Gluten Free, Dairy Free Pizza

"You stole a pizza my heart."

I won't lie, I'm not even really a huge pizza fan.. but maybe because I'm not supposed to be having gluten or dairy I've all of a sudden started wanting it all the time. I was roaming Trader Joe's (my favorite grocery store) and found a gluten free pizza crust which really got me thinking of how I can make my own pizza. I bought a few items from TJ's and as able to put together a delicious gluten and dairy free pizza.

1. Gluten Free Pizza Crusts - comes two in a pack. Also would like to note that there is no egg in this either.

2. Traditional Marinara Sauce - This pasta sauce is SO good for being all of $2 and so simple.

3. Soy Cheese Blend - This tastes way better than I thought it would. I wouldn't eat it alone but tastes perfect on this pizza.

And my choice of toppings:

4. Roasted Garlic Chicken Sausage

5. Grape Tomatoes

6. Spinach

(not pictured)

7. Kalamata Olives

8. Artichokes

The cooking process was super simple. I preheated the oven to 350* while I assembled the pizza. I then baked it for about 15 minutes. Easy peasy pizza. :) 

All of this was bought from TJ's and all 8 of the listed items only cost me about $20 and makes two pizzas. Besides the crusts, I still have leftovers of everything. I failed at taking a picture of the actual pizza because it looked so good, and it was! I ate it faster than I could blink. I also used Hampton Creek's Just Caesar as a dipping sauce. 

(Shoutout to Hampton Creek for their "Just" line. Their mayo and salad dressings are vegan and so, so yummy!)

Do you have any recommendations for good pizza toppings? Or how about some good gluten free, dairy free options? I'd love to hear them! 

Until next time.

Quick & Easy: Bean & Avocado Salad

"There is no sincerer love than the love of food." - George Bernard Shaw

As mentioned in my last post, I'm going to post recipes of things I can eat. Things that are gluten, dairy, and egg free. The other day I was randomly in the mood for beans and I have no idea why. I had a can of Great Northern in my pantry so I searched on Pinterest for things to make. I found a recipe I was interested in but decided to just make my own. So I came up with a Bean & Avocado Salad - which is basically just guac with beans.

Ingredients:

• 1 can of Great Northern beans (drained)
• 1 medium avocado (cut up)
• 1 cup grape tomatoes (diced)
• 1/4 cup red onion (diced)
• 1/2 tbsp lemon
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 1 clove of garlic (mashed - or diced)
• salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

Mix them all together. Honestly, it's that simple.

I was in a rush when I made this so I wanted to make sure I wasn't making anything crazy elaborate. I will say, the one thing I wished I add that I didn't have was cilantro, that would have been a perfect finishing touch. I did also make it again a few days later and added more avocado and Heart of Palm, which was delicious. 

Are you going to make this? Let me know how you like it! Until next time..