Gluten Free Pizza - and Calzones

Welcome back everyone. This has been an interesting week. We have all been sick on one day or another. We set out to make easy foods this week. Most of the week I ate on a pot of vegetable soup with vermicelles/soup noodles. (email me for the recipe). However, there was one night when we all felt well enough to cook together. The easy answer for our kids is fresh pizza, but how do we make pizza healthy?


What will you need?
Bob's Read Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust
2% mozzarella cheese
Low sodium pizza sauce
Peperoni or  Yves meatless peperoni slices
Your favorite veggies
A little extra flour (gluten free if you have it)
Rolling pin
Aluminum foil
375 degrees for 25 min or golden brown.
Total time is a little over an hour.



We start off with Bob's Read Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust. Just follow the direction on the package. It's pretty simple and the boys can mix it, so we give it 5 stars. There are other GF products you can use. There are also pre-made crusts, and pre-made dough so feel free to use those if it's easier. We like to get the kids involved as much as possible. From there it's like any other pizza. Get the toppings you want and add them. Easy enough, right? We use a low sodium sauce, and 2% cheese. They even get real peperoni. We buy everything as lean and low sodium or sodium free as we can afford. Which is what it comes down to. Its one of the reasons we use Bob's Red Mill.

The boys are happy, but what about Mom and Dad? We get tired of pizza so we go for a calzone. We use the same dough as the pizza. Sprinkle some of the extra flour on your cutting board and roll out the dough (and you can also use the pre-made dough here) and spread on your sauce. I actually used the 2% cheese here. There are some places where soy cheese just doesn't cut it. (for me anyway) I did  use soy peperoni (Yves meatless peperoni slices). I also used some green bell pepper, mushrooms, and green onions. I'll even sub some green olives when Sarah isn't eating it. Add anything that makes you smile. Remember to only add the cheese and veggies on one side, you'll be folding it over. After it's ready to fold turn your cutting board where you'll be folding the crust away from you That's what works easiest for me. Fold the crust over until it makes that half moon shape we're looking for. Use your thumbs to pinch and slightly fold it end to end. It doesn't have to be perfect, ours never are. Cut three or four slits on top so it can vent. Otherwise it might puff up a lot larger than you want. We also like to sprinkle a little cheese and Italian herbs on top. It's a matter of taste. After it's ready I like to wrap it up in aluminum foil. Why? Does it make it taste better? Maybe, for me it takes me back to that place when I was a kid and my folks would take me to a pizza place that always cooked everything in foil. Let's face it kids, sometimes eating is all about memory. We often eat things that take us back to when we were kids, and this does it for me. Now, cook it on 375 degrees for about 25 minutes or until the top is golden brown. There you go. It isn't the healthiest meal we made, but it was the best and when you feel bad you want comfort food. Thanks for reading and see you next week.

Questions or comments? Feel free. .

Please become a fan on Facebook.  ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Studio-A-Photography/81472792848 )
You can follow us on Twitter. ( http://twitter.com/studioaphoto )
Our website is under construction but please feel free to visit. Inmylight.com ( www.inmylight.com ).