Veggie Pizzas with Garlic Noodles

Keto diets are all the rave. To m, it is a renamed South Beach or Atkins diet. No carbs, no sugar. Lots of veggies, cheese, meats. Been there done that a thousand years ago. The thing is, some of the recipes from any rave diet actually look good, like these Zucchini Pizza Bites. Needing carbs to sustain my table counterparts, I made Buttery Garlic Pasta.

Modifications Made (Pizza): Instructions were followed with omission of oregano and Kraft Italian Five Cheese Shredded Blend was used instead of just Parmesan cheese. Pepperoni slices were cut in quarters for easier placement on smaller slices of zucchini. Cooking on a cast iron skillet offered a crunchier bottom than a cookie sheet.

Modification Made (Pasta): Recipe only called for an 8oz box of pasta. Hating half open boxes of pasta, the recipe was doubled. Only one stick of butter was used. Doubling the butter would have required one and half sticks and for a pound of pasta, that seemed like an absurd amount of butter. Garlic was tripled in amount, Parmesan cheese was increased to 3/4 cup, and parsley was omitted.

Scaled for Likability: Great
Unless your vegan, this is a great meal! So simple and tasty. I don't think I would have served this with out the noodles as the noodles were the filling portion. Having to double or triple up on the pizza bites would have required eating two to three zucchini each. Besides, who needs a reason to eat buttery garlic noodles! Delish.

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Pictures are deceptive. What this picture of this recipe does not show is how old and faded the print out paper is, how many stains are smudged across various spots, and the numerous notes written in the top right corner with the first one dating back to college days in 2001. Yikes, twenty years ago makes this paper print out old, no wait, that makes me old. Eek. Sadly, my current living quarters do not allow for cooking of this cheesecake. In fact the last time this recipe has been made have been close to six or seven years. That is just too long. Too long. Luckily, we are spending Spring Break at family with a real oven. A family who will help eat this oh so rich, very decadent, supremely yummy cheesecake. Modifications Made: There are four keys to a successful cheesecake. ONE: all ingredients must be room temperature. If your house is ice chest cold, then warm the ingredients on the stovetop. TWO: do not over mix. Excessive mixing creates air pockets resulting in split mi

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