Low-Carb Cobbler then Pizza

Oh what a busy weekend! I am exhausted and trying to re-coop from all the happenings. Saturday was a wonderful rainy day here in Thurston County. I woke up early with the boys so Sam could get some sleep. Sam is a programmer so often times he will stay up all night on weekends working hard on his businesses, Fri/Sat he stayed up until 7am so sleeping in was much needed. So I got up with the boys and made breakfast. I decided to experiment with some pears that I bought that were needing to be consumed. I have never had nor have I made a low-carb cobbler so I didn't know what to expect.  I have been a low-carb eater for about 5 years now on and off (off when pregnant or on cheat days), I have made many pastries in a low-carb version and let me say not all turn out fabulous; some aren't even edible.


Low-Carb Pear Cobbler
Filling:
3 pears
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup Splenda
1.25 tbsp Splenda Brown

Topping:
1/4 tbsp melted butter
1 egg
1/4 cup Almond Flour
1/4 cup finely ground hazelnuts and walnuts (chopped works too)
11/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp french vanilla extract
1/8 cup Splenda Brown

Preheat oven to 375
Peel and slice pears and put in pan, add cinnamon, and sweetners. soften until tender. Transfer pears to a baking dish.

In a seperate bowl add dry topping ingredients together and mix thoroughly. whisk egg then add all wet ingredients to the dry ones. Mix well. The batter should have a thick consistency. Spoon batter over pears.

Bake for 30 min check often, you want it to brown but not burn. Remove from oven and cool for 5 min. I broke up the top of mine so it was more "cobbler like." Then enjoy!

The recipe turned out really great; it wasn't the most beautiful looking cobbler but very tasty. Sam really liked it and hes a tough critic when it comes to my low-carb experiments ;)


Later in the day; we tried out a pizza place we found on Yelp called The Rock Wood Fired Pizza. Immediately upon entering the decor was super different, it was like walking into a pizza place ran by Metallica. The service was excellent, some of the best service we have had. Its almost amusing that I am so use to bad or just mediocre service at restaurants, that when I have good service I am like in awe at the experience. So, we ordered the "Wild Child" pizza the discription was "Brushed garlic butter on our hand tossed dough then topped with mozzarella, bleu cheese, sauteed spinach, marinated mushrooms and whole oven roasted garlic cloves." and we added chicken. It was by far some of the best pizza I have ever had. It was rich and flavourful and yet light enough and not greasy. I almost forgot to feel bad for eating carbs.

We also ordered their beer sampler, Amazing Dark Ale called Jump'n Jack Black being my favorite, it had a slight coffee undertone and was smooth and yummy.

After our early dinner we went to Toys R Us or as Ethan calls it, Toy For Us and let Ethan pick out a new and bigger bicycle. Ethan picked the Cars 2 bike and as soon as we got home was riding it all around our downstairs, he is very proud of it. In the picture you can see the awesome cardboard fort we built too! I will post about Sunday when I get the photos off my camera.

My Baby Is 5!!!!!

I can't believe my little Ethan Samuel is 5 today, it really blows my mind. Looking through old pictures for this blog post made my heart ache, he is growing up so fast. I think watching your children grow is the most wonderful yet heartbreaking thing. I miss the days of bottle feedings, late-night cuddles and the baby words he use to coo, I cherish the new things too; watching him playing with his friends, trying to read words on his own, his passion for all things trains, Star Wars and making people laugh. I love his little personality, he is so sweet, funny, quirky and beautifully unique, I feel so blessed. Happy Birthday my little Ethan-Bear!