Food Friday: Gestational Diabetes Approved Recipe...Cauliflower Crust Pizza

If you have gestational diabetes, by the 9th month you are craving pizza. Pizza can be so full of carbs and salt. Here is your way to satisfy your craving, enjoy one of your favorite foods with friends, and still be healthy with a gluten free, low carb, and low salt meal.

For the crust:

2 cups grated cauliflower (about 1/2 head)
1/2 cup yogurt
1 egg
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt

For the toppings:

3/4 cup of your favorite store-bought or homemade pizza sauce or marinara sauce (we use 1 can of Hunt's Crushed Tomatoes as it has less salt mixed with Italian seasoning)

1 cup of grated mozzarella cheese (we like to add cheddar too but remember to watch the salt intake)

Choice of toppings (cooked meat, pepperoni, mushrooms, peppers, etc)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grate the cauliflower by hand or with a food processor until it takes on a grainy or grated texture. Place 2 cups of the grated cauliflower into a clean, thin dish towel. Wrap it up in the middle and twist closed, squeezing out all the moisture. Place the dry cauliflower into a bowl and add the yogurt, eggs, and herbs. Fold the mixture until everything is evenly combined. Place the cauliflower "dough" onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and spread the mixture with your hands until it is about 3/4 inches thick. This is your crust.

Bake the crust for 30 minutes or until lightly browned and firm enough to hold its shape. Remove the crust from the oven and top with sauce, cheese, and your choice of veggies or meat. Pop the pizza back into the oven for another 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Enjoy!

Food Friday: Ham Asparagus Gratin

Here is a new recipe we found on the back of a Campbell's Cream of Asparagus can that is just perfect for spring, especially as you are sitting at the table with your family, with the windows wide open letting in the evening's fresh air.

This refreshing casserole is a nice substitute for winter's potato gratin and is a good way to use asparagus that is in season right now as well as leftover ham. Personally I cannot wait to try it with wild asparagus.

1 can Campbell's Condensed Cream of Asparagus Soup
1/2 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 1/2 cups cooked cut asparagus
1 1/2 cups cubed, cooked ham
2 1/4 cups rotini pasta, cooked and drained
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cook pasta according to directions. Cut and steam asparagus. Then stir soup, milk, onion powder, black pepper, asparagus, ham, pasta, and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese in baking dish. Bake 25 minutes or until ham mixture is hot and bubbling. Stir and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Happy May Day!