Two Faced Chef

Rico was out late the other night (party time!), so I had my friend, Joanna, over for a thrilling night of dinner and Pilates DVDs.  After we sufficiently embarrassed ourselves by no longer having the energy to complete a simple DVD which we were doing on advanced 6 months ago, we needed a reward.

Every girl has an eternal love for the starchy goodness of potatoes, but not how they look hanging over the top of her jeans.  The first time I met Rico’s parents, his mom made a classic dish of cauliflower salad.  My family NEVER served cauliflower.  I don’t think I knew it was actually considered edible until that day.  After describing my amazement to Momma Suave, she explained to me her personal favorite, mashed cauliflower.  Below is my interpretation, and I hope I did her proud.  And if I didn’t, please no one tell her.  Thanks.

I found this picture on a website call The Happiest People Ever (http://happiestpeopleever.tumblr.com/).  I promise you my recipe will not only make you this happy, but maybe even a little more.

Ingredients:

• around 7-8 cups of raw cauliflower florets, this is about 753 grams or 27 ounces
• 2 tablespoons light butter
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder, or to taste
• 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
• Pinch fresh rosemary, optional

Steam cauliflower until pretty tender, using whatever method you prefer (I use Ziploc Zip’n Steam Bags ).  Mash in bowl and mix in butter, garlic powder and salt.  Enjoy!  I suggest adding a pinch of fresh rosemary if you are feeling fancy.  The whole bowl is only around 260 calories, but I promise, you will probably want to share!

We tried to put a sprig of greens on this bowl to make it look pretty.  Joanna told me it still doesn’t look pretty and I agree.  So instead, please view a pretty picture of Joanna and me below:

I might have been giving her bunny ears.  I might also be trying to smush her head.  Whoops.