Monday, March 9, 2015

Have a Jolly Cauli dinner..................

And in case you didn't hear..........................

I used to make this all the time ( back in my Atkin Diet days - when I really had no business dieting )


And I really shouldn't be telling anyone this - BUT - yesterday morning when I was on my way to the wash room in my short nightie - a ray of sunlight hit my thighs - just as I was passing the mirror in the landing - and I almost fainted.

My first thought was they look like cauliflower - and that gave me the idea to make it for supper.
Inspiration comes from the strangest places around here, I'll tell ya.................

In case you're the one person in North America who hasn't tried it - here's how you do it.

Chop your cauliflower into small pieces and boil it for about 10 to 12 minutes


When draining it you have to be sure it's pretty " dry "
I always press a bowl into the colander to take out all the excess water  ( I personally prefer doing it this way but using paper towels is fine - bad for the planet but otherwise fine :)



Then you add a little butter - AND cream cheese - the cream cheese holds it together making the consistency more like mashed potatoes...........


I add a little milk and garlic powder at the end and voila - mashed potatoes cauliflower - it's delicious !!!

And much better on a plate


Than on your thighs..................

Now excuse me - I'm going to go out for a 12 hour walk
( just as soon as I finish this chocolate bar that's making it's way to my lips as I type )

Have a Holly Cauli Dinner ♪
and keep those thighs in sight  ♪♫
Oh by Golly - have a Holly Cauli   ♫♫
Dinner, Tonight   ♫♪♪♫

John says - That was delicious - thanks !
Suzan says - Don't thank me - thanks the upstairs landing mirror
John says - You're getting worse everyday with this nonsensical talk.

Have a wonderful day everyone !
Much love,
Me


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26 comments:

  1. I haven't tried this yet but it sounds great! You always make me smile!

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  2. I am on the Atkins diet now and I fix the cauil that way. I have found lots of tricks with no carbs. I feel so much better not eating all those carbs.
    Have a great week and hopefully you are getting some warm weather.
    Hugs
    Mary

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  3. I used to make this all the time, too, Suzan, but never added the cream cheese- I did add heavy cream though. It's the garlic powder that is the grand finishing touch-I think. God bless Dr. Atkins....lol Now I want some for dinner---and yes, I hear you about the mirror and the thighs! lol xo Diana

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  4. Suzan,
    Yummo! Will try this one. You crack me up! Thanks for the smile today. Have a great week my friend.
    Kris

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  5. Dark chocolate is okay, it's medicinal. xoxo

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  6. I like cauli rice. I just posted about it recently. And zucchini noodles. Good ways to save those calories. Spend them on chocolate instead :-)

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  7. Looks delicious! I will not, however, keep my thighs in sight! LOL

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  8. I have noticed the great popularity of cauliflower lately and am very appreciative of how to prepare it for a potato substitute. Now, I think I shall have to try this idea too. Will regular herbed garlic flavoured cream cheese work or should it be the creamy stuff? Chocolate? Who eats chocolate.

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  9. I am on the 2/5 diet, in case you're not familiar with it, you starve (500 calories only) for 2 days and eat normally the other 5. It's supposed to have all sorts of health benefits, apart from hopefully getting rid of my haunches and cauli thighs, as the science behind it is roughly (and I mean roughly as science is NOT my thing ;-) that we were designed to feast (just killed a woolly mammoth) and famine (have pigged all the mammoth and can only find a few berries). Since this sounds a bit like my eating habits anyway, especially the mammoth scoffing, I thought I might be able to stick to this one. I am very much an all or nothing kind of person anyway, I just need to make sure I don't eat three times as much on the non starving days though LMHO One plus is you can't drink on the starving days, which is giving my liver a very welcome rest. Of course you could just have a few glasses of wine and not bother to eat at all, trust me I have been tempted....It's early days so I can't say if it's going to revolutionise my life or even my thighs :-D BTW it's a starving day today and that dinner looks absolutely delicious....xxxx

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    1. Never heard of it - NOR could I do it - ( although I can imagine the health benefits )
      Atkins worked incredible for me - and although it worked amazing for John ( all of his meds were drastically cut within a month - so that tells you about the crap that goes into our systems ) everyone thought he was dying - I was getting calls constantly asking if he was ok LMHO
      xoxo

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  10. OMG a friend just told me about cauliflower rice this weekend. I looked on Pinterest and didn't know which to pin.

    Cindy

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  11. Ha! You crack me up. I may the one in all of North America who has not tried this, but I will. I bought some cauliflower today. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. I have not tried this yet, but have been wanting to. I have some cauliflower in the fridge, so maybe this week. Have a lovely week Suzan!

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  13. I am going to try this. I actually love cauliflower and I don't need potatoes.

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  14. Love mashed cauliflower, next time I will add cream cheese. Love your laugh out loud posts. Thanks, Pat

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  15. lolol at your inspiration!! That does look like a might good side dish!

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  16. Yes chocolate has many documented vitamins and minerals and things. I'm sure I read that on the back of a box of period pain tablets once. It said 'take two with a square of chocolate, then eat the rest of the chocolate'. I'm sure it did. Mimi xxx

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  17. Mashed cauliflower is a regular at my household. Want another idea? Peel & scoop a butternut squash (it's a pain, but worth it), cube it up, add sliced red onion and fresh broccoli florets, shake it all up with some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, minced garlic and bake it on a cookie sheet. It's easy to tweak to your liking.

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  18. I should make this for sure...although I really, really LOVE real mashed potatoes

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  19. LOL I love cauliflower potatoes! Next time I make them it will be with cream cheese cuz that just makes sense! Google cauliflower rice. Haven't tried it yet but it could be good....although I am pretty sure your cream cheese version wins over rice any day.

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  20. I'm also another North American who has not ever had this but sure will be giving it a try.
    Thanks Susan for sharing this great looking recipe.
    Now; pass me a plate of that good looking yumminess Please

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  21. I love cauliflower and can't wait to try this! I intentionally try to avoid walking past mirrors. lol! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  22. I just roasted a head of cauliflower yesterday with some garlic but have never heard of this so I'll try it the next time! :)

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  23. I have never made this, but it does look delicious and simple!

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