Chicken Curry with Rice AND Pizza!

Decided to start adding to my food blog just for fun. I've gone through a few changes over the last year including getting on Mounjaro for my diabetes, and what a change! My numbers are finally under control and I've lost 25 pounds since August, which is amazing to me. I was so excited when I broke 200 lbs for the first time in 30 years. 

Following ADA guidelines this year which is making it much easier to keep on the food plan for me. I can actually eat fruit and carbs now, which is a blessing after Keto for so long. Currently: 1200 Cals - 45% Carbs - 40% Fat - 15% Protein. Still losing weight so I must be doing something right. Here are today's recipes:

WHITE SAUCE PIZZA
Serendipity Bread Pizza Dough - The great thing about this recipe is you can use it for almost any bread item: rolls, pizza dough, and it makes especially delicious flat bread! DIRECTIONS: Follow recipe for bread machine pizza dough at the link. Make and roll out 1/2 yield of dough to fit pizza platter making it thin or thick as you desire. Sprinkle with salt. Press in 1 clove of garlic (very finely chopped) into the dough all the way around. Make sauce and chop vegetables. Add ingredients as follows:

WHITE SAUCE:
2 garlic cloves chopped fine
1/4 shallot chopped fine
1/2 stick butter
1 tbsp flour
1/4 cup half & half or milk
1 tsp dried chives
1 tsp dried parsley
Salt, pepper & garlic granules (not salt) to taste

Melt butter over medium heat and add shallots and garlic. Simmer until cooked through (about 2-3 minutes). Sprinkle flour over the mixture and stir for about 1 minute to cook the flour. Add herbs, salt, pepper and garlic granules and mix well. Slowly add milk to the pan stirring constantly until desired consistency. Slow adding of flour and constant stirring are essential to smooth sauce. Should be thick but still runny. Spread about 1/4 cup on top of dough evenly. Add toppings leaving the cheese for last. Bake in a 425* oven for 12 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Cut into 8 pieces. Enjoy!

TOPPINGS:
2 tomato, Roma Tomatoes
0.50 cup, Black Olives Sliced
0.50 container (240.00 g), Artichoke Hearts canned
0.50 cup, whole, Mushrooms (optional)
2 oz of cooked chicken breast (cubed or shredded)
2 cups mixed cheese, mozzarella, or other cheese you wish 
Anything else your heart desires.

CURRY & RICE

I use this recipe and it's delicious. I use mild curry but to each their own! Add sticky white rice, flatbread, and a nice green salad with Asian dressing and you've got it. Enjoy! 

Asian Peanut Dressing:

For the dressing:
2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
2 tablespoons water
1½ tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon canola oil or grape seed oil
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
1 clove garlic finely minced
½ tablespoon agave or honey or brown sugar

1/4 tsp each chili powder and cumin
salt and freshly ground pepper