Blue & White Pizza with Walnuts, Apples & Pomegranates

YUM! Delicious! My only complain is I wish I had made two pizzas instead of one! Enjoy!

1 pizza crust (homemade or store bought)
Olive oil
Good quality Himalayan or sea salt
Mozzarella, shredded
Blue cheese, cut into crumbles or chunks
Walnuts, chopped
Apple (Honeycrisp, Jazz or Pink Lady), thinly sliced
Fresh Pomegranate Seeds
Arugula
Balsamic Glaze

Turn oven to 400F

Par-bake the plain pizza crust for five minutes or so to ensure it is crispy after you have baked it with toppings on.

I'm not giving any specific measurements because this is a pizza and it's hard to mess it up! So just put on as much or as little as you like - it'll all taste good.  Put a tiny bit of olive oil on the par-baked crust (like 1/2 tsp) and spread it evenly over the crust. If you like put a little bit of good quality sea salt on top (and by a little, I mean a pinch and by good quality salt I mean Himalayan or sea salt.....  you still aren't using table salt are you? Oh I hope not! Yuck!).

Evenly distribute mozzarella cheese over crust, then blue cheese (maybe like 1/4 cup of blue cheese or more if you like the flavor). Place apple slices on top of the cheese and then sprinkle on walnuts. Bake in the oven for about 8 - 12 minutes - just check on it....when it's done you'll know.

Sprinkle pomegranate seeds and fresh arugula on top (I literally cover my pizza with arugula like it's an entire salad!) and drizzle with balsamic glaze. Enjoy!!

Brown Rice Breakfast Bowl

I made this delicious coconut milk and brown rice pudding (and it really does taste like dessert!) the other day when my mother in law was out visiting. Oh boy did she like it! I had some leftover rice in the fridge and decided whip this up like a warn oatmeal. Control how sweet you like it by adding more or less maple syrup.....and then go crazy with the toppings! I put strawberries, blueberries, fresh pomegranate seeds, hemp seeds and almonds on mine. It was very filling and satisfying. This makes enough for about 3 servings.

Brown Rice Pudding:
2 1/2 cup cooked brown rice (I used leftover rice)
1 14oz can of full fat coconut milk
1 Tbl to 2 Tbl pure maple syrup (depending on how sweet you like it)
5 dates, pitted and chopped
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup chopped walnuts or almonds

Toppings Ideas:
Sliced bananas, chopped apples or pears, blueberries, strawberries, pomegranate seeds, hemp seeds, cocoa nibs, chia seeds, almond or peanut butter, honey, coconut

Place cooked brown rice and coconut milk in a medium saucepan over low-medium heat. Stir. Add maple syrup, chopped dates, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Let mixture come to a low boil, stirring constantly. Stir on this low-medium heat for about 10 minutes until the rice starts to stick to the pan and mixture has thickened. Remove pan from heat.  Stir in the oats and walnuts. Spoon pudding into bowls and top fruit, seeds and nuts. Enjoy!!