Pesto Cauliflower Pizza

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Coming home from a long day's work I was looking for a simple and nourishing meal - food to feed both body and soul.  Enter frozen cauliflower pizza crust - thank you Meijer.  I am always creating new ways to increase our vegetable intake as a family and was pleased with the taste and texture of cauliflower pizza crust.  My mom had made one from scratch, which was equal parts delicious and arduous labor.  So I found a runner up version at my local grocery in the frozen "gluten free" section.  I spread the crust with pesto (sadly and sheepishly not from scratch today.....shhhh) then topped with mozzarella and very finely chopped arugula and radish which the kids would normally never eat.   A mixed green salad from our farm share and homemade ranch dressing completed our easy meal in 20 minutes.   The pizza came out of the oven smelling wonderfully of garlic and basil. We waited for everyone to be seated, a simple but surprisingly challenging task.  As I am seated I feel the urge to just dive in and let the others fend for themselves. I love this custom of waiting for everyone, though, which honors the sacredness of each person present and the food to be shared together.  It causes me to wait, to slow down, and then to give thanks for not only the food but our family gathered.  My husband has brought this gift to our family.  Then we pray...."Bless us, Oh Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive, from Thy Bounty, through Christ, our Lord, Amen."   What a gift to pause and be present to this miracle of food and family.  I also pause and pray when eating alone.  And an added benefit is I find I digest my food better!  Every table is a place of blessing, every meal a chance to take in the nourishing love of God.  May you enjoy a simple, healthy and lovely meal with those you love this week.