P. I. Z. Z. A.

This post needs no explanation, but I will give it one because I love the subject so very much.

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To define what pizza means to me would be impossible. I can come close by providing a short list of words that describe how pizza makes me feel:

• elated
• high
• fulfilled
• rainbows
• dreamy

Pizza just makes me happy to be alive. When I began researching the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, I became intimidated and fearful when I realized that I may never eat real pizza again. I’ll save you the sob story and skip right to the best part: Eleven months after that terrible realization, I have developed a recipe for great tasting pizza.

Note: deliciousness of this product was evaluated by someone who does not eat according to the paleo diet or the SCD.

Deliciousness was approved.

Kara Marsh, my taste tester and best friend, was just as obsessed with this pizza as I was.

Now, enough chatter and onto the recipe.

Ingredients for the crust:

• 2 eggs
• 1 head of cauliflower
• 4 tbsp. almond flower
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/8 tsp. baking soda
• salt
• pepper

Materials:

• pizza pan or baking sheet
• kitchen towel
• potato masher or, more preferably, food processor
• parchment paper

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees
2. Wash and cut cauliflower into 1-inch chunks
3. Steam cauliflower for 5-8 minutes, or until slightly tender (you can wiggle a fork in it)
4. Allow the cauliflower to cool and whiz it in a food processor until it resembles rice
5. Place the veggie into a dish towel and squeeze the heck out of it, ensuring as much water is removed as possible
6. Combine eggs, drained cauliflower, almond flower, cheese, baking soda and salt and pepper
7. Take half the mixture and place it on a baking sheet topped with parchment paper. Push the mixture down until it resembles a rolled out pizza dough. You are looking for a thin, even pizza crust
8. Bake for about 30 minutes, but check up on it to make sure it is not burning. It should be beautiful and golden brown when you add toppings
9. Remove pizza, flip it over, and add whatever toppings you like. Pop it back into the oven and remove it when the cheese (if you are using cheese) is brown and bubbly

 Keep tinkering around with this recipe until it becomes your own. Change toppings, add herbs to the crust. Be creative.

Until next time, my lovely readers!