Paleo Pizza

While James dives deeper into his Paleo mode, he decided to experiment with a grain-free pizza. The crust texture is nicely chewy with a bit of crunch. We really enjoyed it. For all paleo people, this is a must try.

Serves 4-6

1 cup almond meal
1 cup sweet potato flour (Zocalo brand is what we use)
3 whole eggs
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Toppings:
1 Tablespoon olive oil
Red Bell Peppers (1/2 pepper, chopped)
Onions (1/4 cup red onion, chopped)
Broccoli (1 cup chopped)
Zucchini (1/2 cup chopped)
Goat Cheese – about 1/4 cup crumbles
Italian Cheese Blend – about 2 tablespoons for the family member who wanted more cheese
Muir Glen Pizza sauce
Roast Chicken (torn into bite size pieces – about 1 cup)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Add the almonds to a food processor fitted with the S-blade and process until fine crumbs – near flour consistency. Add sweet potato flour, eggs, olive oil, and baking soda and pulse until fully combined. Spread the mixture onto a lightly greased cookie sheet and form into a large pizza-like disc. Bake this for about 20 minutes then remove from oven.

While the pizza crust is baking, stir fry the peppers through zucchini in just a tablespoon of olive oil; veggies should only take about 5 minutes, be careful not to overcook.

Spread the crust with thin layer of pizza sauce and top with veggies, cheese, and chicken. Feel free to experiment with your own favorite toppings.

Place baking sheet back into the oven and bake for another 12 minutes.

Gluten Free Banana Cupcakes – Indulgence Alert!!

We had some bananas that needed tending to, sitting forlorn on the counter, just begging to be mashed and made into something yummy. Not having a lot of time, this was a total cheater recipe!! We used Pamela’s Gluten Free Baking Mix (1 3/4 cup), 3 bananas, about 1/3 cup of sugar (yep, that’s all, not counting the frosting!!), two eggs, a teaspoon of vanilla and a dash of salt. We baked the cupcakes at 350 degrees for about 18 minutes and they came out perfect and delicious. Frosting is totally optional!! For the indulgent frosting laden cakes, we used real butter, a little cream cheese, vanilla, powdered sugar and some natural food coloring to create the yellow effect. But these cupcakes don’t honestly need the extra frosting. A great weekend indulgence, especially after a hard workout!