowl and mix together your tomato sauce, pumpkin puree, and garlic powder.  Once your pizza crust is done baking in the oven, spread your Halloween inspired sauce on top and top it with your cheeses. Then add your additional toppings.  You can arrange them to make a Halloween face or just mix them all up (that's how they'll be in your tummy anyways). When you're done, put your pizza back in the oven and bake it for 10-12 minutes or however long it takes for your cheese to melt.

Step Three: Slice up your Halloween Pumpkin Pizza Pie and serve it up to your almost goblin and ghouls.

Feeling inspired to make your Pizza Halloween ready? Not so sure about adding more veggies to your pie? Share your thoughts with us by commenting below:

Dinner is served! Cauliflower Pizza Crust with Mushrooms, Tomatoes,and Chicken

Dinner is served! Here's the finished product: Cauliflower Pizza Crust with Mushrooms, Tomatoes, and Chicken. I don't know about you, but I can't tell the dough is made of Cauliflower, eggs, and cheese just by looking at the picture.  The taste is of course, slightly different than your average pizza. However, we think you'll enjoy this unique pizza that can be a great gluten free, vegetarian option or well, whatever you want it to be.  You can pick your toppings.  We used fat free shredded cheddar cheese for our dough, but feel free to use your favorite cheese.

Did you try this recipe? Tell us what you think by posting a comment below:

What's for dinner? Wednesday

It's Wed-nes-day (that's how we remember how to spell it) again!  That means it's "What's for dinner? Wednesday."  Today we have something for our vegetarian friends:  Cauliflower Pizza Crust.  We'll give you the recipe for the crust, you can pick your toppings.  Here are the details:

Ingredients (for one personal sized pizza):

1 cup cauliflower
1 large egg
1 cup cheese (parmesean/cheddar/mozzarella-your choice)
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp dried parsley
+ Your favorite toppings  

How to make your crust: 

Step One:  Put your cauliflower in your food processor and process it until it looks like snow (you know, that fluffy stuff that us Houstonians rarely see).  While admiring the result and wondering if you'd rather make a snow angel or snowman on your kitchen floor, preheat your oven to 450 degrees (don't worry, this "snow" won't melt).  If you have extra cauliflower and kids or "kids" that bug you while you cook, challenge them to make a cauliflower sculpture (check out some of the crazy ones on Pinterest if you don't have a clue what we mean). 

Step Two: Beat the egg in a bowl and add the cauliflower snowflakes and your shredded cheese. Mix these ingredients up and form them into a "dough."

Step Three: Spread your "dough" out onto a pizza pan sprayed with cooking spray and sprinkle it with your spices. Bake at 450 for 12 to 15 minutes.

Step Four: Add your favorite pizza toppings and pop your pizza back into the oven until the cheese has bubbled slightly (or it browns on the edges).

Step Five: Enjoy and tell your kids or "kids" to stop playing with their food (if they took on the challenge from Step 1).

Will you try this meal? Let us know what you think by posting in the comments below: