CauliMash

I haven't been this excited about something I made in a long time. Seth is on a quest for low/no carb food. Since I don't eat bread or potatoes very much in the first place, it makes things pretty easy for me. He suggested cauliflower as an alternative to mashed potatoes. I was skeptical because I think cauliflower smells like fart. But then I remembered that apples were cousins to potatoes, possibly avoiding gross smells and weird texture. Turns out I was right. The recipe below is what I came up with just today and it was delicious.

What You'll Need:

• A Blender
• 1 Head of Cauliflower
• 1 peeled and cored Fuji Apple (I only used about 80% of it and ate the rest)
• 1-2 Cups of water
• 1 Clove of finely chopped Garlic
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 2 tsp of unsalted butter
• appx. 1 Tbsp of light cream cheese
• 1/2 cup of milk
• Parsley Leaves

What To Do:

1. Cut the head of cauliflower into snack-sized pieces
2. Cut the apple into small chunks
3. Put the cauliflower and apple pieces in a medium sauce pan with the water
4. Steam for 20 minutes or until the cauliflower is easily broken with a fork
5. Empty water from pan
6. Add butter and cream cheese
7. Further break the apple and cauliflower into smaller pieces
8. Mix in the remaining ingredients (salt, pepper, garlic)
9. Move the contents of the pan into the blender
10. Add Milk
11. Blend or puree until the consistency is smooth
12. Pour contents of blender back into the sauce pan
13. Garnish with parsley
14. Enjoy

Like I said, it was quite good. You can eat it with anything you'd eat mashed potatoes with. I really like baked chicken and green beans. I wish I had a picture but we ate it all.