"Fat Head" Dough

I don't know why it's called Fat Head.  I'm just glad I can still have pizza and it be 100% guilt free.  See, my family and I have been eating "keto" for the past few weeks and WE LOVE IT!  We're about 90% on plan and feeling so much better.  We're probably seeing such great results because we can still have pizza.  So, what is it?  It's basically a dough made primarily from cheese.  Glorious.cheese.  (I love this "diet"!)  It's a very versatile dough.  You can leave it as one big batch of dough and spread it out like a pizza.  You can portion it out into smaller pieces and make personal size pizzas.  You can cut it down to bun size and have an alternative for your burgers and breakfast sammies.  You can make them even smaller and stuff sausage, egg, and cheese in them for a breakfast bite.  You can wrap hot dogs in them for pigs in a blanket.  Hop on Pinterest and see what you can find.  It's super quick to whip up which makes it perfect for a late night quick dinner.  Below are the directions for pizza.  If you want to use it for something else, you'll just need to adjust the thickness as you're rolling it out (bun, biscuit, etc.) and also the baking time.

3/4 cup almond flour

1 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

2 tbsp. cream cheese

1 egg

pinch of salt

1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning (if using it for pizza dough)

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.

Combine almond flour and mozzarella cheese in a microwave safe bowl.

Add in cream cheese and place it in the microwave for 1 minute.

Stir well and microwave an additional 30 seconds.

Add the egg, salt, and Italian Seasoning, if using, and combine well.

Shape the dough into a ball and place it between two sheets of parchment paper.

Roll the dough between the parchment paper until it's about 1/4-1/8" thick (however thick you like your pizza dough)

Remove the top piece of parchment paper.

Keeping the dough on the bottom piece of parchment paper, slide the dough onto a pizza stone or baking sheet.

Use a fork and pierce the dough all over.

Place into the preheated oven for 12 minutes.

Once it's been baked, add your favorite pizza toppings and bake an additional 5 minutes or until your toppings are heated through.

Mocha Shake THM: S

One of my favorite things in the whole world is a good Cafe Mocha.  This one is pretty yummy and perfect for a healthy Mocha fix for breakfast.  And versatile!  You can add any extract you like to switch it up!

1 heaping cup of ice

1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk

1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese

2 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 tsp. of another flavor of extract, if you choose (caramel, hazelnut, chocolate, peppermint (or 1 drop of Young Living Vitality Peppermint is so good...whatever you want or omit this part)

1 Tablespoon instant coffee (less if you like it less strong)

1 tsp. cocoa powder

1 Tablespoon vanilla protein powder

1 Tablespoon Gentle Sweet (or 1 squeeze of liquid stevia like Pyure)

Add everything to your blender (or blender cup attachment) and blend until smooth.

Cinnamon Roll Smoothie THM: E

I recently started figuring my way through the THM (Trim Healthy Mama) way of eating and I gotta say...I love it.  I really REALLY enjoy my morning smoothies, which I did NOT see coming...I'm not a smoothie/shake person anymore, but I LOVE these!  They're filling and this one is SOOOO decadent.  Like...I go to bed looking forward to this breakfast.  It tastes like dessert and you would NOT think that something that tastes this good is so good for you.

1/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats

1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese

1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1 Tablespoon Gentle Sweet (or 1 squirt of liquid stevia like Pyure)

1 Tablespoon Integral Collagen

1 Tablespoon Pristine Whey Protein Powder

Dash of vanilla

2/3 cup ice

Place all ingredients in a blender (or a blender with the cup attachment) and blend until smooth.  I usually blend mine 3-4 times, with a 20 second or so break between blends, to make sure it's all smooth.