So we got some snow this weekend... Or i should say we got A LOT of snow this weekend. So we powered up with some homemade pizza before taking to the trails to snow shoe! It's a good thing we chowed up since what started out as a well marked easy to follow trail turned into a never ending saga that lasted over 2 hours and many miles... But in the end we found our way home!! hooray!!


Back to the pizza... This is what I call Pizza in a hurry because it's all said done and on your plate within 15 minutes of starting.

Pizza in a hurry
4 flat out style wraps (we use the low carb originals)
1 cup diavola (spicy) tomato sauce
4 tsp basil pesto
1.5 - 2 cups part skim mozzarella
turkey pepperoni (however much you feel like!)
sundried tomatoes
1 can sliced mushrooms (we were out so none on this one booo!)
oregano
black pepper

Heat oven to 350.
Lightly spray cookies sheets with olive oil and place flat out wraps on them.
Spread lightly the pesto onto the wraps then spread on the spicy diavola sauce (1/4 cup each wrap)
Sprinkle mozzarella over sauce
Add pepperoni, sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, and whatever else you have on hand.
Sprinkle with oregano and black pepper.
Cook for 8 minutes, or until nicely browned and crispy.

Enjoy some deliciously crisp thin crust pizza in a hurry!
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Big soft ginger cookies

These cookies are hands down one of my new favorites. The issue with most gingerbread recipes is the amount of butter needed to roll them out and do cutouts. Since you are just making cute little gingerballs rolled in snow there is no need to add all that butter. These cookies were so super moist and decadent I wouldn't have believed they didn't have any butter in them, except for the fact that I made them :)



I mean just look how tasty those look!!



All dressed up and ready to go in the oven. yum

Big Soft Ginger Cookies

  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • 1/4 cup splenda for baking blend (or 1/2 cup white sugar)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 tablespoons sugar for rolling
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the apple sauce and 1/4 cup splenda. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto a silicon baking mat on a cookie sheet.
  3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.