Guilt-Free Pita Pizza with Mushrooms, Spinach and Goat Cheese

You heard me. Pizza. Guilt free pizza. Eat a whole one. Melty, crispy, saucy goodness all for about 270 calories. This is a go-to recipe of mine. It has endless variations, and can be pulled together in minutes from whatever you’ve got in the fridge. It’s a template with endless possibilities. Steal it and make it your own!

The beauty I’ve shared here is in my tummy as we speak. Lovely roasted tomato sauce, a sprinkling of goat cheese, some left over skim mozzarella, sliced mushrooms, spinach and a bit of onion all on top of a crispy, whole-grain pita. Good and good for you!

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Baby Heirloom Tomato and Cucumber Salad

This is one of those recipes that is so very simple it barely deserves the title at all. It’s basically “chopped up noms in a bowl.” Recipe or not, it’s one of my very favorite salads and we eat it every week when tomatoes are in season. It’s a fantastic palate cleanser when paired with rich foods.

I know it’s cruel to post a decidedly “summer time” recipe when we’re well in to fall, but the last of this season’s edible tomatoes are coming in, and I just can’t resist them.  This recipe is just as fantastic with regular cherry tomatoes, but I adore the color of the heirlooms.


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