Food Rules Everything Around Me

Hello! Kali here, writing to you from the frigid north! All I keep seeing are everyone's 'First Day of Spring' posts, and we had snow this weekend! I'm so desperately wanting to see some flowers in bloom, or any sign that Spring is actually here. Until then, I'll keep crafting up a storm, and thinking about FOOD 24/7!

Eddy and I have still been doing pretty well with our diet, with a few cheat days here and there. We tried Union Square Donuts for the first time last week (an obvious cheat day), and we don't think we can ever have a stale donut from Dunkin Donuts again! Since then, all I can think about is that Maple Bacon donut, and everything else I'm not supposed to be eating! Instead of indulging myself, and hating myself later, I've just been incorporating my cravings into silly art. Here is how I gave myself pizza nails, and saved my waistline!

I chose my base color as pink, so the pizza slices would stand out, since there is no pink in pizza. Then I (very sloppily) painted yellow triangles on each nail. This will be the cheese base for each of your pizza slices. 

Next, I took my large dotting tool and made a row of brown dots, across the top of each pizza slice. Overlap the dots, so you can't see where each dot starts or begins. This will be the crust for your slices.

Now take your large dotting tool and make red dots in the center of the slices, to represent pepperoni. You can do as many as you want on each slice, or none at all! If you want a veggie pizza, you could make little green and red peppers, or brown mushrooms, whatever you want! 

Finally, I took my black striper, and outlined the pizza slice, so it will stand out more against the pink background. 

Voila! Zero calorie, adorable pizza nails! 

I could not get over how easy those nails were. I want to give everyone pizza nails! Since I was on such a food kick last night, I also decided I wanted to make some food related art to hang in our apartment. Let me be clear: I AM NOT AN ARTIST. But, I do enjoy painting, and food is fun to paint, and I want a hamburger! Instead of eating one, I painted this little baby instead... 

Silly, I know. But I love it, and it will go in our kitchen, to replace all the actual hamburgers that aren't being cooked in there! I got this little piece of wood at Michael's, along with a nice 8-pack of acrylic paints, that are really coming in handy during this cold season. As much as I am bummed that I'm still stuck indoors, this totally cheered me up!

So how about some actual food, huh? It is not pizza or burgers by any means, but last week I tried this recipe for Parmesan Zucchini Crisps, and fell in love. I'm not a huge fan of vegetables, so I love when I find a way to make them, so I forget they're good for me! Here's how you can do it to:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and slice two zucchinis into quarter inch slices. 

Coat your pan with the non-stick spray of your choice, and arrange all of your zucchini slices, so they are all butted up against each other. 

Next, season your zucchini. You can use whatever seasons you want, but I used salt, pepper, and garlic powder. 

Using a spoon, press a thin layer of parmesan cheese onto each zucchini slice. Then pop them in the oven for 15-20 minutes. 

Keep an eye on these while they are in the oven, because as you can see, they can burn easily! Lucky for me, I like things crispy. These turned out to be a tasty, and healthy snack alternative, that were super easy to make! Do any of you have good recipes you use when you're craving something bad for you? We would love to hear from you, and know how you beat the diet blues!