Yummy gluten free cauliflower tortillas

I've made other gluten-free tortillas but I think this is the best one yet.  And you will get your veggies while eating them.  And, they are soft!

 

Cauliflower Tortillas (Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten free)

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 17 mins

Total time: 27 mins

Serves: 6-7

Ingredients

• ¾ a head of cauliflower riced or 2 cups riced and packed
• 2 eggs
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2. For these I actually rice my cauliflower slightly more fine that cauliflower rice. Toss ¾ a head of cauliflower cut up and most of the stem removed and pulse until you get a texture slightly finer than rice. (Once it’s riced measure it to make sure you have 2 cups packed.) You can also do by hand with a grater.
3. Place riced cauliflower in bowl and microwave for 2 minutes and stir, then another two minutes and stir again then place in a dish towel and squeeze excess water out as hard as you can. (You’re going to want to get out as much water as you can and be careful not to burn yourself because it’s going to be very hot.) DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP.
4. Place drained cauliflower back in bowl and add two eggs, salt and pepper and mix until well combined.
5. As a note it will be a little bit runny but shouldn’t be pure liquid either. Spread mixture onto a baking sheet into 6 small fairly flat circles.
6. Place in the oven for 10 minutes then pull out of the oven and carefully peel them off the parchment and flip them and place back in the oven for 5-7 more minutes.
7. Once they’re done place them on a wire rack to cool slightly.
8. Heat a medium sized pan over medium heat and place the tortillas into the pan pressing down slightly and brown them to your liking. (Don’t skip this step because it gives them slightly crispy on the edges and gives them a wonderfully nutty taste)

Add your favorite fillings or leave flat and make a pizza for the kiddies.  Dinner!

Slip sliding away!

Another snowy and significantly slippery day in Chicago!  Practicing pilates can help prevent the back spasm that often accompanies a quick maneuver to catch a slip on ice...or slush as is the status of tonight's lovely weather.

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Consistent pilates practice of 1+ times per week will strengthen your core muscles. During a side plank your instructor may call out, "Pull your bottom rib and hip bone together so you can get the oblique muscle to drive the movement!"  The obliques are one example of the core musculature that reaps the benefits of a religious pilates practice.

Urbancore has many offerings such as the popular group reformer classes or private sessions with a certified instructor or an apprentice instructor.   Check out the website, urbancorechicago.com, to find a time that fits your schedule.  Your back will thank you and you won't have to walk like a penguin to prevent a spill!

Resolve + Pilates

The New Year is upon us and there is talk about "the best of," "the worst of," and the resolutions to be made and forgotten before the calendar is flipped to February.  I have a love hate relationship with resolutions.  I have had success with some and not with others.  Some years I talk myself out of them and some years I talk myself into them.

What to do?  It can be a conundrum but not one to fret about too much.  What seems to have worked best for me is to add a slice of realism to a chunk of enthusiasm and attach a tracking device to help keep me honest.

Bottom line:  If your New Year's resolution involves losing weight, getting stronger, expanding your exercise routine, and eating right, pilates can help with each of these resolves!

Tell us your resolution ideas.  Ask us how with we can help you with your fitness goals.  Pilates can help.  Urbancore can help.