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Day 218. This is really good! Really, really, really good! My kids new-best-friend, Mallory , emailed me this recipe, and I was eager to test it out. One, because it sounded awesome, and two, because Ive always had a soft spot in my heart for the name Mallory. My youngest was almost named Mallory. After Justine Batemans character on Family Ties . The Ingredients. --1 jar (14 oz) of pizza sauce --3 empty jars full of water --1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped --1/2 red onion, chopped --1 cup sliced mushrooms --1 cup baby tomatoes, cut in quarters (or 1 can diced tomatoes, drained) --2 already-cooked Italian sausage (I used chicken Italian sausage) --1 cup sliced pepperoni, sliced in quarters (Hormel turkey pepperoni is labeled gluten free) --8 fresh basil leaves, chopped (or 1/2 T dried) --1 T dried oregano --1/2 to 1/3 cup of dried pasta (if your pasta is tiny, use 1/3 cup. if its big, do 1/2. I used 1/2 cup Trader Joes brown rice penne) --shredded mozzarella cheese (to add later...

Grilled Zucchini Pizza Slices are a healthier pizza option, which just might satisfy that pizza craving! (For Phase One Fridays I feature Phase One Recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites.  Phase One Recipes are also Low-Carb and Gluten-Free.  This recipe from 2010 has not only been hugely popular on the blog, but it's perfect to make this time of year when those giant zucchinis seem to spring up overnight in the garden.  If you don't have a huge zucchini to slice for the pizza base, you can use smaller zucchini sliced lengthwise.  This is a great way to fight that pizza craving, and using low-fat turkey pepperoni makes it a pretty diet-friendly recipe for a dish that's loaded with pepperoni and cheese.) This idea of grilled zucchini used as a base for pizza toppings is one of those cooking ideas that swirl around in my head, and sometimes I'm never sure if I thought of it or saw it somewhere else. I kept wondering how it would work to arrange a...