December 30, 2014

Pinned. Did. Done. 12/30

Sometimes, when I start feeling bad about myself, I go to my Food to Make board on Pinterest and just start plowing through it.  It makes me feel accomplished if I happen to be feeling unaccomplished.  Here's what I've been up to lately…


+Cauliflower Pizza Crust.  Scott requested this for his birthday.  A friend's wife "has a recipe" and it was "delicious".  I scoured the internet and tried the recipe that made the most sense to me.  It was ridiculously time-consuming.  Scott loved it.  I tasted nothing but cauliflower.  But really, Scott loved it and recommends it.  I think I ate a quesadilla.

+Chocolate Coconut Chia Pudding.  We have a giant bag of chia seeds and I thought, "Hey, this looks like something I could do with those".  No.  One bite and that was it for me.  Scott wouldn't eat it either, and he's not picky.  There was no flavor but dark, dark chocolate.  I suppose it's worth noting that I used a squirt of honey instead of stevia because I don't believe in little packets of sweet, powdered substances.  Also, I used coconut milk in place of the water/almond milk.  But I would think that would've given it more flavor?

+Vegan Coconut Oil Muffins.  I remember trying these months ago and don't recall much about them.  I do remember thinking they weren't spectacular.  Also, they stuck to the pan.  I think vegan baking can be overrated.  I mean, sometimes we need eggs for things.  Or at least an egg substitute.

+Yellow Layer Cake.  This was tasty.  I liked the use of cake flour.  Gave it that bakery texture.

+Chicken Avocado Soup.  I made this on a weekend we were both sick and it was good.  I added extra lime.  It didn't have a ton of flavor.

+How to hard boil eggs perfectly.  This didn't work for me.  I'll never learn how to hard boil eggs.

+Quinoa Pizza Pie.  This was SO good.  I mean, SO GOOD.  Flavorful, filling, healthy, and cheap to make.  I used leftover quinoa I'd cook days before in chicken broth, so I just stirred in some pizza sauce and tomato paste as I was mixing it all together.  I will definitely be making it again.  We thought it tasted like lasagna.  You could definitely add ground beef to it.

Let's end on that tasty note.