Happy Saturday & Weekend

 Brrrrrr we have fall weather-much cooler and rain in the evenings lately. Actually feeling more like autumn-I guess it's time now that Thanksgiving is just around the corner.

 I had not made us pizzas since before last early spring-when I got diagnosed with the acid reflux issue. No acid foods of any kind which includes tomato sauces.

  I always make us homemade - a gluten free crust and a wheat crust.  I searched online for ideas to replace the pizza sauce for me I found basil pesto-just basil and olive oil. I did have a jar in my pantry which included ground nuts, garlic not on my list- and cheese. I used it since it was my best option. I did find a white sauce recipe acid reflux friendly but it didn't sound all that good to me.

  Our pizzas turned out delicious including mine. Just a little burning from the garlic but was pleased with it. 

  The first photo is the "normal pizza"  I usually put loads of mozzarella cheese on top our pizzas-but I cut way back on the cheese this time-as we get older more difficult to digest dairy products Black olives were on my list and I also added canned portobello mushrooms

Enlarge photos for better viewing-just click on them

  This one is the gluten free crust and acid reflux friendly I used a very mild country sausage instead of my usual Italian sausage as it had less spices.  Quite pleased with the results on mine-next time I make this I will have a better pesto for me-just olive oil and basil

Speaking of dairy products-when I went shopping I found plant based cream cheese and plant based butter-I am hoping the butter will work in my cooking baking. Butter is Not on my food list any more sigh   Larry found a couple sites online that sell all sorts of plant based cheeses-so I will be checking that out had no idea these were being made.  Being rural we usually see new items last in our food stores.

Keeping up with my watercolor practice-I attempted a butterfly-not so great, so will work on that

My inspiration photo-mine looks nothing like this haha

Happy weekend