Old Photo Friday: Happy Birthday, Sandra!

WHO: Sandra K. Suter (to the left, girlfriend, Terri)
WHAT: North Eugene Basketball game
WHEN: 1976 (the year North Eugene won the State basektball championship with Danny Ainge)

Happy Birthday, Sandra!

Enjoy!
Stacy

Old Photo Friday: Brady Family 1974

WHO: James, Jennifer and Stacy Brady
WHEN:  Christmas Eve 1973 or 1974 (I look to be about 4 or 5)
WHERE: Silver Lane in Eugene, OR

Merry Christmas 1973-74.  My Pop in his tan sport coat and gray slacks, Mom in her fake fur and me with some croquet doily on my head (but look at those smiles)

Enjoy!
Stacy

Recipe of the Week: Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Since this recipe first appeared around 2012, there has been a lot of Facebook and Blog posts sharing various cauliflower crust recipes.  I've always loved cauliflower, but to be honest, I am a bit skeptical of the process and results. 

Try it out and see what you think!  

Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Ingredients:

2 pounds cauliflower florets, riced

1 egg, beaten

1/3 cup soft goat cheese

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

pinch of salt

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 400F.

To rice your cauliflower, simply add florets to a food processor and pulse until a rice-like texture is achieved.

Fill a large pot with about an inch of water, and bring it to a boil.  Add the "rice" and cover; let it cook for about 4-5 minutes.  Drain into a fine mesh strainer.

Once you have drained the rice, transfer it to a clean, thin dish towel.  Wrap up the steamed rice in the dish towel and twist it up and squeeze our all the excess moisture.

In a large bowl, mix your rice with the egg, goat cheese and spices.  Mix very well.  It is not going to have the same consistency as pizza dough, but it will hold together.

Press the dough out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Keep the dough about 1/3 inch thick and make the  edges a bit higher to hold the sauce.

Bake for 35-40 minutes at 400F.

Now it's time to load up your toppings, then return to the oven to bake for an additional 5-10 minutes until the toppings are warm and any cheese you add has melted.

Slice and serve!

16/52: New York, N.Y.

Tony Bennett sings a great song about leaving his heart in San Francisco, but I honestly left my heart in New York City.

I thought I would be overwhelmed by the city, but instead I embraced it.  I felt welcome and warm.  I met tons of great New Yorkers rather born and raised or transplanted.

We managed to check off just about every box on our list and we had wonderful weather for most of our trip (one half day of sprinkles and one full day of heavy rain).

Almost everything about our trip was perfect, from our flights into La Guardia, our hotel, all our excursions (that we pre-booked) and finding our way out of the city and back home (we managed to navigate the subway system like pros).

A big thank you to my aunt and super travel partner.  She put up with my excessive planning and I think it really paid off big time.  Not only did we have all our Broadway show tickets, museum and tours tickets well in advance, but we also paid for them months ahead of time so that our budget could accommodate $175 dinners for 2, $20 glasses of Chardonnay and $25 bright yellow New York Cab pajama bottoms.

Enjoy!
Stacy

Old Photo Friday: Happy Birthday to Me!

WHO: Stacy and Sandra
WHEN: February 1982
WHERE: Backyard at E Street, Springfield, OR

Happy 50th Birthday from New York City!

Chick and I are having the time of our life!  Always have.....always will!

Love,
Stacy